May 25—NILES, Mich. — When dams are removed, something magical happens to a waterway that had previously been strangled by these artificial barriers. Fish seem to remember the days before a mass of ...

MANISTEE COUNTY, MI – Maintaining Michigan’s world-class fishery is a big job. It involves fishing regulations, habitat management, addressing invasive species – and rearing and stocking fish. On ...

Anglers catch summer steelhead as frequently as winter steelhead if they are fishing offshore, but not so on Michigan rivers, according to a new state study. Winter-run steelhead dominate the streams.

The Michigan DNR will collect 4.5 million steelhead eggs at the Little Manistee Weir. The egg collection will take place between April 15-17 and 22-23. Most of the eggs will be distributed to Michigan ...

New fishing regulations, including modified rules for steelhead and new size limits for muskellunge, took effect in Michigan on April 1. The LaSalle Trail in South Bend saw tree removal as part of ...

With the salmon runs done for the most part in Northern Michigan, steelhead fishing should be picking up, especially with any increase in water levels due to rain. Pier anglers and those surfcasting ...

A couple steelhead were taken but anglers are still waiting for that run to get started. Pink salmon were caught near the mouth and a 27 inch lake trout was caught on pink yarn at the dam. Charlevoix: ...

MANISTIQUE – The state Department of Natural Resources said an additional 150,000 steelhead trout will be reared at Thompson State Fish Hatchery in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula in the coming year. The ...

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A mechanical failure at the Wolf Lake Fish Hatchery near Kalamazoo, Mich., last week has threatened Ohio's steelhead trout program. Because of a shortage of water, an undetermined number of trout eggs ...