LANSING, MI – Grab your waders, bait and tackle, it’s time to go fishing. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is reminding anglers that several of Michigan’s popular fishing seasons begin on ...

As Michigan's anglers prep to head out for the 2025-26 trout fishing season opener, don't forget to get a license first. Everyone 17 and older who targets fish, amphibians, crustaceans and reptiles in ...

massive hatches of mayflies draw trout to the surface and anglers to the river’s edge in a strange dance of predator and prey. There are nights in the month of June when I think I would rather enjoy ...

I’ve lost track of how often I have wondered trout fishing on this or that river, how big they are, and how to access the water. Perhaps you too keep a dog-eared copy of Gerth Hendrickson’s original ...

Anyone 17 or older fishing in Michigan public waters needs a license. 2025-26 fishing licenses are valid through March 31, 2026, and cost $26 for residents and $76 for non-residents. Trout season and ...

The last Saturday in April is better than Christmas for Michigan trout fishers. “Opening day of trout season is an exciting day for anyone who fishes. It’s the day when streams that have been closed ...

Charles Bronte of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and I first crossed paths on a boat, on a gray day in the 1990s. We fished with then-U.S. Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt, celebrating ...

What makes fishing in Michigan different than in the states immediately to the south? I can sum that up in one word: trout. Michigan is fairly trout crazy — not surprising given their status in the ...

Here are some fabulously-finned facts regarding a favorite game fish of many Michiganders: the Lake Trout. • The name game: Lake Trout are also known as Mackinaw, lake char, touladi, togue, salmon ...