Whitefish crash has Michigan fishers on the brink: ‘It makes you want to cry’

For more than three decades, Great Lakes fisherman Richard Boda has kept a handwritten logbook of his time on the water — a ...
mlive

Smaller trout can now be taken on 3 U.P. lakes, daily catch limits increased

Moon Lake, South Kidney Lake and Strawberry Lake have all been changed from Type D to Type A trout fishing regulations, which ...
mlive

4 U.P. trout lakes ‘lack adequate habitat’ for coldwater fish, DNR says

Last week, the Michigan Natural Resources Commission voted in favor of removing the designation from Brians Pond and Sawaski ...
Great Lakes Now

What to know about Michigan whitefish crisis, from limits to solutions

Invasive mussels that blanket the depths of lakes Huron and Michigan have pushed whitefish to the brink of extinction. What ...
WKAR

State House Republicans introduce bill to raise cost of fishing licenses

There's concern that without a revenue increase, the state's fish stocking programs, which include species like salmon, ...
Food Safety News

Michigan warns against eating fish from four lakes with high PFOS levels

Freshwater, saltwater, and fly-fishing as of 2023 were at the highest levels in over a decade, with 58 million Americans packing their rods and reels before heading out to their favorite riverbank or ...
Interlochen Public Radio

As commercial fishing wanes, Fishtown Preservation Society in Leland expands

Ideally, [commercial fishing] will continue,” says the nonprofit’s executive director. “I’m going to make people care. I want them to care. I want them to fight for it now.” ...
Traverse

Michigan DNR Weekly Fishing Report June 10

Fishing has picked up in Northern Michigan, but windy conditions have limited some activity. With higher water levels, boat anglers should always be on the lookout for submerged trees, sticks and ...