Lake of the Woods Fishing Report – August 8, 2023
The dog days of August are upon us and there was some great walleye fishing this past week.
August 8, 2023
New York’s St. Lawrence River delivers at Bassmaster Open
The bad news was that only one of Jody White’s spots produced.
The good news was that spot yielded a three-day total of 71 pounds, 15 ounces that won him the Bassmaster Open at St. Lawrence River.
“I wish I had more spots that produced,” he said. “I wish I did something cool. I wish I dodged and weaved. But I had one spot and it worked.”
Wisconsin state Roundup: A reason for deer hunters to mark Aug. 14 on the calendar
Deer hunters looking to put some meat in the freezer this fall will want to circle Monday, Aug. 14, on the calendar. That’s the day the DNR will begin releasing bonus antlerless “tags,” which the agency is now calling harvest authorizations.
I’ll stick with tags for the purpose of relaying information to readers – it just takes less time to type it out. All bonus tags are available over-the-counter, so to speak, since most of those tags will be sold online through the DNR’s Go Wild licensing system, but they also are available at retail license locations.
Wisconsin Mixed Bag: Lake Superior, Lake Michigan gaining stocked trout, salmon, muskie, and walleye
A mix of outdoor-related news stories from across Wisconsin published in the Aug. 11, 2023 edition of Wisconsin Outdoor News.
Warrant issued in Waupaca County, Wis., deer poaching case
A warrant has been issued for one of two suspects charged in a Waupaca County deer poaching case.
Travis J. Vander Heiden, 37, now of Pampa, Texas, had an adjourned initial appearance scheduled for July 25 in front of Waupaca County Circuit Court Judge Raymond Huber, but Vander Heiden failed to show up in person or by phone.
Wisconsin DNR seeking help in noting deer, grouse sightings
Madison — The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is seeking the public’s help collecting deer and game bird management data that will be collected starting Aug. 1 through the Operation Deer Watch Survey and the Game Bird Brood Observations Survey.
MacQuarrie pilgrimage in northwestern Wisconsin slated for Aug. 25-26
The seventh annual Gordon MacQuarrie Pilgrimage, a chance to relive the tales of “The Old Duck Hunters Association, Inc.,” is slated for Aug. 25-26, in and around the Barnes area of northwestern Wisconsin.
Christine Thomas: First launch of new pedal kayaks is a memorable experience
“The trailer tires are low on pressure, and we do not have an air compressor. You can run to Fleet Farm and air them up on your way out.”
I do not remember whether it was Kendal Kolpien or Mike Boldt, at Schmidt Boat Lifts and Docks, who said this to my daughter, Shannon Honl, and me as we were picking up the three kayaks and two trailers that we purchased from them in mid-March. The reason that I do not remember who said what is because my mind began to reel with panic as these words were uttered.
Spruce trees dug up from Wisconsin state park offers lesson on what can be legally collected
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Conservation Warden Phil Brown, of Bayfield County, while on patrol noticed something a bit out of the ordinary in the passenger seat of a vehicle.
The odd passenger clearly was not belted in, but then it didn’t have to be. This passenger was one of several small spruce trees that had been pulled from the Brule River State Forest where Brown was patrolling at the time.
