Metro Area Fishing Report – June 23, 2024 – video
The walleye and bass are wanting it slow but stick to the course and you’ll catch fish. Seems to be some consistency lately as well.
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June 23, 2024
Northern Wisconsin’s deer herd: Vilas, Oneida counties losing their popularity with deer hunters
Vilas and Oneida counties in north-central Wisconsin are in lake country with more than 2,400 waterbodies between them. Those lakes attract tourists and the region is busy in summer.
For many years those counties were busy in the fall, too, thanks to some fantastic deer hunting. But as numbers of deer have fallen in northern Wisconsin, the number of hunters has followed suit, which has affected local businesses. Both counties, which have historically produced big bucks, are now among the leaders in the state in percentage of yearling bucks carrying spike antlers.
Finding the perfect setup for catching summer saugeye
Catching a saugeye in the summer is an ongoing lesson in humility. The fruitless casting in July can get old. Soon after a lackluster trip I return with a new idea, only to feel like Thomas McGuane, who famously said, “I may be the wrong person for my life.”
I have learned enough to catch them, just not as well as I expected. Finding them was the hardest lesson. Living on South Bass Island on Lake Erie taught me going at night time is the surest way to find them. Cast from shore, starting at sunset. We know walleyes come to the shallows in the fading light. I would later learn saugers and saugeyes do the same.
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Bass, muskies and perch fishing to hit prime in Michigan’s warming waters during July
The Michigan fishing season hits high gear in July. You can find exceptional fishing for just about every species. Warm water species thrive during July so those are logical locations to target. Bass, muskies, and walleyes are highly are active during the month, and there are plenty of places to catch them.
Here’s a look at some of the top locations to target around the state.
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Concentrated animal feeding operation in Sparta, Wis., ordered to pay $209,641 for violations
Phil G. Mlsna and Mlsna Dairy Supply, Inc., have been ordered to pay $209,641.47 for violations of Wisconsin’s wastewater laws at the Monroe County concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO) that they own and operate in Sparta, Wis.
Monroe County Judge Mark L. Goodman issued the order, according to Attorney General Josh Kaul.
Reader Stories: There are giant black bears in Pennsylvania
I have been hunting big game for over 35 years and have been an Alaskan hunting guide for 15 of those years.
I have harvested the bears of North America: black bears, grizzly bears, brown bears and a polar bear in the Northwest Territories. I have been chairman of the Wilderness Wildlife Museum for 20 of those years. Back to the subject of black bears in Pennsylvania.
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