Northern Wisconsin Fishing Report – July 9, 2026 – video
Site Staff
July 9, 2026
Here’s what the warming water means for fishing.
Fishing
Steve Gilbert: A close look at the world record yellow perch
Steve "Gilly” Gilbert
July 9, 2026
All the excitement surrounding the “super-monstrous” 17-inch, 3.01-pound yellow perch coming out of Green Bay on Feb. 11 piqued my fisheries curiosity.
News outlets lamented the fact that though these fish were big they
Wisconsin’s Northern Highlands research station has been for answers for 80 years
Patrick Durkin
July 9, 2026
You likely missed it, but the Northern Highland Fishery Research Area in Vilas County celebrated its 80th anniversary June 20, making it one of the world’s longest-running fisheries research projects.
So, let’s blow our
Dean Bortz: Wisconsin sportsmen should be tracking discussion from Natural Resources Board meetings
Dean Bortz
July 8, 2026
If anyone who reads this newspaper has a spare 20 to 25 minutes at any point in the day, please go to the Wisconsin DNR TV channel, or just type in Wisconsin Natural Resources Board
Patrick Durkin: Salmon strike twice during Sitka fishing trip
Patrick Durkin
July 8, 2026
Cool, crisp air creeping across the boat’s stern near Sitka, Alaska, raised goose bumps on my forearms. I shivered and considered retrieving a hooded rain-jacket from the cabin. Instead, I rolled down my sleeves.
State Roundup: Wisconsin fish and wildlife programs get a bit more spending power
Dean Bortz
July 6, 2026
Wisconsin DNR secretary Karen Hyun shared some thoughts with Natural Resources Board members at the top of the June 24 meeting in Black River Falls and talked a little bit about the legislature’s Joint Finance
How modern smartwatches can help your hunting, fishing, and outdoors lifestyle
Dan Durbin
July 6, 2026
Smartwatches accelerated in popularity around 2015 when Apple stepped into the ring, so it was only a matter of time before companies began integrating hunting and fishing friendly features and apps to support your outdoor
Commentary: Wisconsin’s Knowles-Nelson Stewardship is too important to lose
Todd Schubring
July 5, 2026
For more than three decades, the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program has been one of Wisconsin’s most powerful tools for conserving the lands and waters that define our outdoor heritage.
Funding for the program expiring on
Ask a fisheries biologist: Odd underwater findings
Max Wolter Wisconsin DNR Fish Biologist
July 3, 2026
This week, DNR Fish Biologist Max Wolter discusses the strange things the fish crew finds in lakes and rivers.
A reader asked about strange finds we have made on lakes and rivers. We spend
