Chain: The Chain and Fox River have reopened to boating. Bluegills are good in shallows, with Channel or Catherine best bets. White bass are good in Pistakee and Marie. Walleyes and catfish are excellent near currents. Largemouths hitting worms in shallows. Muskies still slow, though picking up. Triangle Sports: Antioch (847) 395-2430 Shabbona: According to […]
Winona, Minn. – When dealing with something as fickle as nature, it can be difficult to make definitive plans. This summer, federal officials had planned a drawdown of Pool 6 of the Mississippi River, something that requires nature’s cooperation. But earlier this month, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Pool 6 drawdown a ‘no go’ Read More »
Park Falls, Wis. – The U.S. Forest Service is seeking public input on a project that will close 55 percent of the existing roads and trails on the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest to motorized vehicles. Under a proposed Travel Management Rule, total road miles open to vehicles would plummet from 4,657 miles to around 2,100 miles
New proposal could reduce forest travel Read More »
Springfield – Is 2008 the year of change for Illinois duck hunters Some would rather see more of the same. In 2007, the state’s hunters bagged 464,366 ducks, a decline of 8 percent from 2006 but still the fifth- highest harvest total since statistics were first compiled in the early 1980s. And last year’s mallard
Proposed 60-day duck season passed to feds Read More »
Washington – Given a federal judge’s unenthusiastic response to USDA action regarding the Conservation Reserve Program and a penalty-free haying and grazing option, some in the conservation community believe a CRP “early out” option – brought about by high livestock feed costs and other factors – is unlikely this year. Others aren’t so sure. Officials
Judge set to rule on CRP haying, grazing lawsuit Read More »
St. Lawrence River: Plenty of pike and bass at last look, but not many detailed reports. Black Lake: Chapman’s Sports (315-324-5265) in Hammond reports that bluegill and crappie action has been good – even better than last month. Bass have been cooperating for anglers in the know, the walleyes has been slow.
After months of uncertainty, Illinois hunters who’ve been waiting to learn the fate of the state’s controlled pheasant hunting program were finally given the good news today: the hunts will go on. DNR, which has been silent on the issue since Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s office proposed cutting the program back in January, made the official
Controlled Pheasant Hunting green-lighted for 08-09 Read More »
NORTHEAST METRO Bucktails and crankbaits are triggering muskies on the weedlines of Bald Eagle Lake, White Bear Lake, and Forest Lake. Small walleyes are hitting leeches on Bald Eagle and White Bear remains the best bet for good-sized sunfish in 10 to 14 feet. Bass are an easy catch on plastics at Olson Lake, Lake
Lake Superior trolling is slowly falling into summer patterns, and fishing been good to fair, depending on the weather. Stable weather and high pressure will improve the bite. Cold-water fish are transitioning to the first breaks and are suspended over deeper water, with larger lake trout being found right on the bottom in deeper water.
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