Scientific Anglers: Putting their heart on the line

Scientific Anglers: Putting their heart on the line

Scientific Anglers fly line made right here in Michigan by Allen Crater If you’ve ever drifted a dry fly, dangled a dropper or stripped a streamer, you likely know the importance of fly line. You may not know that the world’s largest fly line manufacturer...
Patience for Spring Panfish

Patience for Spring Panfish

It’s hard to be patient for spring panfish By Steve Griffin We haunt Saginaw Bay cuts and Lake Michigan drowned-river-mouth lakes several cold weeks before perch, those striped heralds of spring, arrive. Snow squalls sometimes mock our optimism. We slip and slide on...

Musky: A Keystone Species

By Kory Boozer, avid angler and member of the Michigan Musky Alliance A musky is a keystone species that helps hold everything together in its environment. Oftentimes, this role is played out by apex predators such as wolves in Yellowstone National Park, sea otters in...
Made in Michigan: DriftPro Anchor Winch

Made in Michigan: DriftPro Anchor Winch

Product: DriftPro Anchor Winch Made: In Michigan Michigan Out-of-Doors Credentialing: Must-have for steelhead, salmon and trout fishing Good ideas are rarely born from thin air; most of the time they are an evolution of someone else’s idea that can be made better,...
The Work Behind Michigan’s Fishery

The Work Behind Michigan’s Fishery

What does it take to keep our state a world-class fishery? Sponsored by the Michigan Wildlife Council Michigan is known as one of the best freshwater fisheries and angler destinations in North America. Within the state, each area has it’s own unique fishery to...