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Vertical jigging is a great way to go for big lakers
In the mid 1800s, an angler in the Finger Lake region of Upstate New York would come up with a method to catch lake trout in deep water. Avid angler Seth Green would devise a

Jeremiah Haas: Is integrating technology into outdoor experiences a good thing?
Technology is a normal part of life, otherwise we would still be riding horses and cooking food over an open fire. Innovation typically occurs when there is a necessity or when it increases the efficiency

Ohio DNR closes two big walleye over-limit cases on Lake Erie
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife’s law enforcement officers assigned to Lake Erie recently closed two cases in which anglers unlawfully took more than the legal daily limit of six walleye.<br

Pennsylvania Mixed Bag: PGC lifts Middle Creek WMA access restrictions
Visitors to Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area again have regular access to the property.
The Game Commission in early February closed public access to several locations at Middle Creek, including the popular wildlife-viewing area

New York Fishing Report – March 21-28, 2025
Anglers in these areas reported solid steelhead fishing with some brown trout over the past week.

Commentary: Let’s examine potential solutions of the forward-facing sonar issue and muskies
With the recent advances in directional sonar – forward-facing sonar (FFS), to be specific – we are faced with a conversation about the ethical responsibilities of angling for muskies during what is a period of

Oak Duke: There’s something special about fooling trout on your own flies
The yellow school bus dropped off three little kids in front of their dirt road leading to the old unpainted farmhouse up the hill. The kids, with metal lunch boxes, clutching papers, dreaded the end,

Memorable stories from the field with North Dakota warden Ken Skuza
Like many growing up hunting, fishing and trapping, my memories of our North Dakota game wardens were my first exposure to natural resource law enforcement.
In LaMoure, it was Harold Bellin. In Valley City,

Land deal leads to 450-acre wildlife management area on Minnesota’s Mantrap Lake near Park Rapids
For the first time in roughly two decades, Hubbard County is getting a new state wildlife management area that Minnesota officials say will be open for business this autumn.
But that’s only part of