Your Daily Wisconsin Outdoor News Update – Aug. 16, 2018
Gold Seal Contest up and running. What’s your favorite park for recreational activities?
Gold Seal Contest up and running. What’s your favorite park for recreational activities?
First-time kayak anglers quickly learn the ins and outs of fishing from this small craft that’s usually used for leisure/recreation.
DNR: Aid helps support public lands and provides a critical link in the state’s public recreation system. Counties received anywhere from $18,346 in Red Lake County up to $3,792,466 in St. Louis County.
If you want to catch walleyes right now, it’s all about the bait.
Central Region Alum Creek Lake (Delaware County) – Anglers are doing well on crappies by fishing shallow over structure. The best bite is coming in 10 feet of water or less, according to reports. Also, anglers are trolling shad-imitating crankbaits for saugeyes with some success. These fish are being found a little deeper, about 15-
Central Ohio – Wildlife District 1 • On a day in July, state wildlife officers Josh Shields, assigned to Union County, and Adam Smith, assigned to Logan County, using their patrol boat contacted 16 anglers at Indian Lake. Four summonses were issued to anglers for fishing without licenses and fishing with more than two rods
Banquets/Fundraisers Sept. 22: Warren County DU Banquet, 5:30 p.m., Bel-Wood Country Club, Morrow. For more info call Nick Fendinger, 513-706-1092. Sept. 22: Conotton Creek WTU Banquet, 5 p.m., American Legion Hall, Scio. For more info call Mary Lou, 740-945-8573. Sept. 28: American Woodcock Society Northern Ohio Banquet, 5:30 p.m., E.O.U.V. Club, Novelty. For more info
Banquets/Fundraisers. Sept. 8: Fremont Fire Dept. Banquet, 3 p.m. For more info call Bill Brown, 570-274-6365. Sept. 12: Charles E. Bechtel RGS Banquet, 5:30 p.m., Crown Plaza Hotel, Wyomissing. For more info call John Crowley, 862-266-7949. Sept. 13: Indiana-Jefferson Friends of NRA Banquet, 5:30 p.m., Chestnut Ridge Conference Center, Blairsville. For more info call Paul
The dog days of summer slowed fishing in parts of the state, and heavy rainfall in late July and early August left many waters high and muddy. NORTHWEST REGION Lake Erie (Erie County) — Walleye action continued to be superb by all accounts through early August, with fish hitting in big numbers in anywhere from