This spring, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) fisheries personnel will be taking walleye eggs below the Croton Dam on the Muskegon River. DNR plans to collect approximately 67 million walleye eggs from the Muskegon River in 2016, resulting … Continued
In 2014, Indiana DNR’s Fish of the Year contest received 78 entries which resulted in 33 winners for 31 species. There were ties in two categories; bluegill and crappie. Annual winners are selected on the length of fish they catch … Continued
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources recently completed stocking efforts for the 2014 season. A total of 36,228 muskellunge fingerlings were stocked into 21 water bodies located throughout the state. Michigan is home to two strains of naturally producing muskellunge, … Continued
Windy weather may have helped contain an oil spill along the Lake Michigan shoreline near Whiting, Indiana. BP notified the federal government’s National Response Center on March 24, 2014 at 5:25 p.m. that a spill had occurred at the BP … Continued
A proposed general permit that would make it quicker and easier for nonprofit organizations to raise and more safely stock fish in the Great Lakes will be the topic of two public hearings set for February and a public comment … Continued