Fishing
Lake of the Woods Fishing Report – July 27, 2026
Drifting or slow-trolling spinners and crawlers behind a bottom bouncer remains the bread-and-butter approach for putting good numbers in the boat.
Ohio Mixed Bag: Angler drowns on Portage Lakes
The body of a 55-year-old fisherman was pulled from an Ohio lake in mid-July.
According to Cleveland 19 News, Michael Ocepek’s body was retrieved from the Portage Lakes on July 15, according to the
Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission awards grants to support education projects
The Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission recently awarded $197,446 in grant funding through its R3 Education Grant Program.
Through this program, the commission will support 16 education projects in 13 counties and one statewide
Eight Pennsylvania waterways conservation officers graduate in 27th class
Report to districts to begin their duties
Pennsylvania study fuels big debate over public lands felt in Michigan
A new study released by a fellow Great Lakes state is adding fresh data to a long-running debate over the economic value of publicly-owned hunting lands. And its findings could have implications for similar discussions
Metro Area Fishing Report – July 26, 2026 – video
The bite has stayed the same in some ways for sure, but we’ve made a few tweaks here and there to increase our big fish bites.
Mike Raykovicz: Making me a believer in topwaters
Growing up, my friends and I fished for just two species. In the spring, it was trout, and in the summer, it was bass. Pocono mountain streams were our go-to spots for trout with the
Bob Zink: Examining the shifting baseline syndrome in hunting and fishing
A concept known as the shifting baseline syndrome (SBS) is pivotal to our understanding game and fish species and how they are managed.
SBS refers to the phenomenon in which each generation accepts the
Greg Seubert: The quiet magic of the Wisconsin lake I hate to tell you about
As far as Northwoods fishing destinations go, a small lake in Wisconsin’s Taylor County probably isn’t on anyone’s list.
Except mine, and that’s the way I want it to stay. On paper, the 23-acre
