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.
Abu Garcia has added a new model to the Zenon spinning selection with the Zenon X.
This new model fills the gap by offering the flexibility to fish lightweight finesse style baits while also providing the power to handle heavier baits when needed.
(Provided by Indiana DNR)
A young Warsaw deer hunter is lucky to be alive after surviving a freak accident when his tree stand gave out and left him hanging upside down on the Tri County Fish and Wildlife Area in Kosciusko County last week.
Clarence "Daven" Gasaways deer stand broke causing him to fall backwards and become stuck upside down in the remaining foot platform of his stand for 30 minutes.
The quick response of local and state officials likely saved Gasaway from serious injury or even death, as hanging upside down for an extended period can cause loss of consciousness and asphyxia if left in this position for too long.
(Provided by Michigan DNR)
Michigans muskellunge program turned a huge corner recently as the second crop of Great Lakes muskies produced at a Department of Natural Resources hatchery was distributed across Great Lakes in early November.
The DNR has been raising muskellunge (for stocking) at state fish hatcheries for decades, but had always used northern muskies, one of two strains native to Michigan, for broodstock the mature male and female fish that are kept separate for breeding purposes.
This is the second year the DNR produced strictly Great Lakes muskies.
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