Fishing for Drum

June 17, 2017, 8:00 am-10:00 am Location: Historic Ottawa Beach Parks, Black Lake Boardwalk-West Learn to catch big fish from shore! The freshwater drum is a hard-fighting native fish that eats invasive species like zebra mussels and round gobies. Also known as...

What’s the best fish to stock in your Michigan fishing pond?

Stocking the wrong species can lead to problems down the road. By Ron Kinnunen Spring is the time of year to evaluate the type and quantity of fish to put in your farm pond. This is a critical decision as it will dictate the quality of fishing in the pond for years to...

2017 John D. Dingell Friend of the Refuge Award

The Great Lakes – Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie and Ontario, and their connecting channels – form the largest surface fresh water system on earth. Michigan is at the heart of that system, surrounded by four of the five Great Lakes. Through research, education and...