The Lake Michigan Commercial Fishing Board has requested the Department of Natural Resources begin developing a rule to allow the commercial netting of lake trout in the Wisconsin waters of Lake ...

For many anglers and environmentalists, the return of robust lake trout populations to the Great Lakes has been a hard-won battle. Decades of overfishing, habitat degradation, and the devastating ...

The Wisconsin gray wolf management plan wasn't the only controversial conservation topic on the agenda at the Oct. 25 Natural Resources Board meeting. Yes, testimony, discussion and voting on the ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) reports that in May 2023 an angler fishing off Sheboygan caught a large 16-pound lake trout having a coded wire tag. The tag showed the fish had been stocked ...

RACINE - Kenneth Vorwald of Sturtevant knew he landed a great fish at dawn July 21 while fishing from Racine's South Pier. The 20-pound chinook salmon might even earn Vorwald a cash prize in the ...

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 ...

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