A new law allowing darkhouse spearing on Minnesota waters bordering North Dakota and South Dakota will take effect on Monday, Dec. 22, 2014. “Darkhouse spearing for northern pike has long been popular on inland waters of Minnesota but until Dec. … Continued
A declining lake trout population in the Apostle Islands region of Lake Superior has prompted the Wisconsin Natural Resources Board to adopt an emergency rule reducing the 2014-15 harvests at its December meeting. Population assessments over the last six to … Continued
A newcomer is establishing itself in northern Idaho. Walleye, a staple of the Midwestern United States, have not historically been a part of the northern Idaho landscape. They have found their way into area waters fairly recently. Lake Pend Oreille, … Continued
Paddlefish fishing will return to the Missouri and Big Sioux rivers for the first time since 1986, when the Iowa Department of Natural Resources opens the season on March 1. The paddlefish season had been closed on Missouri River in … Continued
In Kansas, anglers could enjoy greater access to ponds, streams, and rivers through in the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT) Fishing Impoundments and Stream Habitats Program (F.I.S.H.). F.I.S.H. is patterned after the state’s Walk-In Hunting Access Program … Continued