Fishing
Looking for a new fishing boat? There are great 2025 options
Anglers know the importance of a reliable, high-performance fishing boat to handle the region’s diverse waterways. From the expansive Great Lakes to hidden fishing spots on smaller rivers and reservoirs, the 2025 lineup offers options
ASMFC looking ahead following December striped bass meeting
As coverage in the Jan. 10 edition of New York Outdoor News reported, The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Atlantic Striped Bass Management Board met on Dec. 16 to decide whether to reduce 2025 striped
Lake of the Woods Fishing Report – January 20, 2025
Anglers using the one-two punch of jigging in one hole and deadsticking the second hole. A jigging spoon or lipless crankbait in the jigging hole and a live minnow on a hook or small jig
New York Mixed Bag: DEC announces late season pheasant stocking in Region 8
DEC recently announced the late-season pheasant stocking of approximately 670 additional adult ring-necked pheasants released on public lands open to hunting in Chemung, Steuben, Livingston, Ontario, and Yates counties. The stocked pheasants were provided by
Dan Ladd: Might there be a normal ice fishing season in New York?
I used to really be into winter. In fact, as soon as deer season was over, I would be breaking out the ice fishing gear, tuning up the cross-country skis and watching the weather forecast
Tree drops, cribs improve Big Green Lake fish habitat in Wisconsin
Boaters on Big Green Lake in Wisconsin may have been puzzled, maybe even startled, this past summer to see a barge loaded with a 50-foot tree traveling on the lake.
Then the tree was
New York DEC issues 413 bass tournament permits through new system
Bass fishing tournament organizers wasted no time in reacting to a new regulation requiring them to obtain a permit to hold an event on a New York water. And the New York State Department of
Metro Area Fishing Report – January 19, 2025 – video
We’re seeing some tricks to catching fish in these conditions.
Kinkaid Lake’s 50-incher tops 2024 muskie creel survey in Illinois
A 50-incher hooked by Richard Wren last May at Kinkaid Lake topped the list of fish on the 2024 Muskie Creel Survey results provided by DNR Fisheries Chief Mike McClelland.
Kinkaid dominated the list
