Michigan Darkhouse Angling Association

Michigan Darkhouse Angling Association The MDAA works to establish equality of winter spearing among all fishermen and provide sound conservation practices of our sport.

Our mission is to protect the traditional angling method known as Darkhouse spearing for future generations through education, participation and legislation.

I’d like to thank everyone for their patience. I’m finally feeling almost normal so I was able to get the rest of the pr...
05/24/2026

I’d like to thank everyone for their patience. I’m finally feeling almost normal so I was able to get the rest of the prizes ready to ship out this week. Last fall I decided I’d carry on with the giveaway and didn’t realize how bad things would get while I was on chemo, so it took me longer than expected to get these out. I have to order more membership stickers then I’ll be getting the last of those shipped out as well.

05/04/2026

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Michigan United Conservation Clubs (MUCC) announces its decision to dissolve after nearly 90 years of conservation advocacy, citing ongoing financial challenges and outlining next steps in an orderly wind-down process.

02/08/2026

The membership giveaway winners have been randomly drawn and the winners are listed below. thanks to all that donated and to all our great members, we have strength in numbers!!!!

Adult membership prizes winners:
Custom 8 tine Dennis Allan spear - Bonnie Michalski
Eskimo 3i hub if available ** - Thomas Winegar
Holmes sucker from Mike Holmes - Lilly Michalski
Bethel frog donated by Mike Holmes - Guy A Stickler
Wobbler Decoy from Harley Ragan - Claire Bunker
Three decoy set from Lonnie Wurst - James Anderson
Brook trout donated by Mike Holmes - Bradford Kimball
Natural pike from Jesse Gould - Zach VanderSloot
Red pike from Jesse Gould - Zachry Miedema
Blue fish decoy from Jesse Gould - Trevor Russell
Bluegill decoy donated by Mike Holmes - Robert Pastor
Duane Turnock Walleye decoy - Joshua VanHoose
Red and white decoy donated by Novak decoys - Tim Obrien
MDAA window decal - Steve Kuhr

Youth membership prizes winners:
sunfish decoy Anonymously donated - Maxton Delekta
electric chicken decoy Anonymously donated - Parker Kobs
red/silver decoy Anonymously donated - Briar Schneider
MDAA winter hat - Tanner Gould
MDAA patch - Lane Kobs

Congratulations to the successful spear chuckers on Black lake this morning!!
02/07/2026

Congratulations to the successful spear chuckers on Black lake this morning!!

Hey everyone we are going to extent the giveaway until the 20th due to board member health issues going on right now we ...
01/05/2026

Hey everyone we are going to extent the giveaway until the 20th due to board member health issues going on right now we need a little longer to get it all organized and we figured it will give people time to renew memberships after a busy holiday season.

🚨 GIVEAWAY ALERT 🚨 It’s that time of year again for our membership giveaway. All current adult members for the 2026 seas...
12/08/2025

🚨 GIVEAWAY ALERT 🚨
It’s that time of year again for our membership giveaway. All current adult members for the 2026 season signed up by January 20th 2026 will be eligible.
Youth members will also be eligible for a youth drawing!

Adult membership prizes to include:

#1 Custom 8 tine Dennis Allan spear
#2 Eskimo 3i hub if available **
#3 Holmes sucker from Mike Holmes
#4 Bethel frog donated by Mike Holmes
#5 Wobbler Decoy from Harley Ragan
#6 Three decoy set from Lonnie Wurst
#7 Brook trout donated by Mike Holmes
#8 Natural pike from Jesse Gould
#9 Red pike from Jesse Gould
#10 Blue fish decoy from Jesse Gould
#11 Bluegill decoy donated by Mike Holmes
#12 Duane Turnock Walleye decoy
#13 Red and white decoy donated by Novak decoys
#14 MDAA window decal

Youth membership prizes to include:
(Please include youths name when signing up)

#1 sunfish decoy Anonymously donated
#2 eletric chicken decoy Anonymously donated
#3 red/silver decoy Anonymously donated
#4 MDAA winter hat
#5 MDAA patch

** if Eskimo 3i isn’t available prize will be substituted for prize of approximately equal value

Link to membership signup

http://www.mi-darkhouse.org/

Mike Holmes donated these awesome decoys for our membership giveaway, you don’t want to miss out on all the great decoys...
12/07/2025

Mike Holmes donated these awesome decoys for our membership giveaway, you don’t want to miss out on all the great decoys and the Dennis Allan spear we are going to giveaway!

We got somemore awesome nomalously donated decoys for our membership giveaway. I’m finally getting the giveaway organiz...
12/07/2025

We got somemore awesome nomalously donated decoys for our membership giveaway. I’m finally getting the giveaway organized watch for the official post later probably later today, don’t forget to renew your membership!!

Remember guys we all want to get out on the ice but please be safe, I don’t want to have to post your obituary on this p...
12/05/2025

Remember guys we all want to get out on the ice but please be safe, I don’t want to have to post your obituary on this page.

RIP Wayne. It seems like we’re losing friends left and right lately, Wayne was a great guy, our condolences to his famil...
11/24/2025

RIP Wayne. It seems like we’re losing friends left and right lately, Wayne was a great guy, our condolences to his family and friends.

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West Branch, MI
48661

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