The Department of Natural Resource and Environment is planning a series of statewide public meetings on proposed changes to trout fishing regulations to give anglers a chance to provide input on the draft plan.
A copy of the draft plan is available online to review here.
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Dave DeJonge on April 7th, 2010

We are now taking reservations for our annual membership outing at the Wa Wa Sum Lodge.  The lodge is located on the banks of the Main Stream of the Au Sables’s fabled “holy waters,” just east of Grayling, Michigan.  The annual membership meeting to elect officers and new board members will held on Saturday, June [...]

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Dave DeJonge on March 31st, 2010

A friendly reminder that Michigan fishing licenses expire today. If you are fishing tomorrow, you’ll need a new license. Get one online here: http://www.mdnr-elicense.com/welcome.asp

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Dave DeJonge on January 31st, 2010

Attempting to stop sea lamprey with an electric barrier has become a thing of the past on the Pere Marquette River, according to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service officials. The federal agency recently announced it no longer will operate its electric weir there and will resume treating the river only with chemical lampricides.
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Dave DeJonge on January 10th, 2010

The removal of several small-town dams in the past year is making way for miles of improved fish habitat, including stretches of the Thornapple River in Barry County and Rice Creek in Calhoun County.
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