Aug 24, 2010
On Saturday, October 9, the DNR’s Besadny Anadromous Fisheries Facility will be hosting an open house from 9 AM to 3 PM. Come watch the annual Chinook salmon run that brings them back to the Kewaunee River.
Visitors will be able to watch salmon jump the fish ladder through the underwater viewing windows, learn about the history of Lake Michigan fisheries, and observe DNR fisheries staff demonstrate the salmon egg collection process.
Tours will be given at 11:00 AM and 2:00 PM. Various activities ... Read More
Jun 23, 2009
The Besadny Fish Facility is swimming with activity!
NEW - Open House Coming in October - Read More
Recently, around 14,000 muskie fry were stocked into one of the earthen ponds at the Dana Farm. About 2 million newly hatched sucker fry were also placed into the pond for the muskies to feed on. Both species of fish were hatched in jars located inside the small brown building at the Dana Farm site.
The DNR staff is also raising lake sturgeon ... Read More
Feb 10, 2009
Photo by Tina M. Gohr / Kewaunee County News
“Fish on!” The pole unbends as the rigger snap pops off, followed by a two-second pause, as everyone looks around to confirm whose turn it is to grab the pole.
There are the men and women who have been heading up to Algoma and Kewaunee for decades. (Some bring their campers and call it home for the season.) That’s because they don’t want good fishing. They want GREAT fishing!
Want to bring home the legal limit? No guarantees, but ... Read More
