Most Wisconsin anglers know about walleyes, but far fewer are familiar with the saugers, despite many similarities to their cousin, the walleye.
Ask a fisheries biologist: A look at the sauger, the walleye’s less famous cousin Read More »
Anglers often overlook early spring, but this period offers some exceptional fishing at a time with limited outdoor opportunities. Starting in 2026, some new opportunities go along with the tried and true favorites.
The release trout season starts in January, but the harvest season now opens the first Saturday in April. Check the trout regulations for size and bag limits.
Ask a fisheries biologist: Early spring fishing opportunities in Wisconsin Read More »
In early February, the Wisconsin Chapter of the American Fisheries Society met in La Crosse. One conference topic heavily overlapped conversations among anglers: the effects of fishing technology.
In recent years, advanced sonar systems, commonly called ‘forward facing sonar (FFS),’ became a hot topic for anglers and researchers.
Some anglers worry that other anglers are taking a full limit or more of panfish. How common is it for a panfish angler to keep a limit or more than the limit?
Ask a Fisheries Biologist: How often are Wisconsin anglers limiting out on panfish? Read More »
Anglers love fish, but what they really love are big fish. The process for growing big is not always straightforward. When fish biologists talk about fish getting bigger, we talk in terms of ‘growth’ measured in inches or pounds gained.
Most commonly, I use inches because that is used for almost all of our harvest regulations.
Ask a fisheries biologist: Fish growth not a straightforward process Read More »
The sustainability of a fishery relies on new fish coming into the lake. Biologists call that concept ‘recruitment,’ one of the most important dynamics in our fisheries.
Ask a fisheries biologist: A better understanding of fish recruitment Read More »
Crappies, bluegills, walleyes, trout, and even northern pike wind up on many dinner tables, but there is an abundant group of fish that rarely gets eaten – suckers.
For our purposes here, ‘suckers’ will refer to the true sucker species and the redhorse species. These fish are native and common in many Wisconsin waters, especially medium-sized rivers.
Ask a fisheries biologist: Suckers good as table fare? Read More »
The job duties of fisheries professionals tend to fascinate anglers. What is not to like about a job in which a workday can be anything from wrangling 100-pound sturgeon below a dam to electrofishing for muskellunge late at night?
Ask a Fisheries Biologist: The winter life of fisheries professionals Read More »
“Many people ask how old different species get. Here are a couple of examples. Brook and brown trout are relatively short-lived and typically do not get older than 5 or 6 years. Bluegills occasionally reach 10 years old, but most that you see in a lake would be 2 to 6 years old.
Ask a fisheries biologist: How old do fish get? Read More »
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