Fishing
Excellent fishing in southeast Michigan helps generate big economic impact
Where’s the best fishing in Michigan? If you ask Jim Francis, the Lake Erie Basin Coordinator with the Department of Natural Resources, he’ll tell you point blank it’s in his watershed.
“I may be
Michigan Natural Resources Commission considers tweaks to trout and salmon regulations
The Michigan Natural Resources Commission is considering several relatively minor changes to trout and salmon regulations, as well as rules for handling reptiles and amphibians.
Four fisheries orders presented to the NRC in August
Keep Fish Wet study challenges long-held trout angling wisdom on catch-and-release and water temps
However, a new study from the non-profit organization Keep Fish Wet suggests that water temperatures begin negatively affecting trout at lower temperatures than previously thought.
Pennsylvania man catches rare Atlantic salmon in Lake Erie
A Pennsylvania angler boated the fish of a lifetime July 28 when he reeled in an Atlantic salmon on Lake Erie.
Colton Alex, 18, caught the 10.4-pound, 30-inch salmon while fishing in the Erie
Ohio Insider: Oregon initiative shows the threat to hunting, fishing, trapping is real
The proposal, first introduced in 2022, would have removed all animal cruelty exemptions, in essence criminalizing all hunting, fishing, trapping, animal husbandry, pest removal, and more. The sportsmen and farming communities rallied against the proposal
Lake Erie’s islands, reefs, shoals detailed in new book
Dr. (Eddie) Herdendorf, former Director of Ohio Sea Grant, F.T. Stone Laboratory, and the Center of Lake Erie Area Research among his other titles, occupations, and special projects leader has just released a new book
Unique ice-fishing image captures Ohio Division of Wildlife’s photo contest title
The Ohio DNR (ODNR) Division of Wildlife featured some of the best wildlife photography and art at the Ohio State Fair.
The Division of Wildlife’s annual photo contest produced a winning image depicting an
Pennsylvania Mixed Bag: PGC has two new deputy executive directors
The Pennsylvania Game Commission has two new deputy executive directors.
David Gustafson, who had directed the agency’s Bureau of Wildlife Habitat Management, has taken over the deputy executive director role vacated when Stephen Smith
ATV, UTV or XTV for outdoor enthusiasts: What off-road vehicle is right for you?
Hunters, anglers and others who have a passion to explore the outdoors – along with farmers, loggers, construction workers, and government agencies – have purchased thousands of off-road vehicles during the past four decades.
During
