Roughly 4,500 black crappies were stocked in Jewell Lake in October 2025, part of an ongoing effort to maintain the Alcona County lake’s reputation as a solid “go-to” for anglers in northeast Michigan.
Stocking ups Jewell Lake’s growing black crappie population in Michigan’s Alcona County Read More »
So far, the only noticeable hitch in the refurbished Michigan spring turkey season was a gobbled reference in the printed version of the 2026 Spring Turkey Regulations Summary.
DNR was quick to post a note on its website, explaining the Summary “listed the statewide Turkey Management Unit 0234 season dates as April 25 to May 31, but the correct dates are May 2 to 31.”
Ralph Loos: Michigan hunting rules, they are a changin’ – and changes, they are a rulin’ Read More »
Women tend to pick up the basic skills of fly casting much easier than men – and the reason for this comes with a wry chuckle from a long-time Michigan fly fishing instructor.
“Women read the instructions,” John Cleveland explained. “That’s not a slight toward guys. But each year we get husbands and wives who come together to learn how to fly fish. The women are often much faster at learning.” Cleveland and two dozen other Trout Unlimited instructors are preparing to welcome beginners and experienced anglers of both sexes to the Michigan Trout Unlimited Fly-Fishing School.
Michigan fly-fishing school has the blueprint after 55 years of teaching Read More »
Anglers caught more than 3.2 million fish last year in Michigan waters of three Great Lakes that border the state.
They kept about half of them. That’s just one tidbit we’ve learned from the DNR’s 2025 assessments of Michigan Great Lakes fish population.
Walleyes, perch top Great Lakes targets for Michigan anglers Read More »
DNR reported that hunters took a total of 882 turkeys during the 2025-26 archery season. That was a disappointing drop from the record harvest of 1,045 in 2024-25. But it was just above the five-year average of 824.
Have .410 shotguns impacted Illinois turkey harvest? 2026 season could shed more light Read More »
The 7-pound, 8-ounce largemouth bass caught by Mya Russell in March 2025 contradicts biologists’ recent summaries of Newton Lake’s population of the species.
Then again, 7-pound bass tend to contradict summaries of all sorts. Russell, representing Salem High School, was competing in a Illinois Coaches and Student State Tournament Trail (ICASSTT) event hosted at Newton.
7-pounder a reminder that Jasper County’s Newton Lake is a top bass water in Illinois Read More »
Sometimes hunters see a snag in what otherwise seems like a good idea and are not shy about saying, “Whoa, whoa, whoa.”
That’s the family-friendly version of what a hunter is not shy about saying. This seems to be the case with the proposal to increase the capacity of centerfire rifles from one to three rounds for the Illinois firearms deer season.
Ralph Loos: Illinois measure to increase deer rifle capacity fixes handgun ‘snag’ Read More »
Illinois DNR stocked 674,200 largemouth bass in lakes and rivers across the state last year, which sounds like a big number.
But it’s small-time compared to the nearly 13 million saugers and more than 5 million walleyes collected by fisheries biologists from DNR’s hatchery system and set free in state waters for anglers to someday catch – if the creeks don’t rise and luck is on their side.
Big fish, tiny fish and odd fish – Illinois DNR stocked 22.6 million of them Read More »
Regular anglers on Muskegon Lake aren’t typically interested in rankings – unless they’re being asked to rank the fish species found in the 4,150-acre water body.
Even in that case, anglers struggle to put together a list, seeing that Muskegon has one of the most diverse fish populations in the state.
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