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.
By Daniel Quade
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Deep and steep is the mantra for many anglers when it comes to locating fall walleyes, but a little well-timed shallow thinking can produce great catches as well. Indeed, under the right conditions, relatively skinny water can be your best bet for hooking up with fat October eyes in flowing and still-water scenarios across the Walleye Belt.
Don Olson and Randy Carroll are no strangers to thinking thin. Theyve tapped the shallow bite on lakes and rivers across the Midwest, both for fun and money as a team on the Cabelas Masters Walleye Circuit, and theyve taken Team of the Year honors and finished strong numerous times.
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Brian Birchmeier, 51, of Shiawassee Countys Owosso Township, was arraigned last week in Michigans Shiawassee County District Court on 125 misdemeanor charges related to poaching deer and turkey in Michigan.
Earlier this month, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Law Enforcement Division found Birchmeier to be in illegal possession of more than 100 parts of animals, including deer and turkey.
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