IRON MOUNTAIN — The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources will host an educational hunting webinar for people interested in learning how to hunt black bears.

The July 12 webinar will include information on bear biology and management, bear hunting rules and regulations, and the most common techniques.

“Wisconsin has a strong bear hunting tradition, and the opportunity generates a lot of interest from hunters,” said Bob Nack, DNR Recruitment, Retention and Reactivation Team supervisor. “Due to the high level of interest and permit wait times, many hunters don’t get the chance to gain a lot of bear hunting experience. This webinar will provide a basic understanding of what it takes to hunt Wisconsin black bears.”

Following a presentation by DNR staff, the audience will have a chance to ask questions. The webinar, which starts at noon, will be recorded and available online. The link is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XH4b5kZNKX4.

More information is also available at https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/newsroom/release/79276.

Anglers this past week were catching sheepshead, catfish and northern pike in the Menominee and Peshtigo rivers in Marinette County, the Wisconsin DNR said.

The Michigan DNR reported this Upper Peninsula activity:

Little Bay de Noc: Walleye anglers reported slow fishing. Anglers that were successful had to work for them. Methods included trolling crankbaits or casting jigs. Anglers reported the smallmouth and northern pike fishing was good.

Big Bay de Noc: Smallmouth anglers reported good fishing near shore, as well as offshore around islands. Anglers were targeting rocky areas that had gobies. Salmon anglers fishing Fairport reported success.

Manistique: Salmon anglers were catching Chinook salmon and steelhead. Some lake trout were also caught.

Keweenaw Bay/Huron Bay: Anglers were able to catch not only coho, and Chinook salmon from the bays but some reports included lake trout and lake whitefish. Anglers fishing for Salmon were almost exclusively trolling with the odd salmon being caught during jigging events as well. The lake trout catch was divided evenly between trolling and jigging but the most successful trips ended before noon. Anglers used a variety of artificial baits to pull in all species of fish mentioned.

Big Traverse Bay/South Portage Canal: Anglers were reporting great catches of coho and lake trout in waters near 180 feet. Fish were caught on trolling and jigging setups with most of the fish caught while trolling. Anglers reported fish throughout the entirety of the water column but only biting on days when the water was warmer. If trolling, try keeping lures above 50 feet.

Munising Bay: Boat anglers continued to report fair to good catches of coho. Lake trout anglers reported good catches near Wood Island and near Grand Portal. Pier anglers at the Anna reported some catches for splake/coho with very few fish being caught.

Ontonagon River: Weather and fishing were good over the past week. Anglers had no issues finding walleye and the occasional rock bass while trolling and jigging.

Ontonagon/Silver City/Union Bay: Boats trolling artificial lures in the shallow waters had success in getting good mixed bags of lake trout, Chinook salmon, coho salmon, steelhead and brown trout.

Black River Harbor: Anglers found some success in catching lake trout and coho salmon. The key to these catches seemed to be long days spent trolling artificial lures in shallow waters.

Grand Marais: Pier anglers reported good catches of coho while fishing for whitefish using single eggs. Most pier anglers were fishing more in the evening hours.