Northern Wisconsin Fishing Report – September 12, 2025 – video
Site Staff
September 12, 2025
Big-time drop in water temps making things interesting for anglers.
Wisconsin
Wisconsin loses conservationists Carl Batha, Carol Murphy
Tim Eisele
September 12, 2025
Wisconsin lost two hard-working conservationists in August, as Carl Batha, 78, and Carol Murphy, 64, passed away.
Batha, of Platteville, retired from the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) as a wildlife ecologist, and was
Wisconsin’s fall duck, goose outlook again on bright side
DNR Report
September 12, 2025
Spring waterfowl surveys point to stable population numbers and habitat conditions for migratory birds, so Wisconsin waterfowl hunters should be excited about the 2025 season.
Based on the available data, the DNR is expecting
Wisconsin Mixed Bag: Natural Resources Board meeting Sept. 24 in Madison
Staff and News Reports
September 12, 2025
The Natural Resources Board (NRB) will meet in-person at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 24, in room G09, State Natural Resources Building (GEF 2), 101 South Webster Street, Madison.
Wisconsin state campgrounds lacking ‘camper cabins’
Larry Polenske
September 12, 2025
While Wisconsin has 10 state-owned campground cabins that may be rented by people with disabilities, there are no “camper cabins” available for rent by the general public in state campgrounds.
Minnesota, Illinois, and Michigan
Wisconsin’s statewide fishing and hunting report on Sept. 12, 2025
Staff Report
September 12, 2025
Fishermen battle high winds, cool temperatures. A look at the Wisconsin fishing and hunting report on Sept. 12, 2025.
PFAS-related consumption advisories issued for ducks, deer and fish in parts of Wisconsin
Tim Eisele
September 12, 2025
The alphabet soup of chemical pollutants (DDT, CWD, VHS, HPA, PFAS) just expanded with the release of a consumption advisory for mallards and wood ducks harvested from Green Bay due to the contamination of per-
Why is meat from some feral hogs tainted blue?
Bob Zink
September 12, 2025
I used to take my two sons to southern Texas during spring break to bowhunt hogs at a high-fence ranch. (I’m not a beach guy; I’d rather hunt.) In three days of hunting, we’d average
Persistence, big bucktails, and the right window can turn September into trophy muskie season
Jeremy Smith
September 11, 2025
Muskie – the fish of 10,000 casts. With a pseudonym as such, one can only assume that it’s difficult to catch. In fact, they’re often revered as the most challenging fish to catch in freshwater.
