Fishing
Mike Schoonveld: Ankle flies by any other name are still angler enemy
I’m not an entomologist, but I did earn a passing grade in Entomology 101 in college. With more than 5 million insect species in the world, the course didn’t spend much time on any one
Steve Piatt: A rare outing where we actually had to fish for our limit of Lake Erie walleyes
This was going to be easy.
The hard part – getting on the sometimes-surly Lake Erie – was over. Terry Catlin, of Chemung, N.Y.; my brother-in-law Don Stannard, visiting from Florida; and I were
Late-summer trout fishing is a challenging, but rewarding, pursuit in Pennsylvania
By late summer and into early autumn, most Pennsylvania trout streams have shrunk to their lowest levels of the season. In particularly dry times, some small freestone streams pretty much dry up and become a
Pro Tip of the Week: Follow the food source for summer walleyes
Earlier in the year most fish tend to be found shallow in under 20 feet of water, but during hot summer months walleyes tend to scatter throughout the bodies of water. This isn’t just because
Orleans County (N.Y.) Fishing Report – August 12, 2026
Open-water lake action for kings remains real good. There are still some nice steelhead in the mix, too.
Michigan Fishing Report – August 12, 2026
The Chinook salmon bite was in full swing here, with several anglers reporting limits during the early morning bite before sunup and very good catches during the evening.
Steve Carney: Early morning shady shoreline bass tactics
What follows may sound simple, but I discovered a pattern way back in the day, and it still holds up years later: shaded shorelines!
My first stop on most of the lakes I fish
Steady drought affects lake levels in Minnesota
With lower-than-normal rainfall and higher-than-normal temperatures in the past few weeks, persistent drought and lower lake levels have become common across a large portion of the state.
Much of north-central Minnesota is experiencing storage
Game Fair forum questions Amy Klobuchar on Minnesota outdoors topics
For decades, Minnesota Outdoor News has interviewed candidates for governor at Game Fair in Ramsey. That tradition continued last Saturday with an open forum with U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, the DFL candidate for governor in
