Experienced ice anglers know that first ice/early ice can be one of the best time periods to catch fish, but only if you know what to look for and how fish behave under the ice during this time of year. These six tips will help you locate, trigger, and catch fish at first ice – and stay safe doing it.
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Sometimes, when determining your life’s trajectory and future career path, it’s not a matter of knowing what to do, it’s doing what you know. For new Illinois DNR Waterfowl Program Manager Doug McClain, nothing could be closer to the truth.
Despite initially intending to pursue a career in medicine, McClain cites a lifelong connection to waterfowl hunting, and a few well-timed job shadows as an undergraduate, for showing him that a career in what he knows – waterfowl – is entirely possible.
New regulations aimed at stemming the spread of invasive aquatic species will take effect in Pennsylvania Jan. 1.Â
Anglers and boaters will be required to clean their watercraft before leaving or entering a fishery, and will be prohibited from releasing live bait into commonwealth waters. Violators will face fines.
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Bass are some of our most popular game fish, but you wouldn’t know it once Minnesota lakes cap over with ice. Expensive bass boats are put into storage, and bass themselves are often almost as conspicuously absent.
More than likely, if you’ve caught largemouths, it’s been by accident, either on tip-ups intended for northern pike or on tiny bluegill jigs that seem too dainty for a bass’s oversized mouth. But largemouths can be caught through the ice, particularly early and late season.
Find panfish to catch largemouth bass beneath the ice Read More »
I have often compared walleyes to white-tailed deer. Both species seem to love edges.
Walleye fishing traditionally also has been all about finding and understanding structure. When we look at fishing structure, however, think of structure as first-come, first-served. What can happen so often is that the first anglers on a specific piece of structure can do particularly well, then the spots seldom last longer than a week for what we would consider good fishing.
Work basins adjacent to the popular structure to find less-pressured winter walleyes Read More »
After waiting all season for it, the snow was finally coming down quite steadily on the very last day of the 2022 Northern Zone muzzleloading season. Four of us spent the morning and early afternoon making a few small drives in one of our main hunting areas, and eventually the rest of the guys were ready to call it a season.
But I had other plans.
Bob Herbst has more than six decades as a dedicated public servant and conservationist.
He began his career as a forester in Cambridge, Minn., rose to the level of commissioner of the Minnesota DNR, and was subsequently recruited by the Carter administration to the Department of the Interior in Washington, D.C. Along the way he also led the Izaak Walton League, Trout Unlimited, and the Lake Superior Center.
Catching up with former Minnesota DNR Commissioner Bob Herbst Read More »
Effective July 1, 2023, it’s illegal to place garbage and human/other waste on or under the ice of state waters in Minnesota.
Garbage, rubbish, cigarette filters, debris from fireworks, offal, the body of a dead animal, litter, sewage, and any other waste needs to be stored inside your shelter, motor vehicle, or any other conveyance or inside a container that is secured to your shelter, motor vehicle, or conveyance. The fine is $100, plus administration and other fees.
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