Fishing
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
New York Fishing Report – March 6-13, 2026
Over the past week, lower Niagara River boaters were catching high numbers of steelhead, lake trout and brown trout, with the occasional walleye mixed in.
Dave Maloney, Pa. lawmaker vocal on hunting, fishing issues, opting to leave ‘corruption of politics’
A state legislator who has long been vocal on hunting and fishing issues and who has been a thorn in the side of the Pennsylvania Game Commission confirmed he will not seek re-election at the
A little learning about some little (but important) fish in Illinois
Recently, I spent a day showing fourth-grade students the flora and fauna that live in or next to many of Illinois’ lakes. We looked at animal tracks in the mud on the shoreline, counted shells
Two tainted Pennsylvania creeks taken off trout-stocking list
The Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission removed two streams from its trout stocking list after high levels of a “forever chemical” were found in sampled fish tissue.
On Feb. 27, the agency said trout
Meet Laura Yeates… Bethlehem, Pa.’s ‘queen of the flatheads’
On the Delaware River, Laura Yeates rules.
At 41, Yeates, of Bethlehem, has caught enough big catfish to have earned the title Flathead Queen. It started about six years ago when the father of
Lake Erie ice melting off while Ohio rivers warm some ahead of the walleye run
After a week of a historic thaw just after Valentines Day in Ohio, the Lake Erie ice that was an incredible 15-22 inches thick was severely damaged by the intense direct sun, some minor amounts
Minnesota DNR maintains 3-walleye bag limit for open water on Mille Lacs in 2026
Anglers on Minnesota’s Lake Mille Lacs will have the opportunity to harvest three walleyes starting on the fishing opener on Saturday, May 9. Harvested walleyes must be 17 inches or greater, with only one over
Gretchen Steele: Turkey hunters and outdoor fans in southern Illinois can smell spring
By the end of February in southern Illinois, winter has worn out its welcome — but it hasn’t quite left. And here we are in March. More of the same, but with some hope attached.<br
