Central Region Alum Creek Lake (Delaware County) — Anglers fishing the shoreline at the spillway in recent days have been catching muskies of all things. Most muskie catches have been incidental by anglers fishing for saugeyes at the dam. Not much to report on saugeye success. A few crappies are being caught, however. Buckeye Lake (Fairfield, Licking, Perry counties) —…
Anglers are reminded that they are required to wear a life jacket when in boats fewer than 16 feet in length and in all canoes and kayaks from now through April 30. NORTHWEST REGION Lake Erie tributaries — As of Jan. 3, a few anglers were catching steelhead on various flies, lures and baits, with downsized presentations working in low…
SOUTHEASTERN LP Irish Hills Area There was no safe ice on inland lakes in Jackson County. Knutson’s Sporting Goods, (800) 292-0857 or (517) 592-2786. Lake Orion There was no ice safe enough for fishing in Oakland County. Lakes Village Stop/Mobile Gas Station, (248) 693-4565. Luna Pier Area Boat anglers trolling in Lake Erie’s Brest Bay and off Bolles Harbor caught…
Great Eight LAKE MILLE LACS East – Most anglers continue to find good walleye action on the mud flats during the day in 24 to 30 feet or the shallow rock piles and points during low-light periods. There’s been some jumbo perch caught on the mud and north end sand breaks, mainly along with the walleyes. The…
The fishing and hunting report is compiled using reports from conservation officers, hunting guides and fishing guides. North Lake Michigan: The harbors have been good. Most fishermen have been fishing from the docks. There have been very few reports of trout being caught at this time. They are there; you just really need to work for them. Spawn sacks slowly…
In probably the most notable proposal to the Ohio Wildlife Council, when the total allowable catch exceeds 3 million fish, the bag would go from four fish to six fish daily from March 1 to April 30 in Lake Erie, excluding the Sandusky River.
Western New York Now that the ball has dropped on 2019, area fishermen should be aware of some changes in regulations. Lake trout season is now open below Niagara Falls in the Niagara River and on the Niagara Bar in Lake Ontario. Also, walleye fishermen must note that the daily limit drops from three fish to one fish per person…
AMERY AREA Hit Round Lake in 10 to 12 feet of water for sunfish, crappies, and walleyes early and late each day. You’ll find suspended crappies over 12 to 20 feet of water on Big Butternut Lake or North Twin Lake. Northern pike remain active on most lakes in less than 12 feet of water, and Lake Wapogasset is kicking…
Great Eight LAKE MILLE LACS East – Walleyes continue to bite well in most areas, with 20 feet or more being best during the day on the mud, gravel, and other deep structure locations. Get away from the crowds on shallow structure and you’ll hook walleyes during low-light periods as well. Isle Bay, Cove Bay, and Wahkon…
Audio interview with Sarah Strommen touches on her background, management style, and outlook for leading one of the nation’s largest natural resource agencies.
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The fishing season is the first greenlighted by state officials since 1992.
Central Region Alum Creek Lake (Delaware County) — When they can find a pocket of open water, anglers have done well on saugeyes, smallmouth bass, and crappies. A week of warm temperatures and rain in late December allowed what ice had formed on the lake to dissipate. Anglers are using jerkbaits to catch saugeyes and crappies, and smallmouth bass are…
As of Dec. 20, a spate of mild temperatures and rainfall was melting ice on lakes in some parts of the state where hard water begun to form. The Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission completed its winter trout stockings in early December. For a schedule, visit www.fishandboat.com NORTHWEST REGION Presque Isle Bay (Erie County) — As of Dec. 17, skim…
SOUTHEASTERN LP Lake St. Clair There was no safe ice on Lake St. Clair. Boats anglers reported catching decent numbers of walleyes when trolling deep diving crankbaits tipped with a minnow. Good action was being reported off Nine Mile Road. Walleyes were also being caught in light numbers on the Detroit River. Handliners and jiggers were both finding fish. Perch…
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Great Eight LAKE MILLE LACS East – This area received about 8 inches of snow late last week, but resorts have got the lake cleaned up, with roads open where they feel it’s safe to get to. With that stated, cross country travel is not an option and continue to work through resorts for ice and road…
The fishing and hunting report is compiled using reports from conservation officers, hunting guides and fishing guides. North Crystal Lake: This is a private lake during the summer, but during the winter ice fishermen can access the lake from the beach areas. The bluegill bite is quite good in 7 to 9 feet of water, with keepers that can be…
Western New York Brown trout and steelhead were dominating the fishing report, with walleye not far behind. Buffy Frank of Lockport caught a monster brown trout while fishing a favorite Niagara County Lake Ontario tributary. Using a black marabou jig tipped with wax worms, she hauled in a 34-inch brownie that tipped the scales at better than 15 pounds. She…
AMERY AREA Ice depths vary from 4 to 10 inches and some big lakes still have pockets of open water. Crappies are suspended over 14 to 21 feet on North Twin Lake or 12 to 20 feet on Big Butternut Lake. The north end of Lake Wapogasset is kicking out a mixed bag of panfish in 12 feet. Balsam Lake…
Great Eight LAKE MILLE LACS Walleyes are being caught during low-light periods on the north-end sand breaks in 18 to 22 feet, the rock points on the west side in 10 to 12 feet, and in the southern bays over 10 to 14 feet. Midday reports have been best on the deep, rocky areas with setlines and…
Central Region Alum Creek Lake (Delaware County) — There’s a layer of skim ice on Alum Creek Lake as of this writing on Dec. 9. Prior to ice-up, however, anglers were focusing their efforts on smallmouth bass and crappies. Some smallmouth were found in the south pool, biting on plastics. Crappies can be caught at this time of year using…
Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission tout stockings were in progress at select fisheries in recent weeks. For a schedule, visit www.fishandboat.com NORTHWEST REGION Lake Erie — Lake trout were reported on spoons off the mountain when conditions allowed through early December. Anglers are advised that docks are out at Northeast Marina and Shades Beach. Lake Erie tributaries — Steelhead and…
Editor’s note: Ice is forming on rivers and lakes across the state, but not at the same rate. While there was good ice in areas of the Upper Peninsula and northern Lower Peninsula last week, lakes in southern Michigan were still not safe for foot travel. With warmer temperatures in the forecast anglers are advised to use extreme caution when…
The ODNR Division of Wildlife’s results from the 2018 survey indicate that young-of-the-year walleye catch rates were the highest recorded in the past 20 years of the central basin trawl survey.
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