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Friday, October 30, 2020

Ranger Boats pro angler Jason Przekurat won the National Walleye Tour presented by Bass Pro Shops & Cabela's (NWT) Championship event on Lake Erie, October 16. The win marks the first time a pro angler has won the NWT championship twice. Przekurat adds this championship win to his 2016 NWT Championship victory on the Missouri

tags: Awards, Fishing, Lake Erie

Thursday, October 29, 2020

More than 40 anglers came from Florida as well as other states to learn from the pros and go fishing at the award winning "Ladies, Let's Go Fishing!®" Keys University, October 23-25 at the Elks Lodge, Tavernier, FL. On Sunday, awards were presented for the LLGF Fishing Fever tournament with a total of 180 fish caught and 101

tags: Awards, Fishing, South Coast

Friday, October 16, 2020

New York’s Lake Erie tributaries boast some of the highest angler catch rates for steelhead (rainbow trout) in the entire country, and the arrival of fall’s colors signals the beginning of the steelhead season. Favorite fishing destinations such as Cattaraugus, Eighteen Mile, and Chautauqua Creeks typically begin to cool

tags: Fishing, Lake Erie

Friday, October 9, 2020

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources will hold a virtual public meeting to engage with stakeholders and discuss options for maintaining and improving the Green Bay and Lake Michigan smallmouth bass fishery. This virtual meeting will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 13 from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. Members of the public can access the

tags: Dept of Natural Resources, Fishing, Lake Michigan

Tuesday, September 29, 2020

A wholesale fish dealer from Platteville is facing state charges for allegedly illegally selling Asian carp, Wisconsin’s most prominent and highly destructive invasive species. The charges against the operator of Li Fish Farm, LLC, a Grant County-based fish company, is the first case involving illegal sales of Asian carp. A

tags: Dept of Natural Resources, Environmental Impact, Fishing, Laws & Politics

Wednesday, September 23, 2020

Preliminary results from surveys in the western basin of Lake Erie indicate more great news for Ohio anglers, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. The 2020 walleye and yellow perch hatches are both above average and continue an exceptional era of fish production in the western basin of

tags: Dept of Natural Resources, Environmental Impact, Fishing, Lake Erie

Tuesday, September 22, 2020

In a typical season, yellow perch net more than their share of attention from Great Lakes anglers about this time of year. The popular panfish school up to feed as waters cool and when fishermen find the concentrations, the perch are pushovers for shiners dropped among the bottom-hugging school. Among fish and man, 2020 has been

by: Dan Armitage

tags: Fishing, Great Lakes

Wednesday, September 16, 2020

Lowrance®, a world-leader in fishing electronics since 1957, announced today the expansion of its award-winning Lowrance Ghost® freshwater trolling motor design with the new Ghost 52 and 60. The new Ghost 52 and 60 models – with 52- and 60-inch shafts, respectively – bring all the benefits and features of the

tags: Company Expansions, Electronics, Engines, Fishing

Thursday, September 3, 2020

Aspiring anglers can learn, practice skills and go fishing at the award-winning "Ladies, Let's Go Fishing!®" Keys University, Oct. 23-25 in the Sport Fishing Capital of the World. Hosted by the nonprofit Ladies Let’s Go Fishing Foundation, the “No-Yelling School of Fishing” offers classroom presentations, two

tags: Education, Events, Fishing, South Coast, Women In Boating

Wednesday, September 2, 2020

Please remember to practice social distancing when fishing, including remaining six feet away from other anglers. If you arrive at a fishing area that is congested, please consider finding another area to fish. Lake Superior The beginning of September marks what Michigan anglers have been very familiar with for the past 55 years -

tags: Dept of Natural Resources, Fishing, Great Lakes

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