The great Chicago rivers fish comeback
Associated Press
August 10, 2020
Nearly 60 fish types found in Chicago waters, up from about 10, an increase attributed to a decline in pollution, according to a sampling study.
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Michigan has two new state-record fish
Michigan DNR
July 14, 2020
Quillback carp sucker and bigmouth buffalo are two fish for the Michigan record books.
Prominent Lake Erie commercial fishing operation charged with more than 20 wildlife violations
Site Staff
April 23, 2020
The Ohio DNR has charged a prominent Lake Erie commercial fishing operation with more than 20 wildlife violations. For the complete story, click here.
Fish passage project could have ‘broad impact’ on Great Lakes
Site Staff
April 23, 2020
Walleye, yellow perch, suckers and smallmouth bass could again swim the winding Boardman River beyond downtown Traverse City to forage for food or spawn in submerged vegetation, as they did more than a century ago.
Outdoor News video: What does missed year of stocking mean for Minnesota anglers?
Site Staff
April 17, 2020
Minnesota DNR cites COVID-19 social distancing protocols in canceling 2020 egg-take operations for walleyes, other species.
Egg-take operations canceled due to COVID-19 social distancing protocols
Minnesota DNR Reports
April 14, 2020
DNR: Missed year of stocking will have minimal long-term impact on angling, fish populations.
Wildlife agency says silver carp reported in East Tennessee
Associated Press
January 14, 2020
An angler told the agency a silver carp jumped into his boat as he deployed a trolling motor.
Jim Beam fined in massive bourbon spill that killed fish
Associated Press
December 30, 2019
VERSAILLES, Ky. — Jim Beam was fined $600,000 earlier this month after a July warehouse fire sent a nearly 23-mile plume of alcohol into the Kentucky and Ohio rivers, killing fish. The distiller agreed to
Dredging effort planned to benefit fish habitat on Lake Superior harbor
Associated Press
December 30, 2019
Copper mining waste rock known as stamp sands have built up in an Upper Peninsula waterway and threaten an important whitefish, lake trout spawning area.
