Category: News & Media
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Bass in the Grass, Sandgrass Smallmouths
By Andrew Ragas Clustered throughout northern Wisconsin’s wilderness landscape is the upper Midwest’s most extensive collection of inland freshwater lakes. From infertile rocky oligotrophic cold water lakes, to fertile habitat mesotrophic lakes, and heavily vegetated and nutrient-rich eutrophic waters, the northwoods has a lake type for all bass fishermen and their preferred styles of angling.
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Mayfly Hatches, Tapping into the Food Chain
By Adam M. Glickman Mayfly and other insect hatches are often thought of in a very negative manner by summertime fishermen who fail to produce good results when these forage abundances occur. Common thought is that fish gorge themselves on the heavy presence of insects and become too “full” to eat any more.
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Examining the Reality of Invasive Species
By Adam M. Glickman For over 20 years now, those who utilize WI and MN waters have been exposed to the effects of aquatic invasive species, efforts to control them, and campaigns to make the public more aware of them. I would define the modern and commonly used term “invasive species” as certain species that would…
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Pressured Musky Tactics
By Adam M. Glickman On many of our more pressured musky lakes, a common trend is that bass and walleye fishermen per capita end up taking more strikes from muskies than do those using traditional musky tactics. Of course, this begs the response that this is only because there are more bass and walleye fishermen…
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Understanding Stocked vs. Wild Gamefish Resources
By Adam M. Glickman Most of our gamefish resources in WI and MN are maintained by natural reproduction within their own water body. However, some of our most popular individual gamefish populations are maintained by stocking hatchery produced fish into certain designated environments. Learning to identify between stocked and wild gamefish resources is important for environmental,…
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Spring Warming Water Trends and Fishing Success
By Adam M. Glickman I think that fishermen (whether they realize it or not) usually succeed or fail based on water temperature. I am forthcoming with this thought, and have made it known as often a I could.
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Wisconsin and Minnesota Season Opener Previews
By Adam M. Glickman Spring has come early to WI and MN. Low snow fall amounts this winter made for little run off when warm weather came. Isolated rain fall has made some lakes and rivers across both states very high while other regions have remained very dry. Weather has been mostly warm and seasonable,…
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Rainy Lake Ontario is a Multi-Species Fishing Paradise
By Andrew Ragas Over the last few years, I’ve been fortunate to travel to a few Northwestern Ontario drive-to fishing destinations for a variety of adventures. Northwest Ontario has some of the best multi-species fishing opportunities in the world. Each season, I make it a priority to visit a few locations. At the top of…
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The Future of Minnesota and Wisconsin Gamefish Resources (Part 2)
What proper regulation looks like and why it would work. By Adam M. Glickman In part one of this article I promised a simple streamlined regulatory plan that would work state wide in both Minnesota and Wisconsin. That plan is contained within this article, as well as an explanation of everything within it. If you…
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Spring Smallmouth Checklist
By Andrew Ragas For many bass anglers in Wisconsin, some of the best fishing of the year takes place as soon as the Wisconsin northern zone opens on the first Saturday of May. Rain or shine, the fishing will be good if you’re prepared ahead of time.