Iowa’s statewide fishing report on Oct. 24, 2025
A look at the Iowa fishing report from across the state on Oct. 24, 2025.
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October 24, 2025
Largemouth bass lead the charge on Cloverleaf chain in east-central Wisconsin
Shawano Lake gets plenty of attention from anglers visiting Shawano County, but there’s another fishery 15 miles away that also offers several species.
The Cloverleaf Lake Chain includes Pine, Grass, and Round lakes just four miles north of Embarrass and 10 miles south of Shawano. Pine is the largest at 217 acres, followed by Grass and Round at 90 and 27 acres, respectively. Grass has the lakes’ deepest spot at 52 feet.
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Wisconsin’s Outdoor Calendar
A look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across Wisconsin published in the Oct. 31, 2025 edition of Outdoor News.
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Wisconsin cuffs and collars: Archer shoots bear in self defense after it climbs the stand
Wisconsin cuffs and collars are field reports from DNR wardens. These reports are from the Oct. 31, 2025 edition of Outdoor News.
Episode 83: Lauren Tonti — Becoming an Outdoors Woman (and more)
Lauren Tonti, from New York’s Southern Tier, is an instructor
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Ohio angler on breaking 32-year-old state striper record while fishing for panfish — ‘did we really just do this?’
It’s been many years since Kiser Lake, a small impoundment in Champaign County, has been stocked with striped bass (not hybrids), but Kiser has produced Ohio’s newest state fishing record.
And it may be a while before this record is broken again. After all, the previous record stood for 32 years. The new state record striper was caught by George Bruggeman of New Carlisle, Ohio.
Wisconsin Mixed Bag: Winnebago system sturgeon spearing season license deadline is Oct. 31
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources reminds all spearers interested in harvesting a lake sturgeon from the Lake Winnebago system during the 2026 sturgeon-spearing season to purchase their licenses before Oct. 31.
Wisconsin Letters to the Editor: DNR wasting our trout stamp money on Iron County streams
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Oct. 24, 2025 edition of Wisconsin Outdoor News.
$200 federal tax on firearm suppressors goes away Jan. 1
Legislation passed on July 4 brought a major shift to the firearms suppressor world. Starting Jan. 1, 2026, the $200 federal tax stamp on silencers will be eliminated.
Firearms owners will still have to complete the ATF Form 4 and pass a background check – none of that goes away. But the $200 payment that’s been required since the 1930s is now out the door.
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