Any careless use of fire in these areas may cause a wildfire. Burning permits are now required in Crawford County and much of southwestern Wisconsin. The eagle migration is continuing, but with warm south winds, many are flying high and are not readily visible. The best time to see eagles is when they are feeding in open water or are in roosting areas. Migrating waterfowl are also beginning to show up on the Mississippi and Wisconsin River bottoms.
Fishing is slow.
There is still a lot of ice on the smaller ponds and flowages. Although some ice still exists below Genoa dam, launching a boat is possible at the Dairyland boat landing. Anglers fishing for walleyes and sauger at the Genoa dam have had good success with jigs and minnows. There have been reports of walleyes up to nine pounds being caught in the last few days. Ice fishing for northern pike has been excellent in the Lansing dike area.