New York Fishing Report – March 13-20, 2026
Site Staff
March 13, 2026
Steelhead are now the main species in this river, with a few brown trout being caught. Try using eggs, beads, pink worms, or a fly in the river.
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Illinois’ statewide fishing report on March 13, 2026
Staff Report
March 13, 2026
April anglers hope to see continuance of March action. Here’s a look at the Illinois fishing report across the state on March 13, 2026.
Wisconsin Mixed Bag: Leftover turkey tags go on sale this week
Staff and News Reports
March 13, 2026
More than 100,000 leftover spring turkey tags will go on sale this week, by zone, beginning at 10 a.m. Monday, March 16, with leftover tags in Zone 1, which has more than 11,000 tags remaining
Federal funds for Wisconsin’s Voluntary Public Access program still in limbo
Matt Geiger
March 13, 2026
Wisconsin’s Voluntary Public Access and Habitat Incentive Program (VPA-HIP) allows hunting and other recreational activities on roughly 32,000 acres of private land across the state. While supporters say the program is beneficial to landowners, outdoor
Three-pound perch from Green Bay could be biggest caught in Wisconsin in 70 years
Kevin Naze
March 13, 2026
Andrew Berken, of Pulaski, was fishing with his dad, Kevin, and 2-1⁄2-year-old daughter, Finnley, when he struck gold in the waters off Door County Feb. 11.
“I have a few good trophy perch spots
Ask a Fisheries Biologist: How often are Wisconsin anglers limiting out on panfish?
Max Wolter Wisconsin DNR Fish Biologist
March 13, 2026
Some anglers worry that other anglers are taking a full limit or more of panfish. How common is it for a panfish angler to keep a limit or more than the limit?
Wisconsin’s statewide fishing report on March 13, 2026
Outdoor News
March 13, 2026
Crappies, bluegill, perch keeping late-ice anglers busy. Here’s the Wisconsin fishing report on March 13, 2026.
Outdoor Insights: Is forward-facing sonar actually reducing hooking mortality?
Rob Drieslein
March 13, 2026
During last month’s Mille Lacs Fisheries Advisory Committee meeting, some chatter erupted about whether the DNR should reconsider its equation for calculating walleye hooking mortality.
Has new catch-and-release season impacted New York trout? DEC releases study results
Don Lehman
March 13, 2026
New York’s new catch-and-release season for trout in inland trout streams does not appear to be having a significant impact on wild trout populations, according to a newly released study from the state Department of
