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Northern Wisconsin fisheries groups air grievances in meeting with gubernatorial candidate Tom Tiffany
Congressman and Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Tiffany met Oct. 1 in Ashland with 30 frustrated Lake Superior charter boat captains, guides and representatives of various conservation groups concerned about the decline in northern Wisconsin fisheries.<br

What’s the exact right trolling speed? Match it to water temperature and fish metabolism
Nobody thinks twice when Canada geese start flying south in the fall or head back north in the spring. Seasonal geese movements are not considered mysterious or random, it’s just migration.
And yet many

Rainbow trout stocking creates an angler tradition in Illinois
You could legitimately question what Illinois fisheries biologists were thinking decades ago when they decided to introduce rainbow trout to a state where cold-water streams are barely more common than mountain ranges.
Still, somehow

Iowa bass club president fined for improper release of fish in Wisconsin tournament
The president of the Dubuque Bass Club was fined $243 and may not organize tournaments for two years after an investigation found that fish were mistakenly released too close to shore and died after a

La Crosse, Wis., man cited for six years of bass tournament violations
A La Crosse man is accused of holding bass tournaments for six years without obtaining the proper permits, and his own social media posts may be used as evidence against him.
According to a

Wisconsin DNR moves Madison office to Hill Farms
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is on the move, literally.
The DNR closed its main headquarters building in Madison, known as General Executive Facility II (GEF 2), on Webster Street in downtown

Wisconsin Mixed Bag: Trapping permits available for Upper Mississippi National Wildlife Refuge
Trap tag sales began Oct. 6 at the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge. A state trapping license and cash or check for $30 is required to obtain trap tags.

Wisconsin DNR asking for $1.2 billion in next budget
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has submitted a proposed budget for the next biennium that will include a request to reauthorize the Knowles/Nelson Stewardship Program for 10 years.
The DNR told the Natural

Public invited to sturgeon stocking in New York’s Region 8 tributaries this October
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Region 8 Bureau of Fisheries will be stocking lake sturgeon in the Genesee River at the Port of Rochester, 4630 Lake Avenue, Rochester, Monroe County, on Wednesday,