Thursday, February 16, 2012
As the 2012 Winter Free Fishing Weekend approaches, the Department of Natural Resources reminds anglers that the use of salmon eggs or minnows for bait is restricted in some waters as part of a continuing strategy to slow the spread of viral hemorrhagic septicemia (VHS). Anglers who purchase minnows for bait should make sure they areThursday, February 2, 2012
New spear and bow-and-arrow angling regulations, announced by the Department of Natural Resources, will provide additional recreational opportunities starting in the 2012 fishing season. The changes are a result of a multi-year review process begun by an internal DNR Fisheries Division workgroup designed to simplify spearingSunday, January 29, 2012
The Department of Natural Resources has announced that the 2012 lake sturgeon season on Black Lake (Cheboygan County) will begin Saturday, February 4. All lake sturgeon anglers must register to participate in the lake sturgeon season. The registration process has changed this year. Anglers need to only register once for the entireWednesday, January 4, 2012
The Department of Natural Resources will offer a “Winter Discovery Weekend” – designed to give women an opportunity to try a variety of outdoor skills in a fun, safe and non-competitive environment – Jan 27-29 at the Ralph A. MacMullan Conference Center in Roscommon. The event is part of the DNR's Becoming anSunday, December 11, 2011
This holiday season honor friends or loved ones by making a donation to the Michigan Nongame Fish & Wildlife Fund in their name. The recipient will be notified of the donation by receiving a beautiful certificate and a Living Resources patch featuring one of Michigan’s unique nongame species. A donation of $20 or more makesFriday, December 9, 2011
A Department of Natural Resources sampling of an August 2011 common carp die-off in Oceana County’s Silver Lake has detected Koi herpesvirus (KHV). An estimated 2,000 to 4,000 adult common carp died, a small proportion of the total carp population, DNR Fisheries Division officials said. Other fish species were found to be inTuesday, November 29, 2011
The Department of Natural Resources reminds landowners in the Saginaw Bay and the western Lake Erie watersheds that money is available to help establish, restore or improve the quality of grasslands on their property. The United States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) has made funding availableMonday, November 28, 2011
Department of Natural Resources Director Rodney Stokes has authorized the Department to proceed with purchasing 2,354 acres in Menominee and Dickinson counties in the Upper Peninsula to create the Menominee River State Recreation Area. The DNR will purchase the land for $2,534,400 in funding from the Michigan Natural Resources TrustSunday, October 9, 2011
The Platte River State Fish Hatchery’s once problematic phosphorus discharge level is almost negligible now, the Department of Natural Resources and Platte Lake Improvement Association announced. Prior to 2000, the salmon-rearing facility was the subject of a lengthy legal dispute involving phosphorus discharges that degradedMonday, October 3, 2011
The public is once again invited to purchase surplus salmon that has been harvested at Department of Natural Resources weirs around the state. The DNR maintains multiple sites where fisheries biologists and technicians collect eggs and milt from Chinook and Coho salmon for use in the hatcheries. Fish in prime physical condition
