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Wisconsin Fishing Report – March 4, 2024
The waters here were a popular spot for shore anglers targeting walleye.

Dan Ladd: Some concern exists as New York goes to print sporting licenses later this year
It’s an ever-changing world in New York’s sporting community, exemplified by last month’s announcement that come this August when sporting licenses go on sale, we will be going to plain paper licenses and carcass tags.

Patrick Durkin: Wisconsinites invest time, labor in fish, wildlife areas
Whether you fish, hunt, hike or birdwatch on one of Wisconsin’s 200-plus fish and wildlife areas, you’ll benefit even more if you “adopt” and work on that prized land with help from the Department of

Wisconsin loses two ‘fish’ leaders in Jim Addis, Sara Johnson
The death of two retired fisheries leaders, Jim Addis and Sara Johnson, leave big shoes to fill in the Wisconsin fisheries management world.

University of Wisconsin study shows walleyes struggle with changes to spring thaw
Walleyes, one of the most sought-after species in freshwater sport fishing in the Midwest, are also struggling to survive in the warming waters of the Midwestern United States and Canada.
According to a new

So many options: What to consider when buying a fishing rod
Even an experienced angler can walk into a store that sells fishing rods and quickly become baffled.
In a small shop, there may be a couple dozen rods from which to choose. In a

Tom Venesky: Wild browns no reason to scorn stocked trout in Pennsylvania
As popular as they are, stocked trout receive plenty of scorn.
The debate over stocked trout usually picks up around now, just as the white Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission trucks are starting to

Mike Schoonveld: A win for boat dealers; a caution for boat buyers
Would you buy a car from a dealership called Honest Al’s Autos? Perhaps, but you’d probably believe Honest Al about as much as you’d believe a fortune teller at a carnival.
It’s bad enough

New York Fishing Report – March 1-15, 2024
The creeks here have been fishing well when conditions have been favorable. There is a mix of fresh and drop-back steelhead in the streams.