Fishing Videos
Tri-state region a year-round fishing draw
Northeast Iowa, southwest Wisconsin and northwest Illinois all are considered part of the Driftless Area, an expansive swath of land that escaped glaciation during the last ice age. And local fishermen know there is more to the Driftless Area than what immediately meets the eye.
Wisconsin Outdoor News Fishing and Hunting Report – Feb. 8, 2019
ASHLAND AREA Fishing is good on Chequamegon Bay. Many anglers fishing the Ashland side of the bay are catching mixed bags of brown trout, cohos, perch, northern pike, sturgeon, and smelt. There is about 16 inches of ice and people…
Ice fishing boom 2019: Using Garmin’s Panoptix and LiveScope technology [video]
Garmin’s Panoptix ice bundle has been a hot product in the ice market this winter as it offers a powerful combination of sonar technology and high-def mapping. The unit comes with a traditional ice fishing transducer with float and an…
Sports anglers concerned about new Lake Superior agreement
Association is worried in particular about a new commercial whitefish season to be held in October.
Wisconsin Outdoor News Fishing & Hunting Report – Jan. 25, 2019
ASHLAND AREA The Ashland side of Chequamegon Bay has up to 14 inches of ice, with anglers out to the channel edge catching perch, whitefish, brown trout, splake, cohos, and even sturgeon. On the Washburn side, there is a “mob”…
Wisconsin Outdoor News Fishing & Hunting Report – Jan. 11, 2019
AMERY AREA Hit Round Lake in 10 to 12 feet of water for sunfish, crappies, and walleyes early and late each day. You’ll find suspended crappies over 12 to 20 feet of water on Big Butternut Lake or North Twin…
Wisconsin Outdoor News Fishing and Hunting Report – Dec. 28, 2018
AMERY AREA Ice depths vary from 4 to 10 inches and some big lakes still have pockets of open water. Crappies are suspended over 14 to 21 feet on North Twin Lake or 12 to 20 feet on Big Butternut…
Nik Kolbeck named communications director at Sheldons’ Inc.
Antigo, Wis. — Nik Kolbeck has joined Sheldons’ Inc. (Mepps and Mister Twister) as communications director. In this role, Kolbeck will develop and oversee communications for Sheldons’ across print, online, retail, social media and mobile. Kolbeck is a graduate of…
Wisconsin Outdoor News Fishing Report – Dec. 14, 2018
AMERY AREA You’ll still find pockets of open water on the big lakes, but there is as much as 7 inches where people are fishing. Look to the north end of Lake Wapogasset, Big Round Lake, and White Ash Lake…
Court upholds fishing captain's attempted theft conviction for cheating in salmon tournament
A judge properly convicted a fishing boat captain of helping his charter stuff a weight inside a fish in hopes of winning thousands of dollars in tournament prizes, a state appeals court ruled.
Wisconsin researchers work to breed yellow perch
"It will mean that when you go to a perch fry, you will probably actually get yellow perch. Because right now, if you 'value shop' your fish fry, you are more than likely not getting yellow perch."
DNR: New emergency catfish regs to provide harvest opportunities, protect fish during spawning, overwintering seasons
Temporary rules establishing bag limits, season dates, and other regulations for harvesting catfish with a bow, crossbow or by hand are now in place while Department of Natural Resources staff complete a companion permanent rule.
