Fishing
Skeeter Boats, Yamaha Outboards again to sponsor Classic Bass Champions Tour in 2018
ZIMMERMAN, Minn. — Classic Bass has announced that Skeeter Boats and Yamaha Outboards will again be the presenting sponsor of the Champions Tour in 2018. In 2017, Andy Walls of Grand Rapids, Minn., left the
Alaska governor backs bill to lessen hunting, fishing violations
FAIRBANKS, Alaska — A bill that Gov. Bill Walker has backed would make some of Alaska’s hunting and fishing violations more like traffic tickets than criminal prosecutions. The bill follows a trend in Alaska law
‘West Virginia Gold Rush’ set with stocking of golden rainbow trout
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Anglers in West Virginia will be pulling more gold from the state’s lakes and streams, thanks to a decision to stock waters with bright-yellow golden rainbow trout. The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports that
Members of Congress want 1-year deadline for Asian carp plan
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Some members of Congress want a one-year deadline for completing a federal study on keeping Asian carp out of the Great Lakes by strengthening defenses on a crucial Illinois waterway. In
Ice fishing contest prize-winners cleared of fraud
BRAINERD, Minn. — Organizers of a Minnesota ice fishing tournament says an investigation into possible fraud has cleared three Ohio men who won prizes, including a pickup truck. Officials with the Brainerd Jaycees $150,000 Ice
Winter trip to Florida yields bass, good times, smoked meat
Orland, Fla., area tournament angler introduces Durbin family to Florida bass fishing.
For some at Pennsylvania tournament, call of ice fishing is irresistible
JAMESTOWN, Pa. — Anyone who likes to go fishing has one of those days from time to time, and a recent Saturday was one of those days. After nearly seven hours on the frozen surface
Illinois Outdoor News Fishing Report – Feb. 9, 2018
The fishing and hunting report is compiled using reports from conservation officers, hunting guides and fishing guides. North Lake Michigan: Most fishermen have been fishing from the dock. There have been very few reports of
New York Outdoor News Fishing Report – Feb. 9, 2018
Western New York Ice fishing: It’s been a good ice fishing year so far but you will really want to be very careful out there, giving the roller coaster weather. The ice in Olcott Harbor
