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Northern Lower

Baldwin Area Steelhead fishing is improving on the Pere Marquette River. Anglers report a fair bite in the middle section of the river between the lower branch bridge and Custer. The water is running high

Big-fish management could change

Lansing – Northern pike size limits may change and muskie fisheries may be established in lakes where currently there are none. These are two possible regulation changes considered as state fisheries biologists develop management plans

Southern Lower

Union Area Ice fishing has ended in southern Michigan, and anglers are gearing up for the open-water season. Turkeys are moving into open fields, and toms are gobbling. It appears turkeys made it through the

Salmon numbers down, size up in Lake Michigan

Benton Harbor, Mich. – Experts believe Lake Michigan offered fewer but larger salmon on average in 2008 than in previous years, a possible sign that the balance of predator and prey fish has improved from

DNR: Cervid farm breaks CWD rules

Lansing – During the midnight hour of Aug. 23, the day after the Michigan Department of Agriculture quarantined a Kent County cervid deer facility where a doe that tested positive for chronic wasting disease was

State liberalizes crossbow rules

Lansing – The use of crossbows during the archery deer season has been approved by the state Natural Resources Commission for anyone hunting in Zone 3, and for anyone age 50 and over hunting during

No sign of VHS found in 2008

Lansing – Watchful fisheries managers did not detect any viral hemorrhagic septicemia in Michigan waters last year, but that doesn’t mean they’ve quit looking. Or that anglers won’t still be asked to help contain the

Sturgeon spearers reach limit, season ends early

Cheboygan, Mich. – Clear water and a healthy sturgeon population were two reasons why the 2008 Black Lake sturgeon-spearing season ended early after the quota of five fish was taken in the first four days.

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