Fishing
Wisconsin State Roundup: Thoughts on recent Natural Resources Board meeting, and an early muskie opener
I almost fell off my chair Wednesday, May 24, while listening to the Natural Resources Board (NRB) meeting via the DNR’s YouTube channel as the topic turned toward the DNR’s CWD management efforts the past
Wisconsin’s Lac du Flambeau tribe charges public for boat-landing permits
Anglers, water skiers, business owners, and lakefront owners who are not Lac du Flambeau (LdF) tribal members are being told by LdF leaders they will have to buy a permit to launch watercraft within the
Wisconsin’s tribal walleye spearing numbers down from 2022
Preliminary Wisconsin DNR numbers show a historically low number of walleyes speared across the ceded territory by the six Wisconsin Chippewa tribes this spring.
Data collected following activity the night of May 23 show
Huge flathead catfish, potential Pennsylvania record, caught in Susquehanna River
Mike Wherley, of Fayetteville, Pa., caught a giant flathead catfish May 13 below the Safe Harbor Dam in the Susquehanna River. Weighing 66 pounds, 6 ounces, it reportedly will be the new Pennsylvania record for
Young anglers shine during Iowa state championships
The third annual Bass Federation’s (TBF) Student Angler Federation (SAF) Iowa State Championship held May 20 for the first time ever on the Okoboji Chain of Lakes turned out to be quite a shootout in
Early season is a bass bonanza
If you think you’re in water that’s shallow enough, you’re probably still fishing too deep. I’ve caught countless bass this time of year within 6 inches of shore in water less than a foot deep.
Minnesota research shows zebra mussels affect walleye production, growth
Walleyes are an important game fish species in Minnesota, and Dr. Gretchen Hansen, an assistant professor of fisheries ecology in the Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology Department at the University of Minnesota, is leading research
Lake Michigan stocking plan includes new ‘herd’ of cohos from Illinois
It’s a little like herding cattle, the annual roundup at the Jake Wolf Fish Hatchery in Mason County: Illinois DNR staff ease their way down holding pens, using panels to crowd the “herd” toward transport
Women’s fly-fishing squad takes another Pennsylvania tournament
For the second time in as many weeks, members of Spring Creek Trout Unlimited Women Anglers took top honors in a Pennsylvania fly-fishing tournament.
Jamie SanFilippo, a Bellefonte-based fishing guide, led a team of
