A DNR survey of Dunn County’s Tainter Lake in 2022 confirmed what many people already knew: Algae is a major problem on the impoundment of the Red Cedar River just north of Menomonie.
However, that doesn’t stop anglers from targeting Tainter’s panfish and other species during the summer and winter.
Panfish rule the roost on Dunn County’s Tainter Lake in Wisconsin Read More »
Healthy and robust. Those are two words the DNR uses to describe the fishery of Lake Menomin.
Wisconsin’s Lake Menomin fishery thrives despite algae problems Read More »
He didn’t know it at the time, but a roofing project 40 years ago pointed Dave Vander Velden in a totally new direction – owning Christmas tree farms in Wisconsin’s Door and Oconto counties – that has paid off over the years and the fruits of his labor are on display in Madison.
The Wisconsin Christmas Tree Producers Association selected two balsam firs from Vander Velden’s tree farm near Gillett to be displayed in Madison in December.
Oconto County balsams decorate Madison for Christmas Read More »
Wisconsin is dotted with popular lake chains, including the Eau Claire Chain, consisting of Upper and Middle Eau Claire lakes in Bayfield County and Lower Eau Claire Lake, which is split between Bayfield and Douglas counties.
The DNR last surveyed Upper Eau Claire in 2017-18 to assess its game fish populations, primarily walleyes and muskies. Meanwhile, the crews ran a creel survey on Middle Eau Claire in 2022-23.
Eau Claire chain draws anglers to Wisconsin’s Bayfield County Read More »
A hunting accident that paralyzed Pete Jensema as a teenager meant he needed a wheelchair for the rest of his life. That didn’t keep him from living an active life until he passed away this summer at age 56 from complications from a heart attack.
One of Jensema’s last achievements was to get the ball rolling on a handicap-accessible trail on Gibson Island near his home on the Cloverleaf Lakes in Shawano County, Wis.
Wisconsin’s Cloverleaf Lakes trail a lasting tribute to Pete Jensema Read More »
Dodge County’s Fox Lake continues to offer quality fishing opportunities, with northern pike, walleyes, and largemouth bass the dominant game fish species.
Wisconsin’s Fox Lake anglers target bluegills, black crappies Read More »
The Big Eau Pleine Flowage, an impoundment of the Big Eau Pleine River, is known locally as a fish-producing machine – and for good reason, according to a 2024 survey by the local DNR fisheries team.
The Big Eau Pleine’s walleye population is sustained through natural reproduction. Other species of angler interest include northern pike, muskies, black crappies, and yellow perch.
Aerator offsets Big Eau Pleine winterkill issues on this central Wisconsin water Read More »
Thanks to the effort of a local sportsmen’s club, hunters in three northeastern Wisconsin counties have a place to dispose of deer carcasses aimed at keeping chronic wasting disease (CWD) in check.
Since 2019, the Oconto County Sportsmen’s Alliance has provided deer carcass dumpsters. This year, seven dumpsters are located in Oconto County, two in Marinette County and one in Shawano County. Alliance President Gary Lemmen said there are two main reasons behind the effort.
Dumpsters aim to help prevent CWD spread in three Wisconsin counties Read More »
Early harvest numbers from the archery deer season aren’t available yet, but three northeastern Wisconsin businesses are shedding a little light on how hunters are faring so far.
“As of Oct. 27, a lot of people were shooting bucks already,” said Brock Smejkal of Butch’s Archery & Outdoor Sports, located between Clintonville and Shawano. “A lot of people say Halloween’s the best time to hunt. They’ll start moving during the day. They’re just starting to chase the does around, but bucks are also hitting scrapes.”
Archery, firearm shop owners keeping Wisconsin hunters afield Read More »
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