Stable weather has produced better fishing. The season to take snapping turtles or softshell turtles will be open July 15th through September 15th. An All-Species License is required to take amphibians and reptiles for personal use. See page 9 in the 2011 Fishing...
Recently over a three day period, about 50 volunteers including myself assisted the Michigan DNR banding Canada Geese. The practice of banding waterfowl is done annually by the MI DNR and throughout the United States and Canada. The volunteers all met up at the Pointe...
Explore the outdoors at a Michigan state park, forest campground or boat launch. Looking for a place in Michigan to explore the great outdoors? The official Department of Natural Resources Michigan Camping and Recreation Locator app helps you find just the right...
Catch rates continue to improve as waters warm up. While some areas might still have bluegills on the beds, other areas report that the fish are coming off the beds and heading to deeper water. This is a good time of year to catch big catfish. ...
The word has just come out, all this rain this spring has really help duck production. So much so that Bluewing Teal is up 41% from last years numbers!Below is the break down.
Rain, winds and cooler temperatures earlier in the week have kept both anglers and fish away. Temperatures however, are on the rebound, and the winds seem to be dying down making better fishing for the 4th! Southeast Lower Peninsula Lake Erie:...
If you are looking to get into some hard fight Smallie action now is a great time to give the Zoom Super Fluke and Super Fluke Jr. a Try.This baits are my bread and butter lures while Guide on the River Raisin at this time of the year. Rigging is very simple with this...
Recently I had the pleasure of joining two young fishermen who have a great talent for catching fish and large fish at that. Austin and Brendan of Allen Park, MI are two brothers who have found a common bond that is more then just fishing, but is their love for...
Lake Erie has gone through a lot of changes in the past 20 years. It has gone from a lake you could barely see a few inches into the water, to a lake that you can see 25ft down during the winter months and sight fish for walleye during the ice season. With these...
The spring time in Michigan gives an angler a plethora of angling opportunities, but one of my favorite spring fishing events is the white bass run. White bass, aka “silver bass” is the larger cousin of the white perch, both of which can be found in great numbers here...
