Posts for tag "walleye"
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
Improvements At Wisconsin’s Lac Du Flambeau Hatchery Help Walleye
After 30 years of use, the original fish pond liners at the Lac du Flambeau Tribe’s fish hatchery in Wisconsin had fallen into disrepair. But thanks to a partnership with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources...
- Posted March 2, 2016
Watchful Researchers Track Lake Erie Walleye With Acoustics
Acoustic tracking technology has been used for some time to study the migration and movement patterns of fish. In Lake Erie, this is no different, as crews from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) have been...
- Posted January 15, 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
Scientists get high-tech on otoliths to track young walleye
Fishery managers must be able to distinguish between various spawning populations in order to assess the impact of their work on fishable populations. Researchers from Ohio State University’s Aquatic Ecology Laboratory built upon a tried and true...
- Posted December 11, 2014
New Wisconsin tool helps keep stocked walleye out of the mouths of invasive smelt
Wisconsin's fisheries managers have a new tool in their fight against an invasive species that has already spoiled walleye fisheries in a few inland lakes and could spread to hundreds more. The tool will help managers make...
- Posted September 25, 2014
How a pro walleye angler adjusts when his spot gets popular
After word of a walleye fishing hotspot spread far and wide, Bob Jensen, a professional angler, had to adjust his approach to catch some of the prized game fish, according to The Ames Tribune. He says his...
- Posted June 30, 2014
