RECENT EDITIONS

The Rock’s Monster Trout
My first trip to the famed Stannard Rock in Lake Superior was a success and also a failure. Our television crew booked a charter and quickly discovered that Stannard Rock is a special place. Not only does this chunk of mid-lake structure produce numbers of fish, it...

Hooked on the First Cast
Henry M., as he’s known in school, slipped his fly into the hook keeper on his new fly rod, stepped from the Rogue River and started walking briskly up the trail. “I’m glad we’re going back to the car,” Henry said, “because I packed a snack.” Annnnd…that’s just about...

“Cribbage Challenge” at Outdoor Weekend
Play some of Michigan’s very best, tips, tactics and strategies, plus a unique display of cribbage boards So you think you’re a pretty good cribbage player, huh? Maybe you are. And then again maybe you’re not as good as you think. New to the Woods-N-Water News...

The Memories Live On…
Buckles rattled. Linen and wool swished. Nimble fingers adjusted a hunt-stained haversack. Nearby, a woven sash girded a slim waist. Across the way, a shot pouch and horn snuggled under a woodsman’s right arm. Leather sheathed knives and forged tomahawks found their...

SPRING ’GILLS
If you are looking for a red hot Michigan fishing opportunity that provides endless action, spectacular catches and ideal weather, don’t miss bluegills this spring. When warming weather increases water temperature, panfish leave deep water haunts and slip into skinny...

Seeing moose in the U.P. is not easy!
As a DNR fisheries biologist in the U.P., I had to answer public wildlife questions at the DNR office when wildlife biologists were not available. One time the secretaries summoned me to the front public contact counter. There, a man and woman wanted me to direct them...