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Skirted Bass Jigs 101 — video
Discussion on the main types of skirted bass jigs and application of each.

Wisconsin Fishing Report – April 22, 2024
The best success here was found making long casts to areas of off-color water. Hair jigs and lipless crankbaits were the most productive.

Pennsylvania Game Commissioners add 300-plus acres to game lands system
Pennsylvania game commissioners at their April 13 meeting approved acquisitions that would add nearly 310 acres to state game lands.
That involves the purchase of four properties.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service determines lake sturgeon do not require listing under Endangered Species Act
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced in a release on Monday, April 22, that after conducting a thorough species status assessment using the best available science, the agency determined that lake sturgeon do not

Maryland blue catfish record has stood 12 years, DNR hopes anglers try to break it to help ecosystems
Ed Jones, an Oregon resident, said he’ll never forget the day he caught the Maryland state record blue catfish. It was also the day he lost his phone.
“I can remember it vividly,” Jones

Presque Isle Bay perch barely misses Pennsylvania record
A Lawrence County man appears to have tied the Pennsylvania yellow perch record, but won’t get to share the glory – not officially, anyway.
Chuck Main, of Ellwood City, boated a 3.02-pound perch on

Mentored participation is up during Pennsylvania’s Youth Trout Day
Participation was up by 23% among children who obtained a free youth permit from the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission, although it was down by 3.47% among those willing to pay $2.97 for a voluntary

Crazy high water, cold dampens but doesn’t drown out trout opener in Pennsylvania
Trout permit sales were slightly down when the season got off to a cold, soggy start in early April.
Although the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission sold 2.74% more annual licenses than by opening
Pennsylvania Mixed Bag: Game Land 159 Range closed for repairs
The Pennsylvania Game Commission shooting range located on State Game Land 159 in Lebanon Township, Wayne County, was closed for upgrades and maintenance April 5.