The DNR will hold a Feb. 13 hearing on a proposal to establish a commercial fishery for lake trout on Lake Michigan.

Michigan's lake sturgeon are protected, the DNR reminds anglers, and must be released immediately if caught by mistake.

"These commercial fishing industries were hurting," Haskin said. "These businesses were going under." At a research lab in Hammond Bay, Michigan, a team of scientists looked for a solution to the ...

Black Lake sturgeon season ended after just a few minutes, setting a record for the fast sturgeon season ever.

Ice conditions on Green Bay were favorable in late January for anglers targeting lake whitefish. The previous two winters featured poor ice conditions.

A new resolution proposes amending Michigan's constitution to recognize hunting and fishing as heritage rights, subject to ...

Despite these challenges, in the northern half of Lake Michigan, a handful of family-owned commercial fishing businesses continue to harvest more than 1 million pounds of whitefish annually.

Whitefish represent the backbone of commercial fishing, and generation after generation have harvested the silver-scaled, small-headed fish. In Lake Michigan, the species has been buffeted by ...

A process that could establish a commercial fishery for lake trout on the Wisconsin waters of Lake Michigan took another step forward Jan. 22 when the Natural Resources Board approved a ...

Early commercial fishermen scorned sturgeon ... stock lake sturgeon in several rivers and lakes in Michigan. More:What's free fishing weekend? How you can catch your limit in Michigan Lake ...