Fishing
Spearers take four sturgeon during Black Lake season
By Yvonne Swager Correspondent Onaway, Mich. – Anne Marie Archambo, of Cheboygan, is two for two in lake sturgeon spearing attempts on Black Lake. She has only registered for the lake’s spearing season twice, was
Wild pheasants released in east
By Dennis Scharadin Contributing Writer Greenwood Valley, Pa. – The thermometer read 14 degrees with a wind chill close to zero as the group huddled around the truck filled with cardboard boxes. They were braving
Anti-pollution devices set for trout hatcheries
By Deborah Weisberg Contributing Writer Harrisburg – The Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission is about to find out if a costly new system for filtering fish waste shows promise in helping hatchery water meet state
VHS likely to spread in region
By Mike Moore Editor Columbus – A fish virus that was responsible for a large fish die-off in Lake Erie last spring will likely become widespread throughout the Great Lakes basin in the coming years,
Cold weather puts anglers on ice
By Mike Moore Editor Put-In-Bay, Ohio – Bucking a warm weather trend over the past couple of years, winter is shaping up to be what it’s supposed to look like in Ohio. For the Buckeye
VHS proposal will be revised by DEC
Staff report Albany — DEC will significantly alter its proposed VHS regulations and once again go through the regulatory process that will include a public comment period. In the meantime, the agency will issue new
Fall turkey/dog trial season proposed
By Larry Polenske Correspondent Madison — Fall turkey hunters may be able to use dogs in eight counties this fall, if a proposal from the Natural Resources Board is supported by hunters at the spring
Fish virus turns up at Connetquot hatchery
Staff report Oakdale, N.Y. — A virus discovered at the Connetquot River State Park Preserve’s fish hatchery may force officials to destroy all 25,000 trout. The disease – Infectious Pancreatic Necrosis (IPN) – was discovered
