Fishing
Steve McComas: Invasive species have been invading Minnesota lakes for centuries
Before retreating 14,000 to 10,000 years ago, glaciers covered nearly all of Minnesota except for the Driftless Area, in the southeastern corner of the state. Many Minnesota lakes were formed in depressions created by ice
Tom Pink: Maintaining a spear shack on the ice each winter is worth the work
Although there is still enough lake and river ice to drive a truck on in some spots in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, we pulled our spearing shack to shore recently. We will still be ice fishing
New York Fishing Report – March 13-20, 2026
Steelhead are now the main species in this river, with a few brown trout being caught. Try using eggs, beads, pink worms, or a fly in the river.
Wisconsin Mixed Bag: Leftover turkey tags go on sale this week
More than 100,000 leftover spring turkey tags will go on sale this week, by zone, beginning at 10 a.m. Monday, March 16, with leftover tags in Zone 1, which has more than 11,000 tags remaining
Fed dollars boost Wisconsin DNR’s budget with nearly $38 million for fish, wildlife
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) will be sending more than $1.2 billion in Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration excise tax apportionments to support states, commonwealths and territories in their efforts to fund conservation
Federal funds for Wisconsin’s Voluntary Public Access program still in limbo
Wisconsin’s Voluntary Public Access and Habitat Incentive Program (VPA-HIP) allows hunting and other recreational activities on roughly 32,000 acres of private land across the state. While supporters say the program is beneficial to landowners, outdoor
Three-pound perch from Green Bay could be biggest caught in Wisconsin in 70 years
Andrew Berken, of Pulaski, was fishing with his dad, Kevin, and 2-1⁄2-year-old daughter, Finnley, when he struck gold in the waters off Door County Feb. 11.
“I have a few good trophy perch spots
Ask a Fisheries Biologist: How often are Wisconsin anglers limiting out on panfish?
Some anglers worry that other anglers are taking a full limit or more of panfish. How common is it for a panfish angler to keep a limit or more than the limit?
Outdoor Insights: Is forward-facing sonar actually reducing hooking mortality?
During last month’s Mille Lacs Fisheries Advisory Committee meeting, some chatter erupted about whether the DNR should reconsider its equation for calculating walleye hooking mortality.
