As Minnesota DNR gill-net surveys started dragging in fewer and fewer yellow perch over the decades, it led researchers to wonder: Are perch slowly disappearing from lakes or are they just too small to be
The University of Minnesota researchers seeking to understand what walleyes and yellow perch eat in near-shore ecosystems on zebra mussel-infested lakes didn’t know the can of worms they’d open.
“We thought the story that we
Most Michigan sportsmen have their minds set on some type of hunting in November, whether it’s bowhunting, waterfowling, or upland hunting. November is an excellent time for all three. Throw in all fishing possibilities, and
The Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission may soon change regulations for how anglers process walleyes, perch, steelhead, bass and other catches at Lake Erie fish-cleaning stations.
At its recent fall meeting, the agency’s board
A small fleet of fishing boats ranging from one-person kayaks to low-slung, rocket-propelled bass boats squeezed me from my preferred perch hole on a recent Sunday morning near my campsite at Idaho’s Lake Cascade State
Anglers are catching more smallmouth bass and walleyes while the perch harvest has remained flat in the Bays de Noc in recent years, trends influenced in part by invasive mussels and round gobies.
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In 2012, when Hurricane Sandy went through the north coast, causing massive storm damage from high winds, emerald shiners were noticeably affected. Afterward, wild bait collectors could not find any wild schools near their normal
More than 60 years ago when I began perch fishing with my dad and grandfather, the standard operating procedure was to use a wire spreader with two snelled hooks, each baited with an emerald shiner.<br
Where’s the best fishing in Michigan? If you ask Jim Francis, the Lake Erie Basin Coordinator with the Department of Natural Resources, he’ll tell you point blank it’s in his watershed.
“I may be
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