Michigan Fishing Report – June 6, 2024
Michigan DNR
June 6, 2024
With the mayfly hatch underway here, walleye were reported to have been active higher up in the water column but remaining in deeper water.
Fishing
Outdoor Observations: Carol Rose is certainly deserving of Michigan Outdoor News’ Person of the Year honor
Bill Parker
June 5, 2024
Congratulations to Carol Rose, the 2024 Michigan Outdoor News Person of the Year!
A hard working and dedicated conservationist, the Hillman resident rose to the top of her game time after time on behalf
Smooth sailing so far with Michigan’s new fishing decree
Bob Gwizdz
June 5, 2024
The fisheries decree between the tribes, the state of Michigan, and the federal government is in effect and though it’s still under appeal, everything is working the way it’s supposed to, according to Dave Caroffino,
Michigan Mixed Bag: Clean up the Clinton River with state representatives
Staff and News Reports
June 4, 2024
Volunteers are being sought to join Clinton River Watershed Council, State Rep. Denise Mentzer (D-Mt. Clemens), and State Rep. Joseph Aragona (R-Clinton Township) for a bi-partisan effort to clean up the Clinton River and improve
Michigan DNR euthanizes Atlantic salmon infected with bacterial kidney disease
DNR Report
June 4, 2024
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources announced today that fisheries staff had to euthanize just over 31,000 Atlantic salmon that were sick with bacterial kidney disease, or BKD.
In early April, routine prestocking inspection
A tireless volunteer, Carol Moncrieff Rose is Michigan Outdoor News’ 2024 Person of the Year
Bill Parker
June 4, 2024
Who could have imagined that a little girl dressed up like Annie Oakley would one day hold the highest volunteer position in natural resource management in Michigan – chair of the state Natural Resources Commission?<br
What is Gyotaku? If you can catch a fish, you can print it
Jeffery Thomas
June 3, 2024
A few years ago, not long after I purchased my current home, a friend pulled something out of his garage and offered it as a housewarming gift: a canvas fish print of a walleye. It
Purple paint law is back in Michigan’s legislative spotlight
Victor Skinner
June 3, 2024
Michigan lawmakers are considering legislation to allow purple paint to signify no trespassing on private property, though the Department of Natural Resources has opposed the idea in the past.
Kalamazoo Democratic Rep. Julie Rogers
Michigan program seeks more information on coaster brook trout
Steve Griffin
May 31, 2024
What’s a “coaster” brook trout? And what can be done to foster stronger populations of them?
Such questions were among those addressed by a panel including Michigan DNR Fisheries Biologist Troy Zorn; Michigan Tech
