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Winter salmon fishing in New York? Fish still biting as 2024 begins
It was an odd end-of-the-year and peculiar start of a new one for salmon fishermen on Lake Ontario.
As is often the case, the place to be was the Niagara Bar off the mouth

Ask a Fisheries Biologist: Lateral lines help fish capture prey when visibility is low
If you look closely at the side of most freshwater fish, you will see one of their most unique sensory systems, the lateral line. This appears visually as a faint row running along the fish.

Iowa high school students partner with Iowa Great Lakes Fishing Club to create a “Fishing Utopia” through No Boundaries program
Through a program called No Boundaries, students at Graettinger-Terril-Ruthven Ayrshire (GTRA), Okoboji and Spencer High School in northwest Iowa are gaining real-world experience as they prepare for the next chapter of their lives.

Michigan Outdoor News Fishing Report – January 8, 2024 – video
Temps are starting to drop across the state. Here’s what that might mean for the hard-water action.

High school bass anglers in Illinois will get regional round next spring
Dramatic expansion of the Illinois high school bass fishing championship series will have to wait until next spring.
The plan is to add a round of fishing to the series, which launched in 2009

Next four Wisconsin Natural Resources Board appointees questioned by senators
Four new Wisconsin Natural Resources Board (NRB) appointees faced a series of challenging questions from the Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Sporting Heritage Dec. 19.
The four, Todd Ambs, Douglas Cox, Robin Schmidt,

Best for bluegills? Try these six waters if you’re looking in eastern Pennsylvania
When it comes to ice fishing, defining “best” is a tricky grade. And it gets trickier when it comes to the ubiquitous bluegill.
Are we talking about size of individual bluegills? Are we talking

New commercial baitfish harvest rules approved in Wisconsin
The Wisconsin Natural Resources Board (NRB) approved new rules that will apply to commercial harvesters of baitfish in 2024.
The rules, adopted at the board’s Dec. 13 meeting, apply to minnows, and other wild

New York Fishing Report – January 5-19, 2024
Steelhead are being found throughout this fishery.