Fishing
When it comes to muskie fishing in Michigan, the ‘good ol’ days’ are now
When I started my career as a DNR fisheries management biologist in northern Michigan in the 1970s, there were fewer muskie waters available. Also, the overall size structure of muskies in them was much smaller
Michigan Fishing Report – October 23, 2024
Fishing here improved greatly this past week. Pier anglers were beginning to catch steelhead and whitefish.
Pro Fishing Tip of the Week: Scout now for ice-fishing hot spots
Now, in late fall, is the time I start ice fishing … despite no ice.
Anglers should be out now, scouting for first-ice hot spots. Remember last December? No ice, but I was “ice
Bass, walleye catch rates improve but perch rate remains flat in Michigan’s Bays de Noc
Anglers are catching more smallmouth bass and walleyes while the perch harvest has remained flat in the Bays de Noc in recent years, trends influenced in part by invasive mussels and round gobies.
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A quick chat with wildgame chef Andrew Zimmern
Andrew Zimmern has been preparing and cooking outdoors fare for about as long as he can remember – so just about as long as he’s been an outdoorsman.
Yes, for Zimmern, the two have
Tuesday Evening Classic Tournament may be longest running in Ohio
For the last four decades, the Tuesday Evening Classic Tournament (TECT) has taken place on Alum Creek Reservoir 19 to 20 times a season. Starting on April’s last Tuesday and running to September’s first Tuesday
New executive director of PA Trout Unlimited focused on habitat
Eric Null was fly-fishing with a friend on the Casselman River in Maryland 25 years ago when he happened upon a group of guys picking litter from the banks.
“When they told us what
Lake of the Woods Fishing Report – October 21, 2024
Walleyes and saugers are being caught in a variety of locations across the south shore from 18-25 feet. Water temps are in the low to mid-50s.
Michigan’s Cornwall Flooding drawn down to meet safety standards
The Cornwall Creek Flooding, located within the Pigeon River Country State Forest, is a popular northern Michigan location for fishing, paddling and other recreation.
Over the past couple of months, the water level of
