
Michigan Outdoor News Fishing Report – June 7, 2025 – video
Waters across the state are mostly murky. Here’s what that’s meant for the bite.

Waters across the state are mostly murky. Here’s what that’s meant for the bite.

Fans of the coho salmon, original 1960s poster child of a new Great Lakes sport fishery, are hoping for a repeat of last year’s banner fishing year.
Count me among those hopeful fans. I

There’s little doubt that Michigan offers outstanding fishing opportunities for a wide variety of species.
Southeast Michigan alone offers some of the best bass, walleye and muskellunge fishing, anywhere in America and other fisheries

While looking for a fishing boat years ago, one style that intrigued me was those commonly used on the big rivers and coastal waters of the Pacific northwest.
After owning an aluminum 20-foot

Southern Michigan pheasant fans have additional season-stretching options, following action taken by the Natural Resources Commission in May.
The commission, which oversees policies and programs of the Department of Natural Resources, unanimously approved a

Boat anglers reported good success targeting lake trout when trolling and jigging at deeper depths here.

If you were one of those few hunters who harvested more than one wild turkey during the fall season, well, store that in your memory bank. The Natural Resources commission has made some sweeping changes

Bass fishing in the Olympics? That possibility may not be far off nor far-fetched.
USA Angling – the organization that oversees all U.S. competitive fishing – has been lobbying for more than 10 years

With robust walleye and smallmouth bass populations, a good northern pike fishery, and an on-and-off perch fishery, Walloon Lake has a good bit of diversity for anglers upon which to test their skills.
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