The DNR will hold a Feb. 13 hearing on a proposal to establish a commercial fishery for lake trout on Lake Michigan.

Black Lake sturgeon season ended after just a few minutes, setting a record for the fast sturgeon season ever.

MICHIGAN (WPBN/WGTU) -- Michigan's Free Fishing Weekend is happening this Saturday and Sunday. Twice a year for two days the DNR waives all fishing license fees. People can fish on both inland and ...

Only sport fishing has ... a commercial lake trout fishery on Lake Superior, where the species was declared recovered in 2024. As would likely be included in a Lake Michigan rule, commercial ...

LAKEVIEW, MI — Chad Schaub rigged ... medals up for grabs, as well. Lake Tamarack covers 323 acres and is known for its diverse range of fish species, including black crappie, bluegill ...

Jay Woiderski, president of the Black Lake Chapter of Sturgeon for Tomorrow, a nonprofit organization that works to conserve ...

After a historically warm winter last year canceled several events, Michigan’s sturgeon season came back in full swing ...

Smelt as good as trout Lansing sportsmen claim Crystal Lake smelt of superior quality John Baird, director of the Department of Conservation of the State of Michigan, is responsible for the statement ...

Ice shanties dot the horizon as the sun rises over the frozen Black Lake in northeast ... the odds of catching a fish are low. Sturgeon are a threatened species in Michigan, so the state sets ...

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources’ winter free fishing weekend ... Among the popular species currently in season are walleye, pike, flathead and channel catfish, muskellonge, yellow perch, ...

Chad Schaub rigged a small fishing rod amid a symphony of hand augers chewing through the ice on Lake Tamarack Friday.

Officials hope the delivery of eggs and their placement into Michigan waterways will help the species that ... County’s Pine Lake, Michigan Grayling reported. The fish were taken from the ...