
Michigan Fishing Report – May 29, 2024
River anglers in particular finding success with walleyes.

River anglers in particular finding success with walleyes.

June is the official start of summer and exceptional Michigan fishing. Every conceivable angling opportunity around the state kicks into high gear after May 31.
Walleyes steal the show in many locations; panfish are

Spring fishing is in full swing. A lot of good action going on, with the walleye bite still going strong, and the bass biting like crazy, too.

Bass fishing – especially tournament bass fishing – is extremely popular in Michigan. Driven in large part by its tremendous smallmouth bass fishery (especially in the Great Lakes and connected waters) nearly 65,000 anglers participated

There’s an “old saying” coined not long after the start of the Internet era in the 1990s that is simple: “Don’t believe everything you see or read on the Internet.”
Great advice and advice

While still-fishing with minnow bait recently in St. Clair County, Mich., an angler from Adrian caught a state-record fish: a white perch weighing 2 pounds, 5.92 ounces and measuring 16.25 inches.
Scott Smith was

There’s an old saw that’s been attributed to Henry David Thoreau, about how many people spend their whole lives fishing without realizing it is not the fish they are after.
I was thinking about

Both shore and boat anglers had success catching walleyes here.

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is awarding more than $1.7 million in Fisheries Habitat Grants for conservation projects on lakes and streams statewide. The funds are matched by more than $950,000 in partner contributions,
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