Michigan and News

	Title	Issue
	Angling group has grand plan for Grand River A community group with close ties to the Grand Rapids Chapter of Michigan Steelheaders is promoting a plan for the Grand River as an alternative to an effort to remove a popular fishing dam and restore the rapids. By Victor Skinner Contributing Writer	May 2013
	Lake St. Clair voted best bass fishery in the nation The results are in. According to the May 2013 edition of Bassmaster Magazine, Michigan’s Lake St. Clair is, hands down, the best bass-fishing lake in the country. By Bill Parker Editor	May 2013
	Walleye Freshwater Game Fishing Gold The largest member of the perch family, Sander vitreus, has a dedicated angling following throughout most of the eastern United States and Canada	April 2013
	DNR’s walleye-stocking program back on track State officials plan to run walleye-rearing ponds at full capacity this year after several years of slowed production and selective stocking tied to viral hemorrhagic septicemia, a deadly fish disease. By Victor Skinner Contributing Writer	April 2013
	Study: Some Saginaw Bay walleyes are wanderers When considering Saginaw Bay walleyes, fisheries managers just might have to think of them more like salmon, or steelhead trout, or lake trout. By Steve Griffin Field Editor	March 2013
	Study suggests diet of Great Lakes salmon has changed A study recently published in a scholarly journal highlights why officials reduced salmon stocking in Lake Michigan By Victor Skinner Contributing WriterBy Victor Skinner Contributing Writer	February 2013
	Great Lakes water levels reaching new record lows It’s official: The water level for lakes Michigan and Huron has hit an all-time low. By Victor Skinner Contributing Writer	January 2013
	Mousie mystery: Why is there a shortage of bait? Midwest ice anglers may have to do without – or at least severely limit their use of – one of their panfishing favorites this ice season. For the second season in a row, the supply of “mousies” is lagging behind demand in a big way. By Tim Spielman Associate Editor	January 2013
	Lake Michigan ports hit hard by salmon cuts A revised state plan for stocking 1 million fewer chinook salmon in Lake Michigan next year is drawing the ire of some anglers who are claiming to have been misled. By Howard Meyerson Contributing Writer	December 2012
	USFWS: State hunter number continue slide Sportsmen and women across the country celebrated recently when the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service released preliminary results from a survey indicating that participation in hunting, fishing, and wildlife-related recreation was on the rise By Bill Parker Editor	November 2012