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Hooking grubs for crappies and sunfish – video
“Tackle” Terry Tuma suggests using a sharp hook into the beveled end of the grub, and when utilizing wax worms, try hooking the bait through the tip or the center for better movement.

Pheasant farm, gun ranges, crossbows garner some early attention as New York Legislature convenes in Albany
The New York State Legislature convened for the first time this year on Jan. 8, beginning a session that will continue through June 12. In the ensuing months, numerous legislative items will be proposed, debated

Outdoor Insights: Important notes from Minnesota’s 2025 DNR Roundtable
The Minnesota DNR held its annual roundtable meetings event last Friday, Jan. 10, in Bloomington. It saw 400-plus attendees, and the agenda improved from recent years, although I would’ve liked to have seen one of

North Dakota Fishing Report – January 15, 2025 – video
The ice is in great shape and the bite continues to improve.

Minnesotans fish free with youth Jan. 18-20
Take a Kid Ice Fishing Weekend is this weekend, Saturday, Jan. 18, through Monday, Jan. 20.

Steve Carney: Catching a thief, and some tasty fish soup
I was astonished when I filleted a 16-inch walleye and out poured nine minnow heads, which the fish had managed to pluck from my jigging spoon.
I finally caught the walleye on the 10th

Pro Fishing Tip of the Week: An Achilles heel in forward-facing sonar?
But there is one thing they all have in common: They do not show a fish lying on the bottom or barely off the bottom – fish that are working the bottom with their noses

Here are Ohio’s best winter steelhead bets
Drought conditions in 2024 hindered the start of the annual steelhead migration in Ohio. Anglers found fall-run fish staging along the Lake Erie shoreline more than they did moving upstream in the rivers.
The

Notes off a soiled cuff: Nominate your choice for Pennsylvania Outdoor News’ Person of the Year
This year, as we have done annually for about two decades, we will be naming our Pennsylvania Outdoor News Person of the Year.
If you are aware of someone in our state who has