Fishing
Ice-line technology: How’s it different from open-water lines?
You could point to a host of technological advances that in recent decades have redefined the sport of ice fishing. New batteries let you power electronics all day long, and probably longer.
The electronics themselves
Lake of the Woods Fishing Report – November 19, 2024
Jumbo perch are coming in good numbers this fall which will serve ice anglers well.
Ice fishing rods and reels for panfish – video
Breakdown of go-to rod/reel setups for crappies and bluegills this ice fishing season. Some new options to check out and some old standbys as well.
Wisconsin Ice Fishing Expo moves to Experimental Aircraft Association grounds for Dec. 13-15 show
The Wisconsin Ice Fishing Expo will run Dec. 13-15 in a new location – the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) grounds, in Oshkosh.
Now in its second year, the expo venue change was needed because
Michigan Outdoor News scribe gets award at AGLOW
Michigan Outdoor News field editor and freelance writer Steve Griffin was awarded second place in the book category of the Association of Great Lakes Outdoor Writers annual Awards in Craft competition.
The awards were
Michigan commission votes to protect whitefish and lake sturgeon; Pike, bass, and muskie regs also approved
The Michigan Natural Resources Commission at a recent monthly meeting passed several fisheries orders that range from additional protection for whitefish and lake sturgeon to more liberal size limits on bass and pike on a
New boat wash facility opens at Geneva, Ohio, on Lake Erie
The new boat wash station uses a system that cleans and reuses water from power washing and prevents harmful materials contained in the wastewater from running off into Lake Erie, such as algae, paint chips,
Mike Schoonveld: Fill the gas tank on your boat using a jiggle siphon hose
I never saw a guy stuff five-dollar bills in a cigar box any quicker than the enterprising person in a simple booth at a boat show I attended years ago. There was a line of
Beavers a growing problem in Michigan fish passages
Local watershed groups and others combating beaver dams must acquire a special nuisance permit to remove beavers outside of the trapping season, and the DNR implemented a new policy on issuing those permits in April
