Fishing
Wisconsin Mixed Bag: Conservation Congress, DNR unveil new county ‘open houses’ April 3-6
Outdoor news items from across Wisconsin published in the March 24, 2023 edition of Wisconsin Outdoor News.
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers favors $5 trout stamp hike
Gov. Tony Evers has included a $5 increase in the Wisconsin inland waters trout stamp in his proposed 2023-25 biennial budget.
Members of local chapters of Trout Unlimited, a nationwide organization of trout anglers
Ask fisheries biologist Max Wolter: Smallmouth bass aging
During the last several years, the Hayward DNR fish team has worked on a Couderay River smallmouth bass tagging project, partially funded by the Wisconsin Smallmouth Bass Alliance.
Spring river walleyes: Six things you should know
When it comes to catching river walleyes, nothing is more important than water visibility.
New York ranks 7th in fishing revenue
America’s 52.4 million anglers contribute $148 billion in economic output and support 945,500 jobs across the entire country, while also contributing $1.8 billion towards conservation.
New York to receive over $30 million from Pittman-Robertson and Dingell-Johnson funding for 2023
The record-setting Wildlife Restoration Trust Fund, commonly known as Pittman-Robertson and Dingell-Johnson funding, is supported through excise taxes paid last year by manufacturers of hunting and fishing equipment and on small-engine fuel and is disbursed
New York’s Orange County D.A. holding annual youth fishing derby starting April 1
Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler recently announced his office’s third annual Office Youth Fishing Derby, which begins April 1 and runs through Sept 4.
Strategies for spring steelhead on Lake Erie tributaries
By the time spring comes around, the fish have spent months with fewer food sources, and most have released a major portion of their energy during the spawning process. Adding to the challenge for anglers
Stocked stretches of New York’s St. Regis River worth an early visit
When a river winds its way 86 miles, as does the St. Regis River in New York’s North Country, it’s safe to say it’s a river of many faces.
