
Michigan Fishing Report – May 8, 2024
Alewives were reported to have arrived in good numbers at this fishery, with anglers reporting good-sized bait markings throughout the area.

Alewives were reported to have arrived in good numbers at this fishery, with anglers reporting good-sized bait markings throughout the area.

The go-to presentation this weekend will be a jig and frozen emerald shiner or other kind of minnow.

It has been a windy and wet start to the month of May but that hasn’t stop a few people from getting out.

The weather was nice enough this past weekend to allow a few more people to hit the water. Despite that. the results were a little mixed.

Looking back on 51 years of Minnesota fishing openers, I have one opener that stands out. The fishing opener of 1993 was one of the greatest days of my life.
Gary Sorenson, of Insurance
The 2024 spring wild turkey harvest count was at 13,117 toms through Sunday, May 5, according to Nate Huck, Minnesota DNR resident game bird specialist. The turkey hunt had completed three seasons on Tuesday, May

Walleye season begins this weekend, and where to start fishing and what to use are the big questions for anglers. Be versatile and mobile. Start shallow and move deeper as the day progresses. Rocky points

On opener eve, crappie action picks up in shallow water. A look at the Minnesota fishing report from across the state on May 8, 2024.

Anticipation for this year’s Minnesota fishing opener Saturday appears more amped than in recent years. But that’s to be expected, given that most anglers had few chances to wet a line last winter due to
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