Great Lakes Basin Report February, 2026
Articles include:
Fed Order expands fishing/hunting and removes unnecessary barriers
Stay Safe in Cold Weather
Construction of Asian carp barrier in Illinois hits another snag
2026 Sturgeon Spearing Season opened Feb. 14
2026 Ontario fishing regs released
Midwinter River Walleyes
Steelhead collected to keep fish bountiful in Lake Erie tribs
2026 Lake Committee Meetings
Great Lakes report card outlines wins, losses. But what’s missing?
ODNR stocks Ohio’s waterways with 36M fish in 2025
More inside…
The Great Lakes Sport Fishing Council is a confederation of organizations and individuals who share a concern for the present and future of sport fishing, our natural and stocked resources and the ecosystem of the Great Lakes.
The following links provide more information about what’s going on in the areas around the Great Lakes: Ontario, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York , Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.
News letters are provided in PDF format and you must have a PDF Reader to view these files.
__________________________________________________________
Previous Reports:
Great Lakes Basin Report January, 2026
Great Lakes Basin Report December, 2025
Great Lakes Basin Report October, 2025 – Special report
Great Lakes Basin Report October, 2025
Great Lakes Basin Report September, 2025
Great Lakes Basin Report August, 2025
Great Lakes Basin Report July, 2025
Great Lakes Basin Report July, 2025
Great Lakes Basin Report June, 2025
Great Lakes Basin Report May, 2025
Great Lakes Basin Report April, 2025
Lake Ontario – Special Report
Lake Erie – Special Report
Lake Michigan- Special Report
Great Lakes Basin Report March, 2025
Great Lakes Basin Report February, 2025
Great Lakes Basin Report January, 2025
Great Lakes Basin Report December, 2024
Great Lakes Basin Report November, 2024
Great Lakes Basin Report October 2024
Great Lakes Basin Report September 2024
Great Lakes Basin Report August 2024
Great Lakes Basin Report July 2024
Great Lakes Basin Report June 2024
Great Lakes Basin Report May 2024
Great Lakes Basin Report April 2024
Great Lakes Basin Report March 2024
Great Lakes Basin Report January 2024

