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Minnesota graduate student is unraveling the mysteries surrounding bowfins
A vast smorgasbord of fishy options is available to Minnesota’s anglers, but most of the state’s fishermen and women concentrate on a handful of species when they head to the water.
For many, the

Metro Area Fishing Report – March 9, 2025 – video
Pay attention to access points and do your own homework on ice conditions. Still some ice fishing to go and the bite is very good.

New York stripers on the fly just what the doctor ordered
Like so many outdoor adventures, this one started with a chance encounter. What some call serendipity. Or just good luck.
“What do you do?” the doctor asked.
“I’m a sailboat captain on Lake

Jeremiah Haas: Time to get your boat ready for the open-water season
As we begin getting some open water around the Quad Cities area, the itch to get out and chase those early-season walleyes is starting to get tougher to ignore.
While we assume everything was

Steve Sarley: Fishing classes from Spence Petros can’t be replaced when it comes to angling education
I ended my last column asking how fishermen learn how to be better in this day and age. Spence Petros, who got me started in this business, doesn’t hold his classes anymore and I don’t

The era of the Rod and Gun Editors Association of Metropolitan N.Y. is rich with history
It happened in 1932 at Al Schacht’s Restaurant and Bar at 102 East 52nd Street, just off Park Avenue, in Manhattan. Jack Brawley and Jim Hurley had the first meeting of the Rod & Gun

New York Fishing Report – March 7-14, 2025
Steelhead are being caught in decent numbers here.

Northern Wisconsin Fishing Report – March 7, 2025 – video
What’s happening on the ice in the Hayward area lakes, Chequamegon Bay and Lake Superior.

Fed’s cuts magnifying invasive sea lamprey concerns for Great Lakes fisheries
The Great Lakes Fisheries Commission is reassessing its sea lamprey program for 2025 following federal layoffs at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that provides the manpower to control the invasive critters.
“We’re still