Posts for tag "walleye"
Respecting Walleye Regulations for a Sustainable Fishing Future
Walleye sport fishing highlights the importance of following fishing regulations and sustainable fishing practices.
- Posted July 15, 2024
Wisconsin’s Lac Du Flambeau Hatchery Helps Walleye
Wisconsin walleye populations have fluctuated over the decades, making preservation the responsibility of local hatcheries like Lac du Flambeau.
- Posted May 29, 2023
Acoustic Telemetry Tracking Technology in Lake Erie Walleye
It’s no surprise that the Ohio Department of Natural Resources uses acoustic telemetry to track their prized walleye stocks in Lake Erie.
- Posted January 2, 2023
Keeping Wisconsin Walleye Fry Safe from Rainbow Smelt
Walleyes stocked from hatcheries in the state quickly become the preferred meal of invasive rainbow smelt--a new tool seeks to change that.
- Posted November 21, 2022
High-Tech Surveying of Otoliths Help Track Hatchery Fish
Otoliths serve the important function of keeping the fish oriented in the water and also reflect the age and history of the fish.
- Posted September 28, 2022
The History of Fish Trafficking in the Great Lakes
The Great Lakes region is home to a multitude of important fisheries and an unfortunate history of fish trafficking
- Posted September 23, 2022
Lake Erie Walleye Fishing
Walleye are valuable sport fish across the Great Lakes basin. In Lake Erie, this is no different as the lake is commonly called the “walleye capital of the world.” But keeping the lake full of abundant walleye...
- Posted July 4, 2022
Tracking Fish Through Telemetry
The batteries are beginning to fizzle in acoustic transmitters sewn up into 200 Great Lakes walleye, soon closing an early chapter on an unprecedented look into the movements of Lake Huron and Lake Erie’s most popular fish....
- Posted April 29, 2022
A History of Harm to Onondaga Lake
Sport fish in New York’s Onondaga Lake contain less mercury than they did in 2008, but still too much for human consumption, according to syracuse.com. The levels, scientists say, have gone down by half in fillets of...
- Posted April 20, 2022
Worrying Over Wisconsin Walleye
As climate change's effects on rain and temperature shifts the ranges of fish and other wildlife, it appears that Wisconsin's walleye are safe from the effect. Past studies have found marine and freshwater fish moving out of...
- Posted April 11, 2022
Fishery Biologists and Managing Walleye
Fisheries biologists with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources are working to maintain walleye populations in the state, according to the St. Paul Pioneer Press. As part of the effort, scientists gathered brood stock from central Minnesota’s...
- Posted March 30, 2022
Tagging Study Charts Lake Oahe Walleye
South Dakota State University researchers have tagged more than 26,000 fish in the last three years during a study of Lake Oahe walleye. Plans are for one more year of tagging and an additional year beyond that...
- Posted May 10, 2016
Mother Nature throws a curve at interstate walleye sampling project in newly surveyed river system
When it comes to stocking fisheries, it’s vital to match the right fish with the right habitat. But that means more than merely matching trout to stream. Two populations of the same species can develop differences over...
- Posted April 29, 2015
Getting the most out of your electronics for Lake Erie walleye
Sonar and GPS technologies have changed rapidly over the past few decades and continue to improve every year. For anglers like me that have spent most of their fishing careers using quality electronics, the changes are exciting...
- Posted January 2, 2015
