Tag: fishing
Summerfolk marking 50 years in Owen Sound this weekend
Annual music and crafts festival began in the Scenic City in mid 1970s
By the numbers: Michigan added 18.9M fish to waterways so far this year
Michigan anglers are getting an extra boost through a major fish stocking operation intended to support a $3.9 billion fishing economy….
Stateside: Tuesday, August 12, 2025
First, a look at the debate over Grand Rapids’ climate plan. Then, a Detroit-based artist talks about her woven tapestries, created with a digital loom. Plus, how community service and fly fishing come together for juvenile offenders along the Au Sable River. And, how the face of mobile home lot ownership is changing.
Anglers can win over $175K in prizes at Owen Sound’s Salmon Spectacular
The 37th Annual McDonald’s Owen Sound Salmon Spectacular is right around the corner, and the fishing is just starting to get good. “It’s starting to go, I saw about 10 fish at the Mill Dam and someone sent a photo of a 17-pound fish they caught this morning at the hole (a not-so-secret fishing spot […]
Bassmaster Elite arrives as Lake St. Clair’s smallmouth break records
As anglers compete in the 2025 Yokohama Tire Bassmaster Elite competition on Lake St. Clair from Aug. 7-10, they’ll likely bring some pretty prize catches to weigh-ins. That’s because the catch-and-release method has allowed smallmouth bass on Lake St. Clair to grow to much greater sizes, according to new research from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR).