Fishing
Pro Fishing Tip of the Week: Transition ice season now underway
Walleye season closed on Sunday around our neck of the woods (Brainerd Lakes area), and all Minnesota inland waters so the focus now shifts to panfish, perch, eelpout and now bass!
The new year-long
Pittsburgh takes on project to clean up its river banks
With the Three Rivers in Pittsburgh now an angling and boating mecca, an effort is underway to “redd up” their banks, as well.
The city of Pittsburgh and Riverlife, a nonprofit dedicated to optimizing
What’s the health status of the Great Lakes? Latest binational report sheds some light
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Environment Canada released a 43-page binational report on Jan. 20 titled “State of the Great Lakes 2025 Report” that shows the condition of these bodies of water pursuant
Commentary: National Fishing Expo in Ohio always allows opportunities for old friends
Temperatures during Ohio’s 2026 National Fishing Expo hovered on both sides of zero the entire three days of the event. A 12-inch snowfall in Columbus also compounded the brutal temperatures.
Despite the extreme conditions
New York Fishing Report – February 20, 2026
Yellow perch are the dominant catch lake-wide in weedy areas of 6-15 feet of water at this fishery.
Lake of the Woods Fishing Report – February 24, 2026
The South Shore continues to deliver solid ice fishing.
Michigan Mixed Bag: NRC monthly meetings to be livestreamed
DNR plans to livestream meetings of the Michigan Natural Resources Commission (NRC) in an effort to make it easier for the public to learn about the work of the commission and stay engaged on topics
Updated: Michigan’s 2026 Black Lake sturgeon season ends in 48 minutes
This year’s sturgeon season on Michigan’s Black Lake (in Cheboygan and Presque Isle counties) ended at 8:48 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 7.
The season, which included spearing and hook-and-line fishing, was scheduled to run Feb.
Register by Feb. 25 for upcoming Ohio charter captain conference on Lake Erie
Tory Gabriel, Ohio State University’s Sea Grant Program’s Extension leader and fisheries educator, announced that registration is underway for the 45th annual Charter Captains Conference, scheduled for March 7 at Bowling Green State University’s Firelands
