Fishing
From dull to deadly: Mastering fillet knife sharpening
A fillet knife is an entity unto itself when it comes to cutting blades. That’s because the blade itself is thin so the angle of bevel on that blade is a very tight angle, anywhere
Wisconsin Fishing Report – April 27, 2026
Anglers were having some luck catching walleyes here, especially later in the week.
Ask a fisheries biologist: A look at the sauger, the walleye’s less famous cousin
Most Wisconsin anglers know about walleyes, but far fewer are familiar with the saugers, despite many similarities to their cousin, the walleye.
Wisconsin’s Star Prairie sporting goods store burglarized; $10,000 reward offered for information
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), in partnership with the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of
New York Mixed Bag: Habitat work at French Creek WMA in Jefferson County helps grouse, woodcock
Staff from DEC’s Bureau of Wildlife spent a day in early March working together to improve habitat for wildlife at French Creek Wildlife Management Area in Jefferson County.
Dean Bortz: Wisconsin’s Vilas County showcases strong DNR team during spring hearings
It was almost like the good old days on Monday, April 13, in Vilas County when 103 citizens poured into the St. Germain Elementary School for Wisconsin’s annual spring fish and game hearings proctored by
Here’s the 2026 outlook for Minnesota’s Great 8 walleye lakes
Minnesota anglers are starting to feel it now.
The state’s walleye and pike opener is less than two weeks away. While many anglers will get out onto small bodies of water in the early
Wisconsin Musky Clubs Alliance asking where money it donated to DNR went to
When the Musky Clubs Alliance of Wisconsin (MCAW) gifted $75,000 last year to the state Department of Natural Resources, it was with the intent of helping the agency stock more muskies in northeastern Wisconsin waters.
Wisconsin DNR fish program looking at $7.3 million budget shortfall
Wisconsin’s fisheries program is facing a projected $7.3 million budget shortfall in fiscal year 2027 (starting July 1).
This shortfall means forced proposed cuts that include up to 70% reductions in some fish stocking
