World-record muskie? It’s reportedly back out there, in Mille Lacs
Staff and News Reports
July 1, 2019
Muskie measuring 61-1/2 inches boated and released by Mille Lacs Band DNR biologists.
Fish
Officials: Asian carp DNA found near Lake Michigan
Associated Press
May 21, 2019
But a follow-up search turned up none of the invasive fish.
Study links Mille Lacs walleye decline to water clarity
Associated Press
May 13, 2019
In recent decades, Mille Lacs’ water clarity has increased, most likely due to septic system improvements around the lake and the invasion of zebra mussels, which are filter feeders that strain out microscopic algae.
Annual spring fish and wildlife hearings questions, results
Staff Report
May 1, 2019
For voting results regarding 2019 Wisconsin DNR fish and game proposed rule changes, click here. Total participants were 10,712, including 7,310 who participated online – an option that was offered for the first time in
In Tennessee, sturgeon reintroduction program shifts to final stretch
Associated Press
April 30, 2019
The fish are preparing to spawn on their own in the wild for the first time since the population was eliminated in Tennessee in the late 1970s.
Cold weather causing winterkill on some southern Minnesota lakes
Minnesota DNR Reports
April 15, 2019
As ice comes off of southern Minnesota lakes, evidence of this year’s harsh winter is washing up along the shorelines. While dead and dying fish washing ashore can be discouraging to see, it’s the result
Invasive silver carp captured in St. Croix River
Minnesota DNR Reports
April 15, 2019
In 2017, two silver carp were captured in the same location.
Lake trout limit reduced on Grand Traverse Bay
Michigan DNR
April 15, 2019
At last week’s meeting of the Michigan Natural Resources Commission in Lansing, commission acted to reduce daily possession limit of lake trout in these waters from two fish to one. Change was necessary because 2018
Yellow perch limit makes sense to me
Tom Pink
April 12, 2019
New perch regulations in Michigan have reduced the daily creel limit to 25 perch per angler, per day, on most Michigan waters.
