Fishing
Waterfowlers could get 60 days to hunt ducks
Public hearings are this week Staff Report Madison – State waterfowl hunters could be looking at a 60-day duck season and an 85-day Canada goose season in the Exterior Zone if hunters support that plan
Rainbow trout ID’d in recent VHS case
Staff report Albany – Additional cases of VHS are appearing in New York waters, and the fish-killing disease has now been found in a rainbow trout. DEC officials last month said VHS was discovered in
Lake Erie fishing big tourism boost
By Mike MooreEditor Port Clinton, Ohio – Above average walleye fishing on Lake Erie over the past several years has undoubtedly been a big part of the tourist draw to the region. So say some
‘Resource first’ for real now at PF&BC
By Jeff Mulhollem Editor Harrisburg – Adoption of a policy manual by Pennsyl-vania Fish & Boat commissioners could have been lost among the wide range of business the board handled at its quarterly meeting in
NRC makes antlerless reg changes
By Bill Parker Editor Lansing – Changes in antlerless deer-hunting regulations and license quotas were approved by the state Natural Resources Commission at last month’s meeting in Lansing. The DNR will issue 604,200 antlerless permits
PF&BC: Add wild brook trout to state action plan
NWF hires expert to convince us that it’s no fraud By Bob Frye Capital Correspondent Harrisburg, Pa. – If there’s any issue poised to get hotter in Pennsylvania than management of white-tailed deer, it might
World Youth Fly-Fishing event here
By Mark Nale Northcentral Correspondent State College, Pa. – The 6th Annual FIPS-Mouche World Youth Fly-Fishing Champion-ships is set to kick off in the State College area, Aug. 3-10. This is the first time that
Despite nets, fishing heats up at Manistee
By Steve Griffin Field Editor Manistee, Mich. – Beyond the usual vagaries of weather, lure choice, and trolling speed, there’s an extra challenge to salmon fishing out of the Lake Michigan port of Manistee this
Erie walleye, perch hatch shows promise
By Dave GolowenskiContributing Writer Sandusky, Ohio – For the last few years, Lake Erie fishery biologists have been looking for reinforcements to bolster the yellow perch and walleye stocks. Maybe – just maybe – they
