Michigan Fishing Report – May 8, 2024
Michigan DNR
May 8, 2024
Alewives were reported to have arrived in good numbers at this fishery, with anglers reporting good-sized bait markings throughout the area.
Fishing
Michigan to receive $1.7M to remove barriers, build fish passages
Staff Report
May 8, 2024
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is investing $1.7 million in three projects in Michigan – to replace undersized road-stream crossings and remove a dam.
The Midwest Region will see $26 million from the
Commentary: EPA action on ‘forever chemicals’ good for humans, fish, wildlife
National Wildlife Federation Report
May 8, 2024
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s designation of PFOA and PFOS as hazardous substances underscores the agency’s commitment to addressing serious threats posed by per and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) chemicals to public health and the environment.
Popularity of bass fishing tournaments grows in Michigan
Bob Gwizdz
May 7, 2024
Tournament bass fishing in Michigan is growing every year, according to Tom Goniea, the fisheries biologist who monitors the sport for the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.
“The program started in 2016 and it’s
Michigan Mixed Bag: Bear, elk permit applications for 2024 hunts now on sale
Staff and News Reports
May 7, 2024
Elk and bear license applications are on sale now through June 1. You can increase your odds, or even get two tags in a single year, by picking up Pure Michigan Hunt applications while you’re
Agency Profile: Here’s how the Natural Resources Conservation Service helps landowners with conservation solutions
Dan Small
May 6, 2024
In March of 1935, high winds swept a massive dust cloud from the Great Plains all the way to our nation’s capital, just when Congress was considering legislation on a proposed soil conservation law.
Public can comment on draft of Michigan’s Saginaw Bay walleye/perch management plan through June 1
Steve Griffin
May 4, 2024
It’s no secret that the walleye is king of Michigan’s Saginaw Bay fishery, the yellow perch deposed but still cherished.
That will remain the case, according to a draft Walleye and Perch Recreational Management
The latest strategies for controlling (or at least surviving) biting insects afield
Tim Lesmeister
May 3, 2024
It was last July and I was hiking on Stockton Island (Apostle Islands National Lakeshore) with my wife and Joan, a friend of ours. After criss-crossing through the forest on the well-worn trails, we returned
May brings Lake Michigan salmon close to shore
Mike Gnatkowski
April 29, 2024
Anglers rightfully equate the best salmon fishing on Lake Michigan with summer. Ideal water temperatures and schooling baitfish have salmon concentrated and at a heightened activity level, making them easier to catch.
But if
