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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

MANISTEE COUNTY, Mich. (WPBN/WGTU) -- The annual collection of steelhead eggs at the Little Manistee River weir in Stronach is tentatively scheduled to begin Tuesday, April 15. The facility is open to ...

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 ...

Despite the recent surge of colder temperatures, the prospects to go ice fishing are still a ways off in most parts of Michigan. In the meantime, pike and panfish appear to be two of the top targets ...

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Low fishing pressure in the state is due to a combination of weather and the time of year, according to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. Steelhead fishing should be ...

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 ...

Ice report: Ice is poor over many lakes. North shorelines have opened up very fast with the angle of the sun. Open-water anglers are trying for early-season crappie and northern pike on live bait in ...