Recently, the outdoor press has raised concerns about reforms the Trump administration has proposed to the National Environmental Policy Act. Mostly, articles have highlighted the potential for negative impacts to fish and wildlife conservation. Not
On the south end, overall, the walleye and sauger bite has been good. Some anglers are reporting more fish moving closer to shore and becoming more active – a pattern that often develops as we
This is a method that takes a little more care, but delivers a better end result.
Ice fishing season has been put to sleep with the warmer weather and people are grabbing their open-water equipment. Plenty of walleyes are being caught, especially on the Missouri River.
Brown trout are the talk across the area.
Roughly 4,500 black crappies were stocked in Jewell Lake in October 2025, part of an ongoing effort to maintain the Alcona County lake’s reputation as a solid “go-to” for anglers in northeast Michigan.
The Michigan DNR is working on a possible sea lamprey barrier project in Alger County, WLUC reported. A public meeting earlier this month allowed residents to learn about the project and ask questions.
Michigan veterans with a service-connected disability could receive free or discounted lifetime hunting and fishing licenses under legislation recently introduced in both chambers of the state legislature.
The bills would create a tiered structure
With all due respect, many of our inland lakes in Ohio are rather featureless upground reservoirs that were originally built for water supply purposes.
In other words, angling opportunities are simply a bonus in
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