
Iowa DNR prepares for egg-collection netting season
The month of March is an important one for Iowa DNR personnel at the Spirit Lake Hatchery as they gear up for the yearly egg collection of northern pike, walleye, and muskellunge.

The month of March is an important one for Iowa DNR personnel at the Spirit Lake Hatchery as they gear up for the yearly egg collection of northern pike, walleye, and muskellunge.

Beginning March 5, the Michigan DNR will have a new chief of the fisheries division.
Randy Claramunt, the DNR’s Lake Huron Basin coordinator, has been promoted to fisheries division chief. He replaces Jim Dexter,

Northern Lower and U.P. offer solid ice fishing options.

Temps have turned to be spring-like in late winter.

One of the best sources for live sonar information is a guide or professional bass angler who uses it day-in and day-out. Outdoor News recently talked with Chad Pipkens, of Michigan. He is a member

The saving grace is that anglers must pay around $2,000 to $3,000 for the complete unit. The high cost is the only reason these units aren’t in every boat or on the ice.

There are a dozen lakes that make up Crow Wing County’s popular Whitefish Chain of Lakes, and none is more unique than Big Trout Lake.
This 1,366-acre fishery is the northernmost basin in the

As we approach the late-ice period, anglers often mention packing light to stay mobile. Personally, I don’t always do that.

Walleyes and sauger are spread out, and electronics really help to see fish because they are coming through at various depths throughout the water column.
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