Niagara Falls (N.Y.) Fishing Report – September 8, 2026
Site Staff
September 8, 2026
Walleye action also continues to be good to very good for both good numbers and size the entire length of the river.
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Lake of the Woods Fishing Report – September 8, 2026
Site Staff
September 8, 2026
Anglers here put up some very nice muskies, many between 45 and 49.5 inches, along with big walleyes up to 28.5 inches.
Michigan’s whitefish crisis gets much needed boost, but not cure
Anna Barnes / Capital News Service
September 8, 2026
The Michigan DNR’s Fisheries Division has received one-time funding of $350,000 for whitefish recovery.
The ailing species has undergone a rapid population decline in recent years, and for the first time, recovery efforts have
Lots of largemouths in weeds at Hopewell Lake in southeast Pennsylvania
Bob Frye
September 8, 2026
If you fish for largemouth bass, you probably read magazines, watch TV and YouTube shows about, or listen to podcasts about how and where to catch largemouth bass. And what do they all preach?
South Dakota Fishing Report – September 8, 2026 – video
Site Staff
September 8, 2026
Some nice walleyes were caught along with a few nice perch. The bite should continue to improve as temps begin to fall this next week.
Notes off a soiled cuff: No longer can Pennsylvania agencies pretend two-commission system isn’t wasteful
Jeff Mulhollem
September 8, 2026
The long-awaited report from Wildlife Management Institute on consolidating agency functions to boost efficiency finally was unveiled Aug. 31 (see this story).
WMI’s study confirmed what we knew: Pennsylvania is the only state in
Megan Plete: Late summer is the sweet spot of kayaking season
Megan Plete
September 7, 2026
Late summer and early fall offer a little bit of everything: warm afternoons, cooler mornings, fewer biting insects, lighter water traffic, and the first signs of changing leaves along the shoreline.
Pennsylvania’s disbanded deputies are still looking for answers
Tom Venesky
September 7, 2026
Several deputy game wardens said a decision by the Pennsylvania Game Commission at the beginning of the year made them question if the program was going to be phased out.
In August, they received
Pennsylvania stocking fewer steelhead in recent years
Deborah Weisberg
September 7, 2026
Pennsylvania anglers may begin to see fewer steelhead in Lake Erie tributaries this fall as a result of stocking reductions that began three years ago.
After decades of stocking about 1 million smolts a
