Fishing
Is a spring steelhead season to remember coming on Lake Erie tributaries?
The outlook for the spring 2025 steelhead fishery is mixed. My 40 years of experience fishing the tributaries signals that it could be exceptional. I believe the poor fishery experienced last autumn and winter should
Mike Schoonveld: Would selling fish be a problem or a solution for Michigan?
I was at an after-dinner gathering of fishermen hailing from several states recently. It was what many would call a “bull session” where fishing tales, opinions, jokes, and other more or less important discussions flowed
Orleans County (N.Y.) Fishing Report – February 25, 2025
Some of the winter fish that have been hiding around should be reinvigorated and redistributed thanks to the rising and off-color flows here.
Deadlines to remove ice shanties approaching on Wisconsin waters
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reminds ice anglers of the following deadlines to remove their permanent ice shanties, or those that aren’t removed daily, on inland and boundary waters.
Michigan DNR clears Upper Peninsula fishing access spots
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is continuing a successful program begun in 2021 to keep boating access sites plowed at more than two dozen popular Upper Peninsula ice-fishing locations.
Michigan Mixed Bag: Input needed on proposed walleye slot limit on lakes in Luce, Mackinac counties
The Michigan DNR invites the public to comment on proposed walleye regulation changes on Big Manistique Lake in Luce and Mackinac counties, and Milakokia Lake in Mackinac County.
Some of the top past, present, and future anglers meet up at Ohio fishing expo
The annual National Fishing Expo recently returned to Columbus for its traditional three days of everything fishing.
The Feb. 7-9 affair featured fishing tackle, travel destinations, and top-notch professional anglers sharing their insights at
Boating grants awarded by Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission for river projects
Since the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission implemented its Boating Facility Grant program in 2020, more than $43 million has been awarded for projects around the state.
On Feb. 13, the agency added to
Wisconsin Fishing Report – February 24, 2025
Most anglers were targeting northern pike south of the river along the shoreline here. Large dead baits and live minnows were working.
