Fishing
Mike Schoonveld: Coast Guard does about-face in regards to emergency signaling equipment
I can’t remember the exact number of Independence Days I’ve spent on boats.
Now, it’s often on my boat, a friend’s boat, and decades ago it was on my dad’s boat. Fishing is often
Cold water, big fish: Michigan trip after ice out results in that elusive 10-pound walleye
A friend had just spent a tough day on the ice searching for walleyes. Five hours of effort had resulted in only one fish. He was ready for a change in plans. I told him
Commentary: Bag limits for Minnesota’s native rough fish better late than never
In 1875 the fish commissioners of Minnesota released their first annual report. They were wildly optimistic that whitefish would fuel a commercial fishing boom, if only they could eliminate the “vermin of the waters.”
Steve Carney: Seek out ‘shade’ for panfish under the ice
Every once in a while you learn something on the water (or the ice) that qualifies as revolutionary.
A buddy recently came across a pattern of locating crappies and bluegills under snow drifts. I
Orleans County (N.Y.) Fishing Report – February 26, 2026
Conditions are good for fresh steelhead migrations here.
Nominee for BLM director faces pushback regarding his record on public lands
Former New Mexico congressman and Bureau of Land Management director nominee Stevan Pearce faced the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee for a nomination hearing on Wednesday, Feb. 25 answering multiple rounds of targeted
Tom Pink: Checking its stomach will tell your fish’s story
Too many hours of staring into an empty spear hole in my ice shack lately has me wondering about what I can do to get more fish to appear. While the fishing was good in
Outdoor Insights: Proof that your voice matters when it comes to protecting public lands
At Pheasant Fest last Saturday at the Minneapolis Convention Center, I monitored a seminar: “America’s Public Lands: Action, Advocacy and the Path Ahead.”
The session spent a solid chunk of time commending the nation’s
Ohio’s Outdoor Trailblazers: Tom Cross reflects on a lifetime spent hunting and fishing
You know Tom Cross is a true outdoorsman when you learn that his mom and dad bought him a 12-foot jon boat for his high school graduation.
That was in 1972 and at the
