The Department of Natural Resources is recommending a 39% reduction in the lake whitefish quota for commercial fishers in the Wisconsin waters of Lake Michigan but no change in Green Bay.

A recovering native fish could be part of a commercial fishery in the Wisconsin waters of Lake Michigan if a new administrative rule is approved. The lake trout will be the subject of a commercial ...

A process that could establish a commercial fishery for lake trout on the Wisconsin waters of Lake Michigan took another step forward Jan. 22 when the Natural Resources Board approved a preliminary ...

One man’s photographs inspire exhibit celebrating Milwaukee family business and its connection to Wisconsin’s rich Lake Michigan commercial fishing world. Tom Kutchera’s grandfather founded Empire ...

Whether it’s a fish fry or fish boil, Lake Michigan’s plentiful bounty has shaped much of Wisconsin’s culinary and cultural identity. From the shores to the dinner table, freshwater fish have long ...

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 ...