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Steve Sarley: What to choose when it’s time to hook up your reel with fresh line
Happy March! What the heck happened? Did I sleep through the ice-fishing season?
It was the absolute shortest hard-water season I can ever remember. It’s a tough break for those guides and tackle and

North Dakota Fishing Report – March 8, 2024 – video
Taking a drive around Devils Lake to see how the accesses are looking and how the bite is faring as we move through March.

Bill Hilts, Jr.: New York’s Erie Canal System is a fishing secret
In 2025, the Erie Canal will be celebrating a milestone of historic significance. It will be the 200th Anniversary of the continuous operation of “Clinton’s Ditch,” a manmade marvel in its day that focused initially

Early open-water walleye action on rivers about to heat up
Typically, following a long, cold, and snowy winter, many anglers yearn for a chance to fish open water. Unfortunately, for those who love the ice, it was one of the mildest winters I can remember.

Minnesota DNR says no cormorant control necessary for Pelican Lake
Citing back-to-back successful walleye year-class production, the Minnesota DNR has decided – at least for the time being – against cormorant population control on Pelican Lake in Grant County in western Minnesota.
Last week’s

Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission plans $93 project to improve state fish hatcheries
New wild trout streams and Class A Wild Trout Waters seem to be identified and approved at almost every quarterly meeting of the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission. This causes some anglers to wonder if

Mitch Lawler, longtime Alexandria-area conservation officer, named Minnesota CO of the Year
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Conservation Officer Mitch Lawler has been named the 2023 DNR Conservation Officer of the Year, an annual award presented to an officer for outstanding overall career performance. Col. Rodmen Smith,

Gear & Gadgets: Be ready for turkey season with Federal HEAVYWEIGHT TSS, and much more
Kill gobblers at longer distances than ever before with Federal Premium ® HEAVYWEIGHT ® TSS. The tungsten-alloy shot material’s 18 g/cc density is 56 percent more than lead, resulting in the highest pellet counts and

Could lake sturgeon be federally protected? Interested parties from Minnesota await decision
Lake sturgeon have become a hot topic in the fisheries world after the Center for Biological Diversity several years ago sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to list lake sturgeon as a “threatened” or