Fishing
Sonar helps track down giant invasive carp as fisherman breaks his own Oklahoma record
In 2023, Baker set the Oklahoma state record for a bighead carp catch. That one also weighed 118 pounds, just 10 ounces lighter than the carp he snagged on April 26. Despite breaking his own
Illinois Mixed Bag: Large river fisheries ecologist to speak in Alton
The National Great Rivers Research and Education Center will feature Andrya Whitten Harris, large river fisheries ecologist for the Illinois Natural History Survey, as the guest speaker for the upcoming SEED Series event from 10
Ralph Loos: Examining some results from Chicago River bass study
Even readers in deep southern Illinois are keeping a close eye on a largemouth bass tracking project taking place in waters most from the south will never drop a hook, line or sinker into.
New York’s Erie County Federation commends key sportsmen, conservationists
For the prestigious Stanley Spisiak Memorial Conservationist of the Year Award, General Motors Tonawanda was recognized for its water conservation practices in the Niagara River. At one point, the facility was drawing upward of 26
Several conservationist honored at New York’s Niagara County Federation banquet
Lockport, N.Y. — The Niagara County Federation of Conservation Clubs held its annual conservation awards banquet on Saturday, April 12, at Cornell Cooperative Extension in Lockport to honor the top conservationists for 2024. Here are
Joe Rist, New York Outdoor News’ Person of the Year, helps veterans find some peace on trout streams
Joe Rist, owner of Trout Town Flies, in Roscoe, in the Catskills is the 2025 New York Outdoors News Person of the Year.
The accolades and anecdotes shared by Rist’s colleagues are not just
Washington County sees light turnout during Wisconsin spring hearings
A small crowd of 27 citizens registered at the Washington County spring hearing April 14. It is the smallest crowd in memory for this reporter who has covered the Washington County spring hearing for 30
New York Mixed Bag: Lake Ontario Fishing Boat Survey begins 40th year
DEC’s annual Lake Ontario Fishing Boat Survey is under way and has been conducted annually since 1985 to track New York’s world class fishery, which attracts anglers from dozens of states and several countries each
A Republican push to sell public lands in the West is reigniting a political fight
Congressional Republicans say their plan to sell potentially hundreds of thousands of acres of federal land will generate revenue and ease growth pressures in booming Western cities. Yet without clear details on how it will
