Fishing
Metro Area Fishing Report – July 5, 2026 – video
Things are drastically warming up and patterns are changing.
Commentary: Wisconsin’s Knowles-Nelson Stewardship is too important to lose
For more than three decades, the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program has been one of Wisconsin’s most powerful tools for conserving the lands and waters that define our outdoor heritage.
Funding for the program expiring on
Too many bass anglers employ crankbaits as a last resort
I fish every day, mostly for walleyes because of demands from my clients.
But during a trip or two each week, I get the request for bass – largemouth or smallmouth.
The conversation
Ask a fisheries biologist: Odd underwater findings
This week, DNR Fish Biologist Max Wolter discusses the strange things the fish crew finds in lakes and rivers.
A reader asked about strange finds we have made on lakes and rivers. We spend
An Ontario fly-in adventure is a great July option for Michigan anglers
July is a great month for fishing in Michigan, but it is also the perfect time to plan an Ontario fly-in fishing adventure. There are plenty of destinations that you can drive to in Ontario,
The Minnesota fish harvest debate: Are we taking more fish than we thought?
Tori McCormick’s June 5 news story in Outdoor News summarized the recent study in the journal of the American Fisheries Society that reported that anglers in Minnesota take home about 80 million pounds of fish
Minnesota’s big border waters contain snappin’ saugers and channel cats
Twenty-six years ago, I learned while fishing the Mississippi River near Red Wing, Minn., that top anglers would directly compare their walleye catches to the water level present on the day of said catch.
Late spring walleye tournaments light up New York’s Lake Erie waters
It has been a heavy dose of walleye contests for the beginning of the Lake Erie fishing season and one of the most exciting events.
The WNY Walleye Classic, took place June 5 and
Illinois DNR director Natalie Phelps Finnie steps aside, interim named
Illinois DNR Director Natalie Phelps Finnie stepped aside July 1 in a move that caught many hunters and anglers in the state by surprise.
The Hardin County native, who began her tenure by replacing
