Outdoors
Bob Lamb: Outdoors show a mix of new, old sights
Alaskan hunting guide Billy Molls and the Great American Duck
Races headline this year's La Crosse Boat, Sports and Travel Show
in the La Crosse center next week.
Area report: Cameras show fish, but they're not biting
Bob Veglahn says underwater cameras are frustrating ice
fishermen as winter drags on in the Coulee Region.
Seminar prepares birders for annual count
Wild Birds Unlimited and Dan Jackson are helping people to
prepare for the Great Backyard Bird Count next week.Outdoors calendar for Thursday, Feb. 4
SATURDAY, FEB. 6: Annual candlelight ski event at Black River
State Forest in Black River Falls; call (715) 284-4103.
UW-L students fight cancer with fishing derby
Valerie Zander hopes anglers catch lots of fish from Lake
Onalaska on Feb. 13.
Bob Lamb: Managed hunts have had positive impact on deer population
I wish I had a nickel for every deer I saw on Goose Island
County Park in the past 50 or more years.
Area report: Lake Onalaska the best bet for fishing success
Fishing success has dwindled in the La Crosse area, according to
a couple of bait shop owners.Fundraising squirrel hunt set for Saturday
Ice fishing derbies may take center stage in winter, but the
North American Squirrel Association has its own derby, only for
hunters and others wishing to help physically challenged and
elderly peopleLunar tables
This table, supplied by the U.S. Naval Observatory, lists the
best fishing times and days. For best results, begin fishing one
hour before and continue one hour after the times provided.
Reminders
IN WISCONSINOutdoors calendar
SATURDAY: Lake Neshonoc Ice Days Ice Fishing Derby from 10
a.m.-2 p.m. on Lake Neshonoc in West Salem; call Steve Plenge at
(608) 786-3340.Bob Lamb: Traditions run deep at fishing derbies
ONALASKA - I can see it now, and I don't even need to look into
my frozen crystal ball.
Outdoors calendar for Jan. 21
SATURDAY: Second annual River Road Ice Fishing
Derby in Stoddard, Wis.; call Brian Christianson at (608)
317-9799.
Winter Rec-Fest Youth fishing derby set for Saturday
Jared Flick hopes for temperatures in the 30s, no wind and lots
of hard-water anglers on Saturday.Area Report: Fishing action is ‘crazy' on Lake Onalaska
Lake Onalaska is the place to go ice fishing, judging by the
number of vehicles, fishing shanties and anglers on the ice each
day.Bob Lamb: Japan delivers record fishing tale
"All fishermen tell stories. The only difference is some stories
are bigger than others."Lamb Column: Bark Butter brings in birds
Bird feeding stores remind me of outdoors sports stores.Area Report: Anglers' hopes on the rise
Hard water anglers are itching for warmer temperatures to
jump-start mid-winter ice fishing success in the Coulee
Region.DNR opinions vary on feeding pheasants
Wildlife officials from the Iowa and Minnesota Department of
Natural Resources differ about feeding wild pheasants in
winter.Ice fishing derby set for Jan. 23
The ice fishing derby season is heating up with the second
annual River Road Bassmasters Ice Fishing Derby scheduled for Jan.
23 in Stoddard, Wis.Calendar
SUNDAY: Open skeet and trapshooting from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at
Gopher State Sportsman's Club in La Crescent, Minn.; call Roger
Wendling at (608) 784-0482.Bob Lamb: Hunters still upset about '09 gun-deer season
Deer hunters continue to let off steam about the 2009 Wisconsin
gun-deer season.
