Fishing
Walleye season opens May 3 on Iowa’s Great Lakes
The 150th walleye fishing season officially opens May 3rd at Iowa’s Spirit Lake, East and West Okoboji lakes.
“A very robust and healthy walleye population was observed this spring during broodstock collection efforts at
Orleans County (N.Y.) Fishing Report – April 29, 2025
One tactic for brown trout anglers is to work the stained Oak River plume when everything else is clear.
Outdoors policy provisions in Minnesota remain in legislative limbo
As the state Senate’s environment bill approached the Senate Finance Committee in Minnesota, it was stacked with both policy and budgetary recommendations.
However, Sen. Foung Hawj, DFL-St. Paul, author of the omnibus bill, S.F.
Illinois Mixed Bag: Fish salvage declaration at Little Grassy Lake
Illinois DNR issued a fish salvage declaration for Little Grassy Lake in response to rehabilitation plans for the Little Grassy Lake dam and spillway. Salvage may be conducted until April 1, 2026. Aquatic life may
Ralph Loos: Be it a fox, a rabbit, a fish or a bird, tracking for research makes for ‘a good day’
Two of the most enjoyable days of my career involved topics covered in a pair of stories that appear in this issue of Illinois Outdoor News.
The article about the beginning of the “fish
New York’s 2025 Great Lakes Preview: Lake Erie and its tributaries are a year-round fishing bonanza
Lake Erie stands tall among the angling community. While it is the smallest of the Great Lakes in total water volume, its large number of fish populations help to accentuate its positives.
Erie’s maximum
Wisconsin’s Sturgeon Guard back to work with spawning underway
Sporting a fluorescent green Sturgeon For Tomorrow vest, Tom Markowski and Mike Schmalzer stood out like sore thumbs as lake sturgeon cruised the Fox River in downtown Princeton, Wis.
The pair were two of
Michigan Outdoor News Fishing Report – April 28, 2025 – video
Still a lot of walleyes being caught in the Great Lakes and connecting waters, and the Detroit River remains a hot spot. And don’t forget about the salmon fishing, which is also running hot.
Ohio Outdoor News Fishing Report – April 28, 2025 – video
Spring fishing couldn’t get much better than it is right now, both on inland waters for crappies and saugeyes and Lake Erie for walleyes.
