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Fish, wildlife rule changes face scrutiny in Wisconsin
Natural Resources Board (NRB) members learned the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will examine 11 DNR questions and 31 Conservation Congress questions that were approved by citizens at the spring meetings this past April.<br

Ask a fisheries biologist: Categorizing Wisconsin trout streams by quality and access
Fishing for trout in small streams can be a lot of fun. It can also be very challenging. In our part of Wisconsin, tag alders line many trout streams and might leave only one or

August is salmon time on the Great Lakes, and especially in Michigan
A sarcastic grin comes to my face when I look at the August issue of a magazine that covers the Midwest or Great Lakes regions and it doesn’t have at least one story on salmon

Tips to make you a better walleye angler on Pennsylvania waters
To consistently catch walleyes, anglers must understand the characteristics of the particular body of water being fished. Many impoundments hold a decent number of these finicky fish in Pennsylvania, but often fishermen are unaware they

New York’s St. Lawrence River ranked top bass water in U.S.
The St. Lawrence River has once again been ranked No. 1 by Bassmaster Magazine, which recently announced its 100 Best Bass Lakes for 2024.
The magazine is the signature publication for B.A.S.S., which is

Joe Fellegy: Mille Lacs mess gets messier, and money for the Minnesota fishing museum
There is no good excuse for the present no-keeping-of-a-walleye regulation until mid-August on Mille Lacs. Do any of the other “big eight” lakes in Minnesota have such extremist regs?

Picking the right fishing line color – video
“Tackle” Terry Tuma suggests using either a green monofilament line when fishing in cloudy water and either green or clear line when fishing in clear water. Fire line is good for aggressive fish with a

Gear & Gadgets: Abu Garcia’s Max Pro Spinning Combo, plus much more
Experience better-than-ever Abu Garcia engineering for MAXimum performance with the Abu Garcia Max Pro Spinning Combos, featuring a custom designed reel seat with integrated polymer comfort grip for ultimate comfort, 6+1 bearing system for ultimate

The hunt for record-fish piques anglers’ interest in Minnesota after changes
Steve Renneberg, owner of Arrowhead Outdoors in Ely, Minn., thinks the recent influx of record-contesting catches of big fish in the Boundary Water Canoe Area Wilderness during the past few months is a simple snapshot