Fishing
Joe Weiss, longtime Wisconsin Conservation Congress delegate, voted out in Washburn County
Washburn County’s Conservation Congress Chairman, Joe Weiss, has been part of the April spring hearings and delegate elections for decades. This year’s meeting will undoubtedly be the one he’ll remembers most. After being a Washburn
Wisconsin fishing guides taking clients to Michigan lakes must now get $300 license
Wisconsin fishing guides who want to take clients to Michigan lakes must now pay a $300 fee every three years and will have to follow other requirements in order to maintain the special license.
Ask a fisheries biologist: What are “triploid” fish?
Stocking a new fish species into a lake can change it forever, particularly if the stocked fish begin reproducing. In those scenarios, it might never be possible to get rid of that new species. We
Minnesota 12-year-old fishes with a purpose for cancer awareness
When Khloe Thorson landed fish No. 80, her mother asked her a simple, direct question.
“I asked her if she wanted to stop,” said Meranda Gonska. “But her answer was an emphatic no. She
Jeff Frischkorn: Coveting thoughts lead to angling excellence
“Thou shalt not covet …” (The 10th Commandment)
It was an expressed point of view I had long coveted to hear from Grace, our oldest grandchild fisherperson. “Whew, my arms are tired,” said Grace
Pen-rearing projects boost salmon stocking in New York
For over 25 years, pen rearing projects for salmon and trout have been implemented in Lake Ontario to help the stocking efforts of New York DEC’s Bureau of Fisheries. In 2024, there are nine cooperative
Tom Venesky: A few takeaways from mentored youth trout day in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania’s trout season has changed quite a bit since my childhood.
Back then, there was one opening day for all ages, and real estate along a stocked stream or lake was a precious commodity.
Public invited to comment on New York DEC’s proposed bass tournament permit system
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation recently announced a proposal to implement a fishing tournament permit and reporting system for black bass (largemouth bass and smallmouth bass).
The no-cost black bass tournament permitting
A trout pilgrimage to Ernest Hemingway’s “Big Two-Hearted River” (Part 1)
When I was a young newspaper reporter in Chicago with short vacations and little money, I used to drive to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan to fish the Big Two-Hearted River, made famous by Ernest
