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Pennsylvania charity event combines fishing, helping sick kids
When George Bowers started Fishing for a Cause in 2000 in northeast Pennsylvania, the purpose was simple.
An avid angler, Bowers wanted to use his love of fishing to brighten the day for children

Dan Ladd: Be safe on New York’s waters this spring
It’s been an interesting spring – or lack thereof – for nearly all of New York thus far. The thermometer has been riding an up-and-down roller coaster-like pattern and nearly everyone I’ve talked to, especially

Michigan Fishing Report – May 1, 2025
A nice push of fresh fish were reported to have made their way up the river here recently. Anglers reported that lots of steelhead were caught.

Wisconsin Fishing Report – May 1, 2025
Anglers targeting walleye here had the best success jigging hair jigs and trolling crawler harnesses under 10 feet of water.

Lake of the Woods Fishing Report – May 1, 2025
Ditches are running with spring meltwater, and shallow bays are opening up fast. This is the prime window for finding huge pike staging for the spawn.

Metro Area Fishing Report – May 1, 2025 – video
Once again, the patterns change everyday and keep us on our toes.

Angler lands ‘unicorn’ largemouth, weighing nearly 9.5 pounds, in northeast Ohio reservoir
Will Lutes is glad he decided to go fishing on Saturday, April 12.
Really glad. That’s the day that Lutes, of Akron, landed a 9-pound, 3.5-ounce largemouth bass on Nimisila Reservoir in northeast Ohio.<br

Lake sturgeon spawning returns at Melvin Price site at Illinois/Missouri border
Lake sturgeon spawning near the Melvin Price Lock and Dam near Alton, Ill., is under way for the fourth straight year, earning a round of applause from fisheries biologists and wildlife officials in both Illinois

Breaking down the many black bass subspecies beyond largemouths and smallmouths
Ask most Outdoor News followers to name the different species of black bass and, most likely, you’ll hear largemouth and smallmouth.
Rightly so. Those are the primary species of bass we have in northern