New ice fishing sonar tool boosts success for anglers
Todd Reed of Vexilar praises the FL-8 color sonar flasher as a revolution for ice anglers. The device shows bottom, lure, and fish in real time, guiding hole placement, lure choice, and jig strategy. Reed explains how to read color lines, mood of fish, and optimal jig and line setups for cold water conditions.
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Todd Reed
Vexslar
Reed
Vexilar
Independence High School
Keith Donnelly
Independence
Vexslar Pro
Restore Lake Herring in Lake Michigan Faces Hurdles
The article reviews Lake Michigan's historic fish ecology, noting the lake herring as once the most abundant and commercially important species. It describes declines due to overfishing invasive species and habitat loss, and outlines cautious restoration efforts including a stocking experiment by the Little Traverse Bay Band of Odawa Indians, with broad agency caution and scientific debate on strain selection.
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Sheboygan
Wis
Lake Michigan
Big Pond
Great Lakes
Laurentian Great Lakes
Lake Nipigon
Great Lakes Fishery Commission
U.S. Geological Survey
Little Traverse Bay
Michigan
Grand Traverse Bay
Winter fishing report notes ice depth and species activity
Iowa DNR report shows lake at winter pool 683.4 feet with ice 4 to 8 inches in most areas and variable conditions. Anglers focus on south arm near the park ramp. bluegill fair while walleye, black crappie, and white bass are slow. Caution advised over deeper water, snow insulating ice, and shifting backwater conditions. panfish in backwaters and deeper warmer areas as streams and pools vary.
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Wapsi
Troy Mills
Oxford Junction
Lake Macbride
Mississippi
Lansing
Lynxville
Sny Magill
Norwegian Lake
Bussey Lake
Guttenberg
Bertom
Zollicoffers
Mud Lake
Zollicoffer
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Berkeley
Midwest
Fishing Report
Iowa Dnr
Jowadar.org
Coralville Reservoir
Pleasant Creek
Volga Lake
Decorah
Mississippi River
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