Anglers love fish, but what they really love are big fish. The process for growing big is not always straightforward. When fish biologists talk about fish getting bigger, we talk in terms of ‘growth’ measured in inches or pounds gained.
Most commonly, I use inches because that is used for almost all of our harvest regulations.
Ask a fisheries biologist: Fish growth not a straightforward process Read More »
Game fish season closed March 1; it’s panfish time. Here’s a look at the Wisconsin fishing report on Feb. 27, 2026.
Wisconsin’s statewide fishing report on Feb. 27, 2026 Read More »
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Amanda Lefton recently announced that the agency is holding academies for its newest classes of Environmental Conservation Police Officers (ECOs) and Forest Rangers.
The six-month training academies will prepare 30 ECOs (with nine alternatives), and 20 Ranger recruits for careers in the Divisions of Law Enforcement and Forest Protection.
New York’s ECO, Forest Ranger academies start up Read More »
As spring begins, warming temperatures and vibrant colors will return to the landscape and once again set the scene for the season’s main event in Wisconsin’s Winnebago system – the lake sturgeon spawning run through the Fox River and Wolf River drainages to spawn at over 70 possible sites.
These fish can move quickly and capture the public eye as they gather by the hundreds along the riverbank at sites such as Bamboo Bend in Shiocton, Sturgeon Trail in New London, and Sturgeon Park in Shawano.
Wisconsin research takes a closer look at sturgeon spawn Read More »
Dan Eigen is a fishing guide of more than 30
WI Daily Update: Two tips to take advantage of this late-ice period Read More »
Last Saturday afternoon at National Pheasant Fest and Quail Classic at the Minneapolis Convention Center, state and nonprofit conservation officials participated in a wide-ranging panel discussion on public lands, specifically how the state permanently protects and enhances upland habitat for public access in Minnesota.
Panel at Pheasant Fest discusses future of public lands in Minnesota Read More »
Questionable behavior these hybrids have, part chameleon, part escape artist. An unlikely source of genes made them this way. A river sauger and a lake walleye, who would of have thought it led to such success as a stockable fish.
The saugeye has been around as long as some can remember. Confounding anglers with its random combination of hybrid vigor, some methods prove better than others.
Dialing in on the saugeye bite in Ohio waters Read More »
A headline in the Feb. 6 issue of New York Outdoor News issue warned, “Bird flu cases could increase in Northeast.” That has been the case on Long Island, where residents are regularly finding dead waterfowl in large enough numbers to catch the attention of local news outlets.
Bird flu or, more properly, Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, has been a threat to Long Island waterfowl since February 2022, when New York’s first case was detected in Suffolk County.
Long Island waterfowl stricken by bird flu Read More »
I can’t remember the exact number of Independence Days I’ve spent on boats.
Now, it’s often on my boat, a friend’s boat, and decades ago it was on my dad’s boat. Fishing is often on the menu these days, but when I was kid, water skiing and tubing were more important than fishing – at least in the midday hours.
Mike Schoonveld: Coast Guard does about-face in regards to emergency signaling equipment Read More »
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