Learn walleye fishing techniques and regulations at the Michigan DNR clinic in Detroit on April 12. Preregistration required.

including both Prior and Spring lakes, received a surplus of walleye fingerlings, roughly the size of a human adult finger, supplied by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.

In 2002, the Great Lakes basin had just 11.9% ice coverage, NOAA said. In 2012, Lake Superior had 8.5% coverage. In 2002, Lake Michigan had 12.4% coverage. In 2012, Lake Huron had 22.8% coverage.

known as blue ice are already forming in the Great Lakes near Mackinac Island, according to a post on Facebook. Blue ice, typically found in glaciers, often forms in Michigan lakes during the ...

Less than two weeks remain for the walleye, pike and bass season as Feb. 23 is the last day until the opener on May 10.

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker jokingly announced that the name of Lake ... after a great state," Pritzker said. "So today, I'm issuing a proclamation declaring that hereinafter, Lake Michigan ...

Michigan's shortest fishing season was back in 2025, but only for 17 minutes. The 2025 lake sturgeon fishing season on Black Lake in Cheboygan and Presque Isle counties began at 8 a.m. Saturday ...

Above: Satellite view of the Great Lakes on a recent clear day (December 22, 2019), showing less than 2% overall ice cover, about normal for this point in the winter, mainly in Green Bay and ...