Michigan Fishing Report – August 20, 2025
Michigan DNR
August 20, 2025
Strong inland lake fishing of bass and sunfish continued.
Fishing
Researchers discover 62-year-old ‘Mary Catherine’ — the oldest known lake trout in the Great Lakes
Shawn Sitar / Fisheries research biologist
August 19, 2025
The oldest known lake trout in the Great Lakes, 62 years old at the time of capture, recently was documented by researchers at the Michigan Department of Natural Resources Marquette Fisheries Research Station.
Mike Schoonveld: The ‘Secret Weapon Rig’ is not so secret, but it really catches fish
Mike Schoonveld
August 16, 2025
It’s been said that a secret is not a secret if more than one person knows it. That’s why the trolling technique called the “Secret Weapon Rig” is so poorly named.
I learned of
Michigan Outdoor News Fishing Report – August 15, 2025 – video
Bill Parker
August 15, 2025
Mid-summer patterns on inland lakes. Best bite is early or late.
Michigan Fishing Report – August 13, 2025
Michigan DNR
August 13, 2025
Anglers reported catching good numbers of lake trout while trolling spoons and flasher flies here.
Outdoor Observations: Social media reaction sours experience of setting Michigan’s new flathead catfish record
Bill Parker
August 13, 2025
We live in a world heavily dependent upon social media.
For many of our readers this is a far cry from how we grew up. It really wasn’t that long ago when you caught
Bob Gwizdz: How Lake Erie became a world class walleye fishery
Bob Gwizdz
August 13, 2025
Guys my age remember when Lake Erie was called the Dead Sea.
It was an amalgam of industrial waste and sewage, so polluted that one of its tributaries – the Cuyahoga River – actually
Michigan Mixed Bag: Trappers and Predator Callers 2025 Convention and Sports Show returns to Evart
Staff and News Reports
August 12, 2025
The Michigan Trappers and Predator Callers 2025 Convention and Sports Show returns Friday and Saturday, Aug. 15-16, to the Osceola County Fairgrounds, 101 Recreation Ave., Evart, MI 49631.
Brian Nesvik, past Wyoming fish and game director, confirmed as lead for USFWS
Staff Report
August 8, 2025
The past director of the Wyoming Fish and Game Department has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the next director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Brian Nesvik succeeds Paul Souza, who
