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Wisconsin Bass Fishing
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Dustin Ranguette shows off a largemouth bass he caught in Lake Ripley, Cambridge.
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There's more than bass in Lake Ripley - plenty of smiles can be found too!
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Shawn McCarthy reeled in this 22-inch smallmouth from Pine Lake in Waukesha County.
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Smallmouth caught in the bay of Lake Superior.
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Smallmouth bass caught on the Turtle Flambeau Flowage over Memorial Day Weekend.
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Jerry Tomesh hooked these largemouth bass in Vilas County.
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Jordan Weeks holds a Chippewa County smallmouth.
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Chippewa County continues to produce big smallmouth.
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Juile Nieland with a Chequamegon Bay smallmouth.
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Mike Seider with a Chequamegon Bay smallmouth.
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Matt Kotowski shows off his Lake Mendota smallmouth.
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Bass fishing is for all ages!
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Tom Cichosz caught this largemouth in Lake Mendota.
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Smallmouth bass from the bay of Lake Superior.
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Rachel Piacenza with a Lake Mendota smallmouth.
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Steve Avellalemant takes in some Chequamegon Bay bass fishing.
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Mark Holey and Mike Oetker show how bass fishing is down with these smallmouth.
Did you know that as of July 5, more than a million anglers had purchased Wisconsin fishing licenses? That's over 66,000 more licenses sold at the same time last year.
So what do more than 1 million people know? They know that fishing is the recreation of choice, the cheapest form of therapy and a great way to catch new memories. Why not join them? Got License?
Anglers' Favorites
- 2009 Fishing Report
Reel in the latest fishing reports, tips and techniques in the 2009 Wisconsin Fishing Report. - Places to Fish
Find a place to fish whether from shore or boat throughout Wisconsin. - Fishing Regulations
Know the current fishing regulation pamphlets, which are specific to the species of fish and in some cases, the waterbody. - Fishing Seasons
Find out season dates for specific waters and species of fish.
Upcoming Events
News
- New video shows how to avoid common VHS rule violation (07/02/09)
- Effort to prevent spread of VHS fish disease, invasive species to increase over July Fourth weekend (06/30/09)
- Root for the home team and get entered to win! (06/16/09)
- A largemouth bass gives thanks to boaters and anglers for keeping his home free of invasive species and VHS fish disease.
Angler Resources
- Information on VHS Disease
- Get the weather, get the fish! [exit DNR]
- Find most recent fishing conditions in the Lake Michigan and Southeast Region Outdoor Report, which is updated weekly.
- Wisconsin Anglers: Learn to identify Wisconsin Fishes with the Fish Identification Database [exit DNR]
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