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Outdoors North: Enjoying the sights and sounds of Autumn

“I ain’t had a bite ‘cuz the moon’s too bright, I wish I had a big one or two. My trotline’s set and my hooks are wet and mama’s got the catfish blues,” – Tom T. Hall The overnight temperatures had plummeted well below freezing, leaving the early morning crisp and brittle, ...

What’s Flying: The season opens its full palette

"Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns." – George Eliot By all standards, autumn is officially here. The transition this week was softened by the summer-like weather on Tuesday leading up to the ...

DNR weekly fishing report

Little Bay de Noc: Walleye fishing was fair to good. Anglers caught fish casting jigs tipped with live bait or artificial bait featuring glow paint, using erratic, darting presentations to trigger strikes. Anglers trolling reported success using crawler harnesses or slender diving baits. ...

Outdoors North: Breaths of nature’s healing and forgiveness

“Idiot wind, blowing through the buttons on our coats, blowing through the letters that we wrote, blowing through the books upon our shelves, it’s a wonder we can even feed ourselves,” – Bob Dylan Walking along an old dirt road, I feel the winds of autumn swirling around the tree ...

What’s Flying: The seasons are a’changing

“Change is hard but inevitable.” – Jenny Han Although mentioned frequently lately, the autumnal equinox – the “official” start of fall, is just around the corner. It comes around Tuesday, Sept. 22 at 8:05 p.m. EDT in the Northern Hemisphere. The days have drawn noticeably shorter, ...

DNR weekly fishing report

Little Bay de Noc: Anglers targeting walleye reported fair to good fishing over the past week. In lower Little Bay de Noc, anglers found fish around deep structure, including points and humps. In the upper bay, anglers reported success along weed edges and the eastern shoreline. Casting ...