
Michigan Outdoor News Fishing Report – October 23, 2025 – video
Fishing is still on fire and the rivers remain full of salmon, with colder weather helping. And perch fishing remains solid.

Fishing is still on fire and the rivers remain full of salmon, with colder weather helping. And perch fishing remains solid.

Have you ever caught a big ol’ fish? Probably not.
I fish a lot and I’ve caught several exceptional specimens. They might have been big, but they probably weren’t remarkably old. Big and old

The rain kicked the steelhead bite into high gear here.

Big changes are in store for turkey hunting during the spring of 2026 if the Michigan Natural Resources Commission approves a DNR proposal. The recommendation was presented for information and public comment at the NRC’s

Often overlooked by anglers heading to nearby Burt and Mullett lakes, Douglas Lake is a bit of a sleeper. The 3,395-acre glacial lake, however, holds its own against its larger and more popular neighbors.
A look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across Michigan published in the Oct. 24, 2025 edition of Outdoor News.

Michigan cuffs and collars are field reports from DNR Conservation Officers. These reports are from the Oct. 24, 2025 edition of Outdoor News.

The Oakland County Sheriff’s Department rescued a 4-point buck on October 6 that had become trapped between concrete barriers on I-75.
According to the department, a motorist called the Auburn Hills Police Department to

At its meeting Oct. 9 in Houghton on the campus of Michigan Technological University, the Natural Resources Commission unanimously adopted a draft resolution expressing intent of adopting two separate seasons for managing Michigan coyotes during
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