Shantytowns come alive in the night, as anglers use bright lights to draw Northern Michigan smelt up from the dark bottoms of inland lakes. A frozen lake in the dead of night is a desolate place ...

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Today we're fishing the mouth of the Niagara River using the American Smelt crankbait - flat line trolling. We're trolling 90 ...

The new fishing license and regulation season kicks off April 1, so anglers need to be sure they have purchased a new license for the fishing season in order to enjoy Michigan’s great fishing ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — State officials believe they have solved one of the mysteries of why Lake Superior smelt are showing such high levels of PFAS contamination. The Michigan Department of ...

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources’ winter free fishing weekend is just ahead, offering residents and visitors a chance to get out and try the sport without purchasing an annual license. The ...