Madison – Like their counterparts in fish management have done – and continue to do – in battling a deadly fish disease, officials from national parks surrounding Lake Superior are developing a plan to deal with VHS, a disease that’s one of the most recent “invasive” threats to the Great Lakes. Viral hemorrhagic septicemia, which […]
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The walleye season remains open year-round on Lake Winnebago, so Fox Valley fishermen are still pursuing the popular game fish. The best walleye action has been on the east side of Lake Winnebago in about 16 to 17 feet of water. Anglers are jigging spoons with minnow heads for those walleyes. Lake Winnebago perch have
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Avon, N.Y. – New York state is poised to complete its purchase of about 7,200 acres of Hemlock-Canadice watershed land now owned by the City of Rochester, DEC Commissioner Pete Grannis indicated last month. Negotiations between the two groups have been focused on determining a selling price for the property, and a decision is expected
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ALEXANDRIA AREA Look for sunfish in 10 to 15 feet at Maple Lake, Lake Miltona, Smith Lake, Lake Mary, and Reno Lake. A few crappies have been caught during low-light periods on lakes Darling, Geneva, Le Homme Dieu, and Ida in 20 to 30 feet. These fish are suspended and prefer glow jigs and minnows.
Springfield – DNR field staff have been told not to publicly discuss Gov. Blagojevich’s 2009 budget proposals, which call for greater reliance on dollars from the sale of permits and licenses. The proposed $223.3 million budget is about a $10 million increase over last year, but calls for $26.6 million less funding from general state
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Madison – The Natural Resources Board has approved a DNR plan for changes to the Sex-Age-Kill formula that should improve the agency’s ability to make deer herd estimates. The SAK is a formula used by the DNR in which deer registration numbers and aging information are used to reconstruct what the deer population was prior
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Crab Orchard Lake: Anglers are reporting that crappies are being found at depths ranging from about 6 to 10 feet. Most are in heavy cover near points. The best baits have been minnows and jigs. Bright colors seem to be working the best. Bluegills are being caught near rip-rap and around weed beds on the
Lake Erie and tributaries: Most of the small to medium sized tributaries are iced over. Your best bet may still be Cattaraugus Creek, where you can find open water. Good places to start include around Gowanda and the Springville Dam. Egg sacs, wooly buggers and egg imitations should catch fish. Some hard-water angling was taking
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