Fishing
State upgrading boat ramp on Ohio’s Deer Creek Lake
Improvements are being made to the west boat ramp at Deer Creek Lake in Central Ohio. This is the ramp closest to Pancoastburg. This ramp can be especially busy for people boating or fishing at
Stocking exemptions set on Pennsylvania’s wild trout streams
Pennsylvania Fish & Boat commissioners reviewed fishing regulation changes to several waterways and stocking exemptions on some wild trout streams during their Jan. 30 meeting.
The board reviewed regulatory changes for other waterways made
Pennsylvania Fish & Boat agency releases 2026 trout-stocking schedule
The Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission recently released its 2026 stocking schedule to distribute about 3.2 million trout in 684 streams and 130 lakes across Pennsylvania.
In addition to trout raised at state fish
Wisconsin Fishing Report – February 9, 2026
Perch fishing was good here, with the best catches reported during the week and slower fishing over the weekend.
Lake of the Woods Fishing Report – February 9, 2026
The classic one-two punch continues to produce: run an active jigging rod to draw fish in and trigger strikes, paired with a deadstick and live minnow set 6 inches to a foot off bottom for
Ice fishing on Lake Erie finally comes to fruition
Back in the fall when the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) made its winter forecasts, the NOAA Climate Prediction Center offered the usual ambiguous predictions that are not much better than a coin toss.<br
Ohio Insider: More fracking fallout on public lands
When and where will it stop? Not anytime soon, I’m afraid.
What I’m talking about is the continued fracking of state lands in Ohio. The most recent decision by the state’s Oil and Gas
Minnesota DNR’s electronic licensing revamp expected to go live this spring
On Thursday, Feb. 6, the Minnesota DNR issued a statement explaining that the electronic licensing system will come online in the spring of this year in a two-phased approach.
The first phase will allow
Pennsylvania commission warns against walking on frozen rivers, urges ice safety
While the sight of a frozen river or stream may look pretty, the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission recently warned people to stay off of moving bodies of water that have frozen this winter.
