Fishing
Adirondack brook trout restoration efforts continue, but baitfish infestations a problem in some waters
The year 2023 brought mixed results for efforts to restore heritage strain brook trout to the Adirondacks, with good developments noted on some ponds but discoveries of illegally introduced fish in several previously restored ponds
Here’s what it takes to get a Master Angler Award in Iowa
I am often asked what size of fish it takes to get a Master Angler Award in the state of Iowa.
So, I did some digging on the Iowa DNR website, and this is
Harvest data from Wisconsin’s sturgeon spearing season critical to getting population estimate
If the Center for Biological Diversity is successful in forcing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to add sturgeon to the Endangered Species List and Wisconsin’s sturgeon are not exempted from the listing, the result
Previewing the nation’s top bass fishing tournaments in 2024
The Major League Fishing Bass Pro Tour kicked off in late January at Toledo Bend Reservoir, an 185,000-acre impoundment of the Sabine River that straddles Louisiana and Texas.
Scout trout streams to make sure you are ready for Pennsylvania’s opening day
Several years ago, a buddy and I drove to a small trout stream, where a relatively secluded honey hole always attracted a good number of stocked trout.
We were not sure who put forth
Steve Griffin: Show a little respect for the lowly dogfish
We’d seen several catfish swim beneath us as we sat side-by-side in a battered flip-over shelter on a rare corner of Michigan’s Saginaw Bay that was topped with fishable ice this winter.
We’d watched
Wisconsin DNR facing ‘red ink reality’ without a license fee hike
Not bankrupt, but not flush with cash either may best describe the budget situation for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
DNR officials explained to the Natural Resources Board (NRB), at its Jan. 24
Mike Schoonveld: Deep thoughts about fishing with earthworms
I’m not a particularly deep thinker, and most of the time, like when I’m threading a worm on a hook, I’m not thinking much deeper than how deep I should dangle the worm.
Most
Tom Venesky: Restrictions on Raystown Lake fishing tourneys in Pennsylvania don’t float
For a boater who likes to fly, Raystown Lake is a mecca within Pennsylvania. There are no speed or horsepower restrictions at the lake, so boaters on Raystown can throttle down and make some waves.<br
