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By Louie Stout
The Indiana Natural Resources Commission has approved several new fishing regulations to go into effect this year.
In addition, several wildlife-related proposals are heading into the homestretch but are open to public comment one more time.
Details on both the new fish regulations and proposed wildlife regulations that may affect Michiana sportsmen are listed below. All new fish regs, posted in the 2018-19 Fishing Guide, and will be enforced this season.
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By Louie Stout
Rare Deer Causes a Stir
One day last August, Rhonda Cravens six-year-old son came running out of the woods behind her house where he had been playing on his four-wheeler.
“Mom! Mom! There is a big ‘bear wasp’ chasing me!” he yelled in a panic.
Rhonda chuckled. She knows how six year olds’ imaginations get carried away.
The boy seemed emphatic about something he saw, so she decided to investigate. To her surprise, there stood odd colored deer beyond the tree line and it came after her as well.
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By Louie Stout
If you want to become a more efficient boat angler but haven’t utilized modern technology, you might want to take a closer look at what’s available.
Sonar electronics and electric trolling motors are improving angler efficiency at a rapid pace.
Sure they’re expensive add-ons. But if you fish often, you’re going to appreciate what they can do for you.
Sonar units are no longer bottom finders or fish finders. When incorporated with mapping chips, GPS, high-powered imaging and a basic understanding of the kind of areas that hold your favorite sportfish, these electronics can literally put you on top of a hotspot.
And when you get there, GPS enabled electric motors can hold you on the spot without you manipulating controls.
I’ve spent the past few years testing some of the new equipment and can assure you that these improvements are very applicable for our waters.
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By Louie Stout
Lake of Woods Should Produce More Keeper Walleyes This Summer
Want to catch keeper walleye?
Try Lake of the Woods in Bremen, Ind. this summer.
If Hoosier biologists’ fall survey is any indication, the “Woods” should be one of the better Michiana hotspots for walleye.
District Fisheries Biologist Tom Bacula had a research team shocking the shallows last October and turned up a surprising number of quality fish.
A generator on the flat bottom boat pushes electricity through electrodes that dangle in the water over the bow. There’s just enough juice displaced in the water to stun nearby fish in 5 to 6 feet of water – without killing them – and allow team members to net them for closer inspection. Scale samples and length measurements are recorded before the fish are turned back into the lake.