
Ohio’s statewide fishing and hunting report on Sept. 3, 2026
Water on the recede and fishing bite is better. Here’s the Ohio fishing and hunting report from across the state on Sept. 3, 2026.

Water on the recede and fishing bite is better. Here’s the Ohio fishing and hunting report from across the state on Sept. 3, 2026.

A new Minnesota catch-and-release record is in the books as Ben Erb of Bemidji landed a 31 1⁄2-inch bowfin on the Mississippi River in Beltrami County July 3.
Erb generally practices catch-and-release. He said

The woods do not go to sleep when the sun goes down.
Most recreational outdoor enthusiasts pack up their gear, dock their boats, and head for the warmth of a cabin or truck the

For Chris Wood, the proposed rollback of the so-called roadless rule is personal.
When the Trout Unlimited CEO worked for former U.S. Forest Service chief Mike Dombeck in the late 1990s and early 2000s,

It’s tough to give a fishery like Crow Wing County’s Gull Lake its proper due in a limited amount of space. There are so many pieces to this 10,000-acre system that warrant talking about, it’s

The heat has returned and that has caused some warmer water temps to return as well. However, it didn’t seem to affect the walleye bite.

The best walleye action is reportedly on the Niagara Bar, with fish up to 12.5 pounds being taken recently.

Fishing for panfish – and even bass – has been excellent at these fisheries.

I’m seeing a majority of the cabin and lake people in northwest Minnesota pulling in their docks and boats, and just throwing in the towel weeks earlier than normal.
The reason: Our water levels
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