Fishing
Hatchery repairs price climbs closer to $40M
Staff report Albany – Repairs to the most of the state’s dozen fish hatcheries are slowly getting done, but in the meantime the price tag for the work continues to rise. At one time pegged
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
Washington resigns as head of MUCC
By Bill Parker Editor Lansing – Sam Washington has resigned as executive director of the Michigan United Conservation Clubs, the state’s largest conservation organization, effective Feb. 16. ‘I just felt it was time to move
The director’s take on fee increases, budget
By Bill Parker Editor Lansing – The financial hardships that have hit the DNR due to stagnant user fees and reductions in allocations from the state general fund have resulted in cuts in personnel and
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
Anglers get chilly lesson in ice safety
Two survive icy plunge into Turkeyfoot Lake By Mark Tuscano Contributing Writer Akron, Ohio – You’ve been out on the ice so many times before that it seems just routine: You’re cozy in your shanty,
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
