Lake Decatur: Crappies are being caught on minnows. Bluegill fishing has been slow, and a few being caught on worms. Catfish have been very slow on worms and stinkbaits. Mike’s Tackle World: Decatur (217) 423-0730 Lake Shelbyville: The lake is just about 10 feet above winter pool and dropping and stained with some areas of […]
Albany (AP) – DEC’s proposed fishing regulations changes would ban chumming with fish eggs, update a list of approved bait fish, address “chuck and duck” tactics on the Salmon River and clarify the definition of a tip-up. Those are the highlights of the regulations package for 2008-10 now under the formal review process, which includes
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Washington – The latest deadline to pass a federal Farm Bill – March 15 – is fast approaching, and the House has yet to select its conference committee members. That, and the fact that negotiations between House, Senate, and the Bush administration have made up little ground, lead those in the conservation community to believe
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Albany – When they named it April Fool’s Day, they may have been thinking of New York’s legion of trout anglers. For sure, April 1 – the Opening Day of the state’s widely popular trout season – isn’t always suited for wetting a line. Still, trout anglers will be out there in force, at least
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Susquehanna, Chenango, Tioughnioga and Unadilla rivers: The water level was beginning to subside from heavy rains that made the rivers fishable again late last month, then more winter weather arrived. No fishing activity to report due to the high water. Whitney Point Reservoir: There is reported to be around 9 inches of ice on the
Local anglers are enjoying some of the best action in years. Walleyes and northerns have been very aggressive under the ice, striking on medium shiners and small sucker minnows. Work the shallow flats in 2 to 6 feet of water during the day for northerns, and at night for the walleyes. The walleye and pike
Crappies will be in the 20-foot range on the deeper lakes, and in the 12-foot range on shallower lakes. Anglers are having success, but they have to move around. There are the usual spots like cribs or drop-offs, but the crappies are drifting and there’s no sure thing. The action can be furious when the
Walker, Minn. – Since 2005, more than 37 million walleye fry have been stocked into Leech Lake in an effort to revitalize the fishery, and another 20 million will be added this spring. DNR officials believe that’s enough, and don’t plan to stock more walleyes after this year. But their hand might be forced under
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