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Friday: Outdoors

DNR weekly fishing report

Little Bay de Noc: Yellow perch anglers reported fair to good fishing. They fished near the narrows, using perch rigs baited with minnows, and were either drifting or using spot lock to hold their position over schools of perch. Walleye anglers were primarily trolling or casting artificial ...

Outdoors North: November, look kindly upon us

“The trees bend because of the wind across that lonesome border, the trees bend because of the wind almost all the time,” – Joe Ely It was one of those days when being out in the woods meant being careful, being aware, being concerned. With October fading fast in the rearview mirror, ...

Your latest prescription is to get outside

MADISON, Wis. — Find a shady spot under a tree, take a breath of fresh air and call me in the morning. Health care providers have long suggested stressed-out patients spend time outdoors. Now hundreds of providers are going a step further and issuing formal prescriptions to get outside. The ...

DNR weekly fishing report

Ontonagon River: The river saw very little angling activity over the past week. The floating docks in the Ontonagon Marina had been removed from the river for the season, and the fish cleaning station at the marina was closed for the season. Ontonagon/Silver City/Union Bay: Angling efforts ...

Outdoors North: Craving peace and silence

“Here we stand upon the bridge, time is passing by. Time to tread the road ahead, time to say goodbye,” – Steve Gibbons Elbows, hooks, corners, turns, bends — all good names for those places in rivers and creeks where the direction of the water flow changes. These corners are ...