
Updated Lake Winnebago System walleye plan could drop bag limit from 5 to 3 fish
It will be the first update of the system management plan in 27 years.

It will be the first update of the system management plan in 27 years.

Big Winnie, too? Amid news that anglers and resort owners on Lake Mille Lacs will be facing a third consecutive catch-and-release-only season for walleye, another top Minnesota walleye fishery reportedly is facing struggles of its
Lake also saw closures last open-water season. But according to the DNR, the lake’s spawning walleye population has improved from last year, so no mid-season closures are planned.

Lake also saw closures last open-water season. But according to the DNR, the lake’s spawning walleye population has improved from last year, so no mid-season closures are planned.

2017 fish, game, trapping licenses set to expire; 2018 licenses will be costlier.

Agency estimates that anglers harvested more than 70,000 walleyes in 2017, a level not achieved since 1989.

Wyoming Game and Fish Department officials are working on a long-term plan to keep walleyes in the Buffalo Bill Reservoir from damaging one of the state’s most popular wild trout fisheries. Someone likely introduced the

With best winter in years for ice fishing, forget the so-called mid-winter ice fishing blues and hit the ice now for heart-of-hard-water fishing.

Combination of first Erie December freeze-over since 2000 and a surging walleye population in the lake could make for a fishing season to remember. But with great ice-building weather comes First Day Hikes cancellations.
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