More than 820,700 fish were stocked in 2025. Columnist Ken Grabowski urges sustained DNR-tribal partnerships to keep Manistee’s fishing economy thriving.

Hundreds of anglers make their way onto the ice each winter, hoping to take home one of these dinosaur-age fish. This year’s ...

A DNR expert said the cold snap has made ice "even thicker" on many southeast Michigan lakes, giving people "more comfort ...

Will the Black Lake lake sturgeon fishing season again set a time record in 2026? We'll find out Feb. 7 when the season begins — and most likely also end. The 2026 lake sturgeon fishing season on ...

Every year, Michigan hosts one of the shortest fishing seasons in the country with the Black Lake sturgeon harvest, and the details have just been released for 2026. The 2026 lake sturgeon fishing ...

The traditionally shortest fishing season in the State of Michigan – the one for Black Lake sturgeon - will open Feb. 7. The sturgeon spearing fishing season will last for four days at Black Lake in ...

The coho salmon bite was steady here this week, with anglers having good success. This content is restricted to subscribers of OutdoorNews.com. If you are already an OutdoorNews.com subscriber, you ...

My dear friend and river guide, Drew Oliver, went fishing on Jan. 12. Which isn’t very remarkable. What’s remarkable is he ...

The seasonal decline in the Great Lakes’ water levels is in full force. Here’s how your favorite Great Lake is reacting to the colder, less moisture time of year. From November to December, all of the ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has announced the details of the state’s extremely limited lake sturgeon season for 2026. The season will open at 8 a.m. on ...

CHEBOYGAN COUNTY, Mich. (WJRT) - The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has announced the date of the brief lake sturgeon fishing season in Northern Michigan. This is the only chance for anglers ...

CHEBOYGAN, MI – Michigan’s iconic – and famously quick – sturgeon season will be held on Saturday, Feb. 7, on Black Lake in Cheboygan County. In 2025, the season was open for just 17 minutes. Seven ...