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Winter continues to punch deer herd

Marquette, Mich. – Winter continued to hold the Upper Peninsula’s white-tailed deer population in its snowy grip through much of April. Some areas in the central and southern U.P. had partial snow cover and frost

Northeastern Lower

Houghton Lake Area Windy weather has kept many anglers from fishing on Houghton Lake. For those who are getting out, walleye fishing has been good along the first weedline Crawlers and cranks are both working.

Southwestern Lower

St. Joseph Area Salmon fishing is heating up in southern Lake Michigan. Anglers fishing out of St. Joseph report catching cohos and a few browns in 20 to 40 feet of water. Crankbaits fished behind

Rules relaxed on Canada border crossing

Sandusky, Ohio (AP) – Charter boat captains who venture into Canadian waters to look for fish won’t need to phone ahead after all so that the U.S. government can run background checks on their passengers.

The Thumb

Caseville Area Windy weather has put a damper on fishing pressure on Lake Huron. For those who are venturing out, walleyes are hitting crawler harnesses in 6 to 8 feet of water between Sand Point

DNR considers a five-salmon bag

Lansing – Salmon anglers could see an increase in the daily bag limit for cohos and chinooks as early as next year under a proposal being considered by the DNR Fisheries Division. The DNR is

Three fishing lines? Anglers weighing in

Lansing – Walleye anglers could troll with three lines each. Ice anglers could set a pair of tip-ups and still legally man a jigging rod. Those are but a couple of the scenarios that anglers

Upper Peninsula

Pickford Area A few smelt are moving into the Carp River and Pendell’s Creek. Perch are hitting through the ice in Lake Huron at Cedarville and in Munuscong Bay, but the ice is deteriorating quickly.

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