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New York Fishing Report – May 9, 2025
Inshore brown trout fishing is off to a good start on this famed fishery.

Northern Wisconsin Fishing Report – May 9, 2025 – video
Catching a lot of fish, with a lot of the same expected in the near future. Here’s where they’re catching ’em and what they’re catching ’em on.

Smallmouth bass an ounce light of an Illinois record
Just weeks after a DNR report suggested smallmouth bass continue to grow and thrive in the Chicago harbors of Lake Michigan, a Kankakee angler backed up biologists with a near-record catch.
In fact, Kyle

Grand opening of Bass Pro Shops near Duluth, Minn., on May 21 offers entertainment, chance to help local conservation efforts
Bass Pro Shops announced plans this week to celebrate the official grand opening of its new retail location near Duluth, Minn., with a special “Evening for Conservation,” open to the public, on Wednesday, May 21,

Old time fish trains brought businessmen eager to fish northern Wisconsin waters
In the predawn of Saturday June 25, 1927, the distant sound of a steam whistle announced the approach of a locomotive closing in on Wausau’s Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railroad (the Milwaukee Road) depot

House Republicans push to sell hundreds of thousands of acres of public lands in the West
House Republicans added a provision to their sweeping tax cut package authorizing sales of hundreds of thousands of acres of public lands in Nevada and Utah, prompting outrage from Democrats and environmentalists who called it

Bill Smith back on Wisconsin Natural Resources Board, and Jeff Hastings appointed
Gov. Tony Evers reappointed Bill Smith and newly appointed Jeff Hastings to six-year terms on the Wisconsin Natural Resources Board (NRB).
Smith’s term expired May 1. This will be his second six-year term. He

Ask a fisheries biologist: Advancing our understanding of fish “escapement” at dams
We have always known that fish leave reservoirs by going over dams, which is a big reason why fishing below dams is so popular. Losing those fish from the reservoir, which biologists call ‘escapement,’ can

There are new fishing regulations to brush up on ahead of Minnesota’s opener
With the Minnesota fishing opener Saturday, there are several new statewide and regional regulations that anglers should be mindful of before hitting the water.
Statewide, there is now a continuous, combined total of 30