Michigan is known as the Great Lake State as waters are the perfect place to head out on a boat and spend the day fishing. Owner and Captain of Riverside Chartersin Manistee, Paul Schlafley, said ...

Lake Erie: Mi-Hi Charters, LaSalle, south of Monroe. Rates for perch fishing are $540 for up to four people for five hours (mihicharters.com, 248-879-0825).

Charter fishing is a fun day on the water, but this Northern Michigan fishing charter deckhand proves excursion can also reveal lessons in lake ecology.

If you would like to go fishing outside this weekend, you can do so by the shore or by chartering a boat to take you out on Lake Michigan for salmon.

Richard Pegau and his late wife Judy took fisherman out on a charter boat onto Lake Michigan for a deep-sea fishing experience. They were often booked so much they had time for little other than ...

A charter fishing outing on Lake Michigan provides a catch of trout and salmon.

Brett Roseman / The Times Bob Andrzejewski removes fishing rods from their holders after returning from an early morning charter fishing trip on Lake Michigan.

Dan Fox of Port Washington has worked full-time as a Lake Michigan charter captain since 1974. He says he has seen many changes and he keeps learning.

The joy of a painted turtle, a question on a Downstate fish hatchery, a swing in Wisconsin’s ruffed grouse, and a question on southern Lake Michigan charters are among the notes from around ...