walleye

The practice of spearing has evolved over time, but it has not disappeared. Tribal leaders want to make sure it never does.

According to researchers from Trout Lake Station, the difference in ice off dates from one year to the next has become more extreme in the past ten years. That has consequences for lake ecosystems.

Local news for Friday, April 15, 2022.

Walleye populations are dropping in lakes across the region, so the DNR is taking steps to better protect the species and ensure the fish can keep reproducing.

Steph Shaw starts the outboard motor of the small, flatbottomed boat, and takes off toward the middle of Katherine Lake in Hazelhurst.Dropping an anchor,…

Walleye populations on the Minocqua Chain are doing better than they in much of the last 20 years.But they’re still not at the levels the Wisconsin DNR…

Until the 2000s, walleye on the Minocqua Chain did fairly well according to DNR Treaty Fisheries Team Supervisor John Kubisiak.“Around 2000 we started…

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources wants to figure out why some hatcheries produce more female walleyes than males.The DNR conducted a…

Katherine and Clear Lakes in Oneida County and Laura and Anvil Lakes in Vilas County all have the same problem.Their once productive walleye population…

The Wisconsin DNR is in the process of updating its 20-year-old Walleye Management Plan.WXPR reported this when public comment opened back in September.…