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.
Gamakatsu has announced a proprietary new finish for their most popular hook styles.
(Provided by Indiana DNR)
Angler creel surveys are being conducted by the Indiana DNR on the St. Joseph River below the Elkhart Dam in downtown Elkhart.
The creel surveys began early this month and will last three months. Similar surveys were conducted in 1999 and 2004. Anglers contacted by a DNR creel clerk can help the DNR manage the downtown Elkhart fishery by participating in a two- to three-minute interview.
As the ice fades, walleye are moving upriver to spawn. This creates one of a few early season walleye hot spots in northern Indiana. Early spring is a great time of year for shore anglers to connect with walleye and March can be the best month.
(Provided by Michigan DNR)
The Michigan DNR announced that new muskellunge and northern pike regulations will go into effect for all anglers on April 1. In Michigan, only one muskellunge (including tiger muskellunge) may be harvested per season per angler.
Anglers who would like to harvest muskellunge must have a new muskellunge harvest tag thats now available. Anglers are not required to obtain this harvest tag to fish for muskellunge; its only for those anglers that intend to harvest a muskellunge.
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