Frisch: Lessons learned from 2023

Frisch: Lessons learned from 2023

Source: echopress

11/10/2023

Credit: Mike Frisch

Each year in November, I try to look back at the just completed fishing season to see what I learned and what changes I saw that impacted fishing and fishing success. This season, a couple of things I’ve written about previously continue to be most noteworthy. These two topics aren’t new to anglers, but they continue to be at the forefront of topics for many who fish.

Clear water continues to dominate

As I have written about previously, the biggest change to our fisheries and fishing in recent memory continues to be the unwanted introduction and continuing spread of zebra mussels and their resulting effects. These invasive species are now present in most lakes I fish. “Zeebs” filter lake water, usually causing clearing water conditions and increasing the presence of weeds.

Walleye

Continue...

News Id		Source	Stamp	country
3226	Alarming catch: Why Yellowstone is worried about this fish	usatoday	2022-03-10	US
3227	River fishing limits remain 11 years after nuclear disaster	THE ASAHI SHIMBUN	2022-03-07	JP
3228	Clever Whales and the Violent Fight for Fish on the Line	hakaimagazine	2022-03-08	US
3229	The unprecedented effort to save one of Africa's most threatened fish	nationalgeographic	2022-03-08	UK
3230	Wild fish stocks squandered to feed farmed salmon, study finds	theguardian	2022-03-02	UK
3231	She went from show diver to aquarium curator	independenttribune	2022-03-08	UK
3232	Platteville fish dealer convicted in state’s first invasive carp case	nbc15	2022-03-10	US
3233	How do blind cavefish survive their low-oxygen environment?	University of Cincinnati	2022-03-13	US
3234	One fish, two fish: New goby species described from the Philippines	mongabay	2022-02-21	PH
3235	Would you eat fish or prawns caught in the Brisbane River? For some anglers it's back on the menu	ABC Radio Brisbane	2022-02-23	AU
3236	Huge haul: NH tuna captain reels in 800 pound fish	whdh	2022-02-23	US
3237	China puts total fishing ban on ailing Yellow River’s upper reaches	scmp	2022-02-26	CN
3238	Huge Great White Snatches 100lb Tuna From Fisherman, Leaving His Hand 'All Cut Up'	MSN	2022-03-06	US
3239	12+ Pound Burbot Breaks New Hampshire State Record	fishncanada	2022-01-13	CA
3240	Snapper, tarakihi and ... koi carp? Pest fish for sale alongside NZ favourites	stuff	2022-02-21	NZ
3241	A new discovery could help save this 10-foot-long 'living fossil' fish	nationalgeographic	2022-02-17	UK
3242	Koi hobbyists in tears: Expensive fish lost during power outage	trinidadexpress	2022-02-18	US
3243	10 killed, 11 missing after Spanish fishing boat sinks off Newfoundland coast	cbc	2022-02-15	SP
3244	Iowa Man Catches Huge Flathead Catfish While Ice Fishing	khak	2022-02-27	US
3245	Spain mourns worst fishing tragedy in 38 years after sinking of Villa de Pitanxo	theguardian	2022-02-16	SP
3246	Neolithic fisherman who died 5,000 years ago, and was found in a mass grave in Northern Chile	dailymail	2022-02-16	UK
3247	It may be the little things that determine whether whales and salmon survive	The Olympian	2022-02-13	US
3248	North Carolina Angler Breaks 61-Year-Old Fishing Record Using A Rod He Built Himself	brobible	2022-02-14	US
3249	Mayor Who Said Ice Fishing Leads to Prostitution Resigns	vice	2022-02-14	US
3250	Fish Biologist Proves That Disney Lied to Children With ‘Finding Nemo’	insidethemagic	2022-02-15	US

129 of [137 - pages.]