Regulations designed to protect the fish needed to rebuild Mille Lacs Lake’s walleye population will require that walleye anglers use only artificial bait and immediately release all walleye when Minnesota’s 2016 fishing season opens Saturday, May 14. “A catch-and-release walleye … Continued
In January, Oregon and Washington fishery managers set spring Chinook salmon seasons for the Columbia River during a joint state hearing in Vancouver, Wash. The recreational springer season on the Columbia from the river mouth upstream to Bonneville Dam will … Continued
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) recently issued a reminder to organizers that bass fishing tournaments in the state must be registered, beginning in 2016. In October 2015 the DNR’s Natural Resources Commission issued Fisheries Order 215.15A requiring all … Continued
Idaho’s 2016 spring steelhead season opened January 1. To fish, anglers will need a 2016 Idaho fishing license and steelhead permit. Designated spring season steelhead fishing areas are located along the Salmon, Little Salmon, Snake, Clearwater, North Fork Clearwater, South … Continued
Fishery managers from Michigan, New York, Ohio, Ontario, and Pennsylvania have released an updated walleye management plan for Lake Erie. The plan, which is an update of the original plan of 2005, sets new fishery goals and objectives for walleye … Continued