DNR: For Lake Michigan, managing change is key
It’s no secret that Great Lakes ecosystems are changing. Invasive species have turned the food chain on its head
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February 12, 2015
Legislation allows for take of problem bears
Gov. Rick Snyder has approved legislation that will give Michigan farmers the ability to kill problem bears outside of the regular season, if the animals are damaging crops.
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Stocked fish in ’14 tops 22 million
Michigan DNR officials stocked more than 22 million fish in 2014, one of numerous accomplishments outlined in the Fisheries Division’s annual report released in January.
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Southeast Pennsylvania Fishing Report – February 13th, 2015
Ontelaunee Reservoir (Berks County) — Ice-angling reports were mixed, with some fishermen catching nice numbers of crappies and bluegills. Kaercher Creek Dam (Berks County) — Bass and bluegills were iced through late January. Coatesville Reservoir (Chester County) — Ice anglers were catching panfish on small fathead minnows fished off the bottom on tip-ups about 100
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Northeast Pennsylvania Fish Report – February 13th, 2015
Lake Wallenpaupack (Pike County) — Ice anglers were catching northern pike, chain pickerel, and perch through the end of January. Tobyhanna Lake (Monroe, Wayne counties) — Perch and bass were being iced through late January, but few big sizes were reported. Prompton Dam (Wayne County) — Ice anglers were hammering the crappies and catching nice
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South Central Pennsylvania Fishing Report – February 13th, 2015
Cowans Gap Lake (Fulton County) — Trout and bluegills were being iced through late January on small jigs tipped with waxworms and PowerBait. Susquehanna River (York County) — With ice floes a problem, as conditions allowed, anglers were targeting the warm-water discharge around Brunner Island. Some anglers were catching catfish on shrimp and liver, and
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North Central Pennsylvania Fishing Report – February 13th, 2015
Spring Creek (Centre County) — As of Jan. 31, water was low and clear and in the 40s in this limestone stream. Nymphing was the best bet. Midges (22-26) were hatching in the afternoons. Foster Joseph Sayers Lake (Centre County) — Crappies and yellow perch in mixed sizes were hitting in the early morning and
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Southwest Pennsylvania Fishing Report – February 13th, 2015
Marshall Lake (Allegheny County) — This small but popular impoundment in an Allegheny County park near Pittsburgh was yielding panfish in recent weeks. Brady’s Run Lake (Beaver County) — Anglers were catching trout through the ice on waxworm-tipped jigs or minnows in recent weeks. Three Rivers (Allegheny, Monongahela and Ohio rivers) — As conditions allowed
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Northwest Pennsylvania Fish Report – February 13th, 2015
Lake Pleasant, Eaton Reservoir (Erie County) — Trout and panfish were iced on 25-acre Lake Pleasant through late January. Eaton Reservoir was yielding northern pike as well as panfish, with minnows, grubs, maggots, and waxworms productive. Lake Justus (Venango County) — Bluegills and trout were reported around the lake’s two boat launches in recent weeks.
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