Fisheries Workshops
Spring fishery workshops offer current research and information related to the status of the Lake Huron and Lake Michigan fishery.
Michigan Sea Grant and Michigan State University Extension, in partnership with the Department of Natural Resources Fisheries Division, USGS Great Lakes Science Center, US Fish and Wildlife Service, and local fishery organizations annually host evening regional workshops to provide valuable information for anglers, charter captains, resource professionals, and interested community members.
Workshops include information and status updates on topics such as fish populations and angler catch data, forage or prey fish surveys, offshore fisheries and native Lake Trout, status of Yellow Perch and Walleye, as well as updates on fisheries management activities, citizen science opportunities for anglers, and a variety of other Lake Huron and Lake Michigan topics of local interest.
2020 workshops
Lake Huron Open Water Fishery Workshop
Southern Lake Michigan Fishery Workshop
Saginaw Bay Watershed Fishing Regulations Survey
Michigan DNR Fisheries Division Conversations and Coffee
Saginaw Bay Fishery Workshop
Lake Huron Les Cheneaux Fishery Workshop
Resources
A number of resources and opportunities were mentioned throughout the workshops.
- The Life of the Lakes, Fourth Edition
- Huron-Michigan Diet Study Facebook
- Instructions for Huron-Michigan Diet Study, GL Angler Diary, and bait ball reporting
- Lake Huron Cisco Restoration Poster (PDF)
- Ciscoes of the Laurentian Great Lakes Monograph (PDF)
- Sea Grant Salmon and Trout Identification
- Saginaw Bay Coreyon Reef Restoration
- The Coreyon Reef Documentary
- Saginaw Bay Sturgeon Restoration
- Michigan Fishing Guide
- Michigan Department of Health Eat Safe Fish Guide
Past workshops
- Find more workshop videos on Michigan Sea Grant’s YouTube channel.