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Inland Waterway Bass Fishing Closure Defeated
ByDan Kimmel November 7, 2025November 7, 2025

Yesterday at the Natural Resources Commission meeting in Lansing, science prevailed thanks to many, many persons who took the time to write in, and especially those who showed up to speak before the Commission on Commissioner Walters’ amendment to close bass fishing on the Inland Waterway and Black Lake from May 1 until the third Saturday in June.

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Burt Mullett Lakes Spring Bass Fishing Closure Proposed
ByDan Kimmel October 15, 2025October 15, 2025

Just before the October Natural Resources Committee meeting on Thursday, October 9, Commissioner John Walters added an amendment to Fisheries Order 206 – “Bass – Closed bass CIR season from May 1 – Friday before the third Saturday in June for Burt, Mullet, Crooked, Pickerel, and Black Lakes and their connecting waters.”

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Lake St. Clair Smallmouth Bass Fishing by the Numbers
ByDan Kimmel April 4, 2025April 4, 2025

Now is the best time to be a bass angler on Lake St. Clair in at least the last 50 years according to a recent long-term MDNR fisheries research study.

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New Smallmouth Bass Acoustic Tag Study on Lake St. Clair
ByDan Kimmel May 7, 2024May 7, 2024

The Michigan DNR is conducting an acoustic tagging study on Lake St. Clair Smallmouth Bass to better understand their distribution through the lake and habitat use.

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Winter 2017 VHS Virus Fish Kills on Lake St. Clair
Byeditor May 5, 2017August 5, 2023

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources today announced that test results on fish collected in the ongoing fish kill event on Lake St. Clair were confirmed to be positive for viral hemorrhagic septicemia virus (VHSv).

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Michigan: Conversations, Coffee with DNR Fisheries
Byeditor March 21, 2017August 5, 2023

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has announced public forums again will be held throughout the state this year (2017), inviting the public to discuss local and statewide fisheries management activities and concerns.

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New Zealand Mud Snails in the Au Sable River
Byeditor June 9, 2016December 18, 2023

New Zealand Mud Snails have been discovered in the East Branch of the Au Sable River, just downstream of the Harrietta Hills Trout Farm-Grayling.

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Michigan confirms two new invasive species
Byeditor September 5, 2015August 5, 2023

The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) and Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) today confirmed two new invasive species in Michigan waters.

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MDNR urges caution when using fireworks
Byeditor July 1, 2015August 6, 2023

Warm weather and family gatherings can make the Fourth of July a fun time with great memories. But before you celebrate, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources is asking residents and visitors to make sure they understand the importance of fireworks and campfire safety.

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MDNR public fisheries forums in March, April and May
Byeditor March 13, 2015August 5, 2023

The Department of Natural Resources has announced it will again this spring offer public forums throughout Michigan, inviting the public to discuss local and statewide fisheries management activities and concerns.

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Michigan Bass Season Decision Delayed Until April 9th
Byeditor February 5, 2015August 5, 2023

Legislation was reintroduced in this new session that would give fisheries order authority back to the Michigan Natural Resources Commission (NRC) early allowing the seven Commissioners to vote on the bass season a month early at the March 19th meeting.

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Public opinion needed on proposed bass season regulations
Byeditor July 13, 2014August 7, 2023

In order to get public input on proposed regulations to expand Michigan’s bass fishing seasons, the Department of Natural Resources has announced an online survey and public meetings throughout the state in July.

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Public Meetings Coming on Michigan Bass Season Change in July
Byeditor June 24, 2014January 4, 2024

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) is preparing public meeting schedules and locations for comment on proposed changes to the Michigan bass season.

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Bass Season Resolution now MUCC Policy
Byeditor June 24, 2014

Sunday, June 22, 2014 the Michigan United Conservation Clubs state convention delegates voted greater than the needed two-thirds majority to adopt the Michigan B.A.S.S. Nation bass season proposal resolution as official policy.

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Public Act 145 Paves the Way for Longer Michigan Bass Season
Byeditor June 23, 2014August 5, 2023

The bass season bill Senate Bill 869 was signed by Governor Rick Snyder at 11:06 AM on Tuesday 6/3/2014. SB 869 was filed with the Michigan Secretary of State the same day and assigned Public Act 145 of 2014 with immediate effect.

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House Natural Resources Committee Passes SB 869
Byeditor May 6, 2014August 5, 2023

Michigan’s House Natural Resources Committee voted unanimously 9-0 to pass Senate Bill 869 out of committee with a favorable recommendation at today’s hearing.

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Anglers Support Citizens for Professional Wildlife Management
Byeditor April 29, 2014August 7, 2023

Michigan is at the center of one of the largest fights in the country over hunting rights and the future of the North American Model of Conservation. Radical animal rights groups led by the Humane Society of the United States have launched two referendums

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MDNR Says Earlier Bass Season Good For Michigan
Byeditor April 17, 2014August 5, 2023

At the March 20, 2014 Michigan Senate Outdoor Recreation and Tourism Committee hearing on Senate Bill 869, Michigan Department of Natural Resources Legislative Liaison Trevor VanDyke stated the MDNR fully supports eliminating the existing bass season limits from state law because recent science

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Inland Waterway Bass Fishing Closure Defeated

Burt Mullett Lakes Spring Bass Fishing Closure Proposed

New Smallmouth Bass Acoustic Tag Study on Lake St. Clair

Michigan: Conversations, Coffee with DNR Fisheries

Michigan confirms two new invasive species

MDNR urges caution when using fireworks

Public Act 145 Paves the Way for Longer Michigan Bass Season

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