Fishing
Iowa Statewide Fishing Report for May 19
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issues a weekly fishing report on Thursdays in an effort to provide the latest information heading into the weekend. The weekly fishing report is compiled from information gathered from
Maryland Junior Hunter Field Day Event To Be Held June 18 At Somerset County Fair Grounds
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is partnering with local conservation groups to present a Junior Hunter Field Day event from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 18 at the Somerset County
Minnesota Ways and Means Committee eliminates funding for Asian carp barrier
The Minnesota House Ways and Means Committee on Wednesday eliminated funding for the rehabilitation of the Coon Rapids dam on the Mississippi River, which is seen as a crucial barrier to stop the spread of
MN: Opener walleyes bite well despite weather
Bemidji, Minn. – The number of walleyes Minnesotans caught on opening day depended on their willingness to take serious abuse from Mother Nature. A steady 35-mile-per-hour northeast wind, finger-numbing temperatures, and rain took its toll
WI: Trollers must now carry wire cutters if using downriggers
Madison – Starting May 15, anglers trolling with downriggers on Wisconsin’s Great Lakes waters must have wire clippers on board that can cut their downrigger cables should they get tangled in commercial fishing trap nets
WI: Clean Water Act ‘guidance’ could restore wetland, stream protections
Washington – Federal Clean Water Act guidance offered by the Environmental Protection Agency recently has reopened a fissure between those hoping to strengthen protections for streams and wetlands, and others who say the guidance will
WI: Fish don’t cooperate for Walker
Chippewa Falls, Wis. – As far as the fishing went, Scott Walker’s first fishing opener as Wisconsin’s governor went much the same as it did for many previous governors: He got skunked. Walker did receive
NY: Fluke regs loosened somewhat
But 20.5-inch minimum still frustrates anglers East Setauket, N.Y. – New York’s revised summer flounder (fluke) regulations will offer a longer season in 2011, as well as an increase in the daily limit from two
NY: High waters, flooding stall fishing up north
Hatcheries scramble to get trout stocked Albany – You know it’s been a tough spring to be an angler when the state’s fisheries manager says he was “0 for April.” “I think I got out
