ALEXANDRIA AREA Look for crappies on the weedlines of lakes Le Homme Dieu, Darling, and Ida. Sunfish are an easy catch on most lakes in less than eight feet, while bass have moved to the weedlines of Lake Carlos and Le Homme Dieu. Leeches and crawlers have been the ticket for walleyes in 12 to […]
Antioch, Ill. – At least one Illinois fisherman has died as a result of flooding across northern Illinois, and state officials temporarily closed boating on some waters to prevent such deaths. J.C. Trotter, 76, of Chicago, drowned on the flooded Fox River near McHenry on June 16. He was fishing out of a rented row
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Bemidji, Minn. – Hunters could have fewer opportunities to shoot a bluebill this fall. At its meeting this week, the Service Regulations Committee is expected to decide whether to move forward with a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposal that likely would result in some combination of reduced hunting days and/or bag limits for scaup.
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The water temperature at Oconto Park II and the Breakwater Harbor was 70 degrees last week. With the brisk winds, few boaters ventured out in the bay. Pier anglers caught mixed bags of panfish, sheepshead, and smallmouth bass using live bait, spinners, spoons, and crankbaits. The Stiles dam has been producing some bluegills, along with
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The offshore water temperature remains cool for this time of year keeping the fluke in the bays and harbors. The best fluking has been in Moriches and Shinnecock bays. Gary at Silly Lilly Fishing Station reported a 7-pound plus fluke for Tony Ambrosia at Buoy 14 in Moriches Bay and similar sized one caught by
Navarino, Wis. – Wisconsin turkey hunters have for sure set another harvest record, but the final number has yet to be determined. The 2008 spring harvest was sitting at a preliminary number of about 52,814 birds as of June 12, a 3-percent increase from the 2007 spring kill of 51,306 birds. This year’s number will
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Norm’s Bait and Tackle in Crown Point reports that fishing on Lake Champlain has been excellent. The salmon are looking good and fish in the 3- to 5-pound range have been caught in strong numbers between the Crown Point Bridge and Westport. Anglers have had luck with lake trout between Essex and Willsboro. Bass fishing
Ashland, Wis. – Mention Chequamegon Bay, and most anglers picture big smallmouth bass or hard-fighting trout and salmon. Many people may not realize the bay holds some trophy northern pike. However, some anglers believe this top-notch pike fishery has fallen off in recent years. “If there was ever a water in the state of Wisconsin
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A year has passedŠ It’s been more than a year now since the fires went on the Gunflint Trail. Burning more than 75,000 acres in the U.S. and Canada, the 2007 Ham lake Fire was among the largest wildfires in Minnesota history. According to the U.S. Forest Service, the fire was of human origin. But
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