Crab Orchard Lake: A few anglers are still reporting catching crappies, although fish are running small. Most crappies are being located in water 10-15 feet deep. Minnows and jigs are equally effective. A few catfish are being caught on stinkbaits. Carlyle Lake: White bass are biting well below the spillway, with a few fish coming from near […]
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Lake Bloomington: Hybrid stripers are fair, with best action early and just before dusk when fish are chasing shad on the surface and hitting jigs or Roadrunners. Bass best on jigs, chatterbaits and soft plastics off points with timber and along the weeds in the evenings. Catfish are fair on dipbaits and crawlers. Late evenings
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Banquets/Fundraisers Aug. 7: Heart of Illinois QDMA Banquet, 5:30 p.m., Crestwicke Country Club, Bloomington. For more info call Ross Fogle, 309-310-7958. Aug. 8: West Central IL WTU Banquet, 5 p.m., Big Racks Restaurant, Canton. For more info call Mike Downs, 309-267-0609. Aug. 8: Ford County NWTF Banquet, 5:30 p.m., Kruse Center Gibson City. For more info
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The long-awaited release of 23 elk into Wisconsin’s Central Forest Region of Jackson County may be just around the corner. Kevin Wallenfang, the DNR’s deer and elk ecologist, anticipates the new herd will be out of the holding pen and on its own by Sept 1.
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District 6 — Eau Claire area Warden Hanna responded to numerous complaints in June from rural landowners regarding conflicts with wildlife, including a pine snake, red squirrel, goose, badger, fox, three raccoons, a skunk, two bears, a snapping turtle, and two fawns. Warden Hanna also received three calls regarding people removing wildlife from the wild
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Banquet/Fundraiser Aug. 7: Iowa County DU Banquet, 5:30 p.m., Dodger Bowl, Dodgevile. For more info call Joe Philipps, 608-574-3317. Aug. 7: Central Wisconsin NWTF Banquet, 5:30 p.m., Shooter’s Bar, Plover. For more info call Randy Kruzicki, 715-341-1298. Aug. 10: Two Lakes Toms NWTF Banquet, 5 p.m., Schuambergs Supper Club, Randolph. For more info call Julie Wendt, 920-326-5021.
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MARINETTE/OCONTO AREA Fishing on Lake Noquebay has improved lately. Bass have been hitting spinnerbaits and artificial worms, tubes, and frogs. Fish the 8- to 12-foot weed breaks and the lily pads for some nice action. Fishing for panfish has been deep – in 12 to 15 feet of water and tight to the bottom or halfway down. Plan on doing some sorting
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AMERY AREA Look for crappies on Loveless Lake and sunfish on Bear Trap Lake, Big Round Lake, Balsam Lake, and Pike Lake in 12 to 20 feet. Throw spinnerbaits or bucktails for muskies on the Apple River and Lake Wapogasset, while the Clam River and St. Croix River are producing channel catfish. Bass and pike fishing remains strong in the area, and Power
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LAKE MICHIGAN/METRO AREA LAKES Catch rates remained low at the ramps in Sheboygan, with around two fish per boat. Lakers and rainbows were most common, with one or two chinooks mixed in. Most fishermen seemed to be fishing more shallow water than the previous two weeks; anywhere from 60 to 100 feet of water was most common. Spoons remained
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