Once considered too polluted for whitefish to thrive, southern Green Bay has suddenly become the only place in Lake Michigan where the fish aren’t collapsing. What can Michigan learn from its success?

Lake whitefish in the upper Great Lakes are vanishing — not because they’ve stopped spawning, but because their young are failing to survive. In parts of Lake Michigan and Lake Huron, harvests have ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Sitting by a dock near the northern tip of Door County, Wisconsin, Charlie Henriksen looked out at the surrounding waters, where Green Bay meets Lake ...

Anglers just spent their last November using a wide range of tackle to cast from popular fishing spots in west Michigan. New rules kick in starting next November at the ports of Grand Haven, Muskegon, ...

It’s ice fishing season, and for Door County anglers that means catching lake whitefish. But warming winters are impacting the iconic species. Zach Burgess has been fishing both sides of the Door ...

GRAND HAVEN, MI — Pier anglers in Grand Haven, Muskegon and Whitehall this month face temporary new gear restrictions aimed at protecting spawning whitefish. On Nov. 12, the Department of Natural ...

STURGEON BAY, Wis. — It’s midmorning in late February, and Bruce Smith is regaling two ice fishing buddies when a tug on his line interrupts the story. “There we go!” he shouts as a shimmering 23-inch ...