Sportsmen’s Heritage Act has fans, critics
The bill has been called “the most significant pro-sportsmen’s legislation of the past 15 years” by the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance
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May 10, 2012
Michigan House bill would create lifetime licenses
A Wayne County lawmaker wants to revive lifetime hunting and fishing licenses in Michigan to provide a broader licensing option
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Expect good fishing on Great Lakes
Anglers statewide can expect good fishing on all of the Great Lakes this summer, with Lake Huron possibly leading the way.
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Recent rain (and snow) brought stream levels up Southeast Report
Octararo Lake (Lancaster County) Largemouth bass fishing has been excellent this spring, with numerous 6-pounders released. Crappie fishing was good to average at the end of April, with jigs and fathead minnows or jigs and 2-inch twister tails in yellow or white fished under a spring bobber 4 feet down or straight up the ticket.
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Recent rain (and snow) brought stream levels up – Northeast Report
Pohopoco Creek (Carbon County) Fly anglers reported success downstream of the outflow of Beltzville Lake. Beltzville Lake (Carbon County) The striped bass bite was heating up on large shiners and large stickbaits. Maple Lake, Curtis Reservoir (Lackawanna County) The crappie bite slowed at both fisheries at the end of April. Griffin Pond (Lackawanna County) Nice-size
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Recent rain (and snow) brought stream levels up Southcentral Report
Little Juniata River (Huntingdon County) Water was very low and clear and in the 50s, but insects were hatching and good fishing was reported. With sulphurs on the water as of April 28, sulphur emergers were productive. So was nymphing with sulphurs or with caddis larvae patterns. Hatches included tan caddis (14-16), sulphurs (14-16), and
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Recent rain (and snow) brought stream levels up Northcentral Report
Fishing Creek (Clinton County) Water was low and clear and in the 50s April 28, and grannoms and Hendricksons were winding down. Tan caddisflies (16) were on, along with a few March browns and sulphurs (14-16). Lower than normal flow made for good dry fly-fishing. Hatches also included black midges (24), quill Gordons (12), and
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Recent rain (and snow) brought stream levels up – Southwest Report
Allegheny River (Allegheny County) Releases of nice-size smallmouth bass were reported. The water below Lock No. 3 yielded a 20-pound-plus flathead catfish and a 45-inch muskie, both of which were released. Little Conemaugh River, Howell’s Run, Chest Creek, Duman Dam, Lake Rowena (Cambria County) — Limits of trout were reported in recent weeks. Wilmore Dam,
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Recent rain (and snow) brought stream levels up – Northwest Report
Lake Erie Josh Watt, 22, of Monaca, caught a 26-pound, 11-ounce, 40-inch lake trout with 24¾-inch girth out of Northeast marina in recent weeks. Smaller lakers and numbers of smallmouth bass were reported out of Northeast. The north and south piers of the channel between Presque Isle Bay and the lake were yielding perch in
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