By P.J. Reilly Southeast Correspondent What a difference a year, and some decent rainfall, makes. Last year at this time, the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission was issuing news releases about bacteria in the Susquehanna River killing tons of young smallmouth bass and causing ugly lesions on big, adult bass. No such deaths to report …
SOUTHERN LP Lake St. Clair Bass fishing is “insane” on Lake St. Clair with lots of fish in the 5-pound range being caught. Anglers are dragging tubes and fishing shiners and crawlers with good success off the Grosse Pointe Yacht Club, Nine Mile Road, at the St. Clair Light. Crankbaits have been producing the best
By Mark Tuscano Contributing Writer Chardon, Ohio — The Geauga County Park District will consider allowing controlled white-tailed deer hunting on several parcels as a proactive approach to population control for the species, said the district’s natural resource manager, John Oros. “It’s going to happen,” Oros said last week. But before it happens, park district
By Bill Parker Editor Roscommon, Mich. — Michigan hunters have killed more than 2,000 black bears each of the past five years, and there are no indications that trend will end this fall. The season gets under way on Sept. 10 and ends Oct. 26. Hunters who were successful in the 2006 bear license lottery
NORTHWEST REGION Lake Erie — The walleye bite slowed some in mid-August while perch picked up, with mixed limits of jumbos and small fish reported, in 54 feet along the lake shore. The best depth for walleyes seems to be about 55 feet, since anglers targeting 30- to 35-foot depths are also catching freshwater drum
DNR Reports Columbus — Landowners in Franklin, Delaware, and Morrow counties who have cropfields involved in agricultural production may now be eligible to increase their income while restoring important habitat for bobwhite quail, ring-necked pheasants, and other wildlife, according to the DNR Division of Wildlife. Habitat Buffers for Upland Birds, also referred to as CP33,
By Joe Albert Staff Writer Odanah, Wis. – Twelve days after its proposal to increase duck limits and allow baiting on ceded territory was denied, the Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission says it was rejected with ‘polemics and ‘sky-will-fall’ hyperbole.’ For most species, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed to allow about
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