Hunter Mayo, fish hatchery manager, explains the use of man-made pools to hold fish at the William J. Poupart, Sr., Fish Hatchery, June 25, 2024, in Lac du Flambeau.

Non-tribal anglers also had set up tents on the lake. In Wisconsin, only Ojibwe tribal members are allowed to use spears to fish on many lakes, including Pelican Lake, while others may use hook ...

Initially it was predicted that 198,600 fish would return to the Columbia River, but that forecast was downgraded to 139,000 Wednesday — a decline of 60,000 fish, said Inter-Tribal spokesman ...

Former chair of the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission, Ted Strong, Yakama Nation, in this undated photo. He passed on Jan. 30, 2024 at 76 years old.

Critics contend Ojibwe overfish walleye. Thanks to tribal fish hatcheries, it's not even close. Frank Vaisvilas, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Updated Thu, December 12, 2024 at 12:26 AM UTC 5 min read ...

Thanks to tribal fish hatcheries, it's not even close. Hunter Mayo, fish hatchery manager, explains the use of man-made pools to hold fish at the William J. Poupart, Sr., ...

Since 1989, the total tribal harvest of walleye in the Ceded Territory averaged about 28,000 per year, according to a joint tribal, state and federal report. In 2018, the non-tribal harvest of ...