Metro Area Fishing Report – February 11, 2024 – video
A quick update on ice conditions and the bite – the season is not over yet!
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February 11, 2024
Need a new bird dog? Focus on finding the right litter for your needs
Spring is when a lot of people think about getting a new pup. If that sounds like you, it’s a good idea to get started on your research now.
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Cold and deep snow make for a tough Wisconsin rabbit hunt
On a frigid Sunday, while the Green Bay Packers licked their wounds as they jetted home from rainy California, a dozen hunters gathered in Fond du Lac County, Wis., for an adventure that turned out about just as successful as the Packers’ second playoff game.
Tossing good sense aside, we donned our warmest outdoor duds, slipped toe warmers into felt-lined pacs, and trudged outside into a below-zero wind chill that would have kept any reasonable person huddled close to the woodstove.
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Glenn Sapir: The use of a shooting stick pays off this past deer season
Every season, whether it is when fishing for bass in open water, fishing through the ice, hunting for deer or turkey, I learn something that makes me better at what I do.
What have I learned in recent years? Well, I learned to make life easier for myself by modifying the rowboat from which I do most of my bass fishing. I added a winch device called an AnchorMate, which had been sent to me tens of years ago for field testing. I wasn’t a boat owner then.
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Illinois joins Midwest Walleye Challenge where anglers can win prizes, help biologists better understand fisheries
Each year, state natural resources and fish and wildlife agencies invest significant resources to support walleye fisheries. Locally, Iowa’s Fairport Fish Hatchery staff spend several weeks collecting broodstock (adult walleyes) on the Mississippi River for hatchery production.
The LaSalle Hatchery in Illinois does, as well, for sauger on the Illinois River. These activities dominate time resources and minimize population monitoring of waterbodies during these periods.
Commentary: Revamped national survey reveals participation in hunting, fishing, more
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service since 1955 has followed trends in the outdoors by conducting the National Fishing, Hunting and Wildlife-Associated Recreation Survey about every five years. It’s a massive, continuous effort.
Public conservation and wildlife agencies across the United States – including the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission – and commercial enterprises rely on the survey to reveal peaks and valleys in the numbers of hunters, anglers, and others who participate in outdoor-related endeavors.
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