Dave Zeug News Today

After being a Washburn County delegate for 30-years, Joe Weiss was voted out of his seat. Weiss also serves as the congress vice-chair.

Other than your shotgun or fly rod, waders can be the most crucial piece of equipment you own.

It’s nice to know that somewhere between Wausau and Bayfield there’s a lake with public access that holds big pike.

My biggest pike, a 39½-incher caught on a very cold day in late October in the early 1990s, came from a small, backwoods lake that even today sees very little fishing pressure.

If you think you’re in water that’s shallow enough, you’re probably still fishing too deep. I’ve caught countless bass this time of year within 6 inches of shore in water less than a foot deep.

This year’s open house format the week before the spring fish and game vote on April 10 allowed the public to meet and discuss issues of interest to them with local DNR staff from fisheries, wildlife, law enforcement, and forestry programs.

The recent surge in the popularity of predator hunting has unfortunately been met with a dramatic decrease in the markets for these furs.