Michigan's 2025-26 fishing season opened April 1, but the trout season — and Lower Peninsula walleye and pike seasons — opens April 26, according to the DNR. Here's what to know about fishing ...

The statewide trout opener and the Lower Peninsula inland walleye and northern pike seasons all open on April 26. Michigan's 2025-26 fishing season doesn't open until April 1, but anglers can ...

Northeast Michigan held one of the shortest fishing seasons ever — 17 minutes. Hundreds of people gathered and raced against the clock in an effort to catch a lake sturgeon, or "dinosaur" fish.

Small game seasons vary, with some, like squirrel and woodchuck, open year-round. For Michigan hunters, elk and bear hunting applications for licenses open soon. As seasons for big and small game ...

Trout season and Lower Peninsula walleye and pike seasons open April 26. As Michigan's anglers prep to head out for the 2025-26 trout fishing season opener, don't forget to get a license first.

Anyone 17 or older fishing in Michigan public waters needs a license. 2025-26 fishing licenses are valid through March 31, 2026, and cost $26 for residents and $76 for non-residents. Trout season and ...