Fishing
Orleans County (N.Y.) Fishing Report – April 8, 2026
In smaller tribs here, there should be some dropback steelhead, dropback or fresh-run browns and more smallmouth bass action coming on.
Niagara Falls (N.Y.) Fishing Report – April 8, 2026
Report indicates good success in the lake pulling a mix of stick baits and spoons.
Michigan Fishing Report – April 8, 2026
Anglers did well targeting coho salmon and smelt throughout the bay here, with cisco also being caught.
Minnesota Mixed Bag: Public can attend MN-Fish Summit April 17 in Alexandria
Madison, Wis. — The state’s largest fishing organization, MN-FISH, announced its annual MN-FISH Angler’s Summit will be held at Arrowwood Resort in Alexandria on April 17.
Minnesota’s stream trout forecast: high water, but fishable for opener
Juan Gomez is obsessed with fishing, stream-trout fishing in particular. Just listen to him rhapsodize about the winding waterways he grew up fishing in the Driftless Area of southeast Minnesota.
“It’s listening to the
Pro Fishing Tip of the Week: Plannin’ for ice-out bassin’
Now that catch-and-release bass fishing is forever open in Minnesota, we can start bassin’ the minute the ice melts. Look for bass in any shallow water area that is the warmest in the lake.
Total Allowable Catch decided for Lake Erie’s walleye, perch
On March 27 at the end of this year’s Great Lakes Fishery Commission’s Lake Erie Committee meetings, the 2026 walleye and yellow perch Total Allowable Catch (TAC) quotas were shared.
As has been pointed
Commentary: Troubled by threat of forever chemicals in western Pa. stream
Having read the editor’s Notes Off a Soiled Cuff column in the last issue, “Thinking About ‘Forever Chemicals,” I would like to share a related problem we have in western Pennsylvania.
Those of us
14 finalists for Ohio Bass Hall of Fame
The Ohio Bass Fishing Hall of Fame recently announced that 14 people have been named finalists for the vote to determine the 2026 class of inductees.
The Ohio Bass Fishing Hall of Fame was
