Fishing
Illinois high school bass fishing finals set for Lake Shelbyville debut
An all-time high of 329 teams entered the Illinois High School Association’s state bass fishing series this year – a year of big change for the ground-breaking activity launched in 2009.
A new format
Bob Gwizdz: The secret to catching big trout? Just keep fishing
I’ve been trying to come up with an approach to trout fishing the past few years that maximizes the opportunity to catch big fish.
I’ve considered about every variable that plays into the equation
Jeffrey Frischkorn: Getting bullish over bullheads
Nature is loaded with not-quite eureka moments, little items of common things that most of us let simply pass by our view as uninteresting.
That is, of course, until a hint of sorts sets
Patrick Durkin: Wisconsin’s spring hearings voters OK April trout opener
Wisconsin could move its traditional trout opener from early May to early April next year, based on a landslide 63-37 percentage vote during mid-April’s annual conservation hearings.
The inland trout opener was one of
Wisconsin Mixed Bag: Elk application deadline is May 31
Wisconsin’s would-be elk hunters have until Saturday, May 31, to apply for a 2025 elk hunting license.
Wisconsin’s expanding elk population has seen an annual hunt in the Clam Lake Elk Range since 2018
New York Fishing Report – May 23, 2025
Walleye prospects have been best at night along weedlines on this popular fishery.
How to catch walleyes in tough conditions – video
Cold fronts can shut down bites fast, but with the right tactics, you can adapt and stay on fish.
Dressings for Crappie Fishing – video
In his first tip of the open-water season for 2025, Hall of Fame angler “Tackle” Terry Tuma talks about different dressings for jigs when out crappie fishing.
42 years later, these trout habitat ‘tools’ still at work in Wisconsin
Anglers wading and floating small trout rivers and streams this month may not even notice them, but LUNKERS structures have – and still do – play a key role in stream management.
“It’s not
