Higgins Lake is not the only inland lake in Michigan to offer hook and line fishing for smelt. Native to the Atlantic seaboard and imported to Benzie County's Crystal Lake, the fish escaped to ...

Michigan health officials advise people to limit the amount of rainbow smelt they eat from the Great Lakes and some inland lakes due to elevated PFAS contamination levels.

The state health department’s 2023 Eat Safe Fish Guides lowers the amount for Lake Michigan and Lake Huron, adds recommendations for some inland lakes.

Perch fishing was slow on the south end of the lake near the State Park. Anglers north of Sunken Island are using tip-ups with smelt to catch lake trout and whitefish.

HIGGINS LAKE -- It felt like forever since the last time I sat on a bucket jigging with an ice fishing rod. My hands were freezing, my toes were nubs, and extreme boredom poured over me like a bad ...

MDHHS has released new Eat Safe Fish guidelines for rainbow smelt and carp from seven different lakes across the state.

According to the most recent work by the USGS, prey fish numbers in Lake Michigan look slightly better, well, not so much with smelt.