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DNR weekly fishing report

St. Ignace: Just off the Wawatam Lighthouse and in front of Mackinac Island, lake trout anglers were successful trolling downriggers with spoons. Greens, silvers, whites, and purples were good colors to use. Suckers were in at the Carp River. Grand Marais: When strong winds were not prevalent this past week, boat anglers who went out had the best success trolling west of the breakwall picking up some coho salmon and steelhead. It was also reported that boat anglers had success jigging for lake trout. Anglers fishing early morning off the breakwall had very good success on whitefish, ...

Outdoors North: Get back to where you once belonged

“Get back to the country, back where it all began; get back to the country, back on the road again,” – Neil Young “The old graveled and rocky road ahead of me looked like it had taken a significant beating over the wintertime. It was gray and weathered, seemingly starved, shriveled ...

Tick-borne illness changes how Americans work and play outdoors

By SAGE SCOTT Associated Press In 2023, the Centers for Disease Control reported that an estimated 450,000 Americans suffered from alpha-gal syndrome or AGS. Numbers may be higher since AGS is not a reportable condition, which means health care providers don't have to notify public health ...

What’s Flying: Spring arrives with its feathered friends

By SCOT STEWART “Spring won’t let me stay in the house any longer! I must get out and breathe the air deeply again.” – Gustav Mahler There have been some days in the Upper Peninsula to assure all Spring has come. Nothing like a 70o+ day to make it feel like spring. It is the ...

DNR weekly fishing report – Upper Peninsula

St. Ignace: At the Carp River cement footing pier, steelhead anglers had limited success. With how murky the water is, try casting spoons or crank baits with the colors: chartreuse, golds, silvers, or bronze. Smelt have been running at the Carp River for the past couple of weeks, however they were reported to have slowed. The DNR boat launch at the Pine River has not been put in yet.  Grand Marais: Anglers fishing the break wall were starting to see some whitefish and coho salmon when using spawn. Boat anglers had success on coho salmon while trolling east of the break wall when the ...

Outdoors North: The incredible fascination with nature

“Been a hoot owl howling outside my window now, ‘bout six nights in a row,” – Michael Martin Murphy/Larry Cansler With darkness gathering, a burnt-orange glow persisted along the jagged horizon in the western sky. Above us and out in front of us, the sky remained a cool shade of ...