
Illinois Mixed Bag: DNR to hold public meeting on salmon, trout
DNR is inviting anglers and the public to an informational public meeting on the Lake Michigan salmon and trout fishery on March 12 in Des Plaines.

DNR is inviting anglers and the public to an informational public meeting on the Lake Michigan salmon and trout fishery on March 12 in Des Plaines.

Goodyear Lake is a spot that attracts a fair amount of angling traffic during the open-water season.
But it’s also worth a look during the hard-water season, and this past winter offered plenty of

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,

Warmer temps leading fish toward early spring patterns. Here’s a look at the Illinois fishing report across the state on Feb. 27, 2026.

Here’s a look at the New York fishing report from across the state on Feb. 26, 2026.

The best steelhead fishermen understand the life cycle and tendencies of the fish from smolt to adult. They understand why the fish return to the tributaries each year and they are aware that many holdovers

I was in a tug of war with a fish. A war that I could lose at any second if the fish used its sharp, fang-like teeth.
We went back and forth for some

A once-pristine southwestern Pennsylvania trout stream has been dropped from the state stocking schedule because of lead contamination from a nearby shooting range, as environmentalists call for faster enforceable action against the polluter.

Wisconsin DNR Field Warden Andrew Amundsen’s first station, after spending several months working in the DNR’s community service area, was at Devil’s Lake State Park in Sauk County. Most of Amundsen’s duties are at the
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