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Long Island angler smashes New York thresher shark record with 707-pounder
On June 16, angler William Dittenhoefer, of Baldwin, N.Y., in Nassau County, was fishing from Capt. Michael Spagnuolo’s Freeport-based charter boat Gina Ann, when he fought and landed a 707-pound common thresher shark, which broke

Commentary: Women in the fishing world a worthy cause to pursue
From community youth fishing events to statewide junior bass fishing tournaments to Hooked On Fishing, Not On Drugs events to Pathways to Fishing programs, there is no shortage of efforts to introduce young people to

Metro Area Fishing Report – September 3, 2023 – video
Summer patterns continue and a couple presentations make it simple to catch fish.

Making sense of GPS lingo among Great Lakes anglers
Due to the unprecedented spike in the birthrate after World War II, the next decade or so after the war was called the “baby boom.”
It could be that the boating industry someday will

Here’s what to do now to be ready for Ohio’s fall steelhead action
Are you ready for your first steelhead trip of the season? It is easy to forget important gear. Just as bad is arriving to find waders that leak or boots coming undone.
You may

Can perch and walleye live harmoniously in Michigan’s Saginaw Bay?
Call it the irony of Saginaw Bay fishing: Happy walleye anglers, this year posting what may be their best season ever, are catching only a small percentage of the Bay’s super-abundant walleyes.
Only a

Lake Erie/Western N.Y. Fishing Report – September 1-15, 2023
West has been best for walleye catches for some time now.

Northern Wisconsin Fishing Report – September 1, 2023 – video
Starting to transition to some pretty typical fall fishing patterns. What that means for where you might find different species.

Lake Superior’s impressive hatch of ciscoes is already showing in its salmon catch
Every action has a reaction. As reported previously in Outdoor News, the 2022 cisco year-class in Lake Superior was one for the ages. Biologists are now saying it may double the previous record set in