Indiana Fishing Report – June 11, 2026
On Lake Michigan, coho fishing has been really good recently across all Indiana ports.
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June 11, 2026
Northern Wisconsin Fishing Report – June 11, 2026 – video
Look for the smallmouth bass bite to start heating up.
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Iowa’s statewide fishing report on June 11, 2026
Here’s a look at the Iowa fishing report from across the state on June 11, 2026.
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Two new teams join Minnesota DNR’s K9 Unit
After several months of intensive training, two new dog/handler teams have earned their detection certification and joined the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources’ K9 Unit.
The two teams – Conservation Officer Matt Brodin and K9 Molly (Brainerd) and CO Mitch Nowak and K9 Hank (St. Peter) – will increase the K9 Unit’s ability to detect aquatic invasive species, assist in search and rescue, detect possible game and fish violations, and support local law enforcement agencies’ evidence detection needs.
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Texas deer hunter faces 74 charges in poaching case
Texas wildlife investigators say a man illegally killed at least 13 white-tailed bucks across three counties over an 11-month span, often shooting the deer from a vehicle before removing the heads and leaving the carcasses behind.
According to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, 55-year-old Darrell Maguire of New Braunfels faces 74 charges. He allegedly poached deer in Comal, Hays, and Bexar counties between the fall of 2024 and late summer 2025.
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DNR aviation unit aids in creel surveys from above Minnesota’s popular waters
Flying over Minnesota lakes, conservation officer pilots help ensure accurate data collection for creel surveys on some of the state’s most popular waterways.
Brianna Shaw, a Minnesota state conservation officer pilot, is a newer addition to the aviation unit but already has made a difference in creel surveys. Joining the unit in September, Shaw said the position is a dream come true after years of pursuing a career in aviation and conservation.
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Outdoor Insights: Minnesota waters of the Mississippi River producing big pike
Got out for a morning of fishing on Pool 5A of the Mississippi River in Minnesota last Saturday with my dad and three of my kids.
Angling started slow, then for a solid 20 minutes, the northern pike were on a tear. Casting old-school spoons, my boys had multiple strikes and brought three into the boat, all thick specimens over 30 inches. They released two, but the third took the lure deep into the gut, so he came home for a Saturday night fish fry. Delicious.
Curious about our good luck, I called DNR Fisheries in Lake City for more information about the status of northern pike along the Minnesota-Wisconsin border.
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Steve Sarley: Illinois Gov. Pritzker quiet on fishing licenses; Copi hunt continues
It’s time to clean up a couple of issues that I still have open and brewing.
Issue No. 1 – I am receiving mail from readers asking me whether or not I had received an answer from Gov. JB Pritzker in regard to my letter requesting he act on Stacy Green-Fenlon from Chicago’s Park Bait Shop request for a change in the law on getting a fishing license.
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Major deer study seeks answers before potential elk return to northeast Minnesota
More than 40 fawns have been fitted with tracking collars as part of the second part of a management study examining factors that affect deer populations in northeastern Minnesota.
The study is taking place on and around the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa reservation. Researchers hope the study will provide data on fawn survival while also examining what potential influence elk could have on the area’s deer population.
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