WI Daily Update: Tungsten jigs during open-water season
Site Staff
April 25, 2024
Tungsten jigs are popular during the ice-fishing season. Here’s why they can work well during your open-water fishing season, too.
Wisconsin
Scientific abstract scrutinizes two human deaths, but there’s no evidence CWD has jumped species barrier
Bob Zink
April 24, 2024
In Minnesota and beyond, resource agencies across the country are managing elk and deer populations infected with chronic wasting disease.
WI Daily Update: Apply for an elk tag by May 31
Site Staff
April 24, 2024
The application period for the 2024 elk hunt in Wisconsin is open through May 31. Here are the details.
USFWS says lake sturgeon not endangered, allowing state management to continue
Todd Richmond
April 23, 2024
Lake sturgeon don’t need Endangered Species Act protections, federal wildlife officials announced Monday, saying that stocking programs have helped the prehistoric fish return to areas where they had vanished.
The decision ends the Arizona-based
WI Daily Update: DNR recruiting new class of conservation wardens
Site Staff
April 23, 2024
The Wisconsin DNR is recruiting its 2025 class of state conservation wardens. Applications are due May 7. Listen here for more details.
Wisconsin Fishing Report – April 22, 2024
Wisconsin DNR Reports
April 22, 2024
The best success here was found making long casts to areas of off-color water. Hair jigs and lipless crankbaits were the most productive.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service determines lake sturgeon do not require listing under Endangered Species Act
Staff and News Reports
April 22, 2024
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced in a release on Monday, April 22, that after conducting a thorough species status assessment using the best available science, the agency determined that lake sturgeon do not
WI Daily Update: First CWD case from deer in Waushara County
Site Staff
April 22, 2024
The Wisconsin DNR last week confirmed the first positive test result for chronic wasting disease in a wild deer from Waushara County. Listen here for the details.
Dave Zeug: A delayed opener on Wisconsin’s Brule River was good for this winter-weary angler
Dave Zeug
April 20, 2024
For a Brule River trout fisherman in Wisconsin, the traditional first day of spring has been on the last Saturday in March for decades.
It doesn’t matter if there is still 3 feet of
