With willow cats barred from Minnesota bait shops along the Mississippi River, Wisconsin vendors have picked up the slack. The Main Channel shop in Alma, Wis., was out of willow cats Monday, said ...

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reminds anglers the 2025-2026 general inland fishing season will open statewide Saturday, May 3.

May 3 is the start of the 2025-26 Wisconsin general inland fishing season, ... visit a sales outlet such as a sporting goods store or bait and tackle shop or purchase one online at gowild.wi.gov.

WEST ALLIS, Wis. — Wisconsin's hook-and-line fishing season starts Saturday. Bait shops will be busy, but the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources hopes the iTunes App Store and Google Play ...