Fishing
Panel at Pheasant Fest discusses future of public lands in Minnesota
Last Saturday afternoon at National Pheasant Fest and Quail Classic at the Minneapolis Convention Center, state and nonprofit conservation officials participated in a wide-ranging panel discussion on public lands, specifically how the state permanently protects
Dialing in on the saugeye bite in Ohio waters
Questionable behavior these hybrids have, part chameleon, part escape artist. An unlikely source of genes made them this way. A river sauger and a lake walleye, who would of have thought it led to such
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
