Fishing
Ralph Loos: Incidents, accidents part of managing fish
Not many years ago I found myself sitting at a table with fisheries biologists, hatchery managers and a handful of “specialists” and “technicians” – vague job titles that state and national wildlife agencies give folks
Walleyes yielding to white bass in Ohio’s northern rivers
During April, there is a predictable shift in the fish species present in the Sandusky, Maumee, and other northwest Ohio rivers.
With the record amount of rain in northwest Ohio this spring, those rivers
More than 10,000 Fish Ohio pins issued in 2025
The Ohio DNR Division of Wildlife awarded 10,127 Fish Ohio pins to anglers who reeled in trophy fish among 26 different species in 2025.
Well-known fisheries such as Lake Erie, Alum Creek Lake, Buckeye
DNR reminds boaters that water temperatures remain cold in Ohio’s lakes, rivers
As Ohio begins to welcome warmer spring weather, the Ohio DNR is reminding everyone that water temperatures remain dangerously cold. Lakes, rivers, and streams are slow to warm up at this time of year, and
Pennsylvania Mixed Bag: PF&BC helps Coast Guard at NFL Draft
The Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission assisted the U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit in enforcing a security zone on local waterways during the National Football League Draft April 23-25 to ensure public safety, safeguard
Trout stocked in April are harder to catch in May; here’s how to adjust
It can be almost too easy to catch trout during the first couple of weeks after stocking occurs. Most trout fin for a week or two, often visible, in the same pool or very near
After remarkable comeback, Pennsylvania’s Clarion River now the place to catch trophy browns
It once was known as “Tuppeek-hanne” by the First Nations, Rivière au Fiel by the French, and later named the Clarion by surveyor Daniel Stanard because its flowing water sounded like a distant clarion horn
Ron Schara: Opening day tips aplenty… maybe too many
I’m getting confused.
Again. Happens every countdown to Minnesota’s famed fishing opener, which is May 9 this year. This is when social media blows up with how-to-catch-walleyes advice ahead of the opener. Fish shallow.
Examining a century-old snapshot of Wisconsin’s outdoors
A procrastinator is defined as someone “who delays or puts off things that should be done in a timely manner.” I could be a poster child for the word, at least until I run out
