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Orleans County (N.Y.) Fishing Report – May 2, 2023
Trollers are chasing a good concentration of kings and lakers here.

A life of fishing and teaching: Bob Kerans is the 2023 Illinois Outdoor News Person of the Year
You walk into the special room at Bob Kerans’ Decatur, Ill. home and you instantly recognize where those little “fishing kits” he creates and hands out to perspective fishermen are crafted and commingled.
The

Wisconsin State Roundup: Thoughts on fishing opener, spearing quotas and commercial lake trout fishing
As of April 27 the DNR had yet to release the 2023 walleye and muskie spearing quotas requested by the six Chippewa tribes that maintain court-affirmed off-reservation fishing, hunting and gathering rights in the ceded

Putting together a game plan for early-season muskies
Some of the most fun I have on the water is fishing for early-season muskies. Not only does it feel good to chase the big predators after months of hard water, but fish are typically

Remembering an avid trout angler, teacher in Wisconsin’s Clarence Wilson
Shortly after I moved to Eau Claire some 40 years ago to become the outdoor writer for the newspaper there, I took on the volunteer job of editing the newsletter of the local Trout Unlimited

Commentary: New York DEC’s stream verification plan could inhibit access to trout streams
A school bus of excited special needs kids arrives at a popular fishing hole on the Lisha Kill on a recent field trip to stock trout in Schenectady. But the kids’ hopes for stocking the

Minnesota’s Opening Day with Mr. Walleye: a logical approach
While everyone is striving for success, only a small percentage will be satisfied with the results of their opening-day fishing efforts.
According to Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Famer, “Mr. Walleye,” Gary Roach, “Success

New York salmon net pen-rearing project enters third year on Lake Champlain
The dozens of volunteers who gathered with fisheries biologists in mid-April near where the Saranac River meets Lake Champlain were part of an experiment that could lead to much better Atlantic salmon fishing in the

Charter boat activity frustrating other boaters at New York’s Mexico Point state launch
The Mexico Point State Launch on Lake Ontario, in the town of Mexico, Oswego County, has been a little too crowded lately. Some locals feel charter boat captions in the area have been overstaying their