There are other smaller lakes that, given even a semblance of winter, can provide ice anglers a lake trout fix.

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.

Michigan's Free Fishing Weekend is happening this Saturday and Sunday.Twice a year for two days the DNR waives all fishing ...

An unusually poor collection of lake trout during the Illinois DNR’s sampling of Lake Michigan sites last May was followed by ...

The remote Trout Lake Dam in northwestern Gladwin County has outlived its useful life span and requires major repairs.

Some of the best ice fishers in the world are descending upon West Michigan to compete this week. The 2025 XXI World Ice ...

There were 797 people registered for the special sturgeon fishing season on Michigan’s Black Lake this past Saturday. It only took 17 minutes for anglers to reach the cap of 7 sturgeon landed, which ...

Other good lake trout locations are deep humps and narrows in between two humps or shorelines. Begin fishing on bottom. That’s where you’ll find the warmest water in winter. Although lakers ...

Anglers are gearing up for the 2025 Mac Attack Fishing Contest at Flaming Gorge Reservoir, set for Feb. 15–17. Sponsored by ...

The DNR will hold a Feb. 13 hearing on a proposal to establish a commercial fishery for lake trout on Lake Michigan.