The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (WVDNR) recently announced that Matt Born of Reedsville, West Virginia, caught a new state record chain pickerel. Born landed the 27.95-inch, 5.65-pound fish on April 21 using a homemade spinner on a 4-pound … Continued
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) recently certified a new catch-and-release state record lake sturgeon. Caught by Travis Keating April 18 on the Rainy River in Lake of the Woods County, the massive sturgeon had a length of 80 … Continued
Soon after ice cover is gone from Iowa lakes, anglers may find opportunities to catch channel catfish as they move close to shore to feed. The bite starts sooner in southern Iowa impoundments since they lose ice before northern Iowa … Continued
In February, 2026, angler Kyle Hatrock landed a 27 inch long Westslope cutthroat trout while fishing on Lake Pend Oreille. Hatrock’s fish set a new Idaho state record for the species in the catch-and-release category. “We’d just got all the … Continued
The popularity of angling for lake whitefish in the Chequamegon Bay region of Lake Superior has increased in recent years, both through the ice and from a boat, according to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR). In March, Wisconsin … Continued