Heavy fishing activity was observed on this fishery this week. Anglers targeting whitefish had the best success fishing off the drop-offs of Larson’s Reef in around 60 to 85 feet of water using plastic jigs.
Chute Pond supports a good overall fishery, based on results of a 2024 comprehensive survey (early spring, late spring, and fall). While most fish species have shown decreases in abundance compared to the 2013 survey,
Sport, travel and outdoors shows are a great way to network and meet people in the hunting and fishing fraternity.
In preparation for attending the Western New York Sport and Travel Expo at the
An explosion of yellow bass and the corresponding decline of other species in Crystal Lake has plagued what was once known far and wide as a “panfish factory.”
Sauk City’s Wayne Whitemarsh said a
Savvy Michigan anglers get a head start on the 2026 open water season for walleyes by targeting major rivers that walleyes run sometime in March.
Rotund walleyes, fat as pigs, stage well before the
The panfish are snapping and the bite is good.
Pity the poor burbot. Too long scorned and dismissed, unlovely and unloved. At best an occasional nuisance while pursuing “real” fish like the mighty walleye. At worst, lumped in with carp and other “rough fish”
Mike Conlin, whose footprints and pawprints can be found on just about every tool used to build the Illinois DNR’s Division of Fisheries over a magical four-decade period, died Feb. 12 at the age of
Illinois DNR offices that involve hunting, fishing and recreational shooting would see just a handful of new workers under the recently-proposed state budget.
Headcounts in the Office of Resource Conservation would go from 236
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