http://www.record-eagle.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:00:57 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/outdoors/local_story_186095311.html http://www.record-eagle.com/outdoors/local_story_186095311.html The Illinois Department of Natural Resources says it's discovered a fish-killing virus for the first time in the Illinois waters of Lake Michigan. Wed, 02 Jul 2008 20:00:54 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/outdoors/local_story_185100600.html http://www.record-eagle.com/outdoors/local_story_185100600.html A group of 23 paddlers was organized by John Heiam and Lois Goldstein to perform a cleanup -- one of two they do annually -- on the Platte. It is one of several area rivers that they organize cleanups for during the summer and fall. Wed, 02 Jul 2008 20:00:53 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/outdoors/local_story_185100613.html http://www.record-eagle.com/outdoors/local_story_185100613.html More severe weather accompanied by cold fronts slowed fishing, but an expected weekend warm up should again improve conditions, the Michigan Department of Resources said Wednesday in its weekly fishing report. Tue, 01 Jul 2008 20:00:56 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/outdoors/local_story_184094538.html http://www.record-eagle.com/outdoors/local_story_184094538.html A new rearing facility for lake sturgeon will be built on the Black River in Cheboygan County in an effort to grow the threatened fish's population. Sat, 28 Jun 2008 20:00:55 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/outdoors/local_story_181101258.html http://www.record-eagle.com/outdoors/local_story_181101258.html When Hexagenia limbata (giant Michigan mayfly) emerge or mate in mid-air and fall to the water to release their eggs and die, they may do so in such huge numbers that fishing becomes sporadic at best. A steady hatch is much better because it can drive jumbo brown trout into a voracious feeding frenzy and anglers to the depths of frustration as they try to catch selectively feeding trout at a time when hearing becomes a far more important fishing tool than the ability to see. Wed, 25 Jun 2008 20:00:55 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/outdoors/local_story_178094625.html http://www.record-eagle.com/outdoors/local_story_178094625.html This past week I visited both Boyne Mountain and Highlands checking out the mountain bike park at the Highlands and all the cross-country biking trails at both resorts along with some other new outdoor activities they now offer. I first saw the mountain bike park a couple of years ago when they were first starting it up and thought it was incredible. Now it's even bigger with a lot more stunts, jumps and rails. Wed, 25 Jun 2008 20:00:54 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/outdoors/local_story_178094633.html http://www.record-eagle.com/outdoors/local_story_178094633.html Local mountain bike racers Dan Roth and Jack Kline had strong finishes in the Lumberjack 100. Wed, 25 Jun 2008 20:00:53 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/outdoors/local_story_178094639.html http://www.record-eagle.com/outdoors/local_story_178094639.html Smallmouth bass were hitting in the shallows of Glen Lake on rubber worms and crank baits. (Plus more fishing reports from area lakes.) Sat, 21 Jun 2008 20:00:55 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/outdoors/local_story_174095803.html http://www.record-eagle.com/outdoors/local_story_174095803.html There are times during an active fishing life when things happen that cannot be explained. One special night on the Sturgeon River between Indian River and Wolverine serves as a good example, and it occurred close to the witching hour on a dark pool. Fri, 20 Jun 2008 20:00:56 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/outdoors/local_story_173095721.html http://www.record-eagle.com/outdoors/local_story_173095721.html A Paddle Day is slated on Boardman River on July 5. The event, which will allow people to try their paddling skills on a buoyed obstacle course, will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. between Cass and Eighth streets. Wed, 18 Jun 2008 20:00:56 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/outdoors/local_story_171094736.html http://www.record-eagle.com/outdoors/local_story_171094736.html I became interested in ancient rock writing when I visited the area around Moab, Utah, a little over a year ago and was fascinated by the petroglyphs -- carved into rock -- and pictographs -- painted onto rock -- that exist at a number of sites around the area. This ancient form of prehistoric Native American communication has a mystical quality. Wed, 18 Jun 2008 20:00:55 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/outdoors/local_story_171094749.html http://www.record-eagle.com/outdoors/local_story_171094749.html Bass season on the Detroit River, Lake St. Clair and the St. Clair River will open Saturday, the Michigan Department of Resources said Wednesday in its weekly fishing report. Sun, 15 Jun 2008 10:41:00 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/outdoors/local_story_167094716.html http://www.record-eagle.com/outdoors/local_story_167094716.html A fast-spreading virus recently killed thousands of round gobies near Milwaukee, and officials fear the same fate may await fish elsewhere in Lake Michigan. Sun, 15 Jun 2008 10:40:00 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/outdoors/local_story_167094733.html http://www.record-eagle.com/outdoors/local_story_167094733.html It's already started. A dream came wandering through my brain last night, and there I stood, knees braced against the stern, and a rod bowed almost double from the force of a big muskellunge. It was taking line, and then began circling back to stare at me with an evil look on his toothy shovel-shaped face. Thu, 12 Jun 2008 09:58:00 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/outdoors/local_story_164095554.html http://www.record-eagle.com/outdoors/local_story_164095554.html The deer herd in three northern Lower Michigan counties swelled in recent years to levels sought by state wildlife officials, but doe permits for this year's firearms hunting season still won't be issued there.