Our experts collect on-the-ground reports from professional anglers and tour guides. Here’s this week’s report for 4/14/26.

Once Mother Nature eases up on Old Man Winter, it doesn’t take long for yellow perch anglers to shake off cabin fever and hit ...

Fishing is getting busy, with more species seasons opening up and other events that will make the spring schedule more ...

Whether the nets come up with suckers or not, the festivities continue with plenty to eat, including snacks, venison jerky, ...

I planned this bucket list Lake Gogebic perch trip for months—late ice, giant “teeter pigs”, and stable weather. By the time we drilled our first hole, the snowmobile wouldn’t start, the fish wouldn’t ...

Lake Gogebic is one of the top places in the country for giant yellow perch, which are known locally as "teeter pigs." | Joe Shead Upper Michigan's Lake Gogebic is one of the best spots in the country ...

Dr. Andrea Malkin Brenner, a college transition expert, discusses vital spring break safety tips for students and families. She emphasizes being careful, conscientious and communicative while ...

Beaver Lake: Fishing is making the swing to spring. Reece Jones at Hook, Line and Sinker in Rogers said spring fishing methods are starting to work. Black bass can be caught with any lure an angler ...

Spring arrives across the southern Midwest in waves. First come the warmer afternoons and the smell of fresh earth in the woods. Then, the dogwoods bloom, and gobblers start sounding off from the ...

Late winter often produces the biggest perch of the entire ice fishing season. The 60-degree sun beat down on me like a death ray. The foot or so of softening ice I stood on acted like a mirror, ...

A sign pointing to the fishing docks is posted at the marina of Wyandotte County Lake Park on the afternoon of March 5, 2026. Sofi Zeman szeman@kcstar.com Local anglers itching to get back out on the ...

With the sun shining and a gentle breeze in the air, spring on the lake will feel like the perfect escape. The deepest lake in Alabama occupies 21,000 acres in Cullman, Walker and Winston Counties.