Only sport fishing has been allowed for lake trout in the Wisconsin waters of Lake Michigan since the 1950s when lake trout populations crashed, mostly due to parasitism by invasive sea lampreys.

LAKEVIEW, MI — Chad Schaub rigged a small fishing rod amid a symphony of hand augers chewing through the ice on Lake Tamarack Friday. Dropping a thin line through a icy porthole, the Morley ...

Ice fishing is serious business this weekend at Tamarack Lake in west Michigan, where international teams are going for gold Organizers are switching to catch-and-release in hopes of becoming an ...

The Northwest Michigan Fishing Club is hosting a three county ice fishing tournament. Inter-Loch-Ness allows you fish in any lake in Benzie, Grand Traverse and Leelanau counties. Competition ...

(Photo courtesy Michigan ... trout, lake trout, rainbow trout (Eagle Lake and steelhead strains), walleye and muskellunge. These are some of the stocking efforts: ≤ Marquette State Fish Hatchery ...

(Photo courtesy Michigan ... trout, lake trout, rainbow trout (Eagle Lake and steelhead strains), walleye and muskellunge. These are some of the stocking efforts: — Marquette State Fish Hatchery ...

The Department of Natural Resources worked hard this past fall to stock fish in waters across Michigan — fish that will provide anglers with more opportunities in seasons to come. The fall 2024 effort ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A woman was seriously injured after a vehicle crashed into the water in Lake Michigan downtown Saturday, Chicago fire officials said. The crash happened between 7 p.m. and 8 p.m ...

The state boasts more than 150 species of fish, and almost all of them can be caught through the ice, the Pure Michigan website notes. Among the popular species currently in season are walleye, pike, ...

The extreme cold is making for a fascinating look on Grand Traverse Bay at Traverse City, Michigan. Grand Traverse Bay is a bay on Lake Michigan. The large temperature difference between still ...

The Michigan ... white bass, cisco, lake whitefish, round whitefish and smelt. Large- and smallmouth bass, and sturgeon are not in season. The DNR posts a weekly report on fishing throughout ...