Fishing
Eight years of work puts ramp on river
By Chuck MartinContributing Writer Coal Grove, Ohio – Almost eight years in the making, boaters finally have a new launch facility on the Greenup Pool at the village of Coal Grove in Lawrence County. The
Fish-stocking freeze in place in the state
By Kevin Naze Correspondent Madison – One of the things that bothers fisheries personnel is how little they really know about viral hemorrhagic septicemia (VHS), and that lack of knowledge led to an immediate freeze
Hudson’s hot day: two state records
By Steve PiattEditor Albany – May 9 was a good day to be fishing on the Hudson River. That’s when a pair of state record fish were caught – a 55-pound, 6-ounce striped bass boated
Stamp program under fire as allocations loom for ’07
By Steve PiattEditor Albany – An initial round of Habitat/Access Stamp program grants has some sportsmen complaining that the money isn’t going where it’s being generated. In addition, some hunters and anglers questioned the validity
Walleye limits increase on some northern lakes
DNR Reports Madison – Daily walleye bag limits increased May 26 on 89 lakes in the Wisconsin ceded territory to reflect spearing harvest results by six Wisconsin bands of Chippewa Indians. The bag limit for
DNR: Frankfort angler lands state-record brown trout
By Bill Parker Editor Frankfort, Mich. – Casey Richey knew immediately that he’d caught a special fish. ‘As soon as I got it in the net I knew it was a record,’ Casey told Michigan
Fish quarantined in northern Ohio
By Mike MooreEditor Reynoldsburg, Ohio – The Ohio Department of Agriculture hopes to prevent fish from moving out of the portion of northern Ohio that has been affected by a viral fish disease on Lake
Representatives blast agency on Boop ouster
By Jeff Mulhollem Editor Harrisburg – Key lawmakers responded angrily to the 4-2 vote of Pennsylvania game commissioners taking the board presidency away from Tom Boop. The commission action on May 1 apparently came in
Bass anglers hooked on C&R season
By Yvonne Swager Correspondent Alpena, Mich. – The impact of Michigan’s new catch-and-immediate-release bass season is yet unknown, but anglers say they are pleased with the additional long-awaited fishing opportunity. ‘Bass fishers had been looking
