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Early bass anglers to face new rules

Madison – Fishermen are going to have to buy artificial lures with barbless hooks if they want to fish for bass during the early release season in northern Wisconsin. That’s because Rep. Dan Meyer, R-Eagle

Eagle River Area

Northern pike continue to provide excellent action. Fish 15 feet of water or less in and around the weeds. Use a tip-up with a large golden shiner. Walleye action has picked up and can be

Sauk City Area

Fishermen were catching trout on Devils Lake last week, and panfish were hitting on Crystal Lake (mostly bluegills and crappies the last hour before dark). Fish Lake was giving up a few bass and northern

Price County Area

The cold weather really put the kibosh on fishing interest, but the anglers who were still going were catching crappies and perch on lakes in the northern part of the county in 18 to 22

Huebsch reluctant to allow vote on ‘DNR secretary’ bill

Madison – Sportsmens groups who thought the “DNR secretary bill” was moving swimmingly through the Legislature might be surprised to learn that the bill appears to have stalled. Former DNR secretary George Meyer, now executive

Lake Winnebago Area

Fishermen have been finding perch off and on, and the whitefish action has been slow. On good days, the perch have been active all along the west shore, but they are topping out at less

Walleye Fishing with Terry Tuma

Terry Tuma’s interview with the Minnesota DNR on Walleye Fishing. Special thanks to the DNR for the permission to post this. (36:36)

Madison Area

Ice conditions are good on the chain. Lake Mendota has 6 to 9 inches of ice, but there is a lot of snow cover, making it difficult to get around on foot. There have been

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