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Work to boost trout habitat continues in 2025 on the Batten Kill River in New York, Vermont
This year will mark year six of Trout Unlimited’s Home Rivers Initiative project on the Batten Kill River, and organizers have a number of projects on tap as they look to build on recent improvements

Sangchris Lake crappies, Heidecke Lake bass included in regulation changes in Illinois
Starting April 1, anglers at Sangchris Lake in Illinois will have a pass to keep smaller crappies, while bass fishermen at Heidecke Lake will face a new 15-inch minimum length limit and a daily limit

Orleans County (N.Y.) Fishing Report – March 18, 2025
Anglers should find fish in the pools or at the dam and also staged around or on gravel spots here.
Illinois Mixed Bag: Fall turkey hunters break harvest record
Hunters in Illinois harvested a record 1,045 turkeys during the 2024-2025 fall archery turkey season. The total compares last year’s harvest of 803 and the five-year average of 763.

Helping you choose a top-notch rod-and-reel setup for 2025
Rods and reels for 2025 are smoother, cast better, and are probably cooler-looking than ever before. From the spools that help you cast further, to baitcasters that have you digging fewer backlashes, anglers will get

Commentary: Wisconsin fish-heads, wildlifers holding on for dear life
Our venerable system of natural resources management – the North American Model of Wildlife Management – involves a unique approach of county, state, and federal organizations working together, and often with local conservation groups.

Joe Shead: Buying a camper for hunting seemed like a good idea… then the work began
I’ve always been a low-budget kind of outdoorsman. Why would I get a hotel when I can sleep in my truck?
For years, I would spend several nights of the deer-hunting season sleeping in what

April means steelhead fishing at its finest in Michigan
April is synonymous with steelhead fishing in Michigan. Some streams and rivers open to fishing on April 1. Others are open year-around, still others open on the last Saturday in April. But April Fool’s Day

Ohio Outdoor News Fishing Report – March 17, 2025 – video
The river walleye spawning runs on the Maumee and Sandusky rivers are beginning to start in earnest and inland waters are heating up for spring crappies.