Fishing
Southern Illinois man recognized for ‘record-threatening’ crappie
A southern Illinois man with a history of outdoor accomplishments came just a few ounces shy of breaking the Illinois state crappie record.
Not that the numbers mattered – he was actually fishing in
Illinois Mixed Bag: Muskie Tournament Trail season opener won with 39-inch fish
Springfield — The Illinois Muskie Tournament Trail kicked off its 2026 season on April 25 with the Spring Classic Tournament on Wheel Lake at Banner Marsh.
Fish salvage declared for small lake in Manito, Ill.
Manito, Ill. DNR issued a fish salvage declaration for the south lake at Spring Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area in Tazewell County on May 5.
Ralph Loos: Only thing harder than catching a fish is producing a fish
Not long ago I found myself across the Illinois state line, sitting at a table with fisheries biologists, hatchery managers and a handful of “specialists” and “technicians” – vague job titles that wildlife agencies give
New York Outdoor News’ Great Lakes preview: Amazing fisheries continue to produce
When it comes to freshwater fishing in New York State, the best one-two combination in the Empire State, as well as the Great Lakes, if not the country, is the dynamic duo of Lake Ontario
Mastering muskie fishing’s art of the figure eight
Ask someone why they fish muskies, and the big esox’s willingness to follow lures and hit at boatside comes up almost immediately. With good reason.
Seeing a muskie suddenly materialize behind a lure as
Five big-bass sweetspots in the Great Lakes
It’s no secret that the Great Lakes have produced a lot of big smallmouth bass in recent years.
The smallmouth always have been there, but the influx of protein heavy, non-native gobies as a
Patrick Durkin: Wisconsin’s spring hearing voters support license fee increase
Wisconsin’s outdoors community supports paying more to operate the state’s fish and wildlife programs, but not necessarily at any price.
That’s one point to take from nearly 6,900 votes cast during mid-April’s annual conservation
State Roundup: Thoughts on a couple lawsuits impacting Wisconsin anglers
The Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) is going to make another run at trying to place Great Lakes region lake sturgeon on the federal Endangered Species List. Second time.
The group lost its previous
