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Steve Gilbert: Can Michigan claim title to world record yellow perch?
Hopefully, you read my last column about the current world record yellow perch. After reading it, your next thought (like mine), was, what is the next potential record contender?
A quick review of the

Orleans County (N.Y.) Fishing Report – August 3, 2026
Nearly all charter and rec anglers are having continued almost exceptional action right now.

All of Wisconsin’s Natural Resources Board appointees vulnerable to November election results
For the first time in decades – perhaps ever –Wisconsin residents will head into the Tuesday, Aug. 11, primary election with not one of the seven Natural Resources Board (NRB) members having received Senate confirmation.<br

Now a drained lake, southern Illinois’ Little Grassy begins comeback
More than a few southern Illinois anglers shed a tear last summer when DNR issued a fish salvage order on Little Grassy Lake.
It meant the popular fishing hole would be drawn down so

Metro Area (Minn.) Fishing Report – August 2, 3036 – video
The bass bite continues to be strong in our area.

Steve McComas: The many ways springs impact lakes
Recently, I saw a red powder-like substance on a sandy lake bottom. I wondered what it was and how it got there. It wasn’t algae. It wasn’t paint. With a little more investigation turns out

Study shows fallen trees in shallow water provide ecosystem benefits
A fisheries research project in Vilas County nicknamed “fish sticks” has been recognized with a Sport Fish Restoration Project Award, presented by the American Fisheries Society (AFS).

Wisconsin DNR Secretary addresses audit and finances
Grassroots conversations about sustainable, long-term Department of Natural Resources (DNR) program funding are continuing across Wisconsin even after DNR Secretary Dr. Karen Hyun addressed that topic with Conservation Congress delegates at their state convention in

New York Fishing Report – July 31, 2026
Inshore brown trout fishing has been going well here.