
Improve fishing success by understanding predators and their prey
If pike and bass are present when you’re fishing for sunfish, the larger predators may push the panfish deep into the weeds

If pike and bass are present when you’re fishing for sunfish, the larger predators may push the panfish deep into the weeds
EASTERN UP Drummond Island Area Good numbers of walleyes have been caught on crawler harnesses fished in 4 to 8 feet of water around Drummond Island. Mayflies are hatching, and a few ciscoes have been
Lake St. Clair Walleye fishing has been fair on Lake St. Clair, with the best bites coming in front of the 400 Club and at Metro Beach. Bass fishing has been good, despite lots of
NORTHWESTERN LP Traverse City Area Whitefish have arrived in East Grand Traverse Bay. Anglers are using jigging spoons in 30 to 60 feet of water with good results. Walleyes are suspended in 35 to 45
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DISTRICT 1 Sgt. Grant Emery and PCO Chad Baldwin checked several anglers at McDonalds Dam in Gogebic County. While checking a boat with three anglers, the subjects stated they had a fishing basket full of


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