When you catch the fish of a lifetime but then your dad instincts kick in … Check out this heartfelt video – here posted by VTRND via ViralHog – of a father helping his young son catch the fish of a lifetime. It’s making the rounds on social media, with Facebook views, likes, shares and comments galore, including this one on…
Western New York Chautauqua Lake: The black crappie bite in the canals went cold but should pick up with warmer weather. There were still some decent catches on the open lake. Target crappie in the canals, near inlets and traditional open lake areas such as Ashville Bay, Burtis Bay, Cheney Point, Lakewood Bar, Rock Island, Grass Island, Bemus Bay, Whitney…
AMERY AREA Small lakes and bays opened last weekend and any ice that remained on the bigger lakes could be gone by this week. Anglers are just starting to get out and some crappies are being caught in shallow water on Lake Wapogasset and Bear Trap Lake. Country Store, (715) 268-7482. ASHLAND AREA The wind has blown ice in and…
For voting results regarding 2019 Wisconsin DNR fish and game proposed rule changes, click here. Total participants were 10,712, including 7,310 who participated online – an option that was offered for the first time in the 2019 annual spring fish and wildlife hearings, held across the state April 8. For related stories, see the May 3 issue of Wisconsin Outdoor…
Great Eight LAKE MILLE LACS The lake has been ice-free since late last weekend with the wind chewing up any ice that was left. There hasn’t been much for fishing reports, but look to the shallow bays and harbors to start holding crappies as water temperatures climb. Johnson’s Portside (320) 676-3811 Terry’s Boat Harbor (320) 692-4430 LAKE…
This fish weighed in at 170 pounds and measured 6 feet, 9 inches long. Still, it was nowhere near the state record for the species. What’s the story with that? Click here to find out. Categories: News
Central Region Buckeye Lake (Fairfield, Licking, Perry counties) – Anglers fishing shallow lily pads and boat docks are picking up channel catfish and bluegills. The successful bite is coming on live bait, either nightcrawlers or minnows under a float. Alum Creek Lake (Delaware County) – Crappie fishermen are doing OK here by fishing baby-shad-imitating baits. Find any laydown on the…
The Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission continued its in-season stocking of trout across the state in recent weeks. For a schedule, visit www.fishandboat.com. Anglers are reminded that the catch-and-immediate-release of bass is in effect from April 13 through June 14, and walleyes are out of season from now until May 4. NORTHWEST REGION Presque Isle Bay (Erie County) —…
SOUTHEASTERN LP Lake St. Clair Wind and rain have stirred up Lake St. Clair. When anglers can get out they are catching a few perch and walleyes, but most are heading to the Detroit River for walleyes. Lakeside Fishing Shops, (586) 777-7003. Trenton Area Walleye fishing has been very good on the Detroit River as the spring spawning run is…
FLORENCE, Ala. — Two young anglers competing in a high school fishing tournament rescued two other competitors whose boat was sinking on a lake in northwest Alabama. Sardis High School 10th graders Garrett Howington and Issac Darden are being called heroes for their actions during an Alabama Student Angler Bass Fishing Association tournament at Pickwick Lake. Howington and Darden were…
Great Eight LAKE MILLE LACS East – The bays are partially open, as are any areas with moving water, and the shorelines have pulled loose quite a ways out into the lake. There’s still a lot of main lake ice, but it really took a beating over the past week and looked pretty rotten on Tuesday morning….
Pennsylvania fishing license sales are down, and the state is trying to improve participation by focusing on water quality and nontraditional fishermen.
Three anglers face loss of fishing licenses, fines after being caught with 80 walleye.
Record that before last year had stood for nearly 60 years lasts about 11 months this time around.
The fishing and hunting report is compiled using reports from conservation officers, hunting guides and fishing guides. North Lake Michigan: The coho action is really hot for both the shore and the boating anglers. Fish have moved all the way up to the northern harbors like Waukegan. According to reports, the coho are being caught in 10 to 80 feet…
Western New York Lake Erie and tributaries: Cattaraugus Creek was getting close to a fishable level at last check. The other streams were starting to get a bit low, so some rain should help. Steelhead fishing has recently been good on the streams for mostly dropbacks with the occasional fresh fish mixed in. Plenty of suckers have also moved into…
Any ice fishing options that remained ended early last week with the warm weather, rain, and wind. The ice deteriorated fast and some small lakes are almost all open. The bigger lakes have more ice, but the shorelines have pulled far enough away that getting on them is impossible. Country Store, (715) 268-7482. ASHLAND AREA It’s a time of transition…
Great Eight LAKE MILLE LACS While ice continues to cover the entire lake it is starting to show signs of a spring thaw. There were a few anglers walking out in some of the bays early this week, but with the shorelines and flowage areas opening, ice fishing is likely done for the season. Johnson’s Portside (320)…
(Minnesota DNR file photo)As ice comes off of southern Minnesota lakes, evidence of this year’s harsh winter is washing up along the shorelines. While dead and dying fish washing ashore can be discouraging to see, it’s the result of a natural process called “winterkill,” according to biologists with the Minnesota DNR. “Shallow lakes like we have in southern Minnesota are…
Twenty-four years of gillnetting operations are starting to turn the tide with a reduction of lake trout numbers.
In 2017, two silver carp were captured in the same location.
At last week’s meeting of the Michigan Natural Resources Commission in Lansing, commission acted to reduce daily possession limit of lake trout in these waters from two fish to one. Change was necessary because 2018 recreational harvest limit for lake trout in Grand Traverse Bay was exceeded.
Central Region Buckeye Lake (Fairfield, Licking, Perry counties) – Anglers are catching wipers here by tight-lining chicken livers or shrimp on the bottom, much like you would fish for catfish. For saugeyes, cast a crankbait in perch patterns for the best results. Saugeyes have been ranging up to 20 inches. Anglers are also catching catfish, crappies, and bluegills by fishing…
Mild weather, with a little rainfall, brought out anglers for the opening day of trout season in the southeast region March 30. The season opens for the rest of the state April 13. The Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission is stocking trout across the state. For a schedule, visit www.fishandboat.com. Anglers are reminded that from April 15 through June 14,…
In addition, the council approved to increase the bag limit for walleye in Lake Erie and the Maumee River in March 2020.
SOUTHEASTERN LP Lake St. Clair Perch, crappies and bluegills have been caught off the docks in the canals and along the shore of Lake St. Clair all the way up to Harsens Island. Boat pressure has been light. Lakeside Fishing Shops, (586) 777-7003. Trenton Area Walleyes continue to move into the lower end of the Detroit River. No big numbers…
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