Fishing
Iowa hatcheries collect 200 million walleye eggs to boost stocking with ideal netting conditions this year
Each spring, fisheries biologists and hatchery personnel prepare for the Iowa DNR’s annual gill netting and egg collection that results in stocked walleyes in many state waters. Four hatcheries take part in the collection: Lake
Wake boats remain a hot topic at Wisconsin’s Dane County public meeting
The Dane County Conservation Congress and DNR public spring fish and wildlife meeting attracted some 87 people, and wake boats were the hot topic of the evening.
Maybe it was after-effects of the solar
Even for ‘old school’ anglers, electric knives provide an enlightening cleaning experience
I learned how to fillet fish when I was in the Boy Scouts, and the Scouts also taught me how to sharpen my fillet knife and keep it sharp.
Since then, I couldn’t count
Emergency rule would open sport fishing on Wisconsin’s Minocqua chain if Lac du Flambeau spears walleyes
The Wisconsin Natural Resources Board (NRB) approved a scope statement at its April 10 meeting that will allow the DNR to begin drafting rules that would allow anglers to harvest walleyes in the Minocqua Chain
Smallmouth bass again star in Lake Michigan harbor samples from Illinois
Largemouth and smallmouth bass in the harbors of Lake Michigan have forged a storyline that both anglers and biologists find impossible to resist.
Drama heightened in 2019, when an angler hooked a new Illinois
Wisconsin State Roundup: Your chance to talk deer with county advisory committees
Anyone wanting to talk deer will have plenty of opportunity April 22 through May 2 as County Deer Advisory Committees (CDAC) meet throughout Wisconsin during that window.
CDACs make recommendations to the DNR and
Metro Area Fishing Report – April 14, 2024 – video
The crappies are starting to show themselves in the usual spots.
Buying live sonar? Here’s what to know about rigging it on your boat
Chances are good that you have heard of forward-facing (or “live”) sonar.
Perhaps you may have already bought the relatively new fish-finding technology. Maybe you’re trying to determine if it’s for you. Live sonar
Vic Attardo: Use this clever technique to hook the powerful Delaware River shad
You’ll never see a shad cut into a school of minnows and grab one – their mouths are too small for that.
And you won’t see a shad bust against shoreline to grab a
