Pilot Tribune
The exhausted DNR crew, which could only harvest 42 quarts of eggs from Storm Lake out of the 135 quarts the system is made to handle, must take careful measures to avoid zebra mussel exposure to Storm Lake, as it strips walleye pulled from Spirit Lake ...
East Village Magazine
The Department of Natural Resources is in the final sampling year of a tag-and-recapture study on the walleye population in the inland waterway in Northern Michigan. Researchers will continue to need help from anglers. The tag-and-recapture study ...
Austin Herald
Living in Minnesota and fishing on the Mississippi River, I have always had the opportunity to use two rods while fishing for walleyes. Other states like South Dakota and Wisconsin have similar rules in areas that have a high population of fish ...
Green Bay Press Gazette
The walleye run on the Fox, Oconto, Peshtigo and Menominee rivers is at its peak, with water temperatures ranging from only 36 degrees at Marinette to the mid-40s farther south. DNR electroshocking crews have been capturing, measuring, tagging and ...
The Chattanoogan
Several bass are being caught on jerkbaits, topwater baits and spinnerbaits while fishing in 2-to-10 feet of water. A few crappie are being caught near docks while fishing minnows in 5-to-10 feet of water. Walleye fishing is fair above Pates Ford while ...
Appleton Post Crescent
Trophies will be awarded for longest walleye and bass, longest three-day stringer of walleye and longest one-day stringer of walleye. Friday, April 19: Rural Health Initiative is holding its second annual Wine & Cheese Tasting fundraiser from 7 to 10 p ...
Chicago Tribune
Menu highlights include Great Lakes Walleye Pike, Braised Niman Ranch Beef and more. Furthering prasino's mission to educate children about their food, Chef Nancy Nolan volunteers and prepares food for the students to try at the Cossitt School Garden, ...
About 40 people now face federal, state or tribal charges for buying and selling tens of thousands of walleyes netted from some of the state's most.
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Mattawan, Mich. — State officials plan to run walleye-rearing ponds at full capacity this year after several years of slowed production and selective stocking tied ...
(AP) — Minnesota wildlife officials say 21 more people will be charged in an investigation into game fish poaching in north-central and northwestern Minnesota.
Walker Pilot Independent
MINNEAPOLIS — Following last week's federal indictments of 10 individuals in connection with illegal poaching and marketing of walleye and other protected fish on the Red Lake and Leech Lake Indian reservations, authorities announced Monday state ...
Price Sun Advocate
If you like to catch wipers and walleye, plan a visit to Willard Bay Reservoir. Plenty of 12- to 16-inch wipers will be available to catch this year. And plenty of nice-sized walleye will be available too. In the spring, you can catch wipers and ...
Richmond-News
REGIONAL BRIEFS: Walleye poaching arrests make case largest in 22 years. Authorities in Minnesota are bringing criminal charges against more than 20 people in the largest case of commercialized poaching of fish in the state in 20 years. Talk about it ...
KCAU
Those microscopic Zebra Mussels can attach themselves to Walleye and Walleye eggs. The fish hatchery is experimenting with three different ways to prevent the spread of Zebra Mussels. The first thing they will do is spawn Walleye from Spirit Lake, and ...
Northwest Missourian
Mozingo Lake gives fishermen a variety of fish to search for, including channel catfish, crappie, bass and walleye. Posted: Tuesday, April 16, 2013 11:00 am. Local lakes provide spring opportunities for fishermen Craig Sims Chief Sports Reporter ...
The Seattle Times (blog)
Columbia River in The Dalles Pool — April 8-14: 20 bank anglers released 14 sturgeon; one boat with four anglers released one sturgeon; 53 bank anglers caught four steelhead and released one; four boats with 12 anglers caught two walleye and released ...
Duluth News Tribune
In fact, Maas had been fishing for walleyes on the river for 10 days straight this spring. For 16 years, he has been spending a couple of weeks or more on the Rainy in early spring, catching big mama walleyes that swim up from Lake of the Woods to spawn.
Mason City Globe Gazette
Anglers might try below some of the dams on the Shell Rock for walleye, northern pike or catfish. Northern pike — slow: A few are being caught with a chub and bobber or slow artificial presentations. Between Northwood and Nora Springs below dams, ...
Duluth News Tribune
Walleye fishing on the Rainy River closes today. As of Thursday, not many larger fish had been caught by anglers, said Tom Heinrich, large lake specialist for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources in Baudette. By: Sam Cook, Duluth News Tribune ...
Columbus Telegram
Walleye are biting for the hard-cores on the Missouri Francis Case Dam above and below. My cousin Joe, who drives in North Platte, has a friend (Dennis) who landed a 12-and-a-half pound walleye. Cameron Drozd landed a five-pound, eight-ounce ...
The Coloradoan
Before this last storm, there were several people fishing the inlet mainly catching carp, a few trout, wipers and a couple of nice walleyes - a 21-inch walleye and one over 15-inch. Boat fishing has been slow. North Sterling State Park - Last September ...
Billings Gazette
Tickets are on sale for the Walleyes Forever of Montana banquet to be held on April 27 at the Elks Club, 934 Lewis Ave. No-host cocktails will begin at 4 p.m. with the walleye dinner to follow at 6 p.m. For tickets, contact Ken at 697-3976, Brenda at ...
Goshen News
Even though the DNR stocked fewer walleyes in Sylvan and Winona lakes during the past three years, studies show that's had no effect on the number of walleyes that survived. That means anglers will find plenty of walleyes to catch in those northeastern ...
Green Bay Press Gazette
“To get away from other boats, I'll look for schools of walleyes in the main channel downstream and cast 1/4-ounce jigs with minnows,” he said. “Other times I'll find them in less than 8 feet of water and throw 1/8-ounce jigs with a purple or green ...
Utica Observer Dispatch
The walleyes were stacked up in incredible numbers on Scriba Creek the other day, just below the dam several hundred yards upstream from Oneida Lake. They bumped and slapped and knocked into each other, fins breaking water in midstream, the creek ...
Toledo Blade
Coe Whitt of Fremont displays a 13-pound walleye he caught last month in the Sandusky River near Walsh Park. Anecdotal reports have the Sandusky River experiencing a strong run this season. PHOTO BY BERNIE WHITT Enlarge. FREMONT — The bulk of ...
Jamestown Sun
Anglers still finding perch and walleye success, however. Try bright jigs with minnow heads with anglers marking fish in 10 to 14 feet. Move around, if possible, or be patient for active schools to move through. Goose Lake continues producing perch but ...
YourErie
The eggs were laid at the Linesville hatchery and brought to Erie. In about three weeks, the eggs will hatch and volunteers will take the thousands of walleye and release them into Presque Isle Bay. Members of the Sons say making sure there are plenty ...
Grand Forks Herald
The Rainy River has produced spotty walleye action in recent days; the water is clear, and the current is slow. Anglers targeting sturgeon reportedly have done well. The Rainy now is open past Silver Creek east of Baudette, Minn., but not yet to Baudette.
LaSalle News Tribune
The Pecatonica River, the watery home of last year's state-record walleye catches, still has a low water temperature and has been flooding, said guide Dan Palmer, who also promotes several tournaments, including Cabela's Masters Walleye Circuit.
The Spokesman Review
Washington is removing the daily catch limit for channel catfish and the daily catch and size limits for bass and walleye in portions of the Columbia and Snake rivers and their tributaries to reduce predation on endangered salmon and steelhead. This ...
Fond du Lac Reporter
Last year, Walleye Weekend guests contributed over 90,000 plastic bottles, 10,000 aluminum cans and countless pounds of food packaging waste, according to a press release from Fond du Lac Festivals, the organizations that coordinates Walleye Weekend.
NewsNet5.com
The walleye bite is also picking up on the reefs of Lake Erie's Western Basin. Charters and headboats running out of Port Clinton are reporting fair numbers of fish being caught by jigging. While the numbers are not quite there yet, the size certainly ...
Bismarck Tribune
BRIAN GEHRING/TRIBUNE Early in the season a year ago, walleye fishing on the Missouri River was nothing short of phenomenal. But by fall, angler success dropped dramatically. Flooding in 2011 resulted in a significant loss of forage fish in the system.
Green Bay Press Gazette
DNR Secretary Cathy Stepp said the agency has reached out to the Chippewa Tribes in an effort to meet with them and get them to reduce walleye spearing declarations. With ice-out up north likely a long way off, it's anyone's guess just how successful ...
Rapid City Journal
Bullheads to walleyes, it's all about the hint of what's to come as the ice departs lakes, making way for summer dreaming. There's plenty to look forward to this open-water season. Road trips, for one. Lake Oahe's walleye limit is up to eight per day ...
Billings Gazette
Trout fishermen were doing well. Fly fishermen are throwing woolly buggers and nymphs and egg patterns. Trollers are pulling Rapalas. Worm harnesses tipped with a worm are working. Walleye fishing is just starting. -- Sportsman's Warehouse, Helena.
Dickinson Press
Garrison, Cenex Bait and Tackle, Lake Sakakawea: Continued fair for pike on the east end of Lake Sakakawea with a few walleye mixed in. Lake Audubon has an improving walleye bite. Try Totten Trail area or east end. Missouri River improving for walleye ...
