Fishing
The Fishing Teacher, Eileen Rice, inducted into Illinois Outdoor Hall of Fame
The 2023 Illinois Conservation Foundation Outdoor Hall of Fame nomination of first-grade teacher Eileen Rice was a chance for Chauncey Niziol to recognize – and thank – a schoolteacher who he feels embodies Mother Nature
Illinois high school angler Hunter Petrovic picked for All-American Fishing Team
Hunter Petrovic, a senior at Minooka Community High School, has been selected as a member of the 2023 Bassmaster High School All-American Fishing Team.
Petrovic has an impressive five wins this past year, including
Lac du Flambeau tribe declares walleyes on ‘no-keep’ Minocqua chain in Wisconsin
According to March 15 declarations released publicly the last week of April by the Wisconsin DNR, the Lac du Flambeau (LdF) tribe announced its intent to harvest 1,288 walleyes from the five-lake Minocqua chain that’s
Wisconsin sturgeon receive boost from Tennessee facility
As an ecologist at Chattanooga’s Tennessee Aquarium, Jocelyn Stalker is used to working with fish.
Still, she wasn’t sure what to expect when she showed up April 14 in Shiocton, Wis. to help the
Sturgeon make annual splash along Wisconsin’s Wolf River
The Wolf River walleyes had to wait a little bit this spring.
Doug Peterman and Doug Schramm drove two hours from their Sheboygan County homes in mid-April to take advantage of the Wolf River’s
Where to target muskies: Hard or ‘soft’ structure in warm weather?
One of the great mysteries in muskie fishing is where to find them, or at least where to find fish that will bite today. Should we fish hard structure or soft? There is no simple
Trout brings anglers to northeastern Wisconsin
The kids showed up in northeastern Wisconsin and the area’s streams and trout cooperated.
Several families headed to Fireman’s Park in the northern Oconto County community of Mountain May 6 for the first day
Lake of the Woods Fishing Report – May 16, 2023
Most anglers were after walleyes anchored up and vertically jigging with a jig and minnow along the south shore of Lake of the Woods.
Drones prove helpful to Wisconsin wardens’ field work
Kenosha County DNR Game Warden Brandon Smith enjoys the variety of tasks that all field wardens face throughout the year. It seems natural, then, that his interest would be piqued by learning to use drones
