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Wisconsin Outdoor News Fishing Report – July 13, 2018
AMERY AREA Bucktails continue to raise muskies on the weedlines and shoreline breaks of Deer Lake, Bone Lake, and the Apple River. Walleyes are hitting leeches or crawlers on Lake Wapogasset in 12 to 14

Commission defers spending reduction, stockings to continue
“The closure of hatcheries and potential reductions in trout and other stockings that were slated to begin this month have been deferred and will be revisited at our spring meeting.”

ICAST Day 2: Shimano reel a new-product highlight
World’s largest sportfishing trade show kicks into high gear.
Minnesota Outdoor News Fishing Report – July 13, 2018
Great Eight LAKE MILLE LACS Walleye activity has slowed a bit, especially during the day, but you’ll still catch walleyes on the mud flats with crawlers and leeches on live-bait rigs in 25 to 30

Minnesota fishing license sales second-lowest in nearly two decades
According to the DNR, just over 805,000 licenses were sold through the Fourth of July weekend – the lowest since 2013. That’s nearly a 5 percent drop from last year, when the total was just

During tough fishing bite, stay determined, persistent
The smart, successful pro anglers know you don’t automatically default to a finesse presentation when a negative bite occurs.

With 50-plus new walleye lakes, North Dakota steps up stocking efforts
“Considering not many went into Lake Sakakawea, this was one of the largest stockings of more than 8 million fingerlings into the smaller fishing waters across the state.”

How paddlers, anglers can coexist on same waterway
Users of a shared stream need to have understanding, consideration and good manners to ensure that everyone has a good day on the water.

DEC to anglers: spare heat-stressed fish
The agency also recommends avoiding catch-and-release fishing for heat-stressed trout because they’re unlikely to survive no matter how carefully they’re handled.