Michigan Fishing Report – June 17, 2026
Michigan DNR
June 17, 2026
Lake trout fishing was very good during the past week here, with many boats reaching their limit.
Fishing
Roadless Rule issue explodes in U.S. Congress
Tori McCormick
June 17, 2026
Some former U.S. Forest Service chiefs and conservation-group leaders representing hunters and anglers are lambasting a last-minute “poison pill” amendment to a bipartisan fire-prevention bill that would roll back protections on millions of acres of
Pro Fishing Tip of the Week: Jigging for big summer walleyes
Brian Brosdahl
June 17, 2026
A jig and minnow is one of the most popular ways to catch walleyes. A simple weight attached to a hook painted in multiple colors will attract these predatory fish. Add a minnow, leech, or
Minnesota’s statewide fishing report on June 17, 2026
Outdoor News
June 17, 2026
Walleyes and crappies seem to be most active late in the day. Here’s the Minnesota fishing report on June 17, 2026.
The great, high-tech fishing debate rages on
Jack Dura / Associated Press
June 17, 2026
Ah, the serenity of fishing.
Just an angler, a fishing pole and maybe thousands of dollars worth of sonar equipment offering an exact image of what that walleye or bass is doing in the
Conservation partners make southwest Pennsylvania’s Pigeon Creek a better fishery
Deborah Weisberg
June 17, 2026
Two years ago, Ken Yonek decided to take Pigeon Creek, a Monongahela River tributary in southwestern Pennsylvania, under his wing.
The retired chemist, now 82, saw potential in the 30-mile long Washington County fishery
The tale of the lion and Pennsylvania’s Lackawaxen River
Vic Attardo
June 17, 2026
The first railroad steam engine to run in the U.S. traveled over a small iron bridge across the Lackawaxen River outside Honesdale, Pa., in the Pocono Mountains.
That was in 1829. Today, you can
Notes off a soiled cuff: Plenty of bills popping up that would impact Pennsylvania’s outdoor users
Jeff Mulhollem
June 17, 2026
More than a few lawmakers want to initiate actions that affect hunting, trapping and fishing. Mostly they mean well; sometimes they don’t. And it’s not just in Pennsylvania.
Old-school offerings still catch walleyes on Lake Erie
John Hageman
June 17, 2026
When mayflies began their population recovery in the mid-1990s, walleye fishermen found that the weight-forward spinner lure bite noticeably slowed when these swarms of insects emerged from the lake in June.
Charter captains began
