
The great, high-tech fishing debate rages on
Ah, the serenity of fishing.
Just an angler, a fishing pole and maybe thousands of dollars worth of sonar equipment offering an exact image of what that walleye or bass is doing in the

Ah, the serenity of fishing.
Just an angler, a fishing pole and maybe thousands of dollars worth of sonar equipment offering an exact image of what that walleye or bass is doing in the

Walleyes are now the most harvested species in the Michigan waters of the Great Lakes, followed by yellow perch.
The findings are part of the 2025 Statewide Angler Survey Program. The program – better

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Fisheries and Oceans Canada personnel were scheduled to apply lampricides to the White River in Muskegon, Oceana and Newaygo counties between June 16 and June 25 – an effort

Anglers taking too many walleyes on the Detroit River continues to catch attention of Michigan DNR conservation officers.
“Walleye catches seemed to be average to slightly above average this spring,” said John Buszkiewicz, a

It began as quiet “clanking” and quickly became a murmur – the sounds of opposition to additional sportfish being made available for commercial anglers on Michigan waters is now at a steady roar.
We

Two bills that have sparked significant controversy among recreational anglers have not advanced but are still alive in the Michigan legislature.
House bills 5801 and 5802 aim to expand commercial fishing on the Great

Dangerously thin Siscowet lake trout populations have motivated the Michigan DNR and fish pathologists from Michigan State University to sink to the deepest point of Lake Superior to better investigate what is hampering the species.<br

When I draw a hunting tag, especially for elk, one of the first things I do is pull out a map. I look for public land – and then I look for roads, because that’s

Walleye fishing was productive in several areas here.
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