The number of cisco, sometimes called lake herring, now swimming in Lake Superior is the most since at least 1978, the biggest year class on record, according to trawling survey data from the U.S.

Lake Superior is the largest of Michigan’s Great Lakes and sits atop the beautiful Upper Peninsula. It’s a big deal for Michigan’s fishing, tourist, and commercial water industries, and offers plenty ...

Lake trout remain tangled in nets aboard a Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa boat at Knife River Marina in Knife River, Minn. The harvest was part of the band’s effort to reclaim traditional ...

BAYFIELD, Wis. (AP) — Commercial fishing operations near the Apostle Islands of Lake Superior are reporting record numbers of whitefish and a strong recovery of lake trout since a decline in the early ...

DULUTH — As western Lake Superior's surface water warms to its highest point of the year, experts are reminding anglers to be careful of their lake trout fishing techniques, noting many fish caught ...

HOVLAND, MINN. – They slipped the boat into Lake Superior just before first light. The lake lapped in quiet rhythm on the shore. The sky was clear and the air finally had a bit of a chill. It looked ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Lake Superior is the largest freshwater lake in the world — a sea known for its pristine cold water. But in a warming world, that's changing. Before dawn, a crew boards the Blue Heron, ...

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 ...

Once-rare lake trout in Lake Superior are doing so well that state biologists will use the fish to stock the species in lakes around the state, officials have announced. This fall, the Department of ...