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- What do mayflies have in common with passenger pigeons?Visiting a lake in May or June in much of the Midwest likely will bring you into contact with mayflies, although they also occur throughout the country. We some...
- Steve McComas: Examining the curious case of disappearing green sunfish from a Minnesota lakeStarting in the 1920s, gravel mining was active in the city of Maple Grove area in Minnesota. Several gravel pits were produced, and as gravel extraction was wi...
- Steve Griffin: With a little effort we can slow spread of invasivesThere’s two things we tend not to realize about aquatic vegetation, the stuff we call weeds: how important good ones are to the fish we love, and the threats ...
- Dan Small Outdoors Radio: Show 2027Range of Richfield president Jim Babiasz announces July events and specials at the range and invites listeners to meet gunsmith Eli Jahns in his new digs. Pappa...
- James Lindner: Mapping the modern weedline for summer bassIf you’re looking for largemouth bass in many of our northern, natural lakes, the approach is simple: Find the weeds, and odds are you’ll find bass. That be...
- Mike Schoonveld: Quick lessons on electric knife bladesA group of friends and myself were headed out for a couple days of walleye fishing and even more friends were on a second boat. All of us were expecting the cap...
- Steve Piatt: Sometimes, it’s best to turn the attention from turkeys to troutCutting short our spring gobbler season by a few days has become a standard routine for wife, Paula, and me, albeit one that always leads to concerns I’ll enc...
- With population dwindling, gray foxes now under Illinois DNR controlThe DNR has records going back to the mid-1970s that show more than 10,000 gray fox marketed each season by hunters and trappers across Illinois. In 2024, that ...
- Ohio’s post-spawn crappies can be had with the right tacticsOhio’s 2025 spring was cooler than normal and wet, not the typical crappie spawning conditions I have come to know and love. The summer months may bring more ...
- New York bass tournament registration takes hold with almost 800 events on tapNew York state has issued nearly 800 permits to anglers and organizations who plan to hold bass fishing tournaments around the state in 2025, as state officials...
- WI Daily Update: Tips for success fishing clear-water lakesZebra mussels have been making for clear waters on many lakes in the Upper Midwest, and in turn, tougher lakes to fish. Tim Lesmeister details ways to guarantee...
- Episode 547 – Public lands win, roadless rule, tasty (?) rusty crayfish, ICAST preview, Asian carpOn this Fourth of July summer weekend edition, Managing Editor Rob Drieslein and Editor Tim Spielman break down the latest upbeat news from the U.S. Congress wh...
- Wisconsin’s statewide fishing report on July 3, 2025Fish still shifting around due to storms, water temps. Here’s a look at the Wisconsin fishing report across the state on July 3, 2025. The post Wisconsin’s ...
- Iowa’s statewide fishing report on July 3, 2025Here’s a look at the Iowa fishing report from across the state on July 3, 2025. The post Iowa’s statewide fishing report on July 3, 2025 appeared first on O...
- Top duck hunting club in southern Illinois closed after baiting caseA southern Illinois hunting club that described itself as the top waterfowl harvesting commercial club over a 15-year stretch and claimed to hold the state reco...