The ice was a solid 10 inches in the protected lagoon along Milwaukee's Lake Michigan shore on Feb. 4, that much was certain. But there was a palpable vibration, too. I just wasn't sure how much ...

Harbors and rivers along the Wisconsin shore of Lake Michigan provide world-class Ice fishing for brown trout and steelhead, or rainbow trout.

Perch fishing on southern Lake Michigan and ice fishing ... Hey Dale caught this beautiful brown trout at Burnham Harbor. Nate Torres. There is more than perch being caught on the lakefront.

Perch fishing around Chicago leads this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report, but there are other things such as ice fishing up north, as well as lake trout, brown trout and whitefish on ...

Anglers who trolled Lake Michigan’s coastline near Magoon and Gurney creeks also caught a couple brown trout. “Lake trout were found in 120-140 feet of water, straight out from town,” the ...

In 2022 the DNR stocked 433,154 brown trout yearlings and 42,547 brown trout fingerlings in the Wisconsin waters of Lake Michigan. The fish were planted in 11 counties from Kenosha to Door.

In Manistee, fishing was slow overall. But anglers caught sheepshead, bowfin, bass, and pike on the piers. A few king salmon, ...

Discover expert tips for ice fishing stocked trout, from finding winter trout hotspots to the best lures and gear. Catch more rainbow, brook, and brown trout!

Duffy landed a brown trout on 6 pound line that tipped the scale at 31 pounds, 8 ounces. Word spread quickly in the angling ...

However, despite the cold conditions, boat fishing has been good for a mix of steelhead, walleye, brown trout and lake trout. He noted that there are a lot of fish in the river system this year.

When you think of fishing the Great Lakes region, other freshwater species likely come to mind: smallmouth, walleye, pike, and lake-run steelhead. But there’s some seriously good brown trout ...

Brown trout action in the lake is starting to happen with the nicer weather. Capt. ... The ice fishing for 2025 is over, reports Capt. Mike Sperry with Chautauqua Reel Outdoors.