The American White Pelicans have returned to the De Pere dam for the summer. Starting in May, the pelicans begin nesting on the lower Green Bay in large colonies. The birds are noted for their cooperative hunting method where they form a U shaped line and corral small fish into the shallows; then they scoop …
The sun was shining and the sky was blue over the Bay of Green Bay April 25, but don’t let the nice weather fool you — the greater Green Bay area has experienced weather typical of all four seasons over the past couple weeks before finally (hopefully) settling into spring.
Change in the weather changed the biteWhile the numbers of walleyes in the Fox River and Green Bay were plentiful, the catching was a bit tougher over the last week. Night fishing up near the dam on the Fox was still accounting for good numbers of fish, as anglers were casting swim baits or crankbaits …
By Kevin DamaskCorrespondentGREEN BAY – Momentum continues to build in the Green Bay area for the National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR), a federal designation to help protect and study coastal wetlands and natural estuaries. Emily Tyner, the director of freshwater strategy at University of Wisconsin-Green Bay (UWGB), was pleased to see a large turnout, both …
Good catches of 15-20 inch eating size fish, with bigger fish up to 30” are being taken around Bayshore Park, Vokes reef, Vincent Point, Geanos Reef, Maccos Reef, 2 Mile Reef, and in the mud off the spark plug. A good bite is just starting to develop in University Bay, Suamico and Deadhorse Bay. Casting …
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By KEVIN NAZECorrespondentIf you’re one of the thousands of Packerland anglers who fish salmon and trout on LakeMichigan or Green Bay, the DNR wants to hear from you. Earlier this week, Michigan announced a proposed 54 percent increase in Chinook salmon stocking beginning in 2023. That follows decades of reductions in Michigan, where increased natural …
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GREEN BAY. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Friday announced that fish collected during the recent die-off in the Fox River and lower Green Bay waters were diagnosed with severe cases of the bacterial disease columnaris. Reports of dead fish began June 18, leading DNR staff to conduct a two-week investigation into the …
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By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – A regional effort is underway to designate the Bay of Green Bay, the world’s largest freshwater estuary, as a national reserve – the next step in the region’s 30-plus year effort to clean up, restore and protect the bay. The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, in partnership with local …
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By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer NORTHEAST WISCONSIN – When the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Mobile Bay went on an icebreaking training exercise Wednesday, Feb. 5, an abnormally low amount of ice was evident as the 140-foot vessel headed out into the Bay of Sturgeon Bay from where it is moored at Sawyer Park. The Mobile …
By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer GREEN Bay – Gov. Tony Evers made a stop Tuesday, June 11, at Bay Beach Amusement Park to announce a $100,000 Wisconsin Coastal Management Program grant awarded to the City of Green Bay to help improve the shoreline with the hope the beach will reopen. “One-hundred years ago, Bay Beach …
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