Today we're out there at the mouth of Lake Ontario, doing something I normally wouldn't do until the spring: trolling for ...

The first taste of snow arrived this week but that shouldn’t stop many anglers from fishing in the streams (especially off Lake Ontario) or the Niagara River – the best two cold weather options. Lake ...

We're out here on Lake Ontario trolling for lake trout. It's early May and the water temperature is 44 degrees Fahrenheit (6 degrees Celsius. I've chosen to run with the American Smelt - specifically ...

Put that mount back on the wall, Butch! Actually, "Bullhead Butch" Blasing, who operates Rod Benders Guide Service, soon will have his trophy lake trout mounted and placed on his wall. The 20-pound, ...

3/20: Jeff Makela, of Superior, caught this 28-inch native brown trout from a small spring pond in Bayfield County. It was caught July 19, 2025, after a morning rain storm. "I hope to share the story ...

Spend enough time outdoors, and you're going to run across some unusual stuff. Such was the case Monday, when a friend and I spent the day in a Ballard's Resort fish house near Knight Island on Lake ...