Illinois’ statewide fishing report on March 27, 2026
Staff Report
March 27, 2026
April fishing set up by plenty of late March action. Here’s a look at the Illinois fishing report on March 27, 2026.
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Wisconsin Mixed Bag: April trout season opener kicks in this year
Staff and News Reports
March 27, 2026
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reminds anglers that the 2026-27 inland trout season will open on Saturday, April 4 and run through Oct. 15, increasing harvest opportunities throughout the state’s inland streams, springs
Wisconsin NRB poses questions on DNR license fee increases
Staff Report
March 27, 2026
While most of the focus falls on Wisconsin DNR fish and wildlife questions or Conservation Congress advisory questions during the annual spring fish and game hearings, the Natural Resources Board (NRB) may also offer advisory
Ask a fisheries biologist: What research is saying about the impact of forward-facing sonar
Max Wolter Wisconsin DNR Fish Biologist
March 27, 2026
In early February, the Wisconsin Chapter of the American Fisheries Society met in La Crosse. One conference topic heavily overlapped conversations among anglers: the effects of fishing technology.
In recent years, advanced sonar systems,
Wisconsin’s statewide fishing report on March 27, 2026
Outdoor News
March 27, 2026
It’s transition time, with ice in the north, open water south. Here’s a look at the Wisconsin fishing report across the state on March 27, 2026.
Removal of Mississippi River refuges, sturgeon are on Wisconsin DNR fish list of questions
Staff Report
March 27, 2026
The Wisconsin DNR’s fisheries bureau has just four questions on the Monday, April 13, spring hearing agenda – three related to the removal of three fish refuges on the Mississippi River that are no longer
License fees among April 13 spring hearing agenda items in Wisconsin
Staff Report
March 27, 2026
The 2026 spring fish and game hearings will take place in each of Wisconsin’s 72 counties beginning at 6 p.m. Monday, April 13, this year with 44 questions from the Department of Natural Resources, Natural
Ice-out crappies: Find ’em fast, catch ’em faster
Josh Hagemeister
March 27, 2026
Finally, the ice is going fast in Minnesota (if it isn’t already out), and boat motors will once again cruise across natural lakes in search of ice-out crappie action. Where are they, and what presentations
First phase of work on New York fish hatcheries underway
Jeff Murray
March 27, 2026
Anglers who hit their favorite stocked trout streams April 1 and beyond can thank New York’s network of fish hatcheries for providing them with their quarry.
The state Department of Environmental Conservation operates 12
