Yesterday I spent the afternoon doing a little shore fishing with the Michigan guys from Carp Anglers Group. I got a real education in Euro style carp fishing. These guys can really catch some fish. This is by far the most laid back group of anglers I have fished...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Pointe Mouillee Spring/Post Fire Clean Up Hosted by Out in Michigan.com and Michigan Sportsman.com Gibraltar, Mi April 16th 9am start time to 4 pm A few weeks, back an arson wildfire was set at Pointe Mouille State Game Area. The fire uncovered...
Spring fishing is getting started at least in most of the Lower Peninsula. Look for catch rates to improve as temperatures rise and we get more rain. Ice conditions are deteriorating on a daily basis now so anglers need to use extreme caution. Southeast Lower...
Over the winter Lake Erie’s walleye had been on a lot of angler’s minds. A sub-par icefishing season in Ohio and Michigan has made things tenuous among anglers and charter captains. We have been waiting and speculating, if the limit is going to be cut, or a...
On Friday April 1st, all anglers 17 years of age and older will be required to have their 2011 Michigan Fishing License. Copies of the new Fishing Guides are available at all license vendors. With many seasons closed right now, anglers are reminded that it is unlawful...
Sucker spearing was a right of passage among my high school friends. I have many great memories wading small creeks and streams with my best friends. We looked forward to this time of the year, it was our kick-off event to the softwater season at those times. Has I...
This is a note from Rich O’Neal and Mark Tonello of Michigan DNR who is a Fisheries Mgt. Biologist out of the Cadillac district office. If you have never seen this done I highly suggest you stop on by and check it out. They are planing on working this Friday and then...
The daily creel limit for walleyes in Michigan’s waters of Lake Erie will be six beginning May 1, the Department of Natural Resources announced today. Michigan has adopted a process for setting regulations that allows the DNR to use real-time population data...
Spring fishing was just getting started when Mother Nature decided to hit us with another blast of winter. The cold front will no doubt slow catch rates. Those heading out on any remaining ice need to use extreme caution. Those fishing the rivers will also need to be...
For part two we are going to cover the basic jigs and jigging motion some of the pros use. I asked Mark Martin who is a Michigan native and walleye expert to go through what he uses and how he works his jigs. Mark uses between a 1/2oz. and 3/4oz. Northland round head...
