Anglers caught more than 3.2 million fish last year in Michigan waters of three Great Lakes that border the state.
They kept about half of them. That’s just one tidbit we’ve learned from the
The Michigan DNR has outlined its 2027 funding request for lawmakers, including $29.4 million in the governor’s budget from hunting and fishing license fee hikes.
For the third year in a row, DNR officials
Following March snowstorm, lakes begin spring transition. Here’s a look at the Michigan fishing report across the state on March 20, 2026.
The coho salmon bite was good for anglers here this past week. Anglers targeting perch reported good numbers as well.
Ever since, I’ve had an appreciation for their diversity. The body shapes, colors, feeding strategies, and life histories of panfish reflect not only their evolutionary history but also their more recent adaptation to North American
Michigan’s changes to its coyote hunting and trapping season just arrived earlier this month.
After being pressured to close the season to hunters and trappers by those who wanted to see the predators have
Although there is still enough lake and river ice to drive a truck on in some spots in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, we pulled our spearing shack to shore recently. We will still be ice fishing
It’s March in the Upper Peninsula – well over halfway through our winter season. Lake ice remains thick here, and we’ve had over two months of good ice fishing on inland lakes this season.
Walleye anglers here reported an uptick in fishing, with some large fish catches reported.
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