Hunting
Fish ladders for steelhead to be built in Erie’s Four Mile Creek
By Deborah Weisberg Contributing Writer Erie, Pa. — Four Mile Creek in Erie County is expected to receive the state’s first-ever salmonid ladders in a plan to expand movement of steelhead and those who fish
Bands plan for increase in Mille Lacs walleye quota
By Joe Albert Staff Writer St. Paul — The eight tribes that are part of the 1837 Treaty plan to increase their allocation of walleyes from Lake Mille Lacs by more than 20 percent as
Erie ice guide still optimistic
By Al Smith The (Defiance) Crescent-News Put-In-Bay, Ohio — Veteran Lake Erie ice-fishing guide Pat Chrysler is taking the unusual winter weather in stride. When you’ve been in the business for more than 35 years,
Businessman buying steelhead property
Gets attention of Ohio fishery agents, anglers alike By Deborah Weisberg Contributing Writer Conneaut, Ohio — Ohio fisheries biologists and anglers are marshalling forces to deal with an emerging threat to public access on Conneaut
DelMonte resurrects ‘market fishing’ bill
Staff report Albany — Legislation that would ban the practice of “market fishing” in which recreational anglers sell their catch has been reintroduced in the state Assembly. A similar bill was approved by the Assembly
VHS meetings draw questions, concern
Staff report Hamburg, N.Y. — A series of meetings outlining the status of VHS – Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia – and complex regulations designed to stop the spread of the virus did a couple of things.
DNR prepares for next round of leftover turkey tag sales
By Tim Eisele Correspondent Madison — It turns out that there could be lots of lucky turkey hunters this spring. The DNR received 177,159 applications for spring turkey permits and may issue as many as
Mother Nature stalls ice angling
Staff report Albany — Legislation that would allow the use of crossbows for hunting has once again been introduced in the state Senate. The move – state Sen. George Maziarz, R/C-Newfane sponsored the bill (S22)
Ice is good news for Winnebago spearers
By Kevin Naze Correspondent Oshkosh, Wis. — With little more than two weeks left before the 2007 sturgeon-spearing opener on the Lake Winnebago system, more than 8,000 permit-holders are hoping for continued cold temperatures. After
