Fishing
Giant muskie through the ice is huge surprise for Pennsylvania angler
How do you get a 52-inch muskie through an 8-inch hole in the ice?
“Not easily,” said Brett Baldwin, 25, a McKean County, Pa., angler who faced that once-in-a-lifetime challenge on the Allegheny Reservoir
Commentary: Clean and Green lands pay even less than Pennsylvania game lands
Recently, some in the Pennsylvania Senate have made claims that public lands negatively impact local government due to loss in real estate tax revenue (the public lands making payment in lieu of taxes, or “PILT,”
The evolution of legendary Minnesota angler John Peterson
Rivers and lakes are natural attractions for kids of all ages and are especially enticing to youngsters who enjoy toting a fishing rig and worm bucket.
John Peterson of Bemidji, Minn., was one of
Prime fishing on Wisconsin/Minnesota waters of the Mississippi River heats up soon
With its deep channels, red-and-green buoys swaying in the current, barges and bald eagles… if there ever was a real river, it’s the Mississippi.
A real river is one with calm and clear winter
Survey shows that folks in Michigan favor hunting more than they do hunters
Citizens in Michigan are much more supportive of hunting and trapping than the general public in other states.
Fishing also gets an enthusiastic “thumbs up.” Yet oddly – or maybe not so oddly
Metro Area Fishing Report – March 8, 2026 – video
What a change a week brings – like a complete 180 from just days ago. Most of it has to do with weather and ice (access/shoreline) conditions, but the fishing is really good.
Glenn Sapir: Give me some of that outdoor religion
Two subjects that I don’t discuss with anyone other than family and close friends are politics and religion. They are personal, and I long ago concluded that what I think might be the most persuasive
Steve Sarley: Dangers CPOs face come during dullest stops
I started repeating the tale about the time I went on a ride-along with DNR officers Rich Riedel and Eric Schreiber in 2011. I was used to people complaining that the DNR police had an
Michigan fish smaller today? Study says yes, but not all anglers have noticed
Two separate pieces of news from late 2025 have Michigan angler Todd Hutton eager to take notes on the fish he catches in early 2026.
The first news item: Michigan DNR stocked 19.5 million
