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February 27, 2012

Wisconsin sturgeon spearing season ends Sunday

OSHKOSH, Wis. (AP) _ The sturgeon spearing season will soon end, with low harvest numbers expected. The state Department of Natural Resources reports spearers harvested 22 fish Saturday. That makes the season total 306 fish on Lake Winnebago and 548 for the entire Lake Winnebago System. The 16-day season ends at 12:30 p.m. Sunday. That […]

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Monitoring menhaden

Quick now, raise your hand if you know the answer. What is a menhaden and why was state legislation needed to protect it (them)? Just as I thought. I don’t see many raised hands out there so I shall continue. Menhaden may be one of the most important if not the most important fish species

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Ice is gone again, anglers pondering trout season – Southeast Region Report

Lake Ontelaunee (Berks County) —Yellow perch and crappies were hitting on small jigs and minnows along Route 73. Blue Marsh Lake Stilling Basin (Berks County) — Nice walleyes were hitting large stickbaits in all open water as of Feb. 16. Antietam Lake (Berks County) — Anglers were catching recently-stocked trout on both sides of the

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Ice is gone again, anglers pondering trout season – Northeast Region Report

Susquehanna River (Bradford County) — Nice walleye catches were reported on jigs and minnows in favorable conditions. Lehigh River (Carbon County) — Nice catches of trout were reported from Jim Thorpe down river to the East Penn boat launch. Anglers also were catching suckers around the same launch. Pohopoco, Mauch Chunk creeks (Carbon County) —

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Ice is gone again, anglers pondering trout season – Southcentral Region Report

Susquehanna River (Dauphin County) — Some anglers were catching walleyes near the confluence of the Juniata and Susquehanna rivers near Duncannon. Juniata River (Dauphin County) — Nice smallmouth bass were hitting around Mifflintown in milder weather of recent weeks. Jigs with 3- and 4-inch twister tails and shiners were productive. Holman Lake (Perry County) —

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Ice is gone again, anglers pondering trout season – Northwest Region Report

Lake Erie tributaries — Streams had a green tint, and steelhead were widely distributed as of Feb. 16. Fishing pressure was minimal, compared with earlier in the month, when numbers of anglers were on the streams and catching fish. Presque Isle Bay (Erie County) — Perch were hitting in the Yacht Club basin and along

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Ice is gone again, anglers pondering trout season – Northcentral Regions Report

Rose Valley Lake (Lycoming County) — A little ice fishing was reported Feb. 16, and anglers were catching perch and pickerel, but conditions were questionable. Parker Dam Lake (Clearfield County) — The open water was yielding trout in recent weeks. Curwensville Dam (Clearfield County) — A few nice muskies were released in the backwaters downstream

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Ice is gone again, anglers pondering trout season – Southwest Regions Report

Allegheny River (Armstrong County) — Muskies over 40 inches were reported in pools six, seven and eight in recent weeks. Walleyes also were biting. The best bite on both muskies and walleyes was in high flow, with the mouths of streams and the water near locks the most productive. Donegal Lake (Westmoreland County) — Ronald

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Gunning for Asian carp

We don’t hear too much about this whole Asian carp thing here in New York about. The biggest problem we have are trucks driving them over the Canadian border; so far, our waters are not a concern. New York isn’t even party to a five-state lawsuit brought against the Army Corps of Engineers which would

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