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Wisconsin Fishing Report – January 22, 2024
Anglers here were finding perch in good numbers, but the size was running small, with most being 7 inches and less.
New York angler dies after falling through ice in Otsego County
One of two brothers who ventured out ice fishing on Basswood Pond, in Otsego County, N.Y., perished after both fell through the ice. On Saturday, Jan. 6 at 2:45 p.m., a subject walking his dog
NewYork Mixed Bag: Sullivan County Federation gears up for one more coyote hunt
The Federation of Sportsman’s Clubs of Sullivan County is holding what is likely its last annual coyote hunting contest. The event, being held Feb. 2-4, is their 16th annual and features a $2,000 grand prize.

Wisconsin’s Leah Saffert, age 10, catches 50-inch, 34-pound muskie through the ice
Fishing with her dad and brother, 10-year-old Leah Saffert, of Rice Lake, Wis., was tending tip-ups on Minnesota’s Lake of the Woods when she hooked, and then landed, a 50-inch muskie Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023,

Bobbers can be the perfect fit for ice fishing; here’s how to utilize them
Bobbers, also called floats, are ideal for vertical presentations we employ when ice fishing.
You need to match your bobber to your quarry. Panfish demand a much smaller float than one used for pike

Commentary: Time for Fish and Wildlife agencies to re-engage with constituents
The North American Model of Wildlife Conservation is unique.
Nowhere else in the world did hunters and anglers coalesce and become a sufficiently powerful political force to save fish, wildlife, and their habitats from

Joe Fellegy: Endless ice chatter, and memory-triggering obits
So far this winter, I’ve listened to anglers who fish a lot, or infrequently, and often the topic most mentioned is that of ice conditions on a certain nearby lake or stream, or on multiple

Dean Bortz: Just what the heck is a ‘green sheet’ on the Wisconsin NRB meeting agenda?
I’ve been navigating the natural resources management “hallways” from the Wisconsin DNR to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to the state university system to local conservation groups to the Natural Resources Board and to

Ohio Outdoor News Fishing Report – January 19, 2024 – video
Ice fishermen experienced a brief window of opportunity in late January with many inland lakes in Central and Northeast Ohio locking up.