Tuesday, June 14, 2011
The boat launch at Lac LaBelle State Harbor in Keweenaw County has reopened for public use, the Department of Natural Resources announced today. A construction project to significantly improve the harbor is ongoing, but the boat launch will remain accessible while construction continues. Due to the construction, a temporary accessSaturday, June 4, 2011
The Department of Natural Resources reminds everyone that this summer’s Free Fishing Weekend is scheduled for June 11-12. On that Saturday and Sunday, everyone – residents and non-residents alike – can enjoy fishing in Michigan without a fishing license. All other fishing regulations apply. Michigan has celebrated FreeThursday, May 26, 2011
The Department of Natural Resources is offering a basic fishing workshop designed specifically for women. The workshop — part of the DNR’s Becoming an Outdoors-Woman (BOW) program — will be a two-part workshop on Tuesday, June 7, and Thursday, June 9, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Gander Mountain in Fort Gratiot. BeginningFriday, May 20, 2011
The Department of Natural Resources reminds anglers that fishing season shifted into a higher gear April 30, as trout season opened statewide. Also opened, are walleye, pike and muskellunge seasons on the inland waters of the Lower Peninsula. Anglers may also catch and immediately release bass beginning Saturday in theMonday, May 16, 2011
The Department of Natural Resources reminds Lake Huron anglers that recreational fishing regulations for lake trout and splake will change, effective Sunday, May 1. Anglers fishing in MH- 1 — the northernmost management unit of Lake Huron — will be allowed to keep three lake trout and/or splake daily with a minimum size limit ofThursday, May 5, 2011
The Department of Natural Resources is among several agencies joining in the Mid-Michigan Steelheaders' efforts to get children interested in fishing with its first-ever Dr. Bill Earl Youth Fishing Program.This series of free fishing clinics for youth ages 5-16 will take place in Lansing on Saturdays, May 7, 14 and 21. In order toTuesday, April 26, 2011
The daily creel limit for walleyes in Michigan's waters of Lake Erie will be six beginning May 1, the Department of Natural Resources announced. Michigan has adopted a process for setting regulations that allows the DNR to use real-time population data instead of using year-old survey results. This process parallels one adopted byThursday, April 21, 2011
The Department of Natural Resources announced that the Crooked River Alanson Lock, also known as the Alanson Lock, in Emmet County will officially open for the 2011 boating season on Saturday, April 23, one week prior to the trout season opener for all boating and fishing enthusiasts. "Final restoration improvements were made by theTuesday, April 19, 2011
The Michigan State Waterways Commission will hold its regular meetingon Friday, April 22, at the Country Inn & Suites, located at 6511 Centurion Dr.in Lansing. Themeeting will begin at 9:30 a.m. The commission will take action on resolutions honoring formerWaterways Commissioner Denny Bailey, the recommended 2011 WaterwaysMonday, April 18, 2011
The Department of Natural Resources is pleased to announce that the International Game Fish Association (IGFA) has recognized an Atlantic salmon caught at Torch Lake in Antrim County last October as a world record for land-locked Atlantics. The record Atlantic salmon, caught by Indiana resident Tom Aufiero, weighed 26 pounds, 12
