RMEF Supports Inaugural Wisconsin Elk Hunt
Big Game Hunting

RMEF Supports Inaugural Wisconsin Elk Hunt

The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation congratulates the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) on its decision to institute Wisconsin’s first-ever managed elk hunt later this year. “This is the culmination of more than two decades […]

Big Bluegill Under The Ice
Ice Fishing

Big Bluegill Under The Ice

The North American Ice Fishing Championship (NAIFC) team of Captains Joe Pikulski and Myron Gilbert are on to something. Last year, the dynamic Michigan duo-both Great Lakes charter boat captains in the “off season”-took home […]

New Virus Identified in Wisconsin Bass
Bass Fishing

New Virus Identified in Wisconsin Bass

As concerns about Largemouth Bass Virus (LMBV) mostly have been put to rest, researchers in Wisconsin have identified yet another virus that seems specific to the species. “This could be inconsequential to largemouth bass or […]

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Fishing Tips

Fishing Lake Michigan

Lake Michigan, or the “Big Pond” as many Wisconsinites know it, is the No. 1 most frequently visited water in Wisconsin and it’s easy to see why. Whether by boat or on shore, a fishing […]

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WI DNR Board approves statewide trout and panfish proposals

Proposals to simplify trout rules, boost panfish populations on roughly 100 lakes statewide and bring consistency to some fishing regulations on Wisconsin waters bordering Minnesota gained approval Wednesday from the Wisconsin Natural Resources Board.

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Ice Fishing

7 Ways to catch more panfish

Ice expert Bob Bohland offers practical tips that will help you catch more big bluegills, crappies and perch. Bob Bohland spends two-thirds of the year waiting for the ice to return, and when the ice […]

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Fishing News - Fresh

Aquatic Invasive Species Campaign

Wisconsin, Michigan and Minnesota share many of the same boaters and anglers – now they’re sharing the same message to help protect their iconic waters from aquatic invasive species such as Eurasian water-milfoil, zebra mussels […]

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Fishing News - Fresh

This Power Grab By Obama On Our Water

(By Len Lisenbee and must read by all sportsmen) Back in July of 2009 I posted a warning in my outdoors column concerning the (then new) Obama Administration’s active attempt to seize all water in […]

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Trout/Salmon Fishing

Wisconsin Invasive Snail

With a potentially prolific invasive snail recently documented in Black Earth Creek, one of Wisconsin’s premier trout waters, and a native parasite spreading among brook trout statewide, anglers can help keep Wisconsin fish and streams […]

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Top Fishing Headlines

How Weather Affects Ice Fishing

Winter has settled into Wisconsin and the Midwest for going on two months. It’s been a tough winter with about average snowfall, but temperatures have been way below normal with Arctic blasts coming through the […]

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Trout/Salmon Fishing

Wisconsin Chinook Strategy Set for 2104

The state’s strategy for stocking chinook salmon in Wisconsin’s Lake Michigan waters in 2014 and beyond is set and seeks to maintain existing great fishing opportunities in spring and summer all along the coast while […]

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Fishing News - Fresh

Impaired water bodies in WI

Wisconsin officials are poised to add nearly 150 new water bodies to a list of lakes, rivers and streams that do not meet state water quality standards. For the first time, the Department of Natural […]