
Here’s how to beat the mid-summer bass lull
During late May and through pretty much all of June, bass-fishing action can be expected from dark to dark. As the middle of the summer settles in, that all seems to change.
While there

During late May and through pretty much all of June, bass-fishing action can be expected from dark to dark. As the middle of the summer settles in, that all seems to change.
While there

There are hundreds of lakes in Michigan where anglers can enjoy good to very good bluegill fishing.
But when Chris Freiburger and I met up for a couple of hours of worm dunking recently,

Summer fishing is going strong on inland lakes across the state. And the bass fishing on this lake is on fire.

A sarcastic grin comes to my face when I look at the August issue of a magazine that covers the Midwest or Great Lakes regions and it doesn’t have at least one story on salmon

I am a frequent boater and have been most of my life. I don’t think of boating as a particularly unsafe activity (it’s not) but I also don’t think of it as more or less

The Michigan DNR has closed the boating access site at Black River Lake in Gogebic County indefinitely, and the public is advised to avoid the area and the soft soils that have been newly exposed,

A 2018 study determined that Lyngbya wollei, a fast-growing algae that thrives in 5 to 12 feet of water, was creating dangerous algae mats more than 3 inches deep each year.

The Michigan Legislature approved a $1 million grant for the Great Lakes Fishery Commission to build FishPass, a facility on the Boardman River at Traverse City.
The new facility will replace the lowermost dam

For many Michigan anglers on Saginaw Bay, Great Lakes piers and other places, catching a sheepshead or freshwater drum is a rather novel addition to a day focused on walleye, steelhead, perch or other quarry.<br
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