Spring peepers are singing, and walleye harvesters are ready to go out on Mille Lacs Lake, as they have for hundreds of years. The walleye spawn is on. Some areas of the lake are known as walleye ...

May 20—Lake Erie, the fourth-largest of the Great Lakes, has witnessed a remarkable turnaround in its walleye population. Once threatened by overfishing and habitat degradation, these prized fish have ...

BAY CITY, MI — A new Saginaw Bay reef is ready for tenants. The Great Lakes Fishery Commission says it finished construction of the new Channel Island Reef on Oct. 10 roughly a month after crews began ...

There are about 34,000 species of fish on Earth. It can be argued few are as popular and valuable as the walleye. Here in the Upper Midwest, it's not really a debate. The handsome, delicious ...

A new study has identified six critical spawning hotspots across the lake and found that most walleye repeatedly return to the same breeding grounds year after year, highlighting the importance of ...

ALLOUEZ, Wis. (WBAY) - The Green Bay chapter of Walleyes for Tomorrow is launching its very first habitat restoration project in Allouez. The goal of the initiative is to bolster natural walleyes’ ...

Minnesota anglers care deeply about conservation, but it should be rooted in science – not optics. That’s why many of us are concerned about the Department of Natural Resources’ proposal to reduce the ...

Previous research and current study find troubling trends for the freshwater fish of Minnesota and elsewhere, owing in part to the impact of global warming caused by climate change. Higher water ...

LAC DU FLAMBEAU – Hunter Mayo uses an ATV to get around the Lac du Flambeau Ojibwe tribe’s massive fish hatchery operation that he manages. It's a dream job for him. Mayo grew up around fishing and ...

The warm water fishing season officially kicks off Thursday, May 1, and runs through March 15, 2026. Anglers can harvest northern pike, pickerel, tiger muskie, and everybody’s favorite filet, walleye.