Minnesota’s statewide fishing report on Aug. 5, 2026
Staff Report
August 5, 2026
Bass and panfish seem to be a bigger priority for anglers. Here’s Minnesota’s fishing report across the state on Aug. 5, 2026.
Bass
Minnesota DNR seeks public input on new Leech Lake plan
DNR Report
August 5, 2026
The Minnesota DNR is inviting citizens interested in Leech Lake fisheries management to share their thoughts on a draft update of the fisheries management plan for the lake.
The DNR last updated the Leech
Devils Kitchen, a Southern Illinois gem, offers more than trophy bass
Ralph Loos
August 5, 2026
Tucked into the rolling hills of the Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge near Marion, Devils Kitchen Lake has earned a statewide reputation as one of Illinois’ premier bass lakes. But anglers who focus only on
Future of Long Island’s Stump Pond faces litigation
Charles Witek III
August 5, 2026
On July 13, six environmental organizations filed a lawsuit against the Suffolk County Legislature in New York, challenging its decision to replace a storm-damaged dam spillway at Blydenburgh County Park, and recreate a recreational pond
Patrick Durkin: Unsightly fish sores don’t always make fillets unfit to eat
Patrick Durkin
August 5, 2026
Few conversations are more futile than trying to persuade someone to eat a fish that’s scarred by a virus, parasite, bacteria or other nasties.
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) recognizes that challenge,
Ralph Loos: Illinois record largemouth turns 50, much to anglers’ chagrin
Ralph Loos
August 4, 2026
In our online pole on the Illinois Outdoor News website that asks readers to cast a vote, I annually type a simple question: Is this the year somebody finally hooks a new state record largemouth
Navigating the Raquette River’s largest impoundment in northern New York
Dan Ladd
August 4, 2026
With a few exceptions, the attraction of just about anywhere in the northern Adirondacks is that when it comes to outdoor recreation, it is the path less traveled. Fishing and boating, especially paddling, on Carry
Largemouths, bluegills the main attraction at Big Sand Lake in Wisconsin’s Burnett County
Staff Report
August 3, 2026
The Burnett County fisheries team ran a quick survey on Big Sand Lake, between Siren and Spooner, in 2022 to again index the lake’s fishery.
The team did not set fyke nets for this
Now a drained lake, southern Illinois’ Little Grassy begins comeback
Ralph Loos
August 3, 2026
More than a few southern Illinois anglers shed a tear last summer when DNR issued a fish salvage order on Little Grassy Lake.
It meant the popular fishing hole would be drawn down so
