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December 7, 2025

Sam Gordy’s Slough on Pool 6 of the Upper Mississippi River ‘open for business’ after timely project

Sediment blocking the movement of well oxygenated water into one of the Mississippi River’s deeper sloughs – and threatening fish survival – brought about a multi-agency restoration effort that came in under budget while restoring flow to Sam Gordy’s Slough on Wisconsin’s Pool 6 shores in Buffalo County.

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Steve Griffin: Making outdoor memories between opening, closing days

Opening days of hunting and fishing seasons get plenty of attention but more and more, I think of them as appetizers and season endings as desserts. Both are wonderful, but the dessert memories are enduring ones.
Fall was settling in in earnest as I climbed aboard the 27-foot Sea Ray Sundancer of my friend Martin Parrott of Spring Lake, Mich., joining him and his friend Dave Nienhouse of Ravenna.

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When the water finally hardens in Pennsylvania, it’s trout time

In Pennsylvania the traditional start of trout season is in mid-April – that’s for all the open-water anglers across the state.
But for thousands of anglers who brave cold winter temperatures and stand on frozen water there is no set date. For them, trout season starts when the water solidifies and it’s safe to pull a sled where once only a boat could float.

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