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The tale of the lion and Pennsylvania’s Lackawaxen River
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

Old-school offerings still catch walleyes on Lake Erie
When mayflies began their population recovery in the mid-1990s, walleye fishermen found that the weight-forward spinner lure bite noticeably slowed when these swarms of insects emerged from the lake in June.
Charter captains began

Stop making these five live bait mistakes – video
Whether you’re fishing with nightcrawlers, minnows, or leeches, these small adjustments can help you put more fish in the boat this season.

Looking for the right fishing spot – video
Taking time to look at a lake before heading out fishing, which means looking for structures, weed lines, rock piles and more.

Family’s deer hunting tradition born on 3D archery targets at the Ohio State Fair
A visit to the Ohio DNR booth at the Ohio State Fair started a family tradition for Greg and Erica Hitzhusen and their oldest son, Eli.
The family attended the fair every year,

Trolling 6-foot flats for Devils Lake walleyes – video
The exact pattern for targeting scattered, aggressive fish and how to catch them in just 6 feet of water during the middle of the day.

Jeremiah Haas: Enjoy moments to make the most out of Father’s Day
Father’s Day (June 21) is a weekend where we celebrate, honor, and appreciate those things that our father has done for us. While it may not get as much fanfare as Mother’s Day, it is

Oak Duke: Hooked on fishing, quite literally
Some of us who fish may not like to admit it when we get caught by our own hooks.
Embarrassing, but we are not alone. According to national medical statistics, well over a million

Steve Piatt: In what seems like the blink of an eye, hunting mentees become the mentors
Back in 2004, I took a 12-year-old kid on New York State’s first ever youth turkey hunt on a bitterly cold morning in the Adirondacks, with a temp that bottomed out at 18 degrees.