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A new spawning reef will benefit Michigan’s Saginaw Bay fish
If you build it, bending a phrase from the classic baseball film “Field of Dreams,” they will come. And spawn.
“They” are fish, and the proof is in reproduction observed on the Coreyon Reef,

Preston man named 14th FishMaryland Master Angler
Jeremy Elmore, of Preston, has earned a Master Angler Milestone Award under the Maryland Department of Natural Resources’ FishMaryland program.
Elmore is the 14th Master Angler since the program began in 2019. The award

Pennsylvania Fish & Boat commissioners make fishing regulation changes to Tamarack Lake
Pennsylvania Fish & Boat commissioners at their recent quarterly meeting voted to approve changes in fishing regulations at Tamarack Lake.

Pennsylvania House passes bills to hike pay for fish, game officers
Law enforcement officers with the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission and state Game Commission could soon realize an increase in compensation after passage of two bills in the state House.
On Oct. 23, the

Steve Weisman: Work underway to renovate Iowa’s Turtle Lake, and you can help
When I first moved to Estherville, Iowa, in 1978 one of the obvious draws as an outdoor person was the Iowa Great Lakes. There were so many sloughs, ponds and lakes to explore and to

Tips for tracking down big muskies in the late fall
Cooling waters in fall trigger muskies to feed so they can bulk up for the approaching winter. For avid muskie fishermen, there may be no better time to seek a giant fish.
To be

Relationships mattered for retired Minnesota DNR fish manager Jack Lauer
Looking back on his almost 40-year career with the Minnesota DNR, most recently the past 16 years as southern region fisheries manager, Jack Lauer says he viewed the job as more than that of simply

Invasive flathead catfish are impacting the food chain in Pennsylvania’s Susquehanna River
Flathead catfish – native to the Mississippi River basin – were first detected in the Susquehanna River in Pennsylvania in 2002, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
In the two decades since then, the

Steve Sarley: A fishing guy who likes to flap his gums? Say it isn’t so!
Here in northern Illinois, we are the home of many fine bait and tackle shops. It’s a tough business.
Fishermen can be difficult customers. Ask any bait shop owner about the complaints they hear.