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Early Trout Season Opens March 1 to streams loaded with fishMADISON - Wisconsin's early catch-and-release trout season opens March 1 on streams that are loaded with fish but might take some work to reach during the earliest days of the season, state fish biologists say."My advice for anglers? Snowshoes," says Jordan Weeks, the Department of Natural Resources fisheries biologist for Crawford, La Crosse, Monroe and Vernon counties. "If you can get to the streams, it will be worth it. They're loaded with fish." Trout populations have generally increased statewide, and the number of fish in all sizes examined have increased since 1950, according to a University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point analysis released in 2011 and discussed in "A Trout Treasury," an April 2011 Wisconsin Natural Resources magazine article. Two weeks out, deep snow stands between anglers and those fish. But warmer temperatures forecast for the next few days make it hard to predict exactly what conditions anglers will find on the earliest days of the season, and also, what the rest of the season will look like as Wisconsin experiences the coldest winter in a generation. "Deep snow will make accessing and fishing the streams quite difficult for at least the early part of the season," says Gene Van Dyck, fisheries biologist for Richland and part of Iowa counties. "The best fishing will start after most of the snow has melted and the streams settle down, which really doesn't take too long once most of the snow is gone." The trout populations in the southwestern part of the state are in excellent condition for both numbers and average size, along with some large fish, Van Dyck says. In northwestern Wisconsin, Marty Engel, fisheries biologist stationed in Baldwin, reports that trout streams in the Pierce County area are covered with more ice than normal. Deep snow depth also remains an issue along the streams and road ways. "Temperatures are expected to rise during the next few weeks which should improve the amount of open water available to early season anglers," he says. Trout anglers seeking early season fishing opportunities in Iron and Ashland counties should try the larger stream systems near State Highway 77 between the Towns of Cayuga in central Ashland County and Upson in north central Iron County for the best accessibility, says Lawrence Eslinger, fisheries biologist for Iron and Ashland counties. And Max Wolter, fisheries biologist in Hayward, says the Namekagon River is a good bet. "Flows are pretty consistent in March and even if the river comes up a bit it usually doesn't get off-color. Brown trout up to 18 inches are abundant and fish up to 22 inches are seen regularly in electrofishing surveys. Look to the tributaries and mouths of tributaries for brook trout." Where ever anglers choose to fish early opening season, that extra effort is worth it, as longtime angler Len Harris writes in "Bitten early by the big trout" in the February 2014 Wisconsin Natural Resources magazine. "Early season trout fishing is cold and stark. The snow is typically deep and I wear out easier," Harris writes. "The environment is not inviting like the lush greens of summer, but there is an allure to those days of frozen guides and numb fingers. The long winter has made me forget the gnats and mosquitoes of late September. My heart yearns to brave the crisp cold days of Wisconsin's early season. I like to be the first one to place a footstep in fresh snow on opening morning. It makes me feel like I am the first angler to ever set foot on that stream." Read more here: - and Here FOR MORE INFORMATION:
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Deadlines approach to remove ice fishing sheltersMADISON - The first of a number of deadlines for ice anglers to remove ice fishing shelters from boundary waters is this week, when all ice fishing shelters must be removed from Wisconsin-Iowa boundary waters by Wednesday, Feb. 20. This earlier date, applying to Mississippi River south of the Minnesota-Iowa border, corresponds with Iowa regulations.The deadlines for other boundary waters are March 1 for Wisconsin-Minnesota boundary waters and March 15 for Wisconsin-Michigan boundary waters. For inland Wisconsin waters, ice fishing shelters must be removed by the first Sunday following March 1 for waters south of Highway 64 and by the first Sunday following March 12 for waters north of Highway 64. For 2014, those dates are: Sunday, March 2 for waters south of Highway 64; and Sunday, March 16 for waters north of Highway 64. After these dates for removing ice fishing shelters from a frozen lake or river, an angler may continue to use a portable shelter but must remove it daily and when it is not occupied or actively being used. Read more here: FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
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Friday, February 21, 2014
DSORe eNews Vol.9 Issue S908
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