Hook and Bullet
Despite nets, fishing heats up at Manistee
By Steve Griffin Field Editor Manistee, Mich. – Beyond the usual vagaries of weather, lure choice, and trolling speed, there’s an extra challenge to salmon fishing out of the Lake Michigan port of Manistee this
Feds say light goose order should remain
By Joe AlbertAssociate Editor Washington – The process has been ongoing since 1999, but the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is about to finish an Environmental Impact Statement that examines management of light geese. As
Little input on Con-Con drainage
By Mike KallokStaff Writer Bemidji, Minn. – Public input concluded July 25 on a set of proposed rules for determining drainage benefits to the nearly 2 million acres of state-owned Consolidated Conservation areas. Whether or
PF&BC: Add wild brook trout to state action plan
NWF hires expert to convince us that it’s no fraud By Bob Frye Capital Correspondent Harrisburg, Pa. – If there’s any issue poised to get hotter in Pennsylvania than management of white-tailed deer, it might
World Youth Fly-Fishing event here
By Mark Nale Northcentral Correspondent State College, Pa. – The 6th Annual FIPS-Mouche World Youth Fly-Fishing Champion-ships is set to kick off in the State College area, Aug. 3-10. This is the first time that
Lake Erie fishing big tourism boost
By Mike MooreEditor Port Clinton, Ohio – Above average walleye fishing on Lake Erie over the past several years has undoubtedly been a big part of the tourist draw to the region. So say some
‘Resource first’ for real now at PF&BC
By Jeff Mulhollem Editor Harrisburg – Adoption of a policy manual by Pennsyl-vania Fish & Boat commissioners could have been lost among the wide range of business the board handled at its quarterly meeting in
NRC makes antlerless reg changes
By Bill Parker Editor Lansing – Changes in antlerless deer-hunting regulations and license quotas were approved by the state Natural Resources Commission at last month’s meeting in Lansing. The DNR will issue 604,200 antlerless permits
