The Department of Natural Resources’ weekly fishing report for April 16, 2025 shows some of the most current conditions in the region and best methods.

On Tuesday, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources plans to begin its spring collection of steelhead trout eggs at the ...

DNR crews operating the Root River Steelhead Facility in Racine this spring have processed a record number of steelhead, or rainbow trout. Fertilized eggs from the fish are taken to state hatcheries ...

“There’s finally some stuff going on,” Chelsea Pete, at the Manistee River Lodge said. “The rivers are fishing very well. The ...

New sportfishing regulations for Michigan’s 2025 fishing season begin Tuesday and are in effect through March 31, 2026.

Most of the fish were caught on the Lake Michigan side of both piers. In the previous report for March 26, anglers using spawn caught steelhead and brown trout on the piers when weather permitted.

The rainbows spawn successfully in the entire Sturgeon River system, but the West Branch is a prolific producer of lake-run ...

Steelhead are stocked in Lake Erie tributaries by the state of Ohio, and also in southern Lake Michigan tributaries by the state of Indiana. DNR egg-take operations begin with the lowering of weir ...

Coho salmon fishing is excellent in Lake Michigan but could change ... Outdoor Adventures: New website counts steelhead, coho and chinook salmon and trout in South Bend fish ladder I caught ...

New fishing regulations, including modified rules for steelhead and new size limits for muskellunge, took effect in Michigan ...