Fishing
Wisconsin Mixed Bag: Gov. Evers names two DATCP board members
Gov. Tony Evers announced the reappointment of Cindy Brown and the appointment of Andy Hatch to the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) Board, effective May 2.
Long-term delegates on Conservation Congress challenged in Wisconsin’s Washburn, Bayfield county
A degree of political backlash or reprisal seems to have crept into the election of Washburn County Conservation Congress delegates during the April 14 spring hearings, with the focus apparently on long-serving delegate Joe Weiss.<br
New York’s Lake Champlain lake trout holding their own as stocking ends after 2025
Are wild lake trout that have become more prevalent in New York’s Lake Champlain better able to escape predation by sea lamprey? Some anglers and fisheries experts think that is the case, and with lake
Group seeks National Park status for Shawnee Forest in Illinois
A new effort is under way to re-designate the Shawnee National Forest as the “Shawnee National Park and Climate Preserve.”
Supporters say this change could bring big economic and environmental benefits to southern Illinois.
Pymatuning Reservoir is the perfect place for adventure along the Pennsylvania, Ohio border
It is said that only the stupidest anglers reveal their secret hotspots to other fishermen. I wonder if that is equally true of outdoor writers who not only reveal a favorite fishing location, but also
Metro Area Fishing Report – May 11, 2025 – video
A lot is going on and the fish are snapping.
Light turnout at Dane, Vernon county spring hearings in Wisconsin
What a difference a year makes, as the Dane County Conservation Congress and Wisconsin DNR spring conservation hearing held April 14 drew only 23 attendees.
In 2024 the event, also held at the McFarland
On the search for what can be elusive big bluegills in Ohio
My favorite fish comes down to a choice between the smallmouth bass and the bluegill. Everyone understands the smallmouth. But the bluegill? Not so much, not to the level of the black basses or the
Wisconsin Governor’s Fishing Opener at Rice Lake light on walleyes
The 59th annual Wisconsin Governor’s Fishing Opener took place on Barron County’s 939-acre Rice Lake, where most opening day action featured northern pike.
As usual the event, consisting of anglers eager to get out
