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New York Fishing Report – September 18, 2026
There are signs that the stellar season-long walleye bite on this famed fishery is starting to slow a bit, but excellent walleye prospects remain along this stretch.

Sportfishing group sounds alarm on tariffs
If U.S. anglers thought they were immune from the sniping via the U.S./Canadian trade war, they need a fresh slap in the face of Great Lakes water.
Mike Leonard, vice president of government affairs

Dan Ladd: Remembering cousin (little brother) Jimmy
Being the youngest of five kids, I grew up without a little brother or sister. Well, sort of. When I was very young, our family moved from a village neighborhood out to the country and

Northern Wisconsin Fishing Report – September 17, 2026 – video
Water temps remain warm, but change is on the way. How all of that is impacting the bite.

Five-time Angler of the Year on Wisconsin circuit busted for bass overbagging
On Friday night Sept. 11, the night before the Saturday, Sept. 12, WISCO Crown Bass Championship Tournament was set for the Minocqua Chain of Lakes in Wisconsin’s Oneida County, five-time angler-of-the-year Adam Eisele was found

Commentary: Walz executive order gives Boundary Waters the commonsense protections it needs
Some of my most-treasured memories are of hunting and fishing in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness – and of fillets frying in the pan, of venison tenderloins on the fire grate. Like every Minnesotan,

Favorable conditions lead to near-record fishing stocking year in North Dakota
Unlike deer, upland game and waterfowl, the production of fisheries is hard to notice on a year-by-year basis. What hasn’t changed is the strong boost the beginning of the early 1990s wet cycle has provided

All aboard at the Lake Ontario Counties Derby: Nothing but action
I have known Ron Molinari for decades. I would watch him fishing in Naples during the iconic Rotary Club Naples Creek Rainbow Trout Derby. He mated when I fished with Predator Charters; probably wondering if

Michigan Fishing Report – September 16, 2026
Anglers on this fishery reported good fishing for lake trout while trolling spoons and flasher-fly combinations around structure in 50 to 100 feet of water.