The presence of dams impacts anglers as much as they do migratory fish species. The 21st Century is becoming a golden era for re-establishing fish populations at all-time highs. River walleyes are greatly benefiting from dam removals today. (more…)
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Top Smallmouth Bass Baits of 2013
By Andrew Ragas
In April, I put together a list of ten premier smallmouth bass fishing presentations that should be players in your boat. Now that my open water fishing season has concluded, we glance back at the dominating baits and presentations that screamed success for big fish in 2013.
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Maintaining Trophy Panfish Fisheries
Panfish are the largest, most popular, and widespread freshwater fish species in the nation. Because these species can be terribly prolific in certain waters, stocking is generally not required for other than species introductions or in highly used public fishing waters. But when the largest fish of any system get fished out, stocking won’t solve the problem. It degrades the fishery. Of increasing concern to fisheries managers and anglers, the absence of large panfish is hurting many fisheries throughout the country. The cause of this stunting is greatly attributed to overfishing and overharvest, leaving behind many small fish to further proliferate in the absence of the larger, breeding sunfish; thus creating an imbalanced fishery.
