
Michigan Outdoor News Fishing Report – September 12, 2025 – video
Some of the best fishing of the year is happening now, with the hottest bite on the rivers.

Some of the best fishing of the year is happening now, with the hottest bite on the rivers.

If the first person to import Asian carp to North America was a Star Trek fan, when he turned them loose perhaps he repeated the traditional Vulcan phrase Mr. Spock often used, “Live long and

Muskie – the fish of 10,000 casts. With a pseudonym as such, one can only assume that it’s difficult to catch. In fact, they’re often revered as the most challenging fish to catch in freshwater.

I got an email from my buddy Jeff Greene recently. He said he’d just read my column on fishing the Hex hatch – in which I lamented that most of my fishing buddies were wimping

Michigan’s state game areas (SGAs) are rich in tradition. For many people, this is where they were introduced to hunting, and for many more, this is where hunting memories are made and passed down through

A construction project along Lake Michigan in Menominee will temporarily close the Menominee Railroad Dock Boating Access Site, beginning Sept. 8. The project is expected to take three months to complete.

Change occurs on a regular basis. Seasons change. We change baits when fishing and change bullets and guns when hunting.
Often change comes easy, other times it’s a bitter pill to swallow. Regardless of

There’s no question that you can catch a lot of bass during the late summer months by fishing weedlines, docks, and rock piles.
But if you’re more into catching quality bass rather than numbers,

Lake trout fishing was very good here this past week for boat anglers both trolling and jigging for them.
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