Traverse City Record-Eagle--Outdoors http://www.record-eagle.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:05:57 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/outdoors/local_story_309070514.html Rivers high, muddy after recent rains http://www.record-eagle.com/outdoors/local_story_309070514.html Water levels on the rivers were high and muddy after the recent rains, but catch rates should improve as the waters recede, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources said Wednesday in its weekly fishing report. Thu, 29 Oct 2009 07:25:57 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/outdoors/local_story_302072706.html Fresh salmon getting hard to find http://www.record-eagle.com/outdoors/local_story_302072706.html Salmon are still being found in some locations around Michigan, but it is getting harder to find fresh fish, the state Department of Natural Resources said. Mon, 26 Oct 2009 06:55:55 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/outdoors/local_story_299065528.html Season for muskrat, mink trapping opens http://www.record-eagle.com/outdoors/local_story_299065528.html Michigan's trapping season for mink and muskrat opened Sunday in the Upper Peninsula and will open soon for northern Lower Michigan. Thu, 22 Oct 2009 07:30:53 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/outdoors/local_story_295073213.html Steelhead catches rise as salmon slow http://www.record-eagle.com/outdoors/local_story_295073213.html As the salmon runs wind down, the steelhead action will increase, the Department of Natural Resources and Environment said Wednesday in its weekly fishing report. Fri, 16 Oct 2009 07:25:59 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/outdoors/local_story_289072754.html Muskie deemed state record by DNR http://www.record-eagle.com/outdoors/local_story_289072754.html Nobody in Michigan history has a "big fish" story that can compare to Kyle Anderson's -- at least when it comes to muskellunge. On Sept. 27, Anderson, a Rapid City resident, caught a record-setting muskie while fishing on Torch Lake. Thu, 15 Oct 2009 07:25:55 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/outdoors/local_story_288072742.html DNR: Salmon at or near peak http://www.record-eagle.com/outdoors/local_story_288072742.html The salmon are at or near peak along the northwest side of the state, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources said Wednesday in its weekly report on fishing conditions. Wed, 14 Oct 2009 07:55:56 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/outdoors/local_story_287075703.html R-E taking outdoor photo submissions http://www.record-eagle.com/outdoors/local_story_287075703.html The Record-Eagle invites outdoor enthusiasts to show off their trophy fish, buck or other game in a new reader-submitted online photo gallery. Thu, 08 Oct 2009 07:25:55 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/outdoors/local_story_281072622.html Salmon runs near peak in the west http://www.record-eagle.com/outdoors/local_story_281072622.html Salmon runs on the western side of the state are at or near peak conditions, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources said Wednesday in its weekly fishing report. Thu, 01 Oct 2009 07:35:56 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/outdoors/local_story_274073525.html DNR: Salmon are moving into rivers http://www.record-eagle.com/outdoors/local_story_274073525.html Salmon are moving into the rivers but the run still is about a week behind last year's run, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources says. Mon, 28 Sep 2009 07:10:57 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/outdoors/local_story_271071023.html Officials track disease that killed deer http://www.record-eagle.com/outdoors/local_story_271071023.html State officials suspect the deaths of more than 100 deer in southeast Michigan may have been caused by the same disease that killed animals in 2006 and 2008. Thu, 24 Sep 2009 07:15:55 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/outdoors/local_story_267071755.html Rain needed to push fish into rivers http://www.record-eagle.com/outdoors/local_story_267071755.html Rain is needed to push more fish into the major river systems, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources said Wednesday in its weekly fishing report. Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:41:00 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/outdoors/local_story_254073031.html Record brown trout caught in Manistee http://www.record-eagle.com/outdoors/local_story_254073031.html An angler has landed the heaviest brown trout on record in Michigan. Mon, 21 Sep 2009 07:10:58 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/outdoors/local_story_264071016.html State tries to walk fine line on alewives http://www.record-eagle.com/outdoors/local_story_264071016.html Managing invasive alewives in the Great Lakes is like walking a tightrope: Too many stymie native lake trout reproduction, while too few cripple the profitable salmon fishery. Thu, 17 Sep 2009 07:20:56 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/outdoors/local_story_260072022.html Warm, dry weather stall salmon runs http://www.record-eagle.com/outdoors/local_story_260072022.html Many Michigan residents are enjoying the nice weather, but those expecting to catch fish during the annual fall salmon run are not, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources aid Wednesday in its weekly fishing report. Thu, 10 Sep 2009 07:05:54 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/outdoors/local_story_253070644.html Salmon enter rivers; full run not started http://www.record-eagle.com/outdoors/local_story_253070644.html Salmon are moving into the rivers, but the big push has not yet occurred in Michigan, the state Department of Natural Resources said in its weekly fishing report Wednesday.