We call them “NINs,” “Nine Inch Nails,” in homage to the rock band of the same name.
NINs are what we like our winter bluegills to be. A 9-inch bluegill, or darn close to
Steelhead are now the main species here, with a few brown trout being caught.
Ice anglers fishing in UP, still waiting in Lower. Here’s a look at the Michigan fishing and hunting report across the state on Dec. 12, 2025.
Former DNR secretary and Wisconsin Wildlife Federation executive director George Meyer, 78, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 10, in Madison.
Meyer had been a Wisconsin conservation leader for more than 50 years. He worked as
Sens. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) and Gary Peters’ (D-Mich.) bill, the Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization Act, passed the Senate by unanimous consent on Nov. 19.
The Great Lakes Fishery Research Program expired at the
Ice fishing enthusiasts hoping for early start to season. Here’s a look at the Pennsylvania fishing report from across the state on Dec. 11, 2025.
Here’s a look at the statewide fishing report across Iowa on Dec. 11, 2025.
Lakes locked up in thin ice; hardwater soon. A look at the Ohio fishing and hunting report across the state on Dec. 11, 2025.
There’s lake trout fishing in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and elsewhere – even on Lake Superior if Mother Nature turns her frigid best and makes enough for ice for anglers in and around
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