Fishing
Proposed Federal data tracking plan on public lands raises red flags for some
Federal natural resource agencies are accepting public comment on a proposal to increase public land user data tracking in 40 different pilot locations across the U.S. But members of the outdoors community find some of
Minnesota anglers battle ‘goofy’ spring weather to get on a solid bite this year
Like most open water fishing seasons, assessments from anglers, guides, and others dialed into the Minnesota fishing scene are offering mixed reviews for the front half of the 2026 campaign.
From that first cast
New Senate Farm Bill draft would ‘modernize’ the CRP
In what has been anticipated for weeks, Sen. John Boozman (R-Ark.), chairman of the Senate committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, released a federal farm bill draft with language in it that conservation officials say
Mike Schoonveld: Can anglers aid in a solution for plastic pollution?
Twenty-two million pounds of plastic waste enter the Great Lakes each year. About half sinks to the lake bottoms, where some of it will likely remain until a future glacier reshapes the lakebeds during the
Steve Pollick: Return trip to Alaska brings back great memories
It is at once mesmerizing and therapeutic to sit by the sea and just…Be.
Listen to the crash and hiss of the surf, breathe in the earthy-briny-sulphury ethers in the salt air, watch the
Funding challenges threaten future as 2026 surveys begin on Michigan’s lakes, rivers
Michigan anglers casting for bass, walleye or other fish this summer may occasionally notice biologists and technicians launching specialized boats equipped with nets and other equipment.
It’s not a covert operation – it is
Don’t miss the whitefly hatch for bass and trout in Pennsylvania
When I first scanned Pennsylvania’s Susquehanna River below Selinsgrove, I was as mad as heck. Someone, I thought, had dumped white paint, or some milky substance, on the river. The pollution covered a wide backwater,
Steve Piatt: Hatching a plan on Pennsylvania’s Kettle Creek
Sometimes, especially when it involves a fishing trip, things don’t turn out the way you planned.
I can accept that, but admittedly was disappointed when a two-night camping trip tight to Kettle Creek, with
Michigan Mixed Bag: Trout Unlimited to study Big Creek Dam removal
The DNR recently awarded a $75,000 grant to Michigan Trout Unlimited for a study of engineering, design and construction costs that will help provide information for removal of Big Creek Dam in Crawford County.
