Fishing
Niagara Falls (N.Y.) Fishing Report – August 4, 2026
Numbers of bass are being caught along the bank from Artpark to the Coast Guard station. The best action was on the Niagara Bar, with crayfish presented on a three-way rig or drop-shot rig.
Illinois Mixed Bag: Man accused of hunting in Nature Preserve
A Vermilion County man is facing multiple misdemeanor charges after prosecutors allege that he illegally hunted at a state-supported nature preserve.
Ralph Loos: Illinois record largemouth turns 50, much to anglers’ chagrin
In our online pole on the Illinois Outdoor News website that asks readers to cast a vote, I annually type a simple question: Is this the year somebody finally hooks a new state record largemouth
Choppy waters highlight New York’s Southtowns Walleye derby
Woodrow Rickard of Lewiston, fishing with friends Robert Leighton III, of Lewiston, and Steve Majka, of Niagara Falls, reeled in a 9.61-pound walleye – the biggest of his life – to win the 42nd Annual
New York Mixed Bag: Roads Temporarily Closed At Hickok Brook Multiple Use Area In Sullivan County
DEC recently announced the temporary closure of all recreational access roads within the Hickok Brook Multiple Use Area in the Town of Highland, Sullivan County. Earlier this year, DEC announced the closure of Gordon Pond
Dan Ladd: Sportsmen and women still pay for conservation
Like Vermont, fish and wildlife agencies across the country have begun to look ahead when it comes to future funding for outdoor resources. For nearly a century, a great deal of such funding has come
Winners chosen for Minnesota’s 2027 trout and salmon stamp, walleye stamp contests
Minneapolis artist Melissa Mickelson has won the Minnesota 2027 trout and salmon stamp contest with an acrylic painting of a lake trout, and Virginia artist John Barnard is the winner of the 2027 walleye stamp
Study: Illinois’ cooling lakes have blue cat formula
Nobody has to study anything to convince Brock Keayes that Powerton Lake contains monster blue catfish. A few years ago, Keayes turned heads in bait shops and on social media by pulling a 60-pounder out
Dean Bortz: Wisconsin Conservation Congress, DNR forge ahead
So we have a little news for this spot this week, followed by more submissions on short-eared does. I’m not sure what I started here when running the first bit on short-eared does, but apparently
