Fishing
Metro Area Fishing Report – April 23, 2023 – video
Crappies are starting to chow, and we’re looking to chase some catch-and-release bass in Wisconsin this week as well. Here’s what’s going on …
Cold water, hot bite: Early-season walleye tactics and techniques
By nature, walleyes become super aggressive shortly after the rigors of spawning season. Their hard work is over, and they start looking to recover, which means heavy feeding.
From an angler’s standpoint, that means
Northeast Minnesota brook trout: Water high, fast early, but area offers great opportunity
The trout-fishing season kicked off April 15 for inland streams in Minnesota. With snow and ice melting in the northeast, there’s anticipation of high water and tough fishing conditions currently, but the North Shore offers
Breaking down jighead color for walleyes – video
When it comes to choosing a color for walleyes, sometimes it really doesn’t seem to matter at all. But other times, getting that color dialed in can be a true game-changer.
The ultimate trout adventure: Backwoods brookies
I got into backwoods trout fishing after reading an article in a national outdoors magazine about a couple of state biologists who hiked into a remote pond in what is now the Siamese Ponds Wilderness
Reader Story: Memories of smelt hunting in Wisconsin’s Frog Bay
Every April it was the same thing. “You should come on up with us smelt hunting,” the guys would say. “It’s a good time.”
“I’ll think about,” I said those first couple of years
Michigan DNR budget laid out for Natural Resources Commission
Restricted funds (license sales, park fees, etc.) account for $363.8 million (67%) of the DNR’s budget. Federal funding, including Pittman-Robertson and Dingell-Johnson money, accounts for $100.4 million (19%), $67.9 million (13%) came from the state’s
Michigan bills would set regulations for hunting, fishing guides
Michigan lawmakers are again considering legislation to regulate commercial hunting and fishing guides after previous proposals languished.
The bipartisan bill package includes three bills that are virtually identical to legislation in previous sessions
Fishing options of New York’s Great Lakes Basin continue to amaze
To give you an idea how some sportsmen maximize their time, they will be on the water at 12:01 a.m. walleye fishing on Lake Erie May 1. By 4 a.m., they are in the woods
