Fishing
Burbot through the ice are late winter’s overlooked opportunity
Pity the poor burbot. Too long scorned and dismissed, unlovely and unloved. At best an occasional nuisance while pursuing “real” fish like the mighty walleye. At worst, lumped in with carp and other “rough fish”
Remembering Mike Conlin, a staunch advocate for Illinois fisheries
Mike Conlin, whose footprints and pawprints can be found on just about every tool used to build the Illinois DNR’s Division of Fisheries over a magical four-decade period, died Feb. 12 at the age of
Illinois budget has few lines for sportsmen
Illinois DNR offices that involve hunting, fishing and recreational shooting would see just a handful of new workers under the recently-proposed state budget.
Headcounts in the Office of Resource Conservation would go from 236
Wisconsin Senate passes resolution honoring George Meyer
The Wisconsin State Senate recently passed a resolution honoring the life and work of the late George Meyer, who passed away Dec. 10, 2025.
In making the resolution, Sen. Brad Pfaff (D-Onalaska), the primary
Wisconsin Mixed Bag: Leopold Nature Center to host Maple Syrup Fest March 14 in Monona
Anyone interested in learning how to turn maple sap into maple syrup may attend Maple Syrup Fest March 14 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Aldo Leopold Nature Center in Monona.
Wisconsin spearers wrap up highly successful sturgeon season
The two words “short” and “sweet” describe the 2026 sturgeon spearing season on the Winnebago system, which shut down at 1 p.m. Monday, Feb. 23, after a 10-day run.
DNR Sturgeon Biologist Margaret Stadig
Ask a fisheries biologist: Fish growth not a straightforward process
Anglers love fish, but what they really love are big fish. The process for growing big is not always straightforward. When fish biologists talk about fish getting bigger, we talk in terms of ‘growth’ measured
New York’s ECO, Forest Ranger academies start up
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Amanda Lefton recently announced that the agency is holding academies for its newest classes of Environmental Conservation Police Officers (ECOs) and Forest Rangers.
The six-month
Wisconsin research takes a closer look at sturgeon spawn
As spring begins, warming temperatures and vibrant colors will return to the landscape and once again set the scene for the season’s main event in Wisconsin’s Winnebago system – the lake sturgeon spawning run through
