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Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission gives $2M in boating grants to improve access
The grants will help fund 19 projects across the state geared toward improving or creating boating access. Funds for this program are derived primarily from boat registration fees, state motorboat fuels tax, and restricted revenue

Gear & Gadgets: Food plots, fishing and more
Get the most out of your time while planting food plots, plus fishing and hunting gear to get you outside.

Walleyes and leeches: A little history of fishing with this popular blood-sucking bait
Catching walleyes with leeches has been around for decades, yet compared to minnows and crawlers, they’re still a relatively recent bait. Here’s some history behind how leech-fishing tactics started.
Bait leeches are readily available

Green Bay/Peshtigo Area (Wis.) Fishing Report – May 8, 2023
With the walleye limit increasing to five in this area, more anglers have been seen fishing in spots that are highly attractive to walleye.

Lake Ontario by the numbers in Canada
Getting information from another country is never an easy proposition when facing deadlines. While the Great Lakes Preview Issue of NY Outdoor News focused on Empire State waters for Lake Ontario, the information from the

Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission changes training to keep officers
Attrition is expected with each class of cadets going through the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission’s Waterways Conservation Officers training program.
But in recent years, the number of cadets dropping out of the

Springtime walleye fishing sign: jigs, jigs, jigs
Spring is officially in full swing. After a winter that seemed it would never end, it’s great to be back in a boat. For many of us in the Midwest, this time of year brings

Minnesota’s Lake Pepin isn’t a preferred opener option, but maybe it should be
Although it’s one of the Minnesota DNR-managed 10 large lakes, Lake Pepin likely doesn’t top the list for most walleye anglers as a primo destination for the May 13 fishing opener.
The southeastern Minnesota lake

A look at some top tactics for bass in the grass
Up north, anglers refer to vegetation as weeds or weedbeds. Down south, and increasingly across the bass belt, anglers generically call all weedbeds “grass.” So for fun, let’s talk tactics for chasing “bass in the