South Dakota Fishing Report – May 12, 2026 – video
Site Staff
May 12, 2026
The walleye bite has been getting better as the weather improves.
Fishing
Niagara Falls (N.Y.) Fishing Report – May 12, 2026
Site Staff
May 12, 2026
Niagara Bar has been the place to be this past week for a variety of species, including king salmon, coho salmon, lake trout, brown trout, and the occasional walleye.
Minnesota anglers battle a windy weekend to find fish over the 2026 opener
Glen Schmitt
May 12, 2026
That darn wind! That seemed to be the steady theme among anglers across Minnesota as they assessed the 2026 May 9-10 fishing opener early this week.
A strong blow out of the north, combined with
Northern Michigan residents caught with more than double the daily legal limit of walleye from Detroit River
DNR Report
May 12, 2026
A group of anglers from northern Michigan was caught Friday with an overlimit of 34 walleye – more than double the daily legal limit, after fishing on the Detroit River.
“People visit Detroit from
Stockings focus on walleyes, wipers and largemouths in Illinois’ Lake Bloomington
Ralph Loos
May 12, 2026
Fish stocking at Lake Bloomington the past few years has been focused on walleyes, largemouth bass, and hybrid striped bass – three species that seem to attract the most interest at the 635-acre McLean County
Southern Illinois man recognized for ‘record-threatening’ crappie
Anthony Candia
May 12, 2026
A southern Illinois man with a history of outdoor accomplishments came just a few ounces shy of breaking the Illinois state crappie record.
Not that the numbers mattered – he was actually fishing in
Illinois Mixed Bag: Muskie Tournament Trail season opener won with 39-inch fish
Staff and News Reports
May 12, 2026
Springfield — The Illinois Muskie Tournament Trail kicked off its 2026 season on April 25 with the Spring Classic Tournament on Wheel Lake at Banner Marsh.
Fish salvage declared for small lake in Manito, Ill.
Staff Report
May 12, 2026
Manito, Ill. DNR issued a fish salvage declaration for the south lake at Spring Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area in Tazewell County on May 5.
Ralph Loos: Only thing harder than catching a fish is producing a fish
Ralph Loos
May 12, 2026
Not long ago I found myself across the Illinois state line, sitting at a table with fisheries biologists, hatchery managers and a handful of “specialists” and “technicians” – vague job titles that wildlife agencies give
