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Arkansas’ Lake Hamilton to host Bass Fishing World Championship
The Bass Fishing World Championship to be held on Lake Hamilton in Hot Springs, Arkansas, Oct. 1-3 is set to have a huge number of nations competing. These countries will be competing in the 20th

Lake of the Woods Fishing Report – September 29, 2026
Things are heating up on the river. Balls of emerald shiners have started showing up, and some anglers are already reporting good catches of walleyes as fish key in on that bait.

Niagara Falls (N.Y.) Fishing Report – September 29, 2026
As predicted, the salmon run in the lower Niagara River is on.

Orleans County (N.Y.) Fishing Report – September 29, 2026
The nice salmon action at the dam continues, with good numbers of browns reported, too.

Low water levels halt Salmon River opening in New York
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation was forced to take action in September to mitigate impacts of low water flows along the Salmon River during the annual fall salmon run.
To increase

Angler wins LOC Fall Derby with nearly 31-pound king
Year after year, Jack MacDowall of Hancock, N.Y. has been plying the waters of Lake Ontario to catch a big salmon.
After fishing these Lake Ontario Counties Trout and Salmon Derbies for more than

New York Mixed Bag: DEC, UFSWS to Hold Virtual Statewide Waterfowl Meeting
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service wildlife biologists will be holding a virtual meeting to share information with the public on a variety of regional and statewide

Ask a fisheries biologist: Can you stock too many fish?
Stocking fish is one of the most visible and popular things associated with our fisheries program in Wisconsin. The promise of better fishing by stocking has intuitive appeal. We have considerable success stocking walleyes, trout,

What’s the intrigue of flathead fishing? It’s ‘the fight, their power’
Bob Larson spent decades working as a professional fishing guide. He’s caught, and helped others catch, enough species to populate a freshwater aquarium. Now that he’s retired, however, flathead cats are often his fish of