Fall juvenile walleye assessment surveys by the Michigan DNR returned mixed results on several lakes in the northern Lower Peninsula.
Good recruitment was evident in Black, Mullett, Burt, and Long lakes while less-than-favorable results turned up on Crooked and Pickerel. Grand Lake’s assessment showed variable recruitment.
Michigan DNR’s assessments of juvenile walleyes provide mixed results Read More »
Walleye production in some prominent northern Lower Michigan fishing lakes has been very good.
Walleye recruitment has been studied on Burt, Mullett, Black, and Grand lakes through fall juvenile walleye electrofishing by crews from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and the Little Traverse Bay Band of Odawa Indians. Results of the study were discussed at the Northern Inland Lakes Citizens Fishery Advisory Committee (NILCFAC) meeting last month in Indian River.
The Grayling Fish Hatchery’s history is a long one. It has been in existence for more than 100 years – established in 1919 by Rasmus Hanson and several fellow sportsmen including Henry and Edsel Ford. Their intent was to reintroduce Grayling to local waters.
When many of the fish did not survive, production was switched to raising brook, brown, and rainbow trout for release into the Au Sable River. The hatchery operated under private ownership until the state of Michigan bought the facility in 1926.
Michigan’s Grayling Fish Hatchery has been operating since 1919 Read More »
Help is on the way to control spawning lamprey populations in the Pigeon, Sturgeon, and Maple rivers in Michigan’s northern Lower Peninsula.
Nick Johnson, has been the coordinator of the Supplemental Sea Lamprey Control Initiative since 2019 and a member of the Great Lakes Fishery Commission Sea Lamprey Trapping Force since 2012. He’s studied fisheries with a focus on invasive control and native restoration in the Great Lakes. Thus, the most recent plan for sea lamprey controls deployment in the Pigeon, Sturgeon, and Maple has been well planned.
Sea lamprey supplemental controls deployed in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula rivers Read More »
Grouse hunting is an art and the canvas is truly unique around every bend, up every knoll, and beside every stream.
This outdoor adventure usually begins the second week of September in Michigan and can be enjoyed with the companionship of a dog, with partners, or by oneself. Though I don’t have a dog as a companion anymore, I truly admire the style and picture-perfect form of pointers or setters seeking grouse.
Despite hearing issues, the bond between these hunting partners one to be treasured Read More »
Attempts to control sea lamprey populations in Michigan river systems are showing positive results.
Efforts to control sea lamprey populations in the Cheboygan, Pigeon, Sturgeon, and Maple rivers since 2016 have resulted in no larval lamprey being produced in the Sturgeon and Maple rivers in years following the efforts and significant reductions in the Pigeon. Lamprey eradication in the Cheboygan River through the use of sterile male sea lamprey took place in 2017.
The salt used to melt snow and ice on Michigan roads eventually washes into soil, lakes, and streams, in some cases contaminating drinking water reservoirs and wells. It has killed or endangered wildlife in freshwater ecosystems, since high chloride levels are toxic to fish, bugs, and amphibians, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.
During the May 1, Northern Inland Lakes Fishing Advisory Committee meeting, John Gannon and Dr. Roy Tassava of the Mullett Lake Preservation Society gave a presentation agreeing with the EPA and voicing their concerns of this on-going issue.
Pellston, Mich. — The inaugural Brave Hearts Archery Shoot was held last month at the Brave Hearts Estate. The event, which was open to the public, had the theme “Supporting our veterans one arrow at a time.” “It was a chance to help support Operation Injured Soldiers and shoot on one of the nicest 3D
In Michigan, 3D shoot supports Operation Injured Soldiers Read More »
Indian River, Mich. — The muskie is a popular game fish here in Michigan. However, there has been a decrease in the harvesting of these fish plus many of those caught and released are not always reported. Thus, the Michigan Management Plan for Muskellunge was developed. The management plan centers on five goals: to protect,
Michigan seeks input on muskie management plan Read More »
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