Michigan’s statewide fishing report on Feb. 7, 2025
Site Staff
February 7, 2025
Ice fishing remains good across most of the state. Here’s a look at the Michigan fishing report on Feb. 7, 2025.
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Don’t blink: Michigan’s annual sturgeon season on Black Lake ends in 17 minutes
Bill Parker
February 7, 2025
If you got delayed at the gas station or donut shop on your way to the Black Lake sturgeon season you likely missed the entire season.
The highly regulated, annual possession season in Michigan
Illinois DNR assumes two acres vital to carp project
Tom Ewing / Waterways Journal Weekly
February 4, 2025
The Environmental Protection Agency published a notice of a proposed settlement with the Illinois DNR concerning property at the heart of the Brandon Road Interbasin Project, which is designed to stop invasive carp from moving
Want to target lake trout through the ice? Here are some smaller waters that fit the bill in Michigan
Mike Gnatkowski
February 2, 2025
Two of Michigan’s most popular destinations for winter lake trout are Crystal Lake and Higgins Lake.
Both are substantial, deep lakes that have ideal lake trout habitat, but both require sustained cold temperatures to
Michigan hunter promotes CWD testing after shooting first positive whitetail from his area
Richard P. Smith
February 2, 2025
Joe Wilson from Bellevue, Mich., is on a campaign to encourage more Michigan hunters to have their deer tested for CWD after he bagged an adult buck last fall that was the first whitetail from
Michigan Outdoor News Fishing Report – February 1, 2025
Bill Parker
February 1, 2025
There’s ice all across the state. Here’s what’s biting and where for ice anglers.
Mike Schoonveld: Warming up with thoughts of hybrid salmon
Mike Schoonveld
February 1, 2025
As I write this it’s cold and snowy outside and there’s little beyond my office window tempting me to head outdoors.
To pass the time I surfed the Internet, wondering where the next click
Commentary: Report shows scavenging swine could spread CWD
Russ Mason
January 30, 2025
Feral hogs – anywhere, anytime – are bad news. They destroy crops, prey on fawns, destroy nests, and in their spare time, spread a variety of diseases, including African swine fever and pseudorabies.
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Bob Gwizdz: Making sense of the unwritten rules in hunting and fishing
Bob Gwizdz
January 29, 2025
Hunting and fishing are a lot like baseball in some ways. There are rules and there are unwritten rules. Like you always take a 3-0 pitch. There’s no penalty for swinging at a 3-0 pitch
