Category: Fishing and Hunting
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KAMP-OUT Kids Visit The Ridges
On Saturday, June 23, 10 families from throughout Wisconsin hiked The Ridges, a nonprofit nature preserve located in Baileys Harbor, through a program called KAMP-OUT. KAMP-OUT is a program for blind or visually impaired children (ages 3-21) and their families in Wisconsin. The families camped at Potawatomi State Park and then visited The Ridges for […]
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Discounted License for First-time Fishermen
Wisconsin’s $5 first-time buyer resident fishing license or a one-day fishing license may be just the ticket for fun for family, friends and visitors gathered for the Fourth of July holiday. The regular annual fishing license is $20 for residents. Anglers who have never purchased a fishing license – or who haven’t purchased a fishing […]
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Maritime Museum Honors Door County Fishing
The Death’s Door Maritime Museum hosts festivities July 4 to celebrate its new name at the Gills Rock location. A special bronze statue will be unveiled to honor northern Door County’s fishing industry and traditions. The afternoon will include free admission to the museum from 2 to 5 pm. Previously known as the Door County […]
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Want to get up close and personal with a smallmouth bass or bowfin? Visit the Peninsula State Park Nature Center on June 2 & 3, 10 am to 4 pm. Department of Natural Resources fisheries biologists have stocked and set up a 600-gallon fish tank. Professional natural resources educators will be on hand to share […]
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Canal-caught Walleye Earns Angler $100
Alicia Wang lost track of how many references to the “Golden Ticket” she heard when telling the story of recently catching a banded walleye in the Sturgeon Bay canal. The walleye came with an orange band imbedded in it that says the lucky angler can claim a reward for catching the fish. It’s not exactly […]
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Blessing of the Fleet Celebrates Maritime Industries May 19 & 20
Blessing of the Fleet pays tribute to both past and present fishing and maritime industries in Baileys Harbor. Festivities begin Saturday, May 19. Bring your personal boat in the morning to receive the Blessing Ceremony at 12 pm. Commercial and charter fishing boats will be docked at the marina until 5 pm and will be […]
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Anglers Reel in Big Brown Trout
The 30th Annual Baileys Harbor Brown Trout Tournament, held April 19-22, handed out more than $7,000 in prizes to the top 40 fish caught in Door or Kewaunee County waters. The top three anglers were Andy Stuth with a 22.38-lb., 35-inch catch, Michael Lardinois – 20.91 lbs., and Greg Ebel – 18.47 lbs.
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Lake Michigan Trout Fishing Open Year-round
The lake trout fishing season on Lake Michigan is now open year-round and the bag limit is five fish per day under rules effective March 17, 2018. The five-bag limit and continuous open season make regulations for lake trout consistent with season structure and bag limits for other Lake Michigan trout and salmon. The rules, […]
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Big Pike Caught from Green Bay
Alex Bloeser of Sturgeon Bay caught a 23-pound, 46” Northern pike on Feb. 24 on the bay of Green Bay. Submitted.
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VIDEO: Door County Ice Harvest
Today, we take the ice that comes out of our freezers for granted. Push the lever on the refrigerator and out comes perfectly formed frozen chunks to cool our beverages. But in the not-so-distant past it took a lot of work to harvest ice. In “Harbor Ice,” our film arm interviews Washington Island’s Jake Ellefson […]
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Weather Wizard: Ice Fishing in Door County
A sharp blast of glacial air came screaming through the suddenly opened door, about negative 30 degrees factoring in the wind-chill. A young man, no more than 12 years of age, popped his head into the ice shanty with only frozen eyelashes and a red nose exposed. Crunching footsteps could be heard behind him, and […]
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Record Number of Walleye Stocked
A record 881,977 walleye were stocked in key Wisconsin waters this past year as state, private and tribal hatcheries continued to put Wisconsin Walleye Initiative funding to work for anglers, state fisheries officials said. The initiative has paid to upgrade state hatcheries and provided extra operating funds needed to keep fish on site longer and […]
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Aged Trout Shows Value of Fish Refuges
State fish biologists conducting spawning surveys on Lake Superior hauled in a lake trout earlier this month that hatched when Richard Nixon was president. The fish was originally caught and released during Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources’ spawning assessments for lake trout in 1981. It was caught and released again Nov. 2 in the same […]
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Fish Kill Caused by Manure Runoff
Manure runoff from the Wild Rose Dairy in Vernon County has impacted a trout stream in west central Wisconsin. Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources staff continues to monitor the stream quality of Otter Creek, located north of the Village of La Farge. Department fisheries biologists report a kill of more than 1,100 fish, including brook […]
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Strawberry Creek Salmon Run Has Far-Reaching Benefits
When Chinook salmon make their last run in the fall from Lake Michigan up little Strawberry Creek in Sturgeon Bay to spawn and die, they are doing much more than completing their life cycle. The annual migration to Strawberry Creek means another generation of Chinook will be raised and stocked the following year. The fish […]
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DNR Trying to Re-establish Spotted Musky
Efforts to establish a self-sustaining population of spotted musky in Wisconsin’s Lake Michigan waters got a boost this fall when 7,000 musky fingerling averaging 17 inches were stocked into the Fox River, several Green Bay tributaries, Lake Winnebago and three inland lakes. The fingerlings were raised for a year in cool water ponds at Wild […]
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Caleb Cornell Wins K/D Salmon Tournament
Caleb Cornell of Sturgeon Bay won the 35th Annual Kewaunee/Door Salmon Tournament with a 30.51-pound fish he caught off Washington Island July 30, the final day of the nine-day tournament. Cornell won the $10,000 first prize, taxidermy mounting of the fish by Northland Taxidermy and a salmon ring. The next largest salmon hooked was a […]
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Angler Lands 60-Inch Muskie in Door County
The waters on both sides of the peninsula attract anglers from far and wide in pursuit of salmon, trout, smallmouth bass and more. But Wisconsin’s top predator fish hasn’t gained much of a reputation in Door County. So, when a two-man team practicing for a smallmouth bass tournament caught, measured, photographed and released a potential […]
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Sturgeon Bay Open Bass Tournament 2017 Results
The 27th annual Sturgeon Bay Open Bass Tournament was held May 19 & 20 in the water around Sturgeon Bay. This year’s winners are Dave Bennett and Mark Libitka with a total weight of smallmouth bass of 50.85 pounds. The Sturgeon Bay Open Bass Tournament (SBOBT) holds two tournaments throughout the year, both hosted in […]
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Sturgeon Bay Open Bass Tournament May 18 – 21
The Sturgeon Bay Open Bass Tournament hosts the first of its two large annual tournaments May 18 – 21. The spring tournament, the 27th annual, is limited to 200 two-person teams and is headquartered at Wave Pointe Marina and Resort in Little Sturgeon Bay. The second tournament is held the weekend after Labor Day and […]