Illinois’ statewide fishing report on April 24, 2026
Staff Report
April 24, 2026
Panfish bite strong, crappies catching up quickly. A look at the Illinois fishing report from across the state on April 24, 2026.
Muskie
Wisconsin’s Lac du Flambeau closes more lakes to non-tribal members
Doug Etten
April 24, 2026
The Lac du Flambeau Tribal Council announced recently a revision to its list of lakes that are being closing immediately to non-tribal member hook-and-line fishing for walleyes and muskies.
In a species-specific move the
Tracking shows some muskies in Michigan’s Lake Macatawa visit Chicago
Staff Report
April 24, 2026
Michigan DNR’s Fisheries Division has partnered with organizations and university researchers to track movement of muskies in Lake Macatawa with acoustic telemetry.
In April 2025, acoustic telemetry tags – provided by the Michigan Muskie
Perch, walleyes make Michigan’s Thousand Island Lake stand out
Staff Report
April 22, 2026
Supplemental stocking by the local lake association helps maintain a viable walleye fishery. There also are a lot of northern pike in Thousand Island Lake, but most are on the small side.
Results from FFS study part of talkers at MN-Fish Summit in Alexandria
Eric Morken
April 22, 2026
Minnesota’s fishing advocacy organization, MN-FISH, hosted more than 230 people for its 2026 Angler’s Summit last Friday, April 17, with almost eight hours of programming.
It was an opportunity to celebrate fishing in the
Minnesota DNR finalizes new long range muskie plan
DNR Report
April 16, 2026
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has finalized its multi-year effort to update the state’s long-range plan for muskellunge. The plan will be used to guide muskie management in Minnesota through 2040.
The plan
Walleyes, muskies are main attraction at Wildcat Lake in Wisconsin’s Vilas County
Staff Report
April 13, 2026
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources’ (DNR) local fisheries team describes Wildcat and the connected Big Kitten lakes as highly fertile drainage lakes, with Wildcat Creek that exits from Big Kitten Lake eventually reaching the
Kinkaid Lake in Illinois gets new crappie regs; and survey sheds light on muskie fishery
Ralph Loos
April 13, 2026
One of Illinois’ premier fishing holes has adjusted its crappie regulations this year following a huge spawn that has put too many smaller slabs in its water.
Meanwhile, a survey of Kinkaid Lake this
State Roundup: No shortage of opportunities for Wisconsin anglers these days
Dean Bortz
April 11, 2026
It’s almost getting to the point where a fisherman might ask why we even have any closed seasons anymore.
Wisconsin’s stream trout season closure has been pushed into October. This year, on April 4,
