IRON MOUNTAIN — Wisconsin’s statewide youth turkey hunt takes place next weekend.

Youth hunters younger than 16 must have a spring turkey license, wild turkey stamp and valid harvest authorization. All of these are available online through Go Wild or at any license sales agent around the state.

Youth hunters may use a harvest authorization for any period during the youth hunt, but they must hunt within the turkey management zone indicated on their harvest authorization. Harvest authorizations not filled during the youth hunt may be filled during the regular hunting season in the corresponding zone.

During this April 12-13 hunt, the bag limit is one male or bearded turkey.

Full regulations, harvest registration information and other helpful turkey hunting information can be found on the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources’ Turkey Hunting and Management webpage at https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/topic/hunt/turkey.

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Leftover licenses are available for the spring turkey season in the Upper Peninsula. The opener is Saturday, April 19. For more, go to https://www.mdnr-elicense.com/Draw/Leftovers. The season runs through Friday, May 31.

The first of Wisconsin’s six, one-week spring turkey hunting periods will start Wednesday, April 16.

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The Michigan DNR will host a public meeting from 5 to 7 p.m. Eastern time Tuesday to discuss walleye regulation changes for Lake Gogebic. The meeting will be at the Gogebic-Ontonagon School District Building, 202 Elm St., Bergland.

Lake Gogebic, the largest inland lake in the Upper Peninsula, currently falls under the existing statewide regulation for walleye: There is a 15-inch minimum size requirement and a daily possession limit of five fish.

A regulation change under consideration adds a protected slot limit. This means that anglers would not be able to possess any walleye measuring between 18 inches and 23 inches. Under the slot limit, anglers could possess up to five walleye total, measuring between 15 inches and 18 inches and 23 inches or greater; however, anglers could possess only one walleye 23 inches or greater.

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On Monday, April 14, the DNR will host a “Conversations and Coffee” meeting in the U.P. to discuss regional and statewide fishing regulation changes.

The session will be from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Eastern time at Ishpeming Township Hall, 1575 U.S. 41 W. in Ishpeming.

DNR Fisheries Division staff from the Lake Superior Management Unit will discuss regulation changes being proposed for Lake Superior lake trout, burbot daily possession limit, burbot hoop netting, local trout lake regulations and other U.P. proposals.

These meetings are designed to gather public input and feedback on regulation changes being proposed before they are presented to the Michigan Natural Resources Commission for consideration.

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Anglers are reminded a new license season began Tuesday in both Michigan and Wisconsin. The 2025 fishing licenses are valid through March 31, 2026.

The DNR reported this U.P. fishing activity:

Marquette: Weather permitting, brown trout and coho salmon were caught both from the pier and while trolling in the bay. Anglers reported that the break wall seemed to have picked back up for coho salmon and brown trout. High winds and heavy snow limited angling activity, but those who were able to make it out did well. Steelhead numbers were reported to have increased in both the Carp and Chocolay Rivers. Anglers reported catching steelhead 26 to 30 inches in size. The Chocolay River had a few good reports of brown trout this past week and results were consistent for anglers fishing the banks and floating the river. Anglers reported that natural baits seemed to work best for both the rivers and shoreline around Marquette. Most of the steelhead were caught on spawn, while night crawlers worked well for brown trout. Chartreuse Buckeye jigs worked well on the break wall.