Is the blue pike extinct or just hiding? Explore the history, the massive harvests and the science behind why this legendary Lake Erie fish disappeared.

When the calendar flipped to 2026, Western New Yorkers did what they always do — checked the weather, complained about it and then went outside anyway — with a grin. It’s what we do best. And looking ...

PARK RAPIDS, Minn. — TJ Erickson, Park Rapids educator, former guide and popular YouTube content creator, covers a variety of topics designed to help people learn more about some aspect of fishing.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Lake Erie’s huge schools of walleye are gorging themselves on gizzard shad right now, including toothy females fattening up for the spring spawning season arriving in March and April ...

Evan Yarbrough was fishing the Willamette River with his friends outside Eugene when he hooked something big. At first he thought he was snagged. Then he figured it was a huge carp or sucker fish. But ...

As walleye populations in many Wisconsin waters continue to sag, a partnership of governmental agencies will draw on private funding to attempt a relatively little-used strategy in one lake: build a ...

Whatever’s involved in the biological mechanics of making more fish, Lake Erie’s walleye appear to have the hang of it. The preliminary results for the 2025 hatch have been assigned a ranking of ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio - The wonderful world of Lake Erie walleye fishing has put the Buckeye State on the national map. In recent decades the walleye sport fishery on Lake Erie has grown to be renowned ...

Michigan Out-of-Doors is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Fire Tablet, Roku, Samsung Smart TV ...

How do you fillet a walleye? There are quite a few ways to fillet a walleye. This method is called "zippering" a walleye and creates four boneless fillets per walleye! (plus the two cheeks of course!) ...

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Tackle store shelves are teeming with every size, color, and shape of walleye lure imaginable. And if you're new to fishing for walleye, deciding on what baits to choose can be a daunting task. This ...