An abundant 2024 year class of alewives could result in better fishing in Lake Ontario. The recently released 2025 Lake Ontario Spring Preyfish Assessment contains statistics and other information related to alewife abundance. The assessment provides vital data that fisheries … Continued
The Great Lakes Fishery Commission (GLFC) announced the annual sea lamprey abundances for each Great Lake in 2024. In it, researchers noted that populations of non-native predatory sea lampreys are above targets in all five of the Great Lakes. The … Continued
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) recently announced that the agency has stocked fall fingerling steelhead in Lake Superior and two rivers along the North Shore. In 2017, Minnesota DNR began raising steelhead trout to bolster the population of these … Continued
In December, 2024, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced the implementation of the Brook Trout Reserves program, a new initiative to protect Wisconsin’s native brook trout populations from changing environmental conditions. Cold water streams provide important habitat for … Continued
Black bass are New York’s most popular freshwater sportfish. Both largemouth and smallmouth bass can be found throughout the state, thriving in waters of all sizes, and are among the most exciting fish to catch. In 2023, six lakes in … Continued