Metro Area Fishing Report – April 12, 2026 – video
Matt Johnson
April 12, 2026
We’ve been chasing crappies all week and we’ve seen all kinds of conditions and patterns. Finding some consistent behaviors.
Fishing
Wisconsin sport shop in Spooner loses beloved yellow Lab ‘Babs’ to likely accidental poisoning
Dave Zeug
April 12, 2026
Rick and Barb Anderson’s yellow Lab, Babs, has been part of the welcoming committee at Spooner’s AAA Sport Shop for years. Sadly, Babs died Feb. 13 after apparently being exposed to a rodenticide poison after
Mike Schoonveld: Here’s how to effectively run a lure down the chute on your next Great Lakes outing
Mike Schoonveld
April 12, 2026
The first time I ventured out on a Great Lake to troll for salmon was on a small boat with a small outboard.
There were three of us, each of us had brought our
Steve McComas: What to track as spring awakens Minnesota waters
Steve McComas
April 12, 2026
After hunkering down for the Minnesota winter, we are tilting back toward the sun, and as sunlight energy becomes more direct and intense, our temperatures warm. Spring awakenings are afoot.
As the hours of
State Roundup: No shortage of opportunities for Wisconsin anglers these days
Dean Bortz
April 11, 2026
It’s almost getting to the point where a fisherman might ask why we even have any closed seasons anymore.
Wisconsin’s stream trout season closure has been pushed into October. This year, on April 4,
Spring combat fishing on Minnesota waters of the Mississippi River
Chris Kolbert
April 11, 2026
It was well after 8 a.m. when my buddy Eric and I launched my boat below a lock and dam on the Mississippi River and motored across the channel to target pre-spawn walleyes and saugers.<br
How to catch tight-lipped crappie in the spring
John Tertuliani
April 11, 2026
Some blame the weather while others blame the time of day or the location for the conditions at hand. Tight-lipped crappies start the discussions or become the ongoing arguments over the line used, the lure,
New York Fishing Report – April 10-17, 2026
Site Staff
April 10, 2026
When weather has permitted, Lake Ontario brown trout action has been very good from the Niagara River to east of Rochester.
Illinois’ statewide fishing report on April 10, 2026
Staff Report
April 10, 2026
Crappie, bass bites jump as spring temps settle in. Here’s a look at the Illinois fishing report on April 10, 2026.
