Michigan Sea Grant and Michigan State University Extension, in partnership with the Department of Natural Resources Fisheries Division, USGS Great Lakes Science Center, US Fish and Wildlife Service, and local fishery organizations annually offer evening regional workshops to provide valuable information for anglers, charter captains, resource professionals, and interested community members.
Spring fishery workshops offer current research and information related to the status of the Great Lakes fishery.
Workshops include information and status updates on topics such as fish populations and angler catch data, forage or prey fish surveys, offshore fisheries and open water fisheries, as well as updates on fisheries management activities, citizen science opportunities for anglers, and a variety of other topics of interest based on specific regions.
In addition, Michigan Sea Grant is also assisting DNR in providing several of their annual Conversations and Coffee meetings virtually. Registration links for those sessions are at the bottom of this page or via the DNR Conversations & Coffee webpage.
2021 WORKSHOP SCHEDULE
Lake Superior Fisheries Workshop
Host: Martha Gerig
This workshop also includes a MDNR Conversations that begins at 7:15 p.m.
April 8, 2021, 6-8 pm
Lake St. Clair and Lake Erie Fisheries Workshop
Host: Mary Bohling
April 15, 2021, 6-8 p.m.
Southern Lake Michigan Fisheries Workshop
Host: Dan O’Keefe
April 22, 2021, 7- 9 p.m.
Lake Huron (Open Water) Fisheries Workshop
Hosts: Brandon Schroeder
April 22, 2021, 6-8 p.m.
Lake Huron (Nearshore) Fisheries Workshop
Hosts: Brandon Schroeder, Meaghan Gass and Elliot Nelson
April 29, 2021, 6-8 p.m.
DNR CONVERSATIONS & COFFEE
Eastern Lake Superior
April 8, 2021, 7:15 p.m.
In partnership with the Michigan Sea Grant workshop, register online.
Lake Erie
April 12, 2021, 7:00-8:00 p.m.
No registration, join the webinar at the time scheduled via this link:
https://msu.zoom.us/j/98546877596
Meeting ID: 985 4687 7596
One tap mobile
+13126266799, 98546877596# US (Chicago)
Lake Michigan (Southern and Central)
April 15, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
No registration, join the webinar at the time scheduled via this link:
https://msu.zoom.us/j/92783071237″
Or Telephone: Dial (for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location):
+1 646 876 9923
ID: 927 8307 1237
Let’s talk fish in Lake Huron
Host: Meaghan Gass
May 6, 2021, 6-7 pm
In partnership with Michigan Sea Grant.