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Metro Area Fishing Report – April 21, 2024 – video
Solid bite with solid patterns emerging as well – crappie anglers are out having fun and this next week looks good to really kick things into gear.

New York Reader Stories: Trout streams and the whitetail woods are always calling
The steady and calm flow of the stream sounded like hundreds of marbles rushing down rocks. Watching the tinted water gave me a sense of tranquility, yet left me excited to find what was hiding

In Search of the Good Water, Part 2: Idaho’s quiet streams near Hemingway’s Ketchum, Idaho, resting place
The island was home to a small band of elk during the fall week I was there as a guest writer, and in the evening, you could hear elk bugle as they ventured up the

Joe Fellegy: Burbot regs in Minnesota, a Mille Lacs mess, and a memory
So the burbot (eelpout) is now a Minnesota game fish? Well, many license-buying anglers got the latest print edition of the DNR’s fishing regulations booklet, and what a surprise many experienced!
Many asked questions

Dave Zeug: A delayed opener on Wisconsin’s Brule River was good for this winter-weary angler
For a Brule River trout fisherman in Wisconsin, the traditional first day of spring has been on the last Saturday in March for decades.
It doesn’t matter if there is still 3 feet of

North Dakota Fishing Report – April 19, 2024 – video
Getting you ready for the spring shore-fishing bite.

Public meeting set for April 30 to discuss Mississippi River Pool 13, a vital resource for hunters and anglers in Illinois, Iowa
Pool 13 of the Mississippi River is one of the premier fisheries in Illinois. Bass and walleye are particularly popular in this pool.
It is the home of an Illinois High School Association bass

Steve Sarley: Angling trends in Illinois, and why I believe fishing license sales slump
Who is and isn’t fishing in Illinois? What are the ages and gender of current anglers? Where do anglers live throughout the state? Why are fewer people buying fishing licenses over time?
According to

Lake of the Woods Fishing Report – April 15, 2024
Pike enthusiasts caught some big pike earlier last week tip up fishing in pre-spawn areas adjacent to traditional spawning areas.