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It’s simple math really: Zero eggs equals zero fish for future stocking programs.
So, the spring walleye and steelhead egg collections by the Michigan DNR are critical components of the strategy for maintaining world-class fishing opportunities in the Great Lakes State.
Nearly fifty years have now passed since the first paddletail swimbaits splashed down in U.S. waters, the earliest designs having likely originated in France. Today, paddletails have almost singlehandedly rewritten the rules of soft plastics engagement. Fans of catching bass, crappie, walleye and inshore slams nearly always cast these ingenious tail-driven baits, each version capable of different retrieve speeds, actions and the almighty thump.
New Gear
Lew’s introduced the Custom Lite SS at the 2024 Bassmaster Classic in Tulsa, Ok.
The 200 size Custom Lite SS Spinning Reel fits in perfectly with the lightweight design and smooth drag offered in the rest of the series, but specifically excels in situations where one would normally use backing tied to a braided main line.
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By Louie Stout
It was a year ago when the Michiana Walleye Association banded with a few boat dealers to revitalize the Michiana Boat and Sport Show for South Bend.
Like me, they remembered the good ol days when South Bend had a jam-packed, fun-filled outdoors show.
Their inaugural event at the Century Center in late January showed a lot of promise. No, it wasnt comparable to the excellent shows we saw there and at Notre Dame a few decades ago, but it was a good attempt in the short time they had to put it together.
So good, in fact, that the Michiana Walleye Association plans to step up its game at next months show that runs Jan. 31-Feb 2.
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By Louie Stout
Bill Toth with an 11-pt.Now that were halfway through the deer firearms season, preliminary results indicate the deer harvest may be lagging behind previous years.
Is it the weather?
Did the EHD virus in previous years hurt the herd more than experts realize?
Was the rut running a little behind normal?
Or have the DNRs liberal doe seasons in both states put a huge dent in the population?
It depends upon whom you ask.
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