Fishing
Wisconsin’s Wild Rose hatchery bolsters Green Bay spotted muskie
The Wild Rose Fish Hatchery has been restoring and enhancing Wisconsin fisheries for more than a century.
Trout, salmon, sturgeon, and walleyes are all raised at the Wild Rose Fish Hatchery before being stocked
Dan Ladd: New York’s lifetime license holders should have plastic card
This reader went to his local Department of Motor Vehicles to update his driver’s license with the intent of adding an icon showing proof he has a lifetime hunting license.
New York ECOs bust illegal striped bass take, sales in Nassau County
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Police Officers late in 2025 issued several tickets for the illegal harvest and selling of striped bass.
According to a DEC report, in Nov. 2025, ECOs
Ask a fisheries biologist: Suckers good as table fare?
Crappies, bluegills, walleyes, trout, and even northern pike wind up on many dinner tables, but there is an abundant group of fish that rarely gets eaten – suckers.
For our purposes here, ‘suckers’ will
Steve McComas: New and old ways to solve lake mysteries
These days, investigating lakes is bolstered by technology including new types of sonars, apps, and how-to videos that assist in finding fish. But old gumshoe methods are still important when it comes to a fish
10 essential tip-up tips – video
Simple adjustments and habits that make tip-up fishing easier, cleaner, and far more productive – whether you’re chasing walleyes, pike, or panfish.
Metro Area Fishing Report – February 1, 2026 – video
Moody fish at times, but they were still willing to bite with small adjustments.
New York’s Warren County Fish Hatchery gets federal grant to help fund improvements
One of the last three county-operated fish hatcheries in New York received welcome news recently in the form of $231,680 in federal grant funds to improve the hatchery’s ability to raise trout and serve as
Now a trophy destination, Wisconsin’s spotted muskies have spotty history in Green Bay
If there’s a species that deserves an award as Comeback Fish of the Great Lakes, the spotted muskie has to be considered a contender.
Green Bay has emerged in recent years as a trophy
