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Wisconsin Closes Brule Hatchery as Stocking Cuts Anger Anglers
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Wisconsin Closes Brule Hatchery as Stocking Cuts Anger Anglers

A funding standoff between Gov. Tony Evers and Republican lawmakers shut Wisconsin's century-old Brule hatchery and slashed fish stocking. Anglers and scientists warn a billion-dollar fishery is at risk.

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Soft-Baiting the South Island: Trout Without the Fly Rod
Lake Fishing3 June 2026

Soft-Baiting the South Island: Trout Without the Fly Rod

On a multi-day South Island trip, Fishy Business host Adam leaves the fly rod behind and catches brown and rainbow trout on soft plastics, with veteran angler Malcolm breaking down jig-head weights and upstream presentation.

The Herring King Strikes Again: Paul Marks Wins at Lake Murray
Lake Fishing1 June 2026

The Herring King Strikes Again: Paul Marks Wins at Lake Murray

Paul Marks rode a Zoom Super Fluke and a lifetime of blueback-herring know-how to victory at the Bassmaster Elite event on Lake Murray, claiming his second blue trophy on a herring fishery and cementing a nickname he has earned twice over.

Metre Cod on Every Colour: A Winter Murray Cod Challenge
Lake Fishing1 June 2026

Metre Cod on Every Colour: A Winter Murray Cod Challenge

Set a challenge to land a metre-plus Murray cod on every colour of a new lure, one angler stacks four big fish in a drizzly winter session — and shares why grey days can fish all day.

Decades of Barra, Never a Saratoga: Ryan Moody's Tableland Lesson
Lake Fishing31 May 2026

Decades of Barra, Never a Saratoga: Ryan Moody's Tableland Lesson

After decades of guiding for barramundi, Ryan Moody finally targets saratoga on the stocked Tablelands behind Cairns - and shares the weedless paddle-tail switch and barra-style delayed hookset that turned a one-from-30 disaster into a 15-from-17 result.

Roland Martin Scouts a $10,000 Okeechobee Bag With Hilary
Lake Fishing26 May 2026

Roland Martin Scouts a $10,000 Okeechobee Bag With Hilary

Bass legend Roland Martin and granddaughter Hilary spend a practice day grinding shallow Okeechobee water before a $10,000 team tournament, learning that one good fish beats a dozen small ones.

Six Baits, One Answer: A Jerkbait Cracks a Fussy Walleye Bite
Lake Fishing26 May 2026

Six Baits, One Answer: A Jerkbait Cracks a Fussy Walleye Bite

On a crowded Memorial Day weekend lake, walleye snubbed live bait all afternoon. Cycling through six setups, Target Walleye found that a shallow jerkbait, fished to make fish rise, was the only answer.

Donut on Snapper, Limit on Squid: Winter Lord of the Snapper in Port Phillip Bay
Lake Fishing24 May 2026

Donut on Snapper, Limit on Squid: Winter Lord of the Snapper in Port Phillip Bay

Between the Bays Fishing tackles the winter Lord of the Snapper competition in Port Phillip Bay testing a deep-channel theory, lands nine fresh squid for bait but zeros on the target species, and shares notes on a Honda 4-stroke repower that has cut fuel use dramatically.

Dean Macey's Walthamstow Drought Breaks With a 12 lb 10 Bream: Lead Clips, Dark Mixes and a Mad Hour on Reservoir Two
Lake Fishing23 May 2026

Dean Macey's Walthamstow Drought Breaks With a 12 lb 10 Bream: Lead Clips, Dark Mixes and a Mad Hour on Reservoir Two

Decathlete-turned-angler Dean Macey returned to Walthamstow Reservoirs Two and Three for the first time in years and pulled four bream in a 'mad hour' on a tough northeasterly day, including a 12 lb 10 oz male, 10 lb 7 oz and 9 lb 13 oz fish on a heavy lead-clip rig and a dark, worm-tipped hookbait.

Joey Price Calls a 'Reset' on the California Delta: Negative Tides and 35-Knot Winds Reshape the Post-Spawn Bite
Lake Fishing22 May 2026

Joey Price Calls a 'Reset' on the California Delta: Negative Tides and 35-Knot Winds Reshape the Post-Spawn Bite

Delta guide Joey Price tells the In Deep weekly report that howling 35 mph winds, big negative tides and weed spraying have pushed Delta bass off the bank and into deeper grass edges.

Pull Over and Fish: A Roadside Crappie Haul From a Maps Pin
Lake Fishing20 May 2026

Pull Over and Fish: A Roadside Crappie Haul From a Maps Pin

US angler 903 Fishing pulls over at a random roadside pond found on Google Maps and turns it into a steady session on white and black crappie, with finesse-jig tactics and a blunt take on colored jig heads.

Eastern Sierra Trout Opener 2026: Winning Lakes and Why the June Loop Disappointed
Lake Fishing19 May 2026

Eastern Sierra Trout Opener 2026: Winning Lakes and Why the June Loop Disappointed

California angler and content creator Mike of Trout Made Angler Company has weighed in on the 2026 Eastern Sierra trout opener, nominating Twin Lakes, Bridgeport Reservoir, Convict Lake and Lake Crowley as the standout fisheries, while questioning why the June Lake Loop appears to have underperformed for the second year running.