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Don’t eat fish advisory issued for Pennsylvania’s Wissahickon Creek
The Pennsylvania Departments of Environmental Protection and Health and the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission on Oct. 7 issued a “Do Not Eat” advisory for all species of fish in the Wissahickon Creek Basin, Montgomery

Potential Pennsylvania record flathead catfish released unharmed
A man who set out to win a catfish tournament may also have nabbed a Pennsylvania record.
David Taylor Jr., of Munhall, Pa., boated a 36.15-pound channel catfish night-fishing one of the rivers near

Lake Erie’s Western Basin walleye hatch again looks ‘exceptional’
At the Oct. 7 Ohio Wildlife Council meeting, the members were provided with the preliminary findings of the 2026 walleye hatch as seen during the Ohio Division of Wildlife’s Sandusky Fisheries Research Station’s Western Basin

Minnesota teen reels in largemouth bass that is just shy of state record
A Zumbrota teen nearly broke the Minnesota record for largemouth bass, and he plans to have the fish mounted.
Luke Mulholland, 14, was fishing alone the morning of Oct. 3 at Cascade Lake in

C.B. Bylander: A citizen council won’t cure what ails the Minnesota DNR
I suspect this is going to be a recurring theme in this publication in the months to come. I base this on three recent op-ed articles.
Dave Zentner, a venerable and articulate outdoorsman, got

Minnesota’s WMAs get their moment in the frame with new photo contest
It’s been said that photography is the art of making memories stay alive.
That’s what the Minnesota DNR hopes to accomplish through its wildlife management area photo contest, which is part of the agency’s

Lake of the Woods Fishing Report – October 14, 2026
Good numbers of walleyes are being caught jigging with a minnow along the south shore.

Michigan Fishing Report – October 14, 2026
Panfish were active and plentiful in many lakes across the southeast Lower Peninsula.

Minnesota Mixed Bag: Apply now for annual Outdoor News Foundation scholarships
The Outdoor News Foundation launched last year – an effort to recruit new hunters, anglers, and conservationists.
A facet of that mission is supporting the next generation of outdoors journalists, as well as fish