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Minnesota’s Mille Lacs anglers could see two-walleye winter limit
For the first time since 2015, the Minnesota DNR is entertaining a two-walleye limit on Lake Mille Lacs this winter due to a gill-net survey showing high forage numbers and large young walleyes.
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Research shows largemouth bass are at home in Chicago River boat slip
How fish adapt to life in large urban rivers is one of the questions Dr. Austin Happel is trying to answer.
Largemouth bass is a species of particular interest to Happel, a research biologist

Peck’s Lake, Fulton County, N.Y., welcome outdoor scribes
The New York State Outdoor Writer’s Association recently held its annual Fall Safari, once again in Fulton County. More than a dozen scribes from across the state attended all or part of the event held
Illinois Mixed Bag: Spring turkey permit applications accepted now
Permit applications for the Illinois 2025 spring turkey hunting season are now being accepted, with three separate lotteries scheduled to determine hunter seasons and dates.

New York clubs and organizations hold kids fishing tournaments
While the fall months are all about youth hunting events, several clubs and organizations in New York held youth fishing events during the spring and summer seasons. Here’s a sampling of a few that have

State Roundup: So many options to choose from for Wisconsin outdoor enthusiasts in October
Even as September brought us long awaited opening dates for upland, waterfowl and big game hunting seasons in Wisconsin, the month of October holds even more promise as more opening dates arrive. So many choices

Lake of the Woods Fishing Report – October 14, 2024
The colder water temps have the fish snapping.

After more than a century, American paddlefish are swimming again in Iowa’s West Lake Okoboji
After more than 100 years, they’re back! The much anticipated re-stocking of the American paddlefish into Iowa’s West Lake Okoboji began Tuesday, Oct. 8 with a release at the Emerson Bay Boat Ramp in Emerson

Ask a fisheries biologist: Wisconsin’s fish that spawn in the fall
“The spring spawn gets a lot of attention. Spring is when some of our most popular species, including sturgeon, muskellunge, and walleye, go through their reproductive acts. Bass and panfish are also spring spawners, but