Trout fishing picked up consistently since opening day and the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission is performing in-season stockings statewide. For a schedule, visit www.fish.state.pa.us. Walleye season began May 5. NORTHWEST REGION Lake Erie – Cooler nights late last month kept some steelhead in the creeks. The upper portion of Elk, in particular, was yielding […]
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BIG SIX LAKE MILLE LACS Most boat channels and harbors are producing crappies and a few good-sized sunfish. Isle Bay, Cove Bay, and Wahkon Bay have provided crappie action in four to eight feet, often near the reeds or docks. Small jigs tipped with minnows are working best under floats. Johnson’s Portside (320) 676-3811 www.johnsonsportside.com
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SOUTHERN LOWER Lake St. Clair A few walleyes are hitting in Lake St. Clair off 11 Mile Road and 12 Mile Road. Perch fishing is starting to pick up off the Grosse Pointe Yacht Club. The best action has been in the mornings. Turkey hunting has been good. Lakeside Fishing Shops (586) 777-7003, (586) 468-9913.
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Ex-OEC chief will advise agency on emerging issues DNR, Staff Reports Columbus – A leader in the environmental community has joined the ranks of state government as an advisor to the DNR. Vicki Deisner, former executive director of the Ohio Environmental Council , began work on April 16 as chief environmental policy adviser to the
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By Steve Piatt Contributing Writer In a state where at one time more than one million blaze orange-clad deer hunters took to the woods on opening day, and where schools and businesses still shut down for the opening of whitetail season, Pennsylvania’s hunting fraternity may be best defined by turkey hunting. It’s true. The Keystone
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By P.J. Reilly Southeast Correspondent Lancaster, Pa – For the first time in its 46-year history, the members of the oldest bowhunting organization in North America met in the eastern United States. Nearly 2,000 members and die-hard bowhunters gathered in Lancaster County April 26-28 for the 25th biennial convention of the Pope & Young Club.
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By Bill Parker Editor Lansing – Bills that would gradually increase the cost of hunting and fishing licenses in Michigan over the next six years have been introduced in the state Legislature. License fee increases cannot be mandated by the DNR and must be approved by the Legislature. HB 4624, sponsored by Rep. Matt Gillard,
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By Glen SchmittStaff Writer Hackensack, Minn. – Jim Tuller is not a weatherman. He owns Swanson’s Bait and Tackle in Hackensack, but for one week each year he wishes he could accurately predict the weather. On the eve of another fishing opener, the biggest concern for Tuller and about one million anglers across Minnesota is
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