by Adam Rexroade For Madison residents, the summer of 2018 was a summer of heavy rain, ongoing flooding and inaccessible lakes. Pictures of kayakers floating down flooded streets and sandbags holding back floodwaters littered newspapers all summer …
Fishing, Boating & Water Recreation
Study Confirms Walleye Populations Are In Decline
by Kat Kerlin (UC Davis) Walleye, an iconic native fish species in Wisconsin, the upper Midwest and Canada, are in decline in northern Wisconsin lakes, according to a study in the Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Species …
Blog Redux: What Less Lake Ice Means for Ecology, Economy and Ourselves
NOTE: This post originally ran on January 17, 2012. In the four of the five years since this post, Lake Mendota has frozen over well after its “median” freeze date, and in three of the …
Best of the Blog, 2016: What Do Fish Do Under the Ice?
We’re taking a look back at some of the CFL’s most popular blog posts from 2016. Here’s one originally published on back in 2015 about what life is like under the ice – considering Lake …
Website Aims to Get Madison Lakes on the Map and in the Forecast
MADISON, WI – Imagine packing the car, herding your family on board and heading to the lake – only to find green, scummy water or a closed beach at your destination. Up until now, it’s …
It’s Spring 2016! Help Us Monitor Mendota’s Clear-Water Phase
Last year at this time, we asked you to help us monitor Lake Mendota, as we worried that we’d missed its “clear-water” window. We’re happy to report that, in 2016, we’re nearing a 6 meter …
Watch This! Madison East Student Documentary on the Yahara Lakes
It’s spring break in Madison and, while we’re not exactly out swimming or boating just yet, that doesn’t mean we can’t take a moment to love our lakes. Enjoy this video from Madison East High School …
Ice is Nice: Three Perks to the Polar Vortex
We get it. It is cold. Face (and mind) numbingly cold. But that’s not an “all bad” thing. There’s a lot to like about a real winter. And it begins with ice. Here are three …
WORLD PREMIERE! Phantom Midge Music Video
This holiday season (and Fish Fry Day!), we’re giving you a not-quite-Christmas carol courtesy of the Center for Limnology’s house band – Phantom Midge. It’s a song about big fish and the folks who chase …
Study Suggests Some Fishing Regulations Aren’t in Line with Fishing Reality
A new study by Center for Limnology researchers says that, when it comes to managing our sport fisheries, some regulations aren’t in line with the reality of fishing trips. CFL post-doctoral researcher, Jereme Gaeta, is …