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Big Green Lake Area

The smallmouths are hitting like crazy now, along with a ton of small northern pike. The lake’s water clarity improved to 18 to 22 feet last week. Lake trout action also was hot last week.

Hayward Area

Muskies and bass were the hot ticket last week. Muskies were chasing bucktails and surface baits during the day, but a good night bite was starting to kick in last week. The best action has

Bear run-in leaves Siren woman hurt

Siren, Wis. – Officials say it likely was a case of a startled woman and an equally startled bear, but an encounter at a residence on the outskirts of Siren in northwest Wisconsin left the

Minocqua/Woodruff Area

With the sun out and wind down last week, surface temps started creeping up, with many lakes having readings of 60 to 63 degrees. Largemouth action has been good. There is also a little bit

Conservation Congress celebrates its 75th anniversary

La Crosse, Wis. – When the gavel dropped at the 2009 Conservation Congress convention, delegations of five elected members from each of the state’s 72 counties came to order for the 75th time. Conversation dwindled

St. Germain Area

Bluegills and bass are active right now, mostly in shallow water. As water temperatures increase, those fish will begin moving to deeper water. Muskie action has been fair and steady, but look for muskies to

Algoma Area

Anglers have been reporting some success in the morning casting spoons for trout and salmon off of the piers in Algoma and Kewaunee. Anglers who have been going out on the lake have been met

Prairie du Chien Area

All trout streams are in good shape with normal flow and water clarity. Bluegill, crappie, and perch fishing remains spotty. Anglers have been fishing Horseshoe and the Lower Bottoms with some success. The Ambro Slough

Hayward Area

The erratic weather conditions of the past week have made for some variable fishing success. Muskie fishing seems to have been the highlight of the week, and quite a few anglers have been out trying

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