Only sport fishing has been allowed for lake trout in the Wisconsin waters of Lake Michigan since the 1950s when lake trout populations crashed, mostly due to parasitism by invasive sea lampreys.

John Michaliik holds a healthy winter lake trout. Lakes like Green, Duck, Big Blue, and Big Glen in Michigan provide great winter fisheries for lake trout. (Photos by gnatoutdoors.com) Two of Michigan ...

Every year from April to November, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources is on the Great Lakes, surveying the important and diverse Great Lakes fisheries. Crews from research stations in ...

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

Every year from April to November, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is on the Great Lakes, surveying the ...

An unusually poor collection of lake trout during the Illinois DNR’s sampling of Lake Michigan sites last May was followed by more promising results in October and November. Nettings of the fish each ...

Ice is rebuilding to lead this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report; though the forecast snow could alter conditions ...

From north of Houghton Point and into the Bayfield areas, we are seeing more hazardous ice. Thickness varies, but for the ...

Trout fishing remains good at lakes and streams as temperatures warm up for the weekend. In Lincoln County, trout were being caught with flies, lures and worms at Bonito Lake. At Corona Pond ...

Anglers across the state can wet a line without a fishing license, trout stamp ... or go to a nearby lake and consider giving it a try themselves,” Bob Nack with the Wisconsin DNR said.

(The Center Square) – Wisconsin’s free winter fishing weekend is set to run on Saturday and Sunday. Anglers can fish without a fishing license or either a trout or salmon stamp over the two days. The ...

GREEN BAY (WLUK) -- It is officially free fishing weekend in Wisconsin. Wet a line without a fishing license, trout stamp, or salmon stamp January 18th and 19th in most waters, thanks to the ...