Wisconsin Fishing Report – April 27, 2026
Anglers were having some luck catching walleyes here, especially later in the week.
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April 27, 2026
New York Letters to the Editor: Thanks Region 8 Fisheries for Eelpot Creek habitat work
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the May 1, 2026 edition of New York Outdoor News.
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Dan Ladd: New York’s Northern Zone deer management permits part of legislation discussion
On April 21, the New York State Assembly’s Environmental Conservation Committee approved (reported) A10633/S09462. The bill, if passed, will permit DEC to expand the ability to issue antlerless deer permits in the Northern Zone.
DEC has been issuing DMPs in portions of Region 6, the western half of the Northern Zone, for some time. But without authorization from the state legislature, it can’t do the same in Region 5, which is the eastern portion of the Northern Zone.
A closer look at Otter Lake’s walleye in Wisconsin’s Chippewa County
The local DNR fisheries crew ran a fish survey on Chippewa County’s Otter Lake in 2023. They found the walleye population doing well overall, despite drop in abundance compared to the 2018 survey.
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Wisconsin’s Outdoor Calendar
A look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across Wisconsin published in the May 1, 2026 edition of Outdoor News.
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Nature Smart: Spring ephemerals
I really enjoy this time of year but not for what you might think. Sure, there are thousands of birds landing in the northland each night. Huge flocks of snow geese are pushing northward. Hibernating animals from chipmunks to black bears have awoken and are searching for something to eat. Early flying insects are buzzing around in the cool spring air.
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Backyard and beyond: Spring rolling in!
Bill Manuell went out to check his maple traps and spotted a bobcat crouched below a tree at the edge of the woods on his property, apparently on the hunt. But then he looked up and saw another bobcat perched in the tree.
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Wisconsin Cuffs & Collars: Shed hunters have to take cover as men shoot at flock of turkeys
Wisconsin cuffs and collars are field reports from DNR wardens. These reports are from the May 1, 2026 edition of Outdoor News.
Ask a fisheries biologist: A look at the sauger, the walleye’s less famous cousin
Most Wisconsin anglers know about walleyes, but far fewer are familiar with the saugers, despite many similarities to their cousin, the walleye.
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