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Metro Area Fishing Report – September 6, 2026 – video
Many things remain the same but we’re implementing some new strategies.

Minnesota’s Michael Wallace searches for untapped fishing gems across the state
A Minnesota native is finding one hidden gem at a time, but don’t ask him where it is. He wants you to put in the work yourself.
Michael Wallace, 30, an angler and producer

Steve Sarley: I’m still in a wrestling ring with governor over Illinois fishing licenses
I recently woke up in the middle of the night tossing and turning from being terrorized by the most incredibly vivid and realistic nightmare that I had ever had. I woke up covered in sweat

New York Reader Stories: In our father’s footprints
Mid-afternoon snowflakes floating softly to the forest floor signaled the first change in the weather, and the beginning of a memorable end to a deer hunt in the southern Adirondacks. It was easy to follow

Pennsylvania Fish, Boat officer says ‘no one asked us about losing deputies’
Questions abound about the abrupt dismissal effective Sept. 1 of 174 deputy officers serving the Pennsylvania Game and Fish & Boat commissions.
Lawmakers, deputies and sportsmen alike have asked about why the action was

Take your bluegills on the rocks in late summer
My slip bobber floated in the olive-green current, swirling around a large pile of pumpkin-sized rocks in the Mississippi River. Nearby, a large fish of an unknown species rose to the surface, giving my buddy

Meet ‘Wild’ Bill Weber, a man who enjoys his big three at the Minnesota State Fair
This Minnesota native has made it a tradition to visit the State Fair for more than five decades with family and friends. He makes three stops an absolute mission every year: Sweet Martha’s Cookies, a

Pennsylvania Mixed Bag: WCO Luke Walter gets boating law award
The National Association of State Boating Law Administrators Boating Officer of the Year Award was presented to Waterways Conservation Officer Luke Walter, whose district includes western Erie County.

Spring turkey dates, bass regs on the table in Ohio
The Ohio Wildlife Council received proposals for the spring 2027 wild turkey hunting dates and simplified bass fishing regulations on Wednesday, Aug. 26. The Ohio DNR (ODNR) Division of Wildlife will publish a complete list