Wisconsin Fishing Report – January 12, 2026
Mostly mixed results. Here’s what they’re catching and where they’re catching ’em.
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January 12, 2026
‘Bomb cyclone’ delivers ducks to Ohio’s North Zone hunters
During a weather event that only occurs an average of 18 times per year worldwide – a “Bomb Cyclone” – that was predicted days in advance dropped temperatures Dec. 27-28 from nearly 60 degrees to the 20s overnight and created hurricane force winds in parts of Lake Erie.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) called for occasional waves up to 26 feet to form Dec. 28-29 in the open waters off Geneva to Conneaut in Ohio and in the Eastern Basin near Buffalo.
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Discarded Christmas trees can be big benefit for Ohio’s fish, wildlife
The Ohio DNR (ODNR) Division of Wildlife reminds Ohioans that a live-cut Christmas tree may be repurposed after the holidays as habitat for various species of animals. Before you discard your tree, remember that it can find life after the holidays for Ohio’s birds, fish, and mammals, according to the Division of Wildlife.
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Ohio Mixed Bag: Leader of Ohio Bowhunters Association dies
Gaithersburg, Md. — After advancing conservation priorities at the Izaak Walton League for 18 years, including 13 years as executive director, Scott Kovarovics stepped down Dec 23. A search for a new executive director will be conducted by the firm ThinkingAhead Executive Search.
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Ohio Letters to the Editor: ODNR should support wild elk restoration in Ohio
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Jan. 16, 2026 edition of Ohio Outdoor News.
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Little Lake LeBoeuf can offer big ice fishing fun in northwest Pennsylvania
Talk about fishing in Erie County and lots of people probably imagine taking a charter on Lake Erie itself, or probing Presque Isle Bay, or targeting steelhead in the lake’s tributary streams.
Those are all highlights, for sure. But if you like smaller water, and perhaps a place that can offer dependable ice in most years, there’s also Lake LeBoeuf.
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Pennsylvania’s Outdoor Calendar
A look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across Pennsylvania published in the Jan. 16, 2026 edition of Outdoor News.
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Pennsylvania Cuffs & Collars: Hunter carrying multiple people’s licenses
Pennsylvania cuffs and collars are field reports from Wildlife Game Wardens. These reports are from the Jan. 16, 2026 edition of Outdoor News.
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Taste of the Wild: Perfect pickled northern pike
Jeff says that spearing pike is equal parts, stillness and adrenaline. “You sit quietly in a dark house, breath fogging the air, staring into water so clear it feels like another world. Then, out of nowhere, a long green shape appears, curious and unhurried.
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