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DNR weekly fishing report

Little Bay de Noc: Little to no fishing pressure this week as anglers awaited open water season. Any remaining ice was in poor condition and the shoreline has deteriorated, resulting in few anglers going out. Munising: The coho salmon bite remained steady for anglers, with a few nice-sized cisco mixed in. Anglers also caught a few smaller whitefish and splake over the past week. Anglers reported catching a good number of smelt as well. Popular baits were minnows and eggs. Ice conditions worsened due to the warm weather and rain. Keweenaw Bay: Before ice conditions deteriorated due to ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 the bay with cisco also being caught. The splake and whitefish bite was slow, while the perch bite was reported fair. Anglers reported luck at night when targeting burbot in the bay. Popular baits included eggs and minnows. Keweenaw Bay: Anglers reported good numbers of coho salmon with a few ...

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 ...