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Dean Bortz: Muskies unusually active in Wisconsin this winter
Hey, no one gets upset about catching a muskie, right? I mean, we’re talking about the famous “Fish of 10,000 Casts” here, so you’d think anyone would be excited about catching a muskie, even if

Habitat restoration effort launched in Starved Rock Pool on the Illinois River
A habitat restoration effort led by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers designed to restore submerged aquatic vegetation in the Starved Rock Pool of the Illinois River was officially launched on Feb. 14.
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Lake of the Woods Fishing Report – February 20, 2024
Overnight temps in the teens and twenties are maintaining ice nicely. Fishing continues to be excellent here.

Kansas crappie removed from state records after steel ball bearings are found in its stomach
A man from Kansas who was declared as a new state-record holder for a crappie he caught last year has had that fish removed from the records after weights were discovered in the fish.

Joe Albert: There’s fishing… and then there’s fishing in Alaska
Aside from seeing “The Goonies” when it was still in theaters in Anchorage, I have pretty much no recollection of my family’s first trip to Alaska in 1985. But my dad caught a big king

Lake Champlain longnose gar is new Vermont state record
Vermont Fish and Wildlife recently announced that a longnose gar taken by a bowfishing angler in 2023 has been certified as a new state record.
In May of 2023, Pennsylvania angler Jeremy Bicking was

New York angler falls through ice, credits flotation suit for halting tragedy
When Schenk arrived at the harbor, he noted there was no one out there, but there was ice, and it looked solid enough for two hard-water fishermen not afraid of a little chill in the

New York Mixed Bag: Lake Champlain Management Cooperative to hold state of the lake fisheries meeting
The Lake Champlain Fish and Wildlife Management Cooperative – a working group of fisheries professionals from the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, and the United States Fish and

Wisconsin Fishing Report – February 19, 2024
Brown trout were providing some action during the day here