
Michigan Fishing Report – August 26, 2026
Anglers targeting yellow perch on this fishery reported good fishing while using perch rigs baited with worms and minnows on light-action rods.

Anglers targeting yellow perch on this fishery reported good fishing while using perch rigs baited with worms and minnows on light-action rods.

The 2026 Minnesota State Fair began Aug. 27 and continues through Labor Day, Sept. 7, with great weather in the forecast. Stop by the Outdoor News booth behind the DNR stage at the corner of

Last week, the Trump administration announced its plan to formally revoke the 25-year-old Roadless Rule, thereby ending protections for nearly 45 million acres of national forests.
The existing policy was working fine, which is

The past three years, I’ve fallen in love with lake sturgeon. Those 50-plus-inch fish will give you a workout like no other freshwater fish. I target them in the fall/winter, when water temps are falling

It’s official: The dog days of summer have arrived. Here’s the Minnesota fishing report from across the state on Aug. 26, 2026.

Neely grew up in Clarion County fishing for stocked trout because they were the only trout local streams supported.

Great Lakes salmon may spend their entire lives in fresh water, but they’re still programmed for the Pacific Ocean. Evolution doesn’t rewrite instincts in a few decades. Those fish still behave as though they’re waiting

The work of raising young lake sturgeon, researching the species and preparing fish for release into Michigan waters will take center stage Sept. 5 when the Michigan DNR opens its Black River streamside rearing facility

Saturday’s weather on Aug. 1 relied on the same luck that young anglers found at the Perry County Gun Club lake for the annual Hooked on Fishing… Not On Drugs (HOFNOD) Youth Fishing Derby sponsored
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