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New York Fishing Report – May 16, 2025
Inshore brown trout fishing is off to a good start on this famed fishery.
Walnut Creek Marina in Erie County, Pa., undergoing repairs
With the busy spring boating season underway, the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission is alerting boaters and other visitors to Walnut Creek Marina, Erie County, that several maintenance projects remain underway at the facility.

House passes bill to add to Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission boat advisory board
The Pennsylvania House voted unanimously May 7 to pass legislation intended to modernize the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission and improve its efficiency by streamlining its boating advisory efforts.
The commission is an independent

Justin Ulberg named Michigan’s Wildlife Officer of the Year
Michigan Department of Natural Resources Conservation Officer Justin Ulberg has been named the 2024 Shikar Safari Michigan Wildlife Officer of the Year.
The annual award, presented to Ulberg at a recent meeting of the

Targeting muskies and other big fish with classic spinners
Big lures for big fish have been a strong trend in recent years regardless of the species you’re trying to catch, but the pendulum is starting to swing the other way. As muskies, pike, and

Tammy Miller earns Illinois Outdoor News’ Person of the Year honor after pushing for public lands
All the twists and turns and trips and tricks navigated by Tammy Miller over her nearly three decades with the DNR were the result of a particular skill learned by rural small-town farm kids across

Gretchen Steele: A first cast often means forever hooked
There’s something timeless and softly strong about taking a child fishing for the first time. It doesn’t require a fancy boat, expensive equipment, or even a guarantee of landing anything.
It requires time, patience,

Partnership leads to stocked trout in Pennsylvania’s Venango County
The Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission on May 2 partnered with the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission to stock 1,500 trout into Oil Creek around the Drake Well Museum and Park historical site in Venango

Here’s how to work the often overlooked but highly effective free rig
As we prepare to kick off our 2025 bass fishing season in New York, thoughts go to tackle, baits, and locations we’ll likely target for our first bass fishing adventure.
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