Some anglers wonder whether the state should have a closed season, or, alternately, whether it should have some type of fish-length restriction that would reduce harvest of larger fish.
Tom Mackin, president of Rapala USA and executive vice president of distribution and brands in North America for Rapala VMC Corporation, will retire from the company on Dec. 31.Minnetonka, Minn. — Tom Mackin, president of Rapala USA and executive vice president of distribution and brands in North America for Rapala VMC Corporation, will retire from the company Dec. 31. He…
Birthday trip to stocked lake yields trout, memories.
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34 silver carp captured in recent multi-agency operation.
It’s a different world now compared with when the 1956 six-fish bag regulation was put in place.
Legislation in both the Senate and House would direct the Minnesota DNR commissioner to reduce the statewide walleye bag limit from six fish to four fish.
And who can argue with this one: Want to harvest extra fish? Maybe have a big fish fry? Take a kid, veteran, senior, friend, or spouse fishing! That is what fishing is supposed to be about. Looking for big walleyes? How about limits of eater-sized ‘eyes? Lake Vermilion, in northeastern Minnesota, has the best of both worlds – and in a…
(Lake of the Woods Tourism)Walleyes in trouble on Lake of the Woods? How can that be? Well, that’s the word, at least on the Ontario side of the big lake. Ontario’s Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry has revealed that the Lake of the Woods walleye population is in danger and that its current fisheries are not sustainable, spelling serious…
Deploy these ever-improving devices to quickly skip a step with your fishing electronics.
New York’s trout season opened a few weeks ago and there is little doubt many area anglers were out enjoying the opportunity to fish for what arguably might be called New York’s most popular game fish. Trout are beautiful and colorful critters living in a variety of habitats and therein lies their allure for veteran as well as novice fishermen. …
It’s important to conduct a little annual maintenance on your reels, and right now is a good time to accomplish that task.
Cicadas expected to be fish ‘filet mignon’ in Pennsylvania.
The three-walleye bag limit, with one over 17 inch size restriction, is intended to keep annual harvest within the target harvest range. Last summer, anglers harvested 131,000 pounds with a four-fish limit with one over 17 inches.
The number of drownings across the country – anglers, hunters and especially paddlers – is astounding, and these numbers are creeping up again as of late.
It’s the first 16-plus-pounder recorded in the state.
This opening of trout fishing, similar at least to openers in years past, offers hope and promise that the world is finally starting to move on in a normal fashion.
It’s good to see so many showing an interest in the sport.
A final ice angling jaunt of 2021 generates memories, and some misplaced jumbos find a home.
The Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission made a wise choice when it created a new “all-tackle” Keystone Select Stocked Trout Water in Centre County.
Hoping the return to an almost normal opening of trout fishing will fill people with a sense of cheer and enjoyment.
The one-fish walleye limit will be in place from Saturday, May 15, through Monday, May 31.
Author’s hunting, fishing ride put out to pasture.
Opening new waters to fresh angling experiences should be on everyone’s radar. I first learned about Oatka Creek in detail by reading Trout Streams of Central New York penned by friend J. Michael Kelly of Marcellus. As one of the first people to read his 2015 book (he sent me an uncorrected proof to read over), he honored me by…
(North Dakota Game and Fish Department)It was likely just a matter of time before the North Dakota state walleye record fell. After all, bigger walleyes than the 15-pound, 13-ounce fish caught in 2018 by Neal Leier on the Missouri River near Fox Island in Bismarck had reportedly been caught since then. But those fish either weren’t verified or were disqualified…
Details can make a difference when ice fishing for walleyes.
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