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Commentary: Years of work, and 8,000 acres protected around the Mississippi River’s headwaters
A years-long effort to permanently protect the Mississippi River’s headwaters in northern Minnesota while ensuring continued timber harvest and recreational access is coming to fruition, The Conservation Fund and Northern Waters Land Trust announced May

Reader stories: Some sportsmen have longer, more painful recovery times after joint replacements
I read with interest the recent Commentary by Dr. Douglas VanderBrook concerning joint replacement. Since I had a knee replacement on Nov. 18, 2024, I was interested in what Dr. VanderBrook had to say, because

Ohio clubs bridge the cultural divide through fishing
In Northeast Ohio, two bass fishing clubs – one comprised of predominantly white anglers, the other predominantly black – have come together, not just to share the water, but to forge a perfect union. Their

Wisconsin Roundup: Better days coming for anglers; and why the delay in spring hearing results?
A check with northern Wisconsin bait shops suggest anglers had a good start to the 2025 fishing season, even if it was bit chilly the morning of Saturday, May 3.
It was 33 degrees

Michigan Outdoor News Fishing Report – May 9, 2025 – video
Fishing is starting to take off – bass fishing is real hot right now.

Ohio Outdoor News Fishing Report – May 9, 2025 – video
Inland waters are receding after heavy rain over the past two weeks, leading to a good bite for crappies and saugeyes. Lake Erie walleye fishing is going strong as it does most days.

New York Fishing Report – May 9, 2025
Inshore brown trout fishing is off to a good start on this famed fishery.

Northern Wisconsin Fishing Report – May 9, 2025 – video
Catching a lot of fish, with a lot of the same expected in the near future. Here’s where they’re catching ’em and what they’re catching ’em on.

Smallmouth bass an ounce light of an Illinois record
Just weeks after a DNR report suggested smallmouth bass continue to grow and thrive in the Chicago harbors of Lake Michigan, a Kankakee angler backed up biologists with a near-record catch.
In fact, Kyle