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Federal officials vow to reverse mining ban in Boundary Waters watershed
Via social media on Wednesday, June 11, Trump administration officials declared they would initiate the process to reverse a 20-year mining moratorium on the Rainy River watershed surrounding the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in

Minnesota DNR extends comment period on muskie plan to June 30 after correcting technical issue
People can now share their thoughts on a draft update of the state’s long-range plan for muskellunge through Monday, June 30.
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources extended the deadline for comments on the

Lake Erie water levels require boaters’ attention in Ohio
According to the International Joint Commission, Lake Erie water is at its lowest level since 2014.
Without the first respectable period of ice cover in three years, which at times covered 90% of the

Red River’s lake sturgeon in Minnesota show signs of spawning
The Red River’s lake sturgeon restoration effort is seeing fruits of its labor with signs of spawning taking place after decades of work.
Reports of lake sturgeon in the Red River date back to

Streams of Thought: More anglers turned away at border crossings as Canada ‘digs in its heels’ in regards to AIS prevention
As the wily veteran of nearly 30 international border crossings into Ontario over the past few decades, I could probably impress Canada’s border agents by asking myself the questions that more than likely they’ll ask

Fishing for a Cure takes cancer patients fishing on New York’s Oneida Lake
All Cory Jenner wanted to do was go on a fishing trip with his friend. In 2021, one of Jenner’s closest friends, K. Steve Darrow, was battling ureter cancer and Jenner thought a trip doing

Minnesota DNR doubtful about stocking sturgeon into Lake Minnetonka
Founder of the Westonka Walleye Program, Johnny Range, has spent the past 12 years fundraising and annually stocking 8- to 13-inch walleyes in Lake Minnetonka.
As he plans to continue doing that work, he’s

New York’s boaters, anglers encouraged to treat launch stewards cordially
If you are a boating enthusiast interested in making sure you don’t spread aquatic invasive species, (AIS) there is an army of willing volunteers available to help show you how.
Boat stewards are volunteers

Steve Piatt: A magical evening on New York’s Ausable River
A heavy – well, not too heavy, because you don’t want to compete with all those insects – Green Drake hatch is probably the dream of just about every fly fisherman around late May to