Orleans County (N.Y.) Fishing Report – August 20, 2024
Near-shore water temps could possibly cool down, making for more hospitable conditions for staging fish.
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August 20, 2024
Lake of the Woods Fishing Report – August 20, 2024
Most anglers are getting their walleyes with spinners and crawlers.
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South Dakota Fishing Report – August 21, 2024 – video
The weather was a little more unsettled and that definitely impacted the number of people hitting the water. Anglers were all trying something a little different to trigger the bite, so don’t limit yourself to one type of presentation.
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Federal duck count offers hope for 2024 waterfowlers
Breeding duck numbers are up for the first time since 2015, and wetland conditions have improved across wide swathes of the all-important prairie pothole region, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s 2024 Waterfowl Population Status report released Tuesday.
The continental breeding population of ducks was estimated at 33.99 million, a 5% increase from last year but still 4% below the long-term average, while May pond counts, often a harbinger of breeding habitat conditions and potential production, increased by 4% (5.16 million total ponds) over last spring.
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Still a bass lake, Lake Springfield in Sangamon County, Ill., shows catfish ‘evolution’
Lake Springfield’s catfish continue to attract anglers, aided by the fact there are three species – channel catfish, flathead catfish, and blue catfish – doing quite well in a body of water that sits just a few miles south of the state capitol.
It’s been a gradual evolution for the 3,800-acre “bass lake.”
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Illinois’ Outdoor Calendar
A look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across Illinois published in the Aug. 23, 2024, edition of Illinois Outdoor News.
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Illinois Cuffs & Collars: Citation issued for possession of injurious species of rat
Illinois cuffs and collars are field reports from Conservation Police CPOs. These reports are from the Aug. 23, 2024, edition of Illinois Outdoor News.
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Study shows ranges of mallards, teal, northern pintails have shifted
The autumn and winter ranges of three species of economically important dabbling ducks in the Midwest have shifted since the 1960s, according to research co-authored by scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey, Ducks Unlimited and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
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Monarch Coalition adds to pocket garden near Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge in Illinois
More than 700 community members joined the Hackmatack Monarch Coalition and Friends of Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge in the Crystal Lake Park District Aug. 11 to support monarch conservation and to learn about how locals can make a difference in area neighborhoods of Illinois.
The site of the Monarch Fair was just south of the emerging Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge.
