
Sturgeon spearing season fizzles out at end but exceeds 2016
The season as a whole was fairly successful, with spearers harvesting 847 sturgeon this year, exceeding the 703 sturgeon taken last year.

The season as a whole was fairly successful, with spearers harvesting 847 sturgeon this year, exceeding the 703 sturgeon taken last year.

Underwater cameras will truly open up the hard-water angling world and help you put more fish topside
ASHLAND AREA Call for an update on the ice before heading out. Anglers have been fishing the bay and catching a variety of fish, including splake, browns and tons of smelt by the lighthouse. Take

On Michigan-Wisconsin boundary waters, ice shanties must be removed by midnight Wednesday, March 15. And regardless of removal date, shanties must be pulled as soon as the ice is unable to safely support them.

Advocacy group, as of this year, will have donated $1 million to the state Department of Natural Resources for sturgeon research, management and education.

But the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources would be allowed to raise state park admission and camping fees under the two-year spending proposal.
AMERY AREA Look for suspended crappies over 15 to 25 feet on Big Round Lake, Half Moon Lake, Balsam Lake, and Bone Lake. Suckers or shiners are producing northern pike on Bear Trap Lake, Lake

To me, owning a boat is a wonderful thing, but it doesn’t mean that I need it to catch fish. In fact, I have found that some of my best fishing experiences have been in

Interest in sturgeon spearing continues to be strong with 12,962 licenses sold for the 2017 season, including 12,479 for Lake Winnebago and 483 for the Upriver Lakes.
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