Fishing
Illinois has four species of gar: Here is a deeper look at the fascinating Fossil Fish
With the “dog days” of summer upon us, most Illinois fish species seek shelter in deep waters offshore where they can cool off, conserve energy and wait for conditions to improve.
When the sport
Tips for choosing bait colors – video
How color is a factor when selecting a crankbait, spinnerbait, or plastic to use.
The Old Brown Boat, and others like her, have many stories to tell
The “Old Brown Boat” as my wife, Colleen, and I call it, usually floats tied to our dock, waiting for its next trip. It reminds me of a hunting dog on a leash, just waiting
Top Water lures tempt shallow-water smallmouths on Susquehanna River in Pennsylvania
A cooling breeze swept across the early morning water as guide Zak Marinkov launched his 18-foot Rock Proof boat into the Susquehanna River a few miles north of Harrisburg, Pa.
It had rained overnight,
Some aspects of fishing and ‘social media’ don’t mesh
The world seems to be changing faster and faster and I am having a hard time keeping up with the changes. I’m trying not to be an old fuddy-duddy and buck the future while I
Your back-to-school (outdoor) reading list
You’ve been busy this summer fishing, camping, and whatnot, so you probably did not have much time for reading. I’ve been just as busy as you. So busy, in fact, that I put off assigning
New York DEC using in-person angler surveys to better understand catch rates of Lake George salmon
Joe Greco, owner of Justy Joe Charters on Lake George, has been taking hundreds of anglers onto the lake annually for more than three decades, targeting George’s lake trout, landlocked Atlantic salmon, and bass. Clients
Illinois law lowers cost of fishing license for new, ‘lapsed’ anglers
Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed House Bill 2317 into law on Aug. 15, essentially giving “lapsed” Illinois anglers a chance to get back into fishing at a bargain price.
It’s $5 for those who qualify.
New York fly-fishing museum draws hundreds of history buffs to festival
Hundreds of anglers and fly-fishing history buffs gathered recently at the Catskill Fly Fishing Center & Museum, in Livingston Manor, Sullivan County, along the famed Willowemoc River for the CFFCM Summer Fest 2023, held Aug.
