A Chinook already turning color, lots of lakers and some active steelhead on southern Lake Michigan, steady catfish and largemouth bass inland and cooler weather settling in lead this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report.

CLAYTON, N.Y. — Consistency helped Canadian Chris Johnston capture a historic SiteOne Bassmaster Elite tournament victory.

As the plane fitted with floats careens off the air pockets wafting from the canopy of the Amazon below, I’m eager to touch down in one of the planet’s most remote fishing waters.

Chicago chanterelle, some top Wisconsin waterfall spots, John Muir and racism, and thoughts on fireflies are among the notes from around Chicago outdoors.

Three anecdotal stories from around Chicago fishing add evidence that the spike in fishing during the pandemic also includes youth.

CHICAGO _ After hours of searching, the U.S. Coast Guard found four teen siblings on two inflatable kayaks in Lake Michigan more than four miles offshore early Monday, authorities said.