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The application period for Michigan’s spring turkey hunting season is open now through Sunday, Feb. 1.
Bear hunters recorded another robust season in Michigan in 2025, harvesting nearly 2,000 animals and bringing home a remarkable number of large bears in the Upper Peninsula.
New Gear
When you have friends and family waiting for you back on shore, and you absolutely need to bring dinner home from the water, you’ll want the new Harvest Shad by Rapala tied on.
Newsflash
River Produces Record Catfish
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Record-breaking CatfishNever doubt Rodney Akey when he says he’s gonna catch you a big one.
Just ask his buddy, Will Skalla.
“Will likes his bluegill fishing, but I prefer bigger fish,” said Akey, a catfish specialist. “I told him that bluegills were for women and children, and that if he would come with me I’d show him what big fish look like.”
So, on May 22, the Niles anglers headed to the St. Joseph River below Berrien Springs dam. About 8 p.m., Akey’s line began to move. He let the fish run a bit, set the hook and the battle was on.
River Walleyes Coming Back
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If results from the recent Michiana Walleye Association (MWA) tournament were an indication of how the St. Joseph River has responded to stocking efforts, the answer is “very well!”
Thirteen teams competed on the stretch between Twin Branch and Elkhart during the eight-hour event. They caught 70 legal walleyes measuring 15 inches or bigger, not to mention more than 250 sub-legal walleyes.
That’s pretty darn impressive when you consider that state stocking efforts have fallen off the past decade and walleye fishing was on the downswing.
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