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Friday: Outdoors

DNR weekly fishing report

Little Bay de Noc: Anglers reported slow fishing for yellow perch, and any fish they did mark were lethargic, barely going after their lures. Anglers reported the most success on wigglers, with some bites coming on minnows. Munising: Anglers did well targeting coho salmon and smelt throughout ...

What’s Flying: Spring is moving in loving ways

“We will always choose Earth. We will always choose each other.” – Christina Koch, Mission Specialist crew member Artemis II Even though the challenges of getting spring truly started continue the Upper Peninsula still looks like one of the best places ever, for both Yoopers and birds ...

Outdoors North: Rain catches up with me

“The sky is crying, look at the tears roll down the street,” – Elmore James As I sat behind the wheel, looking out the windshield, the countryside was cloaked in a thick soft robe of fog, making the copper mining era houses across the highway — now mostly boarded-up — look every bit ...

Birds emerge as slowly as the snow melts

“Magic birds were dancing in the mystic marsh. The grass swayed with them, and the shallow waters, and the earth fluttered under them. The earth was dancing with the cranes, and the low sun, and the wind and sky.” — Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Despite the landscape and forecasts, bird ...

People and animals alike, ready for spring to arrive

(ITALICS) “Come on Pearl, come on Kitty, if you feel inclined, down around the bend in the water, bring your fishin' line,” —Gordon Lightfoot In the evenings now, if I travel along the county road, the deer are gathering in any place where there’s bare ground. The surrounding ...

DNR’s U.P. fishing report

MARQUETTE — The past week was slow for fishing in all areas due to icy conditions on Lake Superior along the breakwall and river mouths. A few coho salmon were caught on the break wall on days when the ice allowed anglers to cast into the lake. This occurred toward the end of the week when ...