Michigan's 2025-26 fishing season opened April 1, but the trout season — and Lower Peninsula walleye and pike seasons — opens April 26, according to the DNR.

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – A popular trout stream in mid-Michigan will soon have the water quality and biological information necessary to protect its cold-water fishery, thanks to $40,000 in state funding.

Anyone 17 or older fishing in Michigan public waters needs a license. 2025-26 fishing licenses are valid through March 31, 2026, and cost $26 for residents and $76 for non-residents. Trout season and ...

Next time you go for brookies, leave the main stream and try the small water. This article was originally published in the July 2016 issue of Traverse, Northern Michigan’s Magazine. Subscribe here.

You'd be surprised how much a palm-sized trout can teach you. / Photo by Jasper Taback If you’re looking for giant fish or huge numbers of fish, small stream trout fishing probably isn’t for you.

Light Tippet is Key It may not seem like a big deal if all you’ve got in your pack is 3x or 4x, but it’s always worth stopping and picking up a spool of 5, 6, or even 7x. The water in small ...

Anyone 17 or older fishing in Michigan public waters needs a license. 2025-26 fishing licenses are valid through March 31, 2026, and cost $26 for residents and $76 for non-residents. Trout season and ...

Small stream trout typically live in shallow, clear, and confined environments, making them particularly vulnerable to predators. To survive, these fish have evolved to bolt at the first sight or ...

Anyone 17 or older fishing in Michigan public waters needs a license. 2025-26 fishing licenses are valid through March 31, 2026, and cost $26 for residents and $76 for non-residents. Trout season ...