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- Iowa conifers struggling with winter burnIowa Department of Natural Resource foresters are receiving reports of moderate to severe winter burn damage to arborvitae and white pine trees across Iowa. “...
- Iowa landowners may notice spring frost damage as trees start to budIowa’s early spring warm up followed by the return of below freezing evening temperatures were a shock to many trees. Some trees experienced frost damage to t...
- Iowa’s Spirit Lake Hatchery filling with northern pikeCrews with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources placed fyke nets in the outlets of the sloughs that flow into Big Spirit Lake on April 1, to start collectin...
- Public invited to comment on New York DEC’s proposed bass tournament permit systemNew York State Department of Environmental Conservation recently announced a proposal to implement a fishing tournament permit and reporting system for black ba...
- A trout pilgrimage to Ernest Hemingway’s “Big Two-Hearted River” (Part 1)When I was a young newspaper reporter in Chicago with short vacations and little money, I used to drive to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan to fish the Big Two-H...
- Commentary: Giving away Minnesota lands shouldn’t be in the hands of a few legislatorsEditor’s note: This commentary addresses current proposed legislation in St. Paul that would transfer ownership of state land around Upper Red Lake to Red Lak...
- Ben Moyer: Quail release an uplifting development in PennsylvaniaI count myself fortunate to have been invited to the March 19 release of wild bobwhite quail, trapped the previous day in Florida, onto the Letterkenny Army Dep...
- MN Daily Update: Here’s why vintage lures are making a comeback among anglersVintage lures are making a comeback among anglers. Here’s why. The post MN Daily Update: Here’s why vintage lures are making a comeback among anglers appear...
- Will a mild winter mean more toms for Minnesota hunters this spring?Minnesota turkey hunters are welcoming the recent return of more spring-like weather as the season gets under way next week, on April 17. The 2023 spring season...
- Bob Gwizdz: The best time to go fishing is whenever you canWe were fishing for Atlantic salmon, one of Jim Chamberlin’s favorite fish, on Michigan’s Torch Lake, one of his favorite fishing holes. Atlantics, Chamberl...
- White bass run in Ohio may come a bit early this yearWhile the white bass migration in Ohio peaks around mid-May, catchable numbers often linger to the end of the month. The timing and duration of the spawn is gov...
- WI Daily Update: Here’s why vintage lures are making a comeback among anglersVintage lures are making a comeback among anglers. Here’s why. The post WI Daily Update: Here’s why vintage lures are making a comeback among anglers appear...
- Youth fishing derby returning to Perry County in Ohio this JuneOn Saturday, June 15, one of the most fun days this side of a disappearing bobber will return to Perry County, Ohio, when the sixth annual Hooked on Fishing …...
- Minnesota’s Pro Tip of the Week: Time to prepare for springtime walleye fishingThinking outside the box can be difficult moving into a new open-water fishing season. Our 2023-24 winter was a nonevent that we hadn’t previously experienced...
- Steve Carney just says no to forward-facing sonarI just viewed a short snippet on forward-facing sonar provided by legendary angler Hank Parker, who spoke about this relatively new phenomenon. In a nutshell, h...