New York’s statewide fishing report on June 18, 2026
Staff Report
June 18, 2026
Make the most of summer while long days are here. Here’s the New York fishing report across the state on June 18, 2026.
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North Lindstrom Lake offers fast fishing, plenty of panfish for Minnesota’s Chisago County anglers
Glen Schmitt
June 17, 2026
The Chisago Chain of Lakes are a band of connected fisheries united by a series of channels, small streams, and skinny routes that allow fish and boat movement between some of the lakes. In all,
Minnesota DNR seeks input on special regs proposal
Staff Report
June 17, 2026
The Minnesota DNR is asking for input on several special fishing regulation proposals.
Each year, the agency reviews existing fishing regulations, proposes new special regulations that apply to individual waters and asks the public
Minnesota’s statewide fishing report on June 17, 2026
Outdoor News
June 17, 2026
Walleyes and crappies seem to be most active late in the day. Here’s the Minnesota fishing report on June 17, 2026.
The tale of the lion and Pennsylvania’s Lackawaxen River
Vic Attardo
June 17, 2026
The first railroad steam engine to run in the U.S. traveled over a small iron bridge across the Lackawaxen River outside Honesdale, Pa., in the Pocono Mountains.
That was in 1829. Today, you can
Panfish a top target at Upper Herring Lake in Michigan’s Benzie County
Ralph Loos
June 16, 2026
A trio of fish caught in Michigan’s Upper Herring Lake in the summer of 2025 were added to DNR’s Master Angler Program. All three – a 10-inch bluegill, a 21-inch largemouth bass, and a 12-inch
Tappan Lake in Ohio’s Harrison County a flathead factory, saugeyes as well
Mike Moore
June 16, 2026
If you had visited Tappan Lake in northeast Ohio in late 2007 or 2008, you would have found a saugeye fishery that rivaled any in the state.
Fisheries, however, being cyclical in nature, turned
Catch bass, panfish soon at Gordon, Koon lakes in southern Pennsylvania
Freddie McKnight
June 16, 2026
Koon Lake is the larger of the two bodies of water at 268 acres and offers more in the variety aspect of fishing opportunities. It is home to largemouth bass, rock bass, bluegills, pumpkinseeds, yellow
Nine record fish caught in Minnesota this spring
Staff Report
June 15, 2026
The Minnesota DNR announced on Monday that the agency has certified nine new state record fish this spring.
Two of those records have been in the weight category, which requires the angler to
