Capital District
Not a lot to report. Most sportsmen and women have been focusing on deer season, which ended earlier this month. Now the wait begins for safe ice on waters like Lake George, Saratoga Lake and others.
December 11, 2008
Boulder Junction Area
Area wardens reported that hunting pressure in the area during the nine-day gun deer season varied from pockets of average to low. The deer season opened with sparse snow cover throughout the area that got a bit refreshed during the week. The temperatures during the season averaged in the mid-20s making for very comfortable hunting
Boulder Junction Area Read More »
Finger Lakes/Central NY
Canandaigua Lake: Lake trout are still being caught by anglers fishing 100 to 150 feet of water. Yellow perch fishing has been good in 15 to 20 feet of water, on small minnows. Waneta/Lamoka lakes: Few anglers were getting out, but some perch were being caught on small jigs tipped with minnows. Seneca Lake: Yellow
Finger Lakes/Central NY Read More »
Wolf River speed limits, use issues now hot topic
Oshkosh, Wis. – The Wolf River may be frozen now, but things are heating up when it comes to Wolf River usage, proposed no-wake zones, and the potential for a speed limit on the Wolf River near Fremont. A recent vote by the town of Wolf River has extended the large no-wake zone in Orihula
Wolf River speed limits, use issues now hot topic Read More »
Statewide
ALEXANDRIA AREA Ice conditions continue to improve and the small lakes now have enough ice to set fish houses. The best walleye reports are coming off Lake Reno in nine to 13 feet and Lake Le Homme Dieu in 17 to 23 feet. The morning and evening hours have been best with shiner minnows. Panfish
Shows
Jan. 2-4, 2009:_Let’s Go Fishing Show, Fri. 4-10 p.m., Sat. 9-7 p.m., Sun. 10-5 p.m., Gateway Center. For more info www.letsgofishing.com Jan. 3, 2009:_Ohio State Trappers Assoc. fur Auctions, Crawford County Conservation League, 8 a.m. For more info call Bob Fissell, 419-946-3051. Jan. 21-25, 2009:_Chicagoland Outdoors Show, Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, Wed.-Thurs. 2-8 p.m.,
Moose Summit examines the declining population
Grand Rapids, Minn. – Minnesota’s declining moose population was the topic of a Moose Summit held in Duluth on Monday. Biologists from Minnesota, as well as nearby states and provinces, shared information about their own moose herds, their population trends, and threats to moose survival in a warming climate. The summit was also a meeting
Moose Summit examines the declining population Read More »
