Fishing
Drastic cut to Michigan DNR law enforcement included in budget approved by House Republicans
Negotiations continue in Lansing over a Fiscal Year 2027 budget with Republicans and Democrats offering vastly different approaches to funding the DNR.
While proposals from Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Senate Democrats heed calls
Michigan DNR staff complete steelhead egg collection after lightning strike damage
After a lightning strike at the Little Manistee River Weir (Manistee County) threatened to derail steelhead egg collection for this season, the Department of Natural Resources rallied to collect approximately 4.2 million steelhead eggs for
Southwest Minnesota’s new ‘Hunt for Hope’ organization looking for kids to serve
There’s a new nonprofit organization in Minnesota focused on giving kids a great hunting or fishing adventure, and the founders are looking for more kids to serve.
Mid-may is prime-time for steelhead along Minnesota’s North Shore
As the calendar hits mid-May you don’t have to be told that thousands of Minnesota anglers’ focus is on walleyes. But the entire month also offers prime-time, top-notch fly fishing for migrating steelhead along Minnesota’s
Action Alert: With three days left in Minnesota legislative session, tell your legislator to get Legacy funding done NOW!
We’ve got a late-breaking 2026 Minnesota Legislative Session emergency that demands the attention and action of every sportsman and sportswoman in the state.
At stake is $191 million in dedicated sales taxes that the
If the frogs croak two nights in a row, it’s time for smelt along Minnesota’s North Shore
The annual smelt run has a dedicated following along the North Shore in Minnesota, with fishermen putting out nets to gather the small fish. In recent years, more people have made their way to the
Trump administration cancels rule that made conservation a ‘use’ of public lands
The Interior Department is canceling a rule that put conservation on equal footing with development, as President Donald Trump’s administration eases restrictions on industries and seeks to boost drilling, logging, mining and grazing on taxpayer-owned
Urban fishing program reaches anglers in all corners of Illinois
Spring comes early to the Shawnee National Forest in Illinois. As the days grow longer and warmer, schoolchildren grow restless for the summer break – and DNR’s Division of Fisheries prepares its seasonal workers for
New York waters of Lake Ontario: A salmon angler’s ‘Kingdom’
Let’s face it, fishermen and women on Lake Ontario have become spoiled. If the fishing isn’t off the charts, then it’s disappointing for many.
That’s what it seemed like in 2025 when things started
