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Fish Tales
JoAnn Fiene of Oswego, Ill. caught and released this beautiful largemouth bass on Long Lake in Newbold. It came in at 21" and weighed between 5-6 lbs.
Trout Lake Station celebrates 100 years with special open house
Each year, Trout Lake Station in Boulder Junction holds an open house. The open house gives grad students and undergrads a chance to talk with the public about all of the research they have been working on over the course of the field season. This year’s open house was extra …
The Lake Where You Live
I’m just back from five days at a lodge on a huge lake in Ontario. My companions and I enjoyed good fishing, but to find walleyes we had to feel our way around, using a map, advice from the lodge owner, our knowledge of fish behavior (such as it is), …
Upper Midwest Bass Challenge Series takes on a tough Lake Nokomis
Late last month the Upper Midwest Bass Challenge Series Central Division anglers took on Lake Nokomis in their third stop of regular season fishing.
Fish Like a GIRL
I am not sure where the summer went, but I did not expect to look at the calendar and see August starring back at me. I feel as though I have not fished enough, gardened enough, hiked enough, or done really anything enough for it to be this late in …
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Fish Tales
Tegan Gannon caught a beautiful 33" Northern Pike (left) on a 1/2 oz. Silver Tinsel Tail spinner bait on Tom Doyle Lake in McNaughton on July 26. He also brought in a nice 17" Smallmouth Bass (below) on a 1/2 oz. chartreuse and white Chatterbait.
The Lake Where You Live
Aging is an insidious thing, for people as well as pets. I remember clearly the moment I discovered I had, as they say in sports, lost a step.
Fish Like a GIRL
I write this column with a heavy heart. The fishing world has lost a true great — a kind and intelligent man who was beyond humble.
DMAP helps property owners manage their land for wildlife
While this is the time of year gardeners are thinking about gardening, and keeping deer out of their vegetable patches, this is also the time of year when hunters really start to focus on managing their land for deer populations as well as other wildlife.
The Lake Where You Live
None of us want invasive species in our lakes. But what happens when a non-native species that invaded becomes an integral part of the ecosystem?
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Fish Like a GIRL
Ah, summer. I have been so happy watching my garden grow like crazy for the past couple of years, especially since we bought our house and Chet created my raised beds. It seems almost anything will grow in them.
The Lake Where You Live
When asked, “How did you come to live on a lake up north,” you no doubt have a back story. Here is mine.
Help prevent the spread of invasive species
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is reminding the public to take simple precautions to avoid spreading invasive plants and animals all year long.
First Fish
Amelia “Millie” Pollack of Chicago caught her very first fish while enjoying a recent vacation in the Northwoods. Millie hauled in a 6-inch largemouth bass using a nightcrawler. She was fishing on Lake Mildred. The fish was released back into the lake.
Tough conditions on Lake Nokomis
Saturday, June 29 brought the second stop for anglers in the Wisconsin Bass Team Trail. The anglers took on Lake Nokomis on a tough, windy day. Of the 30 teams who fished, only 11 were able to bring in a limit of fish.
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