Each type of trout stream offers something different to the fish ... If a dam is releasing only the minimum amount of water, the river below can look more like a lake. The trout will survive, but they ...

There are other smaller lakes that, given even a semblance of winter, can provide ice anglers a lake trout fix.

The DNR will hold a Feb. 13 hearing on a proposal to establish a commercial fishery for lake trout on Lake Michigan.

The DNR manages a commercial lake trout fishery on Lake Superior, where the species was declared recovered in 2024. As would likely be included in a Lake Michigan rule, commercial fishers on Lake ...