The 2025-26 Wisconsin general inland fishing season opens May 3. And fishing is allowed year-round for many species and in many areas of the state. Department of Natural Resources officials expect ...

Wisconsin, with its abundant freshwater lakes, is a haven for fishing enthusiasts like you. The state is celebrated for its diverse array of fishing environments, from sprawling lakes teeming with ...

Fishing has been practiced by humans for at least 40,000 years, according to studies of our early diets and archeological remains of ancient campsites. If history is any guide, it will be with us for ...

Fish records are falling like rain in Wisconsin. Within the first few months of 2001, four record fish have been caught in a variety of Wisconsin waters. The records aren't for the glamour fish - ...

Northwoods angler Colin Crawford with a musky he caught and released, a tradition that started in Wisconsin because of Muskies, Inc., a non-profit group of musky anglers, in the 1990s. There’s no ...

The Wisconsin DNR plans to issue an incidental take permit for a rare fish due to the Hillside-Bloomington Pole Replacement ...

In 2019, Gov. Evers signed Executive Order #50 to annually designate the second Monday in October as Indigenous Peoples’ Day.