Hook and Bullet
Discovery of VHS spurring Great Lakes states action
By Tim SpielmanAssociate Editor St. Paul – About two weeks ago, officials in Michigan discovered a fish die-off in Budd Lake in the middle Lower Peninsula may have been caused by viral hemorrhagic septicemia. Dead
Walleye limits increase on some northern lakes
DNR Reports Madison – Daily walleye bag limits increased May 26 on 89 lakes in the Wisconsin ceded territory to reflect spearing harvest results by six Wisconsin bands of Chippewa Indians. The bag limit for
One-scaup bag limit possible by this fall
By Joe AlbertAssociate Editor Bemidji, Minn. – A recent proposal by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service could have the effect of reducing the daily bag limit of scaup to one as early as this
New ‘clean water’ bill introduced in Congress
By Tim SpielmanAssociate Editor Washington – A Minnesota Congressman is leading an effort to restore protection of waters he and conservation groups believe were stripped by Supreme Court decisions in 2001 and 2006. U.S. Rep.
Fish-stocking freeze in place in the state
By Kevin Naze Correspondent Madison – One of the things that bothers fisheries personnel is how little they really know about viral hemorrhagic septicemia (VHS), and that lack of knowledge led to an immediate freeze
‘Open Fields’ promoted for Farm Bill 2007 plan
DNR embarking on walk-in report for state Legislature By Tim SpielmanAssociate Editor Washington – Conservation groups this week applauded reintroduction of a bill that would help fund walk-in area hunting programs across the nation. At
Hudson’s hot day: two state records
By Steve PiattEditor Albany – May 9 was a good day to be fishing on the Hudson River. That’s when a pair of state record fish were caught – a 55-pound, 6-ounce striped bass boated
PF&BC officials fret about their dicey 13 dams
By Bob Frye Capital Correspondent Harrisburg, Pa. – The 2007 hurricane season is off to an early start, according to weather forecasters. That should worry anyone who fishes in Pennsylvania. The Keystone State is far
Bass anglers hooked on C&R season
By Yvonne Swager Correspondent Alpena, Mich. – The impact of Michigan’s new catch-and-immediate-release bass season is yet unknown, but anglers say they are pleased with the additional long-awaited fishing opportunity. ‘Bass fishers had been looking
