Wisconsin Fishing Report – March 30, 2026
The walleye anglers that had the best action here were using blade-baits and hair jigs.
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March 30, 2026
Big Muskego Lake’s pike, bass provide good action in Wisconsin’s Waukesha County
Big Muskego Lake is a high-profile waterbody that sees above-average fishing pressure. Since the 1996-97 restoration project, anglers have benefited from the clear water aquatic plant-dominated state.
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Wisconsin’s Outdoor Calendar
A look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across Wisconsin published in the April 3, 2026 edition of Outdoor News.
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Nature Smart: Nesting owls caught on camera
One of my many pastime activities is improving habitat on my small parcel of land, such as removing the non-native trees and shrubs and then planting native flora.
I also spend a lot of time building and installing structures for nesting birds. For example, I have built and installed over a dozen bluebird nest boxes. Five years ago, after seeing a pair of great horned owls on my property, I built and installed a nesting platform out of 2-by-6 lumber.
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Backyard and Beyond: The ‘pre-spring’ season
Dick Dennie’s trail camera snapped two foxes “meeting in a wintery woods,” as he wrote, echoing the famous Robert Frost poem.
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Wisconsin Cuffs & Collars: Many violations for big deer party
Wisconsin cuffs and collars are field reports from DNR wardens. These reports are from the April 3, 2026 edition of Outdoor News.
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Pheasant madness in March can be had at Wisconsin game preserves
During a spell of freakishly mild March weather in Wisconsin, I joined friends to hunt pheasants on two game preserves: Cackle Creek in southern Dodge County, and On the Fly in Fond du Lac County.
Neither outfit charges a membership fee, which makes them good options for spur-of-the-moment hunts from September into April. A breezy, clear morning greeted Clark Williams, Mark Krueger, and me as Dan Johnson welcomed us to On the Fly.
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Wisconsin Letters to the Editor: Here’s how NRB, DNR can make deer hunting fun once again
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the April 3, 2026 edition of Wisconsin Outdoor News.
Opening of Illinois’ Heidecke Lake to be delayed for boat fishermen
The Illinois DNR announced March 30 it will delay the traditional April 1 opening of Heidecke Lake to boaters this year because of unusually low water levels caused by ongoing drought conditions.
INR staff will continue to monitor the lake and will reopen it once it reaches safe navigation levels. The department expects levels to return to typical ranges as normal precipitation patterns resume.
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