South Dakota Fishing Report – May 23, 2023 – video
The weather is heating up and so is the bite on area lakes, as well as the Missouri River. Larger fish are being caught on cranks on the river and jigs and swimbaits on the lakes.
May 23, 2023
Orleans County (N.Y.) Fishing Report – May 23, 2023
Look for more fishing pressure to return by about the Memorial Day holiday weekend.
Is it time for a longer tournament bass season in Michigan?
The Department of Natural Resources has long said that one of its goals is to provide recreational opportunities. Probably the best thing it has done for fishermen – and I really don’t know whether to credit the DNR or the Natural Resources Commission for this one – is to allow year-around bass angling.
It cost nothing, and I can’t even begin to guess how many hours of quality recreational opportunity it provides annually. It took a long time to get here.
Stocked walleyes supplement fishery on Michigan’s Portage Chain
The 136 miles of the Huron River provides a wealth of opportunities for anglers in southeastern Michigan.
21-year-old man drowned Saturday on Iowa’s West Okoboji Lake
The Iowa Department to Natural Resources announced in a release on May 23 that it is investigating a drowning Saturday afternoon on West Okoboji Lake, after Alexander Glover, 21, of Cedar Rapids, jumped off a pontoon and into the water in Miller’s Bay.
According to reports, the pontoon began to drift away and while attempting to swim to the boat, Glover became fatigued and slipped under the surface. His fellow passengers tried to throw him a rope but he was unable to get to it.
Fawning season is here, and deer are on the move
The calls have been coming in to field offices and conservation officers for the past few weeks and will only increase as the first few weeks of June marks the peak of the deer fawning season in many Midwestern states like Iowa.
Callers report finding an “abandoned” fawn in an unusual place, like a flowerbed or small patch of cover. Rest assured this is normal deer behavior.
Iowa residents can try fishing for free June 2-4 this year
Iowa residents can try fishing without buying a license on June 2, 3 and 4, as part of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources’ (DNR) free fishing weekend. All other regulations remain in place.
Free fishing weekend is a great time to share the fun of fishing with a kid, your family or a friend. Outdoor fun awaits at hundreds of Iowa lakes, thousands of miles of rivers or a neighborhood pond.
Ohio Letters to the Editor: Division of Wildlife could do more to promote small game hunting
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the May 26, 2023 edition of Ohio Outdoor News.
First time bow kill turns out to be 214-incher for Ohio hunter
Most deer hunters can remember vivid details about their first bow kill. For Truman Sink, his first bow kill, which happened last fall, will likewise be hard to forget.
Or top. The 19-year-old hunter from Eaton killed a 23-point non-typical buck on Oct. 29, 2022, that scored an almost unbelievable 214 2⁄8 inches.
