Michigan’s statewide fishing report on March 6, 2026
Staff Report
March 6, 2026
Winter holding tight, but bass, panfish starting transition. Here’s a look at the Michigan fishing report on March 6, 2026.
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Dave Maloney, Pa. lawmaker vocal on hunting, fishing issues, opting to leave ‘corruption of politics’
Tom Venesky
March 6, 2026
A state legislator who has long been vocal on hunting and fishing issues and who has been a thorn in the side of the Pennsylvania Game Commission confirmed he will not seek re-election at the
A little learning about some little (but important) fish in Illinois
Kayleigh Smith
March 6, 2026
Recently, I spent a day showing fourth-grade students the flora and fauna that live in or next to many of Illinois’ lakes. We looked at animal tracks in the mud on the shoreline, counted shells
Two tainted Pennsylvania creeks taken off trout-stocking list
Tom Venesky
March 6, 2026
The Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission removed two streams from its trout stocking list after high levels of a “forever chemical” were found in sampled fish tissue.
On Feb. 27, the agency said trout
Meet Laura Yeates… Bethlehem, Pa.’s ‘queen of the flatheads’
Deborah Weisberg
March 5, 2026
On the Delaware River, Laura Yeates rules.
At 41, Yeates, of Bethlehem, has caught enough big catfish to have earned the title Flathead Queen. It started about six years ago when the father of
Pennsylvania’s statewide fishing report on March 5, 2026
Staff Report
March 5, 2026
Ice is melting while bass fishing is good on some rivers. Here’s a look at the Pennsylvania fishing report on March 5, 2026.
Lake Erie ice melting off while Ohio rivers warm some ahead of the walleye run
John Hageman
March 5, 2026
After a week of a historic thaw just after Valentines Day in Ohio, the Lake Erie ice that was an incredible 15-22 inches thick was severely damaged by the intense direct sun, some minor amounts
Ohio’s statewide fishing report on March 5, 2026
Staff Report
March 5, 2026
Fishing pressure light during transition period. Here’s a look at the Ohio fishing report from across the state on March 5, 2026.
Minnesota DNR maintains 3-walleye bag limit for open water on Mille Lacs in 2026
Staff Report
March 5, 2026
Anglers on Minnesota’s Lake Mille Lacs will have the opportunity to harvest three walleyes starting on the fishing opener on Saturday, May 9. Harvested walleyes must be 17 inches or greater, with only one over
