Few fish are as synonymous with Michigan as whitefish. Pushed to the edge by invasive species, their struggle is the tip of a ...

Recent reporting from Bridge Michigan finds some populations of whitefish in the Great Lakes could completely collapse.

Although Lake Superior remains the coldest of the Great Lakes, ice cover has plummeted there since the 1970s – and it’s threatening the whitefish that call it home.

Unlike the U.S. side of Lake of the Woods, most of which is a vast expanse of stained water no deeper than 35 feet, Whitefish Bay is deep, cold and relatively clear.

Commercial fishing on the Great Lakes was built on lake whitefish, but for the past two decades, that species has been on the decline. It's now on the brink of collapse in parts of two of the lakes.

Disaster on the Great Lakes isn’t limited to Whitefish Bay. One of the worst wrecks in all the Great Lakes happened in Lake Michigan in 1860. The 252-foot Lady Elgin, ...

Results for the 2013 season come as the industry struggles with a whitefish shortage in the Great Lakes region, exacerbated this week by increased demand tied to the Jewish holiday of Passover.

Disaster on the Great Lakes isn’t limited to Whitefish Bay. One of the worst wrecks in all the Great Lakes happened in Lake Michigan in 1860. The 252-foot Lady Elgin, ...

Disaster on the Great Lakes isn’t limited to Whitefish Bay. One of the worst wrecks in all the Great Lakes happened in Lake Michigan in 1860. The 252-foot Lady Elgin, ...

The Conference of Great Lakes St. Lawrence Governors and Premiers recently announced the 100 per cent Whitefish initiative, which is looking to use the fish for purposes beyond just its fillet meat.

SIOUX NARROWS, Ont. — Whatever was down there peeling line off my drag was heavy as it bulldogged back toward the bottom of the lake some 85 feet below.