By late summer and into early autumn, most Pennsylvania trout streams have shrunk to their lowest levels of the season. In particularly dry times, some small freestone streams pretty much dry up and become a
If you want to wet a line and consistently get strikes – maybe you have some kids who enjoy catching fish, or simply want to put a few fish on the dinner table – and
Earlier in the year most fish tend to be found shallow in under 20 feet of water, but during hot summer months walleyes tend to scatter throughout the bodies of water. This isn’t just because
Open-water lake action for kings remains real good. There are still some nice steelhead in the mix, too.
Thick weeds continue to produce a mixed bag of fish. Here’s the Minnesota fishing report on Aug. 12, 2026.
The Chinook salmon bite was in full swing here, with several anglers reporting limits during the early morning bite before sunup and very good catches during the evening.
The number of good walleyes being caught has definitely decreased because of the heat, but hopefully, expected cooler temps will improve the bite.
What follows may sound simple, but I discovered a pattern way back in the day, and it still holds up years later: shaded shorelines!
My first stop on most of the lakes I fish
With lower-than-normal rainfall and higher-than-normal temperatures in the past few weeks, persistent drought and lower lake levels have become common across a large portion of the state.
Much of north-central Minnesota is experiencing storage
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