Mike Dombeck led the rulemaking process as chief of the U.S. Forest Service under Clinton. Originally from northwestern Wisconsin, he spent a career in public service, mostly in fisheries, earning multiple degrees, including a masters
What Michigan steelhead experts know is how little they know about parts of the life-cycle of these migratory rainbow trout, and they’re mapping ways to fix that.
DNR Lake Michigan Basin Fisheries Coordinator Jay
Michigan health officials issued nearly 1,000 new or updated Eat Safe Fish guidelines for 2025, driven by samples from dozens of new waterbodies and revised thresholds for perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS).
The Michigan Department of
Southeast Lower Peninsula Lower Saginaw Bay: Anglers found success north of Spoils Island in 11 feet of water trolling with night crawlers as well as west of the shipping channel water trolling with crawlers and
Earlier this year, fisheries biologists up north sounded alarms about an ominous trend threatening one of the Great Lakes’ most foundational and key fish species: lake whitefish.
Though not commonly caught by Illinois anglers,
The Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership expressed serious concern June 11 with a provision in the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee’s reconciliation proposal that would mandate the sale of public lands in Alaska, Arizona, California,
Without a doubt, muskie anglers are among the most conservation-minded of all fishermen. Release is a priority and doing what’s best for the fishery is always considered.
But that doesn’t mean they always agree.
“I think Portage and Touch lakes are two of the best lakes for anglers from downstate to try,” advised veteran angler and walleye professional Mark Martin. “Both lakes have outstanding angling for walleye, pike, smallmouth,
I was on the phone one mid-week evening with Saginaw Bay fishing guide Bill Horton, trying to book a bass fishing expedition for my brother Phil and me, when Horton casually mentioned that he was
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