All fish are predators, but northern pike come dressed for the part—needle teeth, vacant eyes, thick slime, serpentine shape—which is part of what make pike fishing so much fun. Their primeval ...

Last week this column examined early season northern pike fishing on lakes. But that’s only half the story. Rivers such as the Allegheny, Shenango and French Creek offer good early season pike fishing ...

Northern pike, chain pickerel, and muskies are all members of the same family. And if we were comparing them to the porridge in “Goldilocks and the Three Bears,” pike fishing would be “just right.” ...

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After our guide cut the outboard, I grabbed my fly rod, stepped up to the bow deck, and surveyed the scene. It had been a long, exhausting journey from my home in New York to way-way-way-northern ...

This week we go pike fishing in Ludington, and then do some ice fishing in the southern part of the state. Finally, we share a great fish recipe. Michigan Out-of-Doors is available to stream on ...

BEMIDJI, Minn. – Every fall, about the time most outdoors enthusiasts across the Northland put away their rods and reels and set their sights on hunting, Steve Young gets serious about fly fishing.

Before we get full time into outdoor columns about hunting, let me do a final end-of-summer column about fishing. About a month ago I wrote a column about a wonderful July morning in my fishing boat, ...

Here is the weekly report from Department of Natural Resources conservation officers in northwest Minnesota and adjacent areas of northern Minnesota for Monday, March 31, 2025. CO Ben Huener (Roseau) ...