Growing up as I did in mid-Ohio, I didn’t have much reason to think about what might constitute the best salmon lures. Walleyes? Yes. Crappies? Absolutely. Smallmouth? From time to time; but never ...

Here’s how fishing looks this week in the Northwest Lower Peninsula, Northeast Lower Peninsula and Upper Peninsula, according to the latest report from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.

Today we're trolling for salmon in Lake Ontario: one lead core line, one planer board, and one jet diver. We're using the American Smelt and a Viper Spoon with an artificial plastic, and running them ...

Learn how to rig, deploy, and catch fish with a downrigger for consistent success targeting trout, salmon, walleye or any other deep water fish. This gives you the basic idea of a downrigger set up.

During the summer, Great Lakes king salmon are denizens of the deep, chowing down on pelagic alewives and other baitfish in cool water. But as the spawning urge kicks in during August and September, ...

The Department of Natural Resources’ weekly fishing report for Sept. 24 shows some of the most current conditions in the region and best methods. Here’s what the report shows that anglers said about ...

Fishing conditions improved this week for a variety of species for boat and shore anglers. Large and smallmouth bass fishing has been good statewide. All anglers 17 years of age and older are required ...

Salmon fishing was “starting to pick up” across Michigan this past week, officials said. “Anglers targeting Chinook salmon had better luck this past week as fishing was starting to pick up,” on Lake ...

The salmon and trout season is open throughout Michigan and anglers are starting to see success is areas of the Upper and Lower peninsulas. “Boat anglers targeting salmon had pretty good fishing this ...

SACRAMENTO — The king salmon bite started late on Folsom Lake this year, but the fish being caught are exceptionally large ones. A number of salmon ranging from 7 to 12 pounds have been caught over ...

Fall is trophy king salmon season for Great Lakes anglers and one of my favorite times to be on the water. As temperatures cool off, the spawning instinct kicks in, pushing big Chinook (king) salmon ...