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La Crosse Area

With the early trout season under way, Coulee-region anglers are cautioned they may find that their favorite stream has completely changed after the flooding from last August. Not only have many streams been completely scoured

Marinette Area

The perch action was spotty the past week, with only a few fish being iced at the Peshtigo harbor. There also have been a few anglers fishing for northern pike. Most of the pressure has

Hayward Area

For the first couple of weeks of the early catch-and-release trout season, the rivers are going to need a couple of weeks of warm weather to get rid of the ice. Snow depths aren’t all

Central

Lake Decatur: Crappies are being caught on minnows. Bluegill fishing has been slow, and a few being caught on worms. Catfish have been very slow on worms and stinkbaits. Mike’s Tackle World: Decatur (217) 423-0730

Thousand Island

Black Lake: It’s been fairly quiet of late, perhaps because of the snowstorm at the end of the month. At last report, fishing had been spotty for panfish and walleye, although a few northerns have

Southwest Region

Paint Creek Lake (Highland County) – Open-water anglers have been catching crappies at the campground and at Pioneer Farm fishing jigs and minnows or jigs and twisters in black and chartreuse at shallow 5- to

Southcentral Region

Deep Creek Lake (Maryland) – Very good catches of perch were being iced until conditions deteriorated. Cowans Gap Lake (Fulton County) – A Feb. 21 trout stocking was slated. Little Buffalo Lake (Perry County) –

Lake Erie Region

There was enough ice around South Bass Island to allow some fishing over the weekend of Feb. 16-17, according to fishing guide John Hageman. Feb. 16 was a clear, beautiful day and the fishing was

Green Bay/Appleton Area

The cold weather has tempered anglers’ enthusiasm, but they were catching perch on Green Bay near Dykesville. Whitefish also were hitting on the east and west shores of Green Bay – some were being caught

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