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Fish slot-setting: Based on science, or arbitrary?
The Minnesota DNR sets limits for game fish that can vary from lake to lake. For example, on Lake Winnibigoshish, anglers may keep (and possess) six walleyes – one over 23 inches (tail pinched) or

Day on the Salmon River in Pulaski, N.Y., does not disappoint
The moon was high and the morning still dark blue as I left my house to drive an hour-and-a-half toward the Salmon River, in Pulaski. There I met my fishing guide for the day, Eric

Bill Schroeder, former Packers receiver, still lives in Green Bay and fishes there
About 25 years ago a little kid came up to my Wisconsin Outdoor News booth at a sports shows and asked for an autograph. I looked around thinking a “buddy” had paid the boy a

Western Pennsylvania friends go on 2-year wild-trout quest
When his buddy Mike Munson took up Tenkara fly-fishing in wild-trout streams around his hometown of Jones Mills in Westmoreland County last winter, TJ Platt looked on with interest.
Tenkara is a method of

Illinois Outdoor News columnist Gretchen Steele reflects on receiving outdoor hall of fame honor
When Coulterville’s Gretchen Steele ventured into the field of outdoor writing in the early 2000s, she felt a bit out of her element.
Not just a fish out of water, but “a carp in

Proposed steelhead regulations in Michigan stir controversy
Steelhead regulations are back in the spotlight.
The Michigan Natural Resources Commission has been considering an amendment – with possible action taking place at the Nov. 9 NRC meeting – that would expand

New York Fishing Report – November 3, 2023
The fall walleye bite has started in this fishery. Walleye come in close to shore as they follow baitfish, like gizzard shad, into the shallow water.

Belly contents of fish can brew contentions among anglers
I showed up at a fish cleaning station one day just in time to hear a friendly argument between a couple of fishermen, each claiming to have caught a bigger fish than the other. They’d

Lackawaxen River access has opened in Pennsylvania’s Wayne County
Access for anglers on the Lackawaxen River in Wayne County, Pa., keeps improving with the recent opening of a new park in Texas Township.
On Oct. 27, the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission