Brown trout were introduced to the Great Lakes Northwoods in the late 1800s. Shortly after, the first populations were stocked in and around Lake Michigan – they spread throughout the region and ...

Community members and visitors can celebrate the Fourth of July in a variety of fun ways in Northeast Michigan. Here’s a look ...

The code written on the tag revealed that the trout was 39 years old, marking it the Great Lakes Mass Marking Program’s ...

This is the second time USA TODAY readers have honored the Au Sable for its fly fishing. In 2024's USA TODAY's 10BEST Readers ...

Anglers who trolled Lake Michigan’s coastline near Magoon and Gurney creeks also caught a couple brown trout. “Lake trout were found in 120-140 feet of water, straight out from town,” the ...

Others include the Michigan Brown Trout Festival in Alpena, St. Helen Bluegill Festival and the Mancelona Bass Festival. Diana Needham, the president of Kalkaska’s Trout Festival, has been ...

The Au Sable River in Northern Michigan has earned its place as the top fly-fishing destination in the United States, beating out some of the most famous rivers in the country. According to a recent ...

Also stocked were 2.4 million walleye spring fingerlings at 61 inland lakes and rivers and Lake Michigan. Locally, about 120,000 fish (walleye, splake, brown trout, rainbow trout) were stocked in ...

Duffy landed a brown trout on 6 pound line that tipped the scale at 31 pounds, 8 ounces. Word spread quickly in the angling world, and Duffy’s reputation swelled. The record stood for nearly eight ...

Trout Fishing, Walleye Fishing. Season 25 Episode 2520 | 26m 47s Video has Closed Captions | CC. This week we chase some Trout in northern Michigan, then head to the Detroit River for some Walleye.