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Weekly Fishing Report

Upper Peninsula Little Bay de Noc: Anglers targeting walleye had limited success when trolling the Minneapolis shoals and ‘black bottom’ in the morning hours. Eater-sized walleye were caught out of Kipling, as well as some perch. Manistique: Salmon anglers were catching fish near the ‘red can’, as well as Pointe Aux Barques. However, anglers had to move to deeper water to find adult salmon. Anglers fishing the river had some success with northern pike and walleye. Marquette: Most anglers reported catching lake trout primarily from white rocks and Granite Island. Fishing ...

Outdoors North: Getting swallowed up by nature

“Please don’t bury me down in the cold, cold ground,” – John Prine Standing there, looking all around me, and seeing nothing but tag alders, I was confronted with the realization that I was probably lost. I say probably because being lost is like that. There is a confusion inherent ...

Outdoors North

The morning was cool and the skies still dark when I tried to move quietly out the back door, headed for the garage, my arms loaded down with cameras, keys and a rain jacket. No morning birds singing today, at least not yet. As I drove along the twisting blacktop road, the sun was ...

Outdoors North: Finding that river to fall in love with

“There’s a certain girl I’ve been in love with a long, long time. What’s her name? I can’t tell ‘ya,” — Allen Toussaint There’s a dividing line I know well that cuts across the green space on several of my old topographic maps. It’s not a political boundary, like ...

UP-NMU website to be launched

MARQUETTE — A new website dedicated to the symbiotic relationship between the Upper Peninsula and Northern Michigan University will be launched with a free public event at 4 p.m. Aug. 18, in Ballroom I of the Northern Center at NMU. The website was created by the Beaumier U.P. Heritage ...

DNR weekly fishing report

Upper Peninsula Little Bay de Noc: Walleye fishing was slow. Anglers were having good success when perch fishing, although sorting through small fish was particularly challenging. Anglers were using minnows and worms. Areas around the Kipling boat launch produced fish. Manistique: Salmon anglers reported mixed results. Anglers were catching mainly smaller Chinook salmon, but some adults remained. Areas that were productive include waters around the “red can” and Pointe Aux Barques. Anglers were using a combination of flasher flies and spoons. Les Cheneaux/Detour: Anglers were ...