Ice Fishing in Wisconsin
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12/18/2016 7:00:00 PMBob Wilson Is Your Ice Fishing Gear Ready? My thoughts are now on the ice fishing season and coming up with some kind of a game plan to up my odds on the ice. After trying Baitmate fish attractant this season, I may have found just the ticket to up my odds. If everyone is like me, at the end of every season all my gear is put away, as is in the ...
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12/21/2015 11:50:00 AM
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12/10/2015 10:10:00 AMSteve Suman The unusually mild December weather persists in the North Woods, with highs in the 40s and lows in the low 30s this week, and a few chances of snow. A look at the extended forecast shows temperatures in a slow decline throughout the remainder of the month. If any undone, pre-winter outdoor projects remain, you might want to tackle them...
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10/23/2015 1:10:00 PMMINNETONKA, Minn. (July 14, 2015) — Few can improve on perfection like MarCum®, but the brand has done it again this year with new flasher-sonar displays that prevents snow buildup and increases viewing angles, allowing easy sight lines from all sides on its traditional flashers. “MarCum’s legendary performance ha...
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10/13/2015 5:20:00 PMMINNETONKA, Minn. (July 14, 2015) — Providing power and portability in a fast-cutting, compact package, the new StrikeMaster® Lazer™ Lite 6-inch auger will keep ice anglers on the prowl without slowing ‘em down. “Built on a premier small-engine platform, this two-stroke, 6-inch auger runs smooth, clean and quiet, with s...
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9/30/2015 12:25:00 PMMINNETONKA, Minn. (July 14, 2015) — Few can improve on perfection like MarCum®, but the brand has done it again this year with new flasher-sonar displays that prevents snow buildup and increases viewing angles, allowing easy sight lines from all sides on its traditional flashers. “MarCum’s legendary performance has improved...
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9/29/2015 2:30:00 PMWe know that it's almost 80 degrees Fahrenheit in parts of Wisconsin on September 28, but winter will arrive soon and lakes will freeze over for a season of ice fishing. Start organizing Winter Free Fishing Weekend events in your community and invite adults who missed out as kids! A planning form is available online. Fill it out, send it in and wil...
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2/10/2015 12:40:00 PMKevin Fassbind earns title of Last Angler Standing 2/7/15-Madison, WI Thirteen anglers and 7 scorers showed up at 7AM for the second annual Ice Duels on Monona Bay. The weather was perfect, the Bluegill’s were biting and everyone was eager to fish the only head to head, double elimination ice fishing tournament in America. ...
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2/5/2015 7:50:00 PMMILWAUKEE – Kids 15-years-old and younger are invited to discover the joys of ice fishing at the 24th annual Kids’ Ice Fishing Clinics on Saturday, Feb. 14, at park lagoons in Milwaukee and Waukesha counties. The free clinics will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Participants will receive instruction on the proper...
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1/30/2015 7:05:00 PMDo you have what it takes to be the “Last Angler Standing? Ice Duels is a competitive ice fishing tournament that pits anglers in head to head, 30 minute matches in a double elimination format. Sitting back to back, you have 30 minutes to outfish your opponent while a scorekeeper scores your fish before you release it. Bluegill and cra...
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1/28/2015 1:05:00 PMFrequently Asked Questions - January 27, 2015 The Frequently Asked Questions features recent warden-related questions taken by wardens and the DNR Call Center. The Call Center is staffed daily, 7 a.m. - 10 p.m., and offers bilingual service in Spanish and Hmong. The number is 1-888-936-7463. Today's edition features q...
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12/11/2014 1:35:00 PMEleven First Day Hikes to be held at state properties Jan. 1, 2015MADISON – Anyone looking to start their New Year’s resolution for better health can start the year off on the right foot by participating in any of 11 First Day Hikes that will be held at Wisconsin State Park properties on January 1. - Read...
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11/19/2014 11:20:00 AMCan you believe it? Lakes are already freezing over! Let us know what you have planned for a community ice fishing event on Free Fishing Weekend,January 17 & 18, 2015. Please use the planning form in the Free Fishing Weekend link: http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/fishing/anglereducation/FreeFishingWeekend.html We would be especially thrilled to...
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10/16/2014 12:00:00 AMIce Duels 2015 Tournament ChallengeMinnesota-Montana-South Dakota-WisconsinLike NO other tournament you’ve seen! “A duel is an arranged engagement between two individuals, with matched weapons, in accordance with agreed-upon rules”. Pre drilled holes, six feet apart, in a “Field of Honor” co...
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10/15/2014 12:00:00 AMHours: Address: Fri. 1-9 p.m. Sat. 10-8 p.m.Sun. 10-3 p.m.12/13/2013 - 12/15/2013 The Patriot Center, 10101 Market Street Rothschild, Wisconsin 54474 "Rothschild is a suburb of Wausau, Wisconsin" Web Page: www.icefishingshow.com ...
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4/17/2014 9:20:00 PMA whole new meaning to bringing home the trophy It’s estimated that there are just shy of two million ice fishermen across the United States. Of those, only five will be part of the USA Ice Fishing Team that will compete in the Ice Fishing World Championship in Finland next February. Open trials were held in Rhinelander during the t...
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4/8/2014 11:40:00 AMAll 252 Wisconsin Kwik Trip stores statewide now carry On Wisconsin Outdoors. To find a Kwik Trip nearest you, click here! This partnership makes the free issues of On Wisconsin Outdoorsavailable to the Wisconsin hunter and angler from Spooner and Hayward in the northwest, to Green Bay and Shawano in the northeast, to Lancas...
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1/29/2014 11:50:00 AMAfter spending a long and futile day ice fishing on Pewaukee Lake recently, Rich Heitman and Tyler Kinziger moved to Moose Lake in Waukesha County and found more cooperative water. They caught and released nine pike, including this fatty held by Heitman that measured in at exactly 30 inches.
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1/29/2014 11:25:00 AMSteve Suman The forecast predicts more snow, cold, and wind, though with some slight improvement later in the week. Snowmobilers should take note: Riders report trail conditions across northwest Wisconsin are the best in years. “This will be a winter to remember,” says Pat at Happy Hooker, “with wind chill advisor...
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1/29/2014 11:20:00 AMBy John Luthens Standing on the trestle bridge spanning the Milwaukee River in summer, I could look down at the island below the bridge and see the deep cuts of the river clearly. Smallmouth bass fanned in the current and pike sulked along the weed lines. In summer, the water below the bridge was a good five feet deep. There wa...
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1/29/2014 11:20:00 AMUncle!!! We’ve had enough! Another polar vortex, schools closed, temps 20 below, wind child to 50 below. Hopefully Mother Nature will reward us with a nice February. When you could fish, catching wasn’t so bad. Good reports from the less the average amount of anglers on the ice. A few places seemed crowded if ac...