Great Lakes temperature map
Cold weather started producing some ice however heavy snowfall and strong winds around the state will not help with the freezing process. Whitefish action should be good for about one more week. Now would be a good time to get the ice fishing gear ready to go because we could have fishable [...]
December 4, 2008 | Posted in
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Great Lakes temperature map
Angler numbers continue to drop around the state as many pursue the open hunting seasons or kick back and wait for the onset of ice fishing season. Walleye and pike continue to feed around the state and the whitefish action improves daily.
Southeast Lower Peninsula
Lake Erie – Shore anglers continue to catch walleye [...]
November 20, 2008 | Posted in
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Great Lakes temperature map
Many anglers have now turned their attention to hunting so the reports will start to drop off until ice starts to form. Late fall and early winter is prime time for hungry walleye and spawning whitefish. Cold rain will bring on the better steelhead and brown trout fishing.
Southeast Lower Peninsula
Lake Erie – [...]
November 13, 2008 | Posted in
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This is one of the best times of the year to fish for those that do not like crowds. Fishing starts to take a back seat to hunting, so the lakes, rivers, piers, docks, shoreline and more start to open up and still offer good fishing opportunities.
Southeast Lower Peninsula
Lake Erie – Even [...]
November 6, 2008 | Posted in
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Windy and wet weather over the last week did keep most anglers on shore. The salmon runs are pretty much done with the remaining fish very dark in color. The rivers have started to fill up with steelhead and whitefish are being caught in Lake Huron and the northern waters of Lake [...]
October 30, 2008 | Posted in
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Steelhead action has picked up as the salmon runs are pretty much done. Walleye fishing has slowed however those seeking panfish will find this time of year produces some monster bluegills. Try wax worms just off the bottom.
Southeast Lower Peninsula
Lake Erie – Perch fishing has been good in 26 feet of water [...]
October 23, 2008 | Posted in
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As salmon begin making their way up the state’s rivers from the Great Lakes, the Department of Natural Resources reminds anglers that the use of uncertified salmon eggs for bait is restricted in some waters as part of a strategy to slow the spread of viral hemorrhagic septicemia (VHS).
“Generally speaking, if you don’t take any [...]
August 18, 2008 | Posted in
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Harrisville State Park is offering a “GO-Get Outdoors Explorer Guide Weekend” on Saturday and Sunday, June 21 and 22. The weekend will highlight the ever-popular State Park Explorer Program that is presently featured at 39 Michigan state parks.
Ranger Margaret, who has five seasons of experience as the Harrisville and Negwegon Explorer Guide, will offer guided [...]
June 2, 2008 | Posted in
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After placing a moratorium on coolwater fish production in 2007 because of concerns related to viral hemorrhagic septicemia virus (VHSv) in the Great Lakes, the Department of Natural Resources today announced its fish production strategy for 2008.
The DNR plans to produce approximately 2 million spring fingerling walleye – about 20 percent of the normal production [...]
May 9, 2008 | Posted in
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