Barry County’s Algonquin Lake is a sleeper for Michigan’s anglers. Although it’s not known for producing trophy-sized fish, it does have healthy bass, pike, and panfish populations and – for a couple of reasons – it doesn’t receive a lot of angling pressure.
Algonquin Lake offers mixed bag for adventurous anglers in southern Michigan Read More »
A couple of hunter-friendly bills are on the move in Lansing. House Bill 4285, which would allow firearms safety courses in schools, and HB 4401, which would repeal the sunset on the pheasant stocking program, both were voted out of committee and approved last week by the Michigan House of Representatives.
That’s a huge step in the right direction, but there is still work to be done.
Outdoor Observations: Hunting-related legislation on the move in Michigan Read More »
The walleye fishery in Lake Erie is in “excellent shape” and should continue to provide fantastic fishing for the foreseeable future. Perch fishing also remains strong and is expected to continue that trend. That’s the word from Jim Francis, the Michigan DNR Lake Erie Basin coordinator.
“We are still experiencing some of the best walleye fishing ever on Lake Erie,” Francis told Michigan Outdoor News.
Michigan DNR says Lake Erie walleyes in ‘sweet spot’ Read More »
Waters across the state are mostly murky. Here’s what that’s meant for the bite.
Michigan Outdoor News Fishing Report – June 7, 2025 – video Read More »
With robust walleye and smallmouth bass populations, a good northern pike fishery, and an on-and-off perch fishery, Walloon Lake has a good bit of diversity for anglers upon which to test their skills.
What it doesn’t have is a fishable trout population, despite years of stocking efforts by the DNR to produce such a fishery.
Walleyes and smallies are the top draw on Michigan’s Walloon Lake Read More »
It’s a fact of life that the cost of living will increase over time. Food prices go up. Fuel prices increase. The cost of electricity creeps higher every year, and my heating bills for natural gas this winter were astronomical.
We can hope that these increases come at us slowly and incrementally, but that’s not always the case. Want proof? Look no further than the proposed hunting and fishing license fee increases in Michigan.
A shout out goes to the family of the late Bob Knoop, Jr. Bob is the recipient of the 2025 Michigan Outdoor News Person of the Year award.
A true conservationist with a huge heart, Bob passed away last November at the age of 67. He was a past president and founding member of the Passing Along the Heritage Foundation (PATH), which provides cost-free hunting and fishing trips to individuals with disabilities that would otherwise make it difficult for them to participate.
Lincoln Lake in northeastern Kent County has the prestigious honor of producing the state record black crappie. The fish was caught way back in 1947 by Frank Lee. It weighed an impressive 4.12 pounds. No length is listed in the DNR records.
Lincoln is still producing trophy crappies including six others that earned Master Angler honors. Two of them, both 14.2 inches, were caught in 2024 and 2023.
Multiple species keep Michigan anglers returning to Lincoln Lake in Kent County Read More »
Wrangling continues in the state legislature over hunting and fishing license fee increases in Michigan.
Legislation was introduced in the House late in 2024 that would have increased the fees substantially, but the bill died in the raucous lame duck session. Since then, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer proposed license fee increases in her state budget, and earlier this month state Senators John Cherry (D-Flint) and Jon Bumstead, (R-North Muskegon), introduced bipartisan legislation for fee increases.
Hunting, fishing license fee increases proposed in Michigan Read More »
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