Recruitment, growth, and mortality: three words that on the surface may not make an angler’s ears ring but buzz loudly in a fishery biologist’s. These three rate functions are important because...View article
In the ‘70s and ‘80s, the biggest growth in walleye fishing occurred as walleyes were stocked into reservoirs, greatly expanding their range. Non-native species introduced into conducive environments...View article
The number of walleye anglers in the United States and Canada has increased dramatically over the last 20 years, from 5.2 million in 1980, to 5.8 million in 1990, to over 6 million in 1996. Anglers...View article
Northern pike are one of the most widespread and popular of the world’s freshwater sportfish. The biggest pike, those that tip the scales at 20 pounds or more, remain scarce across much of the Lower...View article
Learning about bites too late is a grand old American pastime. Should have been there last week. Is it possible to forecast when lakes were about to turn red hot? Fisheries rise...View article
When spring rolls around, steelhead anglers wonder when to take a few days off. The burning question involves what really triggers movements into rivers. Most of us probably think we already know, because...View article
Every serious lure ever made for pike and muskies falls somewhere within their prey-size spectrums. Muskie anglers like bigger baits because they know these baits often select for bigger fish. Pike...View article
