Jayden Savino (left) and Kolbe Fletcher of Tyrone competed in a High School PA BASS Nation event on Cayuga Lake in New York on June 21. They had 19.81 lb. limit of five largemouth bass anchored by a 5.92-pound lunker. This was both boys’ first event fishing against high school teams. They ...
Michigan may be known as the Great Lakes state, but most of its residents have a river to thank for their hometown’s existence. “Just looking at settlement patterns in Michigan tells us a lot about how important our rivers are,” said Lisa Dechano-Cook, a Western Michigan University geographer who co-wrote the book “ Kalamazoo River.” “You wanted to be near water, especially running water, so that you could get from place to place.” When combined, Michigan’s 76,000 miles of rivers, creeks and streams have a shoreline 46 times the length of Michigan’s Great Lakes ...
BISMARCK, N.D. — Ah, the serenity of fishing. Just an angler, a fishing pole and maybe thousands of dollars worth of sonar equipment offering an exact image of what that walleye or bass is doing in the watery depths below. It’s called forward-facing sonar, and the hot-selling products are not only helping anglers increase their catch, they are raising questions about why people go fishing in the first place and whether fish populations can survive the new technology. “You’ve got people that are concerned about what’s going to happen to the sport of fishing,” said Gary ...
Every now and then, a hiker, climber or biologist lays eyes on a mountain goat in the nooks and crannies of the mighty Teton Range. There’s a good likelihood that the unwanted, nonnative animal doesn’t survive long after the authorities pinpoint its presence. That’s because the National ...
Just as I seem to have finally shaken the dust off most of my fishing tackle, it is time to start prepping for hunting this fall. Hunting licenses for 2026-27 go on sale at 8 a.m. this Monday, June 23, along with the first round of antlerless deer (doe) licenses. This will be the fourth year ...
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. — Miles from shore, Chris Kemp pumps and reels as he battles a fish 150 feet below. Eventually, it gives up, and the 10-pound red snapper is hauled aboard the Jodie Lynn II. There’s barely time to rejoice. As Kemp raises his trophy for a picture, the charter ...
