
Here’s the weedy truth about early ice panfish
Like most fish species, panfish – we’re talking bluegills, crappies, and even jumbo perch here – are all usually super active during the early ice period. Those first few weeks of hard water are a

Like most fish species, panfish – we’re talking bluegills, crappies, and even jumbo perch here – are all usually super active during the early ice period. Those first few weeks of hard water are a

The 2025 fall fishing in Minnesota has been very good for multiple species. Walleyes and especially crappies have been active, and many anglers have been enjoying overall good fishing for both.

Pennsylvania Fish & Boat commissioners, at their recent quarterly meeting here, voted to give final approval to changes in fishing regulations at Donegal Lake, a 92-acre commission-owned lake in Donegal Township, Westmoreland County.

From as far north as Hubbard County near Park Rapids to as far south as Olmsted County in the Rochester area, the Minnesota DNR is proposing rules changes to several state waters where harvesting fish

Water Lotus in full bloom is not only a sight to behold, you may find opportunities to catch fish under and around it. Plant beds provide shade and cooler temperatures, an abundant source of dissolved

The drop-shot rig has been a mainstay for bass anglers for many years, and now we are finding out that walleyes and crappies love the rig as well. It has taken this angler about a

Every largemouth bass, walleye, and crappie I catch means a quick check inside their mouths as I look for clues regarding why they’re on a particular spot.
Sometimes there are blood leeches present in

When Wisconsin DNR fisheries teams conduct comprehensive surveys on some of the state’s bigger waters the teams produce way more information than we can fit into our lake reports. Such is the case with Lake

Ohio’s 2025 spring was cooler than normal and wet, not the typical crappie spawning conditions I have come to know and love. The summer months may bring more surprises. One thing is for sure, crappies
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