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DNR weekly fishing report

Little Bay de Noc: Anglers reported a slight uptick in walleye catches with the onset of this past week’s warm up. However, walleye success was limited. Anglers reported the most success with set lines, baited with sucker minnows or shiners. Yellow perch anglers reported fair fishing, with ...

Outdoors North: Watching on at the silent passing

“Sixteen miles to seven lakes way up among the pines, in some hidden valley where the twirlin’ river twines,” – Gordon Lightfoot On another winter morning, overcast with skies the color of dirty mop water, the sunshine is on vacation somewhere down south. The maples, birches and ...

DNR to livestream Michigan Natural Resources Commission meetings starting Wednesday

By the Michigan Department of Natural Resources Beginning with Wednesday’s meeting of the Michigan Natural Resources Commission, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources plans to livestream all NRC meetings in an effort to make it easier for the public to learn about the work of the commission and stay engaged on topics of interest. The commission meeting will start at 9:30 a.m. in Rooms M119-121 on the West Campus of Lansing Community College, 5708 Cornerstone Drive, in Lansing. The draft meeting agenda is available online; please note that the draft agenda could change ...

What's Flying: Catching up with those flying friends

“In the bleak midwinter Frosty wind made moan, Earth stood hard as iron, Water like a stone; Snow had fallen, Snow on snow, Snow on snow, in the bleak midwinter, Long ago.” — Christina Rossetti “A good friend is a connection to life — a tie to the past, a road to the future, the ...