Fishing
Washington County sees light turnout during Wisconsin spring hearings
A small crowd of 27 citizens registered at the Washington County spring hearing April 14. It is the smallest crowd in memory for this reporter who has covered the Washington County spring hearing for 30
New York Mixed Bag: Lake Ontario Fishing Boat Survey begins 40th year
DEC’s annual Lake Ontario Fishing Boat Survey is under way and has been conducted annually since 1985 to track New York’s world class fishery, which attracts anglers from dozens of states and several countries each
A Republican push to sell public lands in the West is reigniting a political fight
Congressional Republicans say their plan to sell potentially hundreds of thousands of acres of federal land will generate revenue and ease growth pressures in booming Western cities. Yet without clear details on how it will
Wisconsin Mixed Bag: Gov. Evers names two DATCP board members
Gov. Tony Evers announced the reappointment of Cindy Brown and the appointment of Andy Hatch to the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) Board, effective May 2.
Long-term delegates on Conservation Congress challenged in Wisconsin’s Washburn, Bayfield county
A degree of political backlash or reprisal seems to have crept into the election of Washburn County Conservation Congress delegates during the April 14 spring hearings, with the focus apparently on long-serving delegate Joe Weiss.<br
New York’s Lake Champlain lake trout holding their own as stocking ends after 2025
Are wild lake trout that have become more prevalent in New York’s Lake Champlain better able to escape predation by sea lamprey? Some anglers and fisheries experts think that is the case, and with lake
Group seeks National Park status for Shawnee Forest in Illinois
A new effort is under way to re-designate the Shawnee National Forest as the “Shawnee National Park and Climate Preserve.”
Supporters say this change could bring big economic and environmental benefits to southern Illinois.
Pymatuning Reservoir is the perfect place for adventure along the Pennsylvania, Ohio border
It is said that only the stupidest anglers reveal their secret hotspots to other fishermen. I wonder if that is equally true of outdoor writers who not only reveal a favorite fishing location, but also
Metro Area Fishing Report – May 11, 2025 – video
A lot is going on and the fish are snapping.
