Metro Area Fishing Report – June 28, 2026 – video
A beautiful week to be on the water and some consistent patterns to go with it.
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June 28, 2026
Eric Morken: Gear that stood out from the 2025 hunting season
I bowhunt whitetails in multiple states from late August through December. There’s pheasant hunting with my black Lab, Gus, from October through January and turkey hunting multiple states in the spring.
That covers a wide range of weather and hunting conditions in the Upper Midwest. Here are some gear items that stood out from this past year after hundreds of hours in the field.
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Hermits through the history of Wisconsin
Imagine you are hunting from a deer stand when suddenly you notice a man through the woods, just standing and looking your way, dressed in ragged clothes and sporting a long gray beard.
As quickly as he appears he turns and disappears. You would probably wonder who the heck was that guy? But back in the late 1800s and into the early 1900s a similar encounter would have been no cause for alarm. In fact, one might have thought, “I didn’t know that old hermit was still alive!”
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A greater appreciation for gar — Illinois’ misunderstood ‘dinosaur fish’
On quiet summer mornings along southern Illinois backwaters, a slow roll near the surface of the water often appears before the fish does. A long shadow gliding between lotus stems. Then a quick gulp of air, and the ripple disappears into reflections of cottonwoods leaning toward the river.
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