Fishing is free for both residents and out-of-state visitors this Saturday and Sunday, Wisconsin’s annual winter Free Fishing Weekend.
No licenses or trout and salmon stamps are needed those two days, but all other regulations apply, including seasons, bag limits and legal hook and line methods.
Green Bay perch, pike, whitefish and walleye are attracting anglers to bays, harbors, reefs and mud flats, while bay and lake tributaries are offering mixed bags of pike, panfish and trout and inland lakes a smorgasbord of panfish, especially bluegills.
The following weekend, Jan. 23-26, the All-Canada Show returns to the Green Bay area at the Oneida Conference Center. Featuring outfitters and guides from some of the top fishing and hunting destinations, the annual show also includes seminars, a chance to win an all-inclusive fishing trip in Ontario, and a Dardevle collector lure for every guest opening night (and free to kids every day). For an extra fee, you can sample an authentic Canadian shore lunch in the concessions.
In addition to seminars on tackling Canada trophies, Door County guide Dale Stroschein will be on the seminar stage with pro tips for smallmouths on Green Bay.
Discounted tickets and more information is available online at www.allcanada.com.
Later, the WBAY RV and Camping Show comes to the Resch Expo Center Jan. 30-Feb. 2 at the Resch Expo Center. Bring three canned food items for free admission the first day.
Day two is free admission for all active, retired and veteran military members with valid military I.D., plus a chance to win prizes.
Learn more at www.reschcomplex.com/events/detail/green-bay-rv-camping-expo-1.
Finally, the Green Bay Boat Show is set for Feb. 14-16 and the Wisconsin State Hunting expo Feb. 21-23, both at the Resch.
More info at www.reschcomplex.com/events/detail/green-bay-boat-show-8 and www.wisconsinstatehuntingexpo.com/.
Last weekend’s Archery Trade Association show in Indianapolis was a members-only event closed to the public to help industry members focus on networking, business transactions and growing the archery and bowhunting industry.
Hundreds of new products were showcased, and the National Bowhunter Education Foundation (NBEF) sponsored an Archery & Bowhunting Summit to support industry initiatives to keep growing and introducing new participants to archery and bowhunting.
Helping bowhunters become safe and successful hunters and stewards of the sport are important NBEF missions. The foundation provides the bowhunter certification curriculum and class content that some states require to bow hunt.
NBEF also oversees the International Crossbow Education Program and works with state agencies responsible for crossbow education to develop comprehensive online crossbow safety courses that teach students important laws and regulations, game identification, and safe, responsible handling of crossbow equipment.
Learn more at https://nbef.org.
The ATA Show is the world’s largest archery-only trade show, bringing together over 700 retailers, 500 archery brands and hundreds of new products under one roof for three days of networking, product launches and exclusive show pricing.
Learn more at https://archerytrade.org.
The National Shooting Sports Foundation, the firearm industry’s trade association, has released the final figures for NSSF-adjusted FBI National Instant Criminal Background Check System verifications for December, and the 2024-year-end totals.
December’s totals topped 1.6 million background checks for the sale of a firearm at retail.
That brought the 2024 annual total to over 15.2 million background checks for the sale of firearms at retail.
It should be noted that these statistics represent the number of firearm background checks initiated.
They do not represent the number of firearms sold or sales dollars.
Based on varying state laws, local market conditions and purchase scenarios, a one-to-one correlation cannot be made between a firearm background check and a firearm sale.
As of Jan. 10, Lake Michigan water levels had dropped 10 inches in the past year.
Levels were six inches below the 100-year average, and 43 inches below the record January high, in 2020.
Still, lake levels were about 24 inches above the record monthly low, set in 2013.
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