
Have a seat: Lawn chair fishing is just plain fun
Andrew Hendrickson is a charter boat skipper. He mostly fishes for walleyes, largely in the Michigan’s Saginaw Bay system.
But when I met up with him recently for a day of angling near his

Andrew Hendrickson is a charter boat skipper. He mostly fishes for walleyes, largely in the Michigan’s Saginaw Bay system.
But when I met up with him recently for a day of angling near his

Pier fishing remained good here. Anglers fishing with spawn did well on steelhead from early morning on.

Muskegon River anglers should be on the lookout for Michigan Department of Natural Resources personnel collecting walleye eggs below Croton Dam this spring. Collections with electrofishing boats will conclude by April 12.

Michigan hunting and fishing license sales were up across most categories and demographics in 2023, with total unique customers swelling by 2.24% over 2022.
Dustin Isenhoff, manager with the Michigan DNR, recently presented the

The Michigan DNR will receive $39.8 million from the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program in 2024. Funds supporting this program are generated through self-imposed excise taxes paid by sportsmen and sportswomen on a variety

Those who made it out over the weekend reported catching many little yellow perch, with a few keepers mixed in.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently announced over $1.3 billion in funding through the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program to support state and local outdoor recreational opportunities, hunter education and wildlife and habitat

I can’t recall a seasonal shift from winter to spring that was met with more relief than this one.
It’s not that we’re sick of winter; it’s more that we’re weary of no-winter. Practically

Of course, we all know that bass numbers increase in the shallows during the spring. However, not all bass make the move from spring shallows to offshore areas during summer months.
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