Fishing
Lake of the Woods Fishing Report – April 23, 2024
Back bays hold pike as they go through the various stages of the spawn. Deadbait under a bobber, spinners, spoons and shallow diving crankbaits are all viable options.
Mike Schoonveld: Are lake sturgeon an endangered species?
The US Fish and Wildlife Service has until June 30 to decide if America’s lake sturgeon populations should be added to their list of species so close to extinction they deserve extra protection under the
Bob Gwizdz: Is new steelhead regulation on several Michigan streams keeping anglers away?
It was around noon by the time we got started recently on Michigan’s Manistee River below Tippy Dam, which is a big change from the way Jim Romine and I used to fish.
We’ve
Michigan DNR looks to hire conservation officers for ’25 training academy
If you or someone you know has dreamed of a career among the ranks of Michigan’s conservation officers, listen up: The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is accepting applications for the training academy that starts
Michigan DNR’s spring fish stockings begin
Michigan Department of Natural Resources fish stocking trucks are on the move. Through June, the DNR’s 17 specialized stocking trucks will travel well over 100,000 miles to stock more than a thousand locations across the
Forbes Biological Station, a key figure in research on the Illinois River, celebrates 130 years
The Illinois Natural History Survey at the Prairie Research Institute is home to the first inland field station in the United States.
Lake Erie provided majority of Fish Ohio catches in 2023
Fish Ohio records from Lake Erie show 3,916 catches of trophy fish from 17 different species were submitted in 2023, according to the Ohio DNR (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.
The Fish Ohio program celebrates
Ohio Mixed Bag: Angler dies on Maumee River
A 68-year-old angler from West Virginia died while fishing the walleye spawning run on the Maumee River on April 1, authorities said.
According to an account in The Blade of Toledo, Lucas County Coroner
Ohio Insider: Kentucky bill attempts to put state’s natural resources authority in hands of department of agriculture
A controversial bill recently surfaced and was quickly defeated in neighboring Kentucky that would have put that state’s natural resources authority into the hands of the department of agriculture.
If this scenario sounds familiar
