Angler catches 58-pound Great Lakes muskellunge in Antrim County, breaks state record

The Department of Natural Resources confirmed the catch of a new state-record Great Lakes muskellunge on Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012. The fish was caught by Joseph Seeberger of Portage, Mich., that same day on Lake Bellaire in Antrim County at 10:30 a.m. The fish weighed...

ION Auger conversion to Lazer hand Auger

I know many of you panfish junkies want to buy a Ion Electric but don’t want to be into forced into using an 8″ auger bit.  Well, you don’t have to…. Initially we all thought , “Only one auger size? That’s lame!”  But whether...

Ice Slammer Rod from Ice Hopper

All of these Ice Hopper Products can be seen at Ice-Hopper.com or Bought through Sportsmen’s Direct.

Tight Liner Reel from Ice Hopper

Winter is fastly approaching and that mean new ice fishing products hitting the market. This year I am going to be doing some short video highlight some of the products I am liking for this up coming season this winter. Below is the 1st in the Product Showcase series...

ION Electric Ice Auger

ION™ is the First High Performance Electric Ice Auger! Winter 2013 is going to be one fun winter here at Sportsmen’s Direct. There is a lot of new products coming to market this year. Some are going to really push the boundaries in many categories this winter....

Osprey flourish in southern Michigan: A story of success

  Nearly wiped out in southern Michigan at one time, osprey (Pandion haliaetus) are now recovering within the state due in large part to the concentrated efforts of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Huron Clinton Metroparks, Detroit Zoological...

Michigan Fishing Report – June 7th

It’s here! Michigan’s annual summer Free Fishing Weekend will be observed this Saturday, June 9 and Sunday, June 10. Both residents and non-residents can fish without a license however all regulations still apply. This is a great opportunity for novice anglers to...

Michigan Free Fishing Weekend

Just a reminder that all Michigan residents and non-residents can fish without a license this Saturday, June 9 and Sunday, June 10. Please note all other fishing regulations still apply. Saturday and Sunday make up the Summer Free Fishing Weekend – an annual effort to...

Michigan’s New State Record Catfish

Recently a Niles Michigan man caught what is a new state record Flathead Catfish. This catfish breaks the previous Michigan Record that was set back in 1943. The giant Flathead was caught by Rodney Akey of Niles, Mich., on Tuesday, May 22, on the St. Joseph River in...

Sturgeon for Tomorrow

One of my all time favorite fish to catch are Sturgeon. Last year I got the chance to tangle with my largest lake Sturgeon to date. It was a 90 plus pound fish that took over 45 mins to get in.That night capped off one of my best days in the outdoors. The reason I say...