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Lake of the Woods Fishing Report – July 10, 2023
Getting your presentation in front of lots of walleyes, by drifting spinners and trolling crankbaits is producing nice fish. Speed and presenting your bait where the walleye wants it is key.

Beauty is in the eye of the angler
“I want to catch a sheepshead, Grandpa,” said 9-year-old Parker Costello of Lockport, N.Y.
Yes, catching a sheepshead was on his bucket list and he had tried three different times last year with

Giant carp taken from Illinois waters showcase just how big these invasives can get
Days before commercial fishermen landed a 109-pound bighead carp on the Illinois River, Scott Battin broke two Illinois state bowfishing records – one that he himself had previously set.
On June 1, Battin was

Big groups, big fish, big fun on Michigan’s Great Lakes
Fishing is many things to many people. That’s one of the allures of the sport.
For some, the solitude of the game is what’s important. It’s man against fish. The angler chooses when, where,

Trout Unlimited spearheads multiple restoration projects to help trout in New York
Several New York watersheds are more hospitable to trout thanks to a number of fisheries restoration projects that came to fruition in recent months, spearheaded by Trout Unlimited and dozens of volunteers.
Among the

Metro Area Fishing Report – July 9, 2023 – video
How – and where – we’re catching crappies and bass these days.

Film, “Mending the Line,” spotlights redemptive value of fishing
It isn’t so much that life imitates art – or vice-versa – as it is that both are parallel tracks headed in the same direction.
And when you look at them out to the

DNR studying similarities between paddlefish, carp in the Minnesota River
Though one is native and other invasive, paddlefish and silver (Asian) carp have similar characteristics regarding behavior and movement, says Kayla Stampfle, Minnesota DNR invasive carp specialist.
Because of those similarities, the DNR is

A past and present look into Michigan’s sturgeon fishery
Historically, Michigan’s Great Lakes and connected waterways had strong populations of lake sturgeon.
The Michigan DNR Fisheries Centennial report states that it cannot be determined how abundant sturgeon were in lakes Michigan, Superior, and