WARSAW — While a spring and early summer that has featured plenty of moisture and cooler-than-average temperatures has wreaked havoc on area farmers, the cantankerous weather of 2019 has also affected local lakes. “We know that fish spawning has been delayed in many areas,” said Jed Pearson, a district fisheries biologist with the Indiana Department …read more.

NORTH WEBSTER — If last year was any indication, muskie fishing at Lake Webster should be even better this year. After several years of decline, the muskie population in the 774-acre lake in Kosciusko County is on the rebound. The state’s most popular muskie fishery is showing signs of improving conditions. Jed Pearson, a DNR …read more.

NORTH WEBSTER — Like Dorothy in “The Wizard of Oz,” there’s no place like home for muskies in Lake Webster. DNR biologists say muskies, a large predatory fish, show some affinity to general areas at the 774-acre lake. Their assessment is based on recapture locations of tagged muskies caught each spring during egg-taking operations. “We’ve …read more.

KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — A recent rash of fish kills in several Kosciusko County lakes has residents and anglers looking for possible causes. In most cases, DNR biologists say the causes are unknown, but the fish kills will not affect the overall health of fish populations or the quality of fishing. Dead common carp were reported …read more.

NORTH WEBSTER — For the second year in a row, DNR fisheries biologists will tag and release 1,500 1-year-old muskies into Lake Webster to boost the lake’s sagging muskie population. The stocking will happen this month. The fish normally would have been stocked last fall but were held over winter in a pond and fed …read more.

NORTH WEBSTER — Despite the low number of adult muskies now present in Lake Webster, DNR fisheries biologists were able to catch enough sexually ripe females this spring to obtain nearly 500,000 eggs. That amount fills the annual quota needed to support Indiana’s muskie stocking program. Biologists captured 88 muskies in trap nets set during …read more.

NORTH WEBSTER — Now that aquatic plants have returned to Lake Webster, the Department of Natural Resources is relaxing limits on how much weed control will be permitted this summer at the 774-acre lake in Kosciusko County. Caps on how many acres of vegetation can be chemically treated by local residents were put in place …read more.

NORTH WEBSTER — Responding to a decline in muskie fishing at Lake Webster, the Department of Natural Resources is modifying its muskie stocking program at the popular lake in northern Indiana. On May 19, biologists released 1,500 muskies into Lake Webster that were 12-14 inches long. Normally, the fish would have been part of a …read more.

[weaver_youtube -B6TxlYstAg rel=0]   SYRACUSE — Laurie Hardie and the Levinson-LaBrosse Family were honored for their dedication to Wawasee Area Conservancy Foundation. Both were presented with the annual Cattail Awards. The awards were presented Saturday morning during the annual WACF Breakfast meeting. The Cattail Award honors those who are dedicated in various ways to the …read more.

SYRACUSE — Join the Wawasee Area Conservancy Foundation at 9 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 22, for the annual WACF public meeting, at the Levinson-LaBrosse Lakes ad Wetlands Education Center. The breakfast meeting will be held at the Ruddell Pavilion.

Barbee Lakes Property Owners Association’s annual meeting will be from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday, July 19, at North Webster Community Center’s banquet room. All property owners are encouraged to attend. Speaker is Jed Pearson of the DNR, who will discuss the control of the exotic lake weed population. Pearson will focus on exotic …read more.