Orleans County (N.Y.) Fishing Report – February 4, 2025
Small and light presentations should yield a few steelhead or brown trout hook-ups here.
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February 4, 2025
Lake of the Woods Fishing Report – February 4, 2025
On the jigging line, jigging spoons with rattles tipped with a minnow head have been consistent. Lipless crankbaits and jigging rap style lures also doing well. On the deadstick, a plain hook or a small jig with a live minnow 6 inches to a foot off of the bottom.
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South Dakota Fishing Report – February 4, 2025 – video
Despite the more favorable weather this past week, the bite was fairly inconsistent. Still plenty of nice walleyes were caught, but that was more the exception than the rule.
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Senators seek rollback of rules for Minnesota deer farms
The Senate Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development Committee approved two bills that would undo deer farm-related statutes passed in recent years in Minnesota. The actions send the legislation to the Environment, Climate, and Legacy Committee.
The proposed bills, both introduced by Sen. Nathan Wesenberg, R-Little Falls, would reverse some deer farm regulations that took effect in past few years.
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Anglers reminded of shelter removal deadline, season closure on Iowa Great Lakes
The walleye fishing season on Spirit, East and West Okoboji lakes is open through Feb. 14. It will close after that date and reopens on May 3. These are the only Iowa lakes that have a closed season for walleye.
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Walleyes favored at Fox Chain’s Pistakee Lake in Illinois
DNR’s reports on the Chain do not typically specify individual lakes, but Pistakee’s varied depths and populations of walleyes, white bass, and channel catfish attracts many. Although the lake’s average depth is only six feet, there is a 30-foot dropoff at Meyers Bay and another drop-off at Pistakee Bay where the depth reaches 34 feet.
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Illinois’ Outdoor Calendar
Here’s a look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across Illinois published in the Feb. 7, 2025, edition of Outdoor News.
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Illinois Cuffs & Collars: Enforcement action needed for hunter stopped walking along busy road in Gruncy County
Illinois cuffs and collars are field reports from Conservation Police CPOs. These reports are from the Feb. 7, 2025, edition of Outdoor News.
Four Chicago teens charged in coyote killing
Four Chicago teens have been charged in the killing of a coyote last month near the Mount Greenwood neighborhood, according to Illinois DNR.
CPOs investigated the Jan. 11 incident alongside officers from the Chicago Police Department, DNR spokesperson Jayette Bolinski told WTTW News.
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