Wisconsin Fishing Report – May 4, 2026
Wisconsin DNR Reports
May 4, 2026
Opening weekend in May here brought in many coho salmon with most anglers catching nearly full limits.
Fishing
Mogadore Reservoir is one of northeast Ohio’s best fisheries
Mike Moore
May 4, 2026
Mogadore Reservoir in northeast Ohio sticks out like a sore thumb – in a good way.
There’s not a lot of development around the 1,000-acre lake and the development that is there sits back
More than 10,000 Fish Ohio pins issued in 2025
DNR Report
May 4, 2026
The Ohio DNR Division of Wildlife awarded 10,127 Fish Ohio pins to anglers who reeled in trophy fish among 26 different species in 2025.
Well-known fisheries such as Lake Erie, Alum Creek Lake, Buckeye
DNR reminds boaters that water temperatures remain cold in Ohio’s lakes, rivers
DNR Report
May 4, 2026
As Ohio begins to welcome warmer spring weather, the Ohio DNR is reminding everyone that water temperatures remain dangerously cold. Lakes, rivers, and streams are slow to warm up at this time of year, and
Trout-stocked Beechwood a sleeper bass lake in Pennsylvania’s Tioga County
Bob Frye
May 4, 2026
There’s no shortage of places to fish in Tioga County. No matter what you prefer to fish for or how you prefer to do it, there are always options.
One of those – and
Pennsylvania Mixed Bag: PF&BC helps Coast Guard at NFL Draft
Staff and News Reports
May 4, 2026
The Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission assisted the U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit in enforcing a security zone on local waterways during the National Football League Draft April 23-25 to ensure public safety, safeguard
Trout stocked in April are harder to catch in May; here’s how to adjust
Jerry Bush
May 4, 2026
It can be almost too easy to catch trout during the first couple of weeks after stocking occurs. Most trout fin for a week or two, often visible, in the same pool or very near
After remarkable comeback, Pennsylvania’s Clarion River now the place to catch trophy browns
Robert Bukk
May 4, 2026
It once was known as “Tuppeek-hanne” by the First Nations, Rivière au Fiel by the French, and later named the Clarion by surveyor Daniel Stanard because its flowing water sounded like a distant clarion horn
Ron Schara: Opening day tips aplenty… maybe too many
Ron Schara
May 3, 2026
I’m getting confused.
Again. Happens every countdown to Minnesota’s famed fishing opener, which is May 9 this year. This is when social media blows up with how-to-catch-walleyes advice ahead of the opener. Fish shallow.
