Your Daily Wisconsin Outdoor News Update – June 21, 2018
Mr. Walleye and sonar: Before you fish for fish, you need to find the fish.
Mr. Walleye and sonar: Before you fish for fish, you need to find the fish.
Adding a little flavor to your crank baits.
Banquets/Fundraisers June 23: Cleveland Hailers DU Fish Fry Game Dinner, 1 p.m., Dave & April Blaylock, Cleveland. For more info call April Blaylock, 216-749-7758. Aug. 11: Gallia County NWTF Banquet, 5 p.m., Gallipolis Shrine Club. For more info call Tom White, 740-379-2989. Sept. 28: American Woodcock Society Northern Ohio Banquet, 5:30 p.m., E.O.U.V. Club, Novelty. For
Central Ohio – Wildlife District 1 • This past spring, state wildlife officer John Coffman, assigned to Fayette County, was patrolling the Deer Creek spillway. He contacted a man fishing alone who showed officer Coffman his fishing license. A brief time later, officer Coffman contacted another man who had a fishing license with the same
Central Region Buckeye Lake (Fairfield, Licking, Perry counties) – Anglers are fishing for saugeyes and catfish here, but warm water temperatures have slowed the bite a bit, according to reports. Fishermen are trolling Flicker Shads in a variety of patterns for the saugeyes, which are ranging from 15 to 19 inches. Channel catfish can be
Over 31,000 deer have been tested for the disease since May 2015. If confirmed by the federal lab, this would be the 58th CWD-positive deer in Michigan and the first in Jackson County. Chronic wasting disease already has been confirmed in Clinton, Ingham, Ionia, Kent and Montcalm counties.
Anglers also are reminded that the second and final Fish for Free Day is slated for July 4, when unlicensed anglers are allowed to fish throughout the state. For more, visit www.fishandboat.com. NORTHWEST REGION Lake Erie — In early June, anglers were catching walleyes in deeper water on crawler harnesses and a variety of trolling
Banquets/Fundraisers. Aug. 11: Mountain Top Sportsmen’s Assoc. Banquet, Club Grounds. For more info call Scott Lidwell, 814-946-9350. Sept. 12: Charles E. Bechtel RGS Banquet, 5:30 p.m., Crown Plaza Hotel, Wyomissing. For more info call John Crowley, 862-266-7949. Season Dates July 1: Crow season opens (Friday, Saturday and Sunday only) Archery/Shoot Now-Oct.: Irwin Sportsmen’s Assoc., 1st
NORTHWEST REGION From the Game Commission Jefferson County Game Warden Roger Hartless reports that while traveling along a township road in Eldred and Barnett townships, he noticed several areas where an ATV recently did “doughnuts.” Not far up the road, the same type of damage was observed in a grassy Game Commission parking area. Hartless