Little Bay de Noc: Docks are in at most locations. Windy conditions limited angler numbers. Those that were able to make it out reported good perch fishing when jigging with perch rigs. Big Bay de Noc: Perch anglers reported fair to good fishing. Minnows or worms seemed to work best. St. ...

By John Pepin Michigan DNR “The railroad crossed the continent, and the buildings scratch the sky, the highway runs all over the place and the big jet engines fly,” – Steve Forbert As I headed up the highway north, it seemed like I was going the wrong way – even though the digital ...

MARQUETTE — “How far you all going Ruby asked us with a smile? We’re going all the way, until the wheels fall off and burn,” – Bob Dylan and Sam Shepard There are places to travel to that when you visit, the atmosphere of the place itself can clear your mind. These types of places ...

Courtesy photo Brady Schram landed this 36-inch northern pike while fishing on the Bays de Noc.

MARQUETTE — “I have gone from rags to riches in the sorrow of the night; in the violence of a summer’s dream, in the chill of a wintry light,” – Bob Dylan The silence in the nighttime air hung heavy and low. It was a deathly silence, like being in a tomb, I would imagine. It was ...

Courtesy photos Chase Moraski brought in these trophy walleye while fishing on the Bays de Noc.