By  LUDINGTON MI – Night owls and stargazers this is for you: The S.S. Badger is offering overnight sailings across Lake Michigan. These journeys across the big lake offer chances to catch a sunset from the water and lay back on the deck for stargazing away from city lights. Running from Friday June 19 through […] The post S.S. Badger begins Lake...

Mayflies are aquatic insects that belong to the order Ephemeroptera which translates to “short lived” and “wings.” They are a strong indicator of good water quality as mayflies require clean oxygen rich environments to thrive. On Lake Erie mayflies spend the first few years of their lives as aquatic nymphs burrowed in the lakebed using […] The pos...

How students from a one-room schoolhouse turned fishing lures into reel-world learning By AILEEN KEMMECommunications coordinatorMichigan Department of Natural Resources “How can we design and create fishing lures that will attract the fish we’re fishing for and sell well in our area?”  It’s the kind of question you might expect to hear at a tackle...

Stone Lab offering 2026 summer seminars showcasing Great Lakes partners and Lake Erie science Ohio Sea Grant College Program and Stone Laboratory Press Release Curious about Lake Erie and Ohio science? Join Ohio Sea Grant and Stone Lab for weekly research presentation webinars this summer. The public can attend free Summer Seminar presentations ev...

Jun 15 2026 | Daily News According to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from the months of April to May the water levels in Lake Erie have risen 7 inches to a max level of 572.21 feet three inches above the long-term average. Read the full story by the Erie-Times News. The post Lake Erie water level is trending higher. first appeared on Stray Cat F...

Mayflies are are in full swing along with lots of biting flies. Water temperatures are rising walleye are moving to shallower water. The catch remained good out from the DTE power plant in 20 plus feet of water North. The water is slowly starting to clean up after all the East wind on Monday. Ran […] The post 06-22-2026 Fishing report Lake Erie Mo...

May 27 2026Contact: Curt Wemple 231-444-8029 The Michigan Department of Natural Resources today announced that seven communities throughout the state will share $4.035 million in Waterways Grant-in-Aid Program funding to improve public access to recreational boating. This year projects in Benzie Emmet Mackinac Marquette Ottawa and Sanilac counties...

Juvenile and adult sturgeon raised through stocking programs are surviving in the wild returning to their native rivers and beginning to naturally spawn in some systems. It’s a major milestone for one of the Great Lakes’ oldest and most threatened fish species. TRAVERSE CITY Mich. – A quarter century after scientists and tribal biologists began […...

An angler from Lowell Michigan caught a new state-record fish: a gizzard shad that weighed 4.45 pounds and measured 20.3 inches long! Sedrick Neinhuis was spincasting on the Grand River in Kent County on the afternoon of Wednesday April 22 when he brought in the record-breaker. This fish beats the previous state-record gizzard shad which […] The p...

Nearly $100 000 will help local governments and nonprofit organizations improve Michigan waterways The Michigan Department of Environment Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE) today announced that $99 965 will be awarded through 20 grants to local governments and nonprofit organizations for stream cleanup and monitoring through the Michigan Clean Water Co...

Ontario-funded summit connects western Lake Erie students with scientists and conservation groups StratfordToday StaffApr 30 2026 5:30 PM More than 100 high school students from across the western Lake Erie basin gathered in Sarnia and Point Edward on Wednesday for the Lake Erie Student Summit a hands-on event focused on building the knowledge ski...

Aquatic invasive species primarily spread from one water body to another by “hitchhiking” on boats trailers and other equipment. You can help protect Michigan waters by teaching boaters about invasive species giving demonstrations on proper boat cleaning and conducting invasive species boater surveys to the [Read More] The post Clean Boats Clean W...

DNR reminds anglers of lake sturgeon fishing regulations and rehabilitation efforts As spring arrives anglers fishing in our rivers may unexpectedly find themselves with a lake sturgeon on the line. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources reminds anglers that special regulations exist for lake sturgeon [Read More] The post Help protect lake s...

The moose are loose – collaborative study tracks collared moose in western UP Researchers fitted 20 moose with GPS collars to study species’ survival challenges By RACHEL LINCOLN communications representative and JOHN PEPIN deputy public information officer Michigan Department of Natural Resources The moose population [Read More] The post A collab...

Aug. 15 2024 Contact: Jim Francis 517-242-3593 or Marcee Wardell DNR inland lake and stream surveys are critical to managing Michigan fisheries Crews completed more than 280 surveys in 2023 If you spent any time on the water last year you may have seen Michigan Department of [Read More] The post Lake and stream surveys are critical to managing Mic...

We all know fish swim and move. But the when where and why often remains a mystery for anglers and fisheries managers alike.  Managing fish populations requires a comprehensive understanding of fish behavior ­– driven by the biology of the fish and the environments they [Read More] The post Great Lakes Acoustic Telemetry Observation System network...

Lake Erie anglers can expect the 2024 fishing season to again offer world- renowned opportunities according to the DNR. Following years of strong walleye hatches Lake Erie continues to affirm that it is The Walleye Capital of the World. Additionally a stable yellow perch population [Read More] The post Lake Erie “The Walleye Capital of the World”...

The NRC oversees the management of fish and wildlife in the State of Michigan. Now they are being swayed by special public opinion instead of sound science. They have totally abandoned remember this goes for fishing to.  Concerned Conservationist Today  MUCC filed legal action against the [Read More] The post MUCC filed legal action against the Na...

This is good news for sportfishermen HB 5108 would have allowed commercial netting operations to take game fish Recently Rep. Amos O’Neal (Saginaw) introduced HB 5553 a bill that would modernize the commercial fishing industry and keep gamefish out of commercial nets.  Rep. O’Neal introduced this [Read More] The post New Commercial Bill HB 5553 fi...

The Pearl Mist cut through the smooth water of Muskegon Lake on a cloudy early June morning. Six decks lined with dozens of private balconies towered over Heritage Landing as about 200 people walked down a ramp ready to explore the small lakeshore town that’s [Read More] The post Marquette to Muskegon: Cruise ships bring big tourism dollars to the...