Fishing
Batten Kill River trout project still awaiting New York state funding
Trout Unlimited’s initiative to improve trout habitat on the famed Batten Kill river is entering its seventh year in 2026, with several projects on tap on the Vermont and New York sides of the river
Metro Area Fishing Report – April 26, 2026 – video
More bipolar weather this past week, but it didn’t seem to make any drastic changes to fish behavior. Finding some consistencies but also some slight adjustments. The crappies are increasing their appetites a little, though.
C.B. Bylander: Oh, the perils of competitive fishing
When Rob Drieslein asked me to write a monthly column for Outdoor News, he advised me to focus on hook-and-bullet issues.
I did that in my first three columns. This time is different. Today,
Neil Payne, Bill Lunney enter Wisconsin Conservation Hall of Fame
Neil Payne, retired UW-Stevens Point wildlife professor, and the late Bill Lunney, an advocate for wetlands and public parks, were inducted into the Wisconsin Conservation Hall of Fame April 21.
Payne conducted research on
Light attendance in Wisconsin’s Washington County spring hearing
Only 26 sportsmen registered at the Washington County April 13 spring fish and game hearing. That compares to 95 attendees in 2019, the last pre-COVID in-person hearing.
After presentations from the DNR, an election
On the ground with the public employees we too often second-guess
On August 12, 1986, during a microphone soundcheck for his weekly radio address, President Ronald Reagan said, “The nine more terrifying words in the English language are: I’m from the government, and I’m here to
Wisconsin NRB’s Rachel Bouressa discusses DNR budget in Waupaca County
Several advisory questions voted on at the Wisconsin DNR and Conservation Congress April 13 spring hearings dealt with ways to increase DNR funding for wildlife, fisheries, and conservation programs.
The newest member of the
North-central Minnesota’s Clearwater River a ‘hidden gem’ for rainbows and browns
Gregg Eckman of Grand Forks knows how to read a trout stream, especially the Clearwater River which winds through the forests and fields about 15 miles northwest of Bemidji.
“The Clearwater River is kind
Let bluegills point the way to crappies this spring
I could see that they were bluegills rumpling the surface. I’d had cataract surgery the winter before and now my peepers were giving me 20/20 in both eyes. Miraculous.
A roving school of bluegills,
