GRAND HAVEN, MI – It was just shy of 7 a.m. when a rod bucked and caught everyone’s attention. “There’s one,” yelled Captain Brian Butts, owner of Sea Flea Charters LLC, out of Grand Haven. He had ...

An angler fishing last Sunday on a charter boat based in Algoma, Wisconsin, reeled in a Lake Michigan rarity — a salmon that eclipsed the 40-pound mark. Brian Sollars of East Bethel, Minnesota, was ...

GRAND HAVEN -- When Peter VanderKolk grabbed a fishing rod on his buddy’s boat last week, the drag on his reel just started screaming. A big Lake Michigan salmon would quickly take out 250 feet of ...

was excellent; Lake Huron not so good| By ZACHARY M. "This was the best chinook fishing in many years - possibly, the best ever," said Jim Fenner, president of the Ludington Area Charter Boat ...

Luis Martinez, a 19-year-old who had never fished for salmon before, purchased a fishing license on Friday and by the end of Saturday was celebrating having caught a Michigan record for Chinook salmon ...

Three local fishermen take us to their favorite Northern Michigan fishing spots for bluegill, trout and salmon, sharing tips along the way for preparing a fresh catch feast. Fried Bluegill Recipe | A ...

They are the king of the Great Lakes sport fish, luring thousands of anglers to Michigan waters every year for a chance to try to land them — and helping fuel a multibillion-dollar fishing and boating ...

One could make the case that Jim Dexter, fisheries chief for the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, all but declared chinook (king) salmon dead last year, naming lake trout heir to the throne ...

While trolling 5 miles from the shore of Lake Michigan on Saturday, Capt. Kyle Nied watched one of his clients hook a big salmon on a downrigger. Nied and his party of four anglers had left the dock ...

Michigan’s magical waters have long been fishing destinations for first-time anglers and experienced fishermen alike. For vacationers that want to make the most of their time on the water, turn to the ...

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