What Makes a Bucktail Jig So Effective for Catching Bass and Walleye? Simplistic in design but lethal in execution, the bucktail jig works magic when fished amongst weeds in the fall. Comprised of a ...

Fall fingerling walleye were stocked in Big Turkey, Crooked and Clear lakes (Steuben); Fish, Pine/Stone lakes (LaPorte); Loon ...

“This was another exceptional fall fish stocking season, enhancing fishing opportunities throughout Michigan,” DNR fish ...

The survey tallied an average of 15.5 walleyes and 16 saugers per gill net. That’s down slightly from the historic average of 16.6 walleyes per net, but above the historic sauger average of 15.3.

The number and type of fish stocked vary by hatchery because each facility’s ability to rear fish differs due to water supply ...

Michigan DNR stocked over 648,000 fish in fall to enhance fishing and ecosystems, with 76 locations receiving seven species, ...

“This was another exceptional fall fish stocking season, enhancing fishing opportunities throughout Michigan,” said DNR fish ...

Captain Mike Russell, with Erie Obsession, won the Big Fish Friday contest in the annual Western New York Walleye Tournament. Submitted photo The annual fall walleye tournament for the Western New ...

The fall 2025 effort saw DNR crews stock seven different species at 76 locations throughout the state: 648,557 fish, weighing ...