Wisconsin Fishing Reports & Outdoor Report for September 14, 2017

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A lot of hunters will be going out in the woods this weekend for the numerous season openers, including the archery and crossbow deer, fall turkey, Canada goose, ruffed grouse, cottontail rabbit and squirrel. Many areas of the state are reporting a great crop of acorns, hickory nuts and walnuts. These foods will help deer, turkey, black bears and more build up fat reserves to survive the winter and areas with a good mast crop should provide great places to hunt for squirrels, grouse, and deer. Just in time for this weekend's season openings, the 2017 Fall Forecast is now available at by searching the DNR page for keyword "forecast." [PDF] Leaves are continuing to change, with several northern counties already reporting fall color at 50 percent on the Wisconsin Department of Tourism's Fall Color Report (exit DNR).Fishing has been very good on the Wolf River from New London down the mouth at Lake Poygon, with anglers having good success with catfish, bass, northern pike and panfish. Mid-September is typically the peak of the Lake Superior coho run on the Bois Brule river, and there have been some reports of angling success. The fall salmon run on Lake Michigan is picking ups some, with a few kings moving up tributaries, but there haven't been huge numbers reported yet, and some rain and cooler temperatures would be helpful to get more fish moving up.

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