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Howard Meyerson
After more than 25 years in the outdoor writing business, you would think I'd know better.
Tag Archives: Salmon
Grand River Coho: Fewer stocked at Lansing, more downstream
By Howard Meyerson Lansing, MI –A state decision to reduce the number of coho salmon stocked in the Grand River at Lansing, while increasing stocking downstream at Lyons, is just fine with Joe Mull, the manager of Grand River Bait … Continue reading
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Tagged Coho salmon, DNR, Fishing, Michigan Department of Natural Resource, Platte River, Salmon
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Bottoming Out? Lake Michigan forage still at all-time low
ANN ARBOR – Lake Michigan’s prey fish population grew in 2012, but not enough to put aside concerns about the potential for collapse, according to federal scientists who conduct annual prey fish assessments on the Great Lakes. Findings from 2012 … Continue reading
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Tagged alewife, Chinook Salmon, diporeia, Fishing, Forage fish, Great Lakes, Great Lakes Science Center, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Salmon, USGS
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Mixed Blessing: Wild Lake Michigan salmon challenge fish managers
By Howard Meyerson PENTWATER – As Lake Michigan states prepare to cut Chinook salmon stocking by 50 percent on Lake Michigan, researchers are looking closely at the growing number of wild fish that swim there. Determining their abundance will prove … Continue reading
Making the cut: State officials set to implement salmon stocking reductions in 2013
By Howard Meyerson ST. JOSEPH, MI — Russ Clark is among the many who say that salmon fishing was good on Lake Michigan last summer. But the 27-year veteran fishing charter Captain is worried — in particular about salmon fishing … Continue reading
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Tagged Chinook Salmon, DNR, Fishing, Grand Haven, Holland, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Muskegon, Salmon, Salmon Fishing, Saugatuck, St. Joseph, Stocking Cuts
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Dam Removal: Toxics migrate upstream with Great Lakes fish
Here’s a scenario. You catch a brook trout in a seemingly clear and clean stream. There is no industry to speak of, but the stream is open to Great Lakes salmon that come up and spawn and die in the … Continue reading
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Tagged Boardman River, Brook Trout, Dam removal, Environment, Fish, Fishing, Great Lakes, Nature, Salmon, Toxic Chemicals
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Michigan daily salmon limit to stay at five in 2013
By Howard Meyerson GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Anglers will again be able to keep five salmon per day in 2013. Salmon fishing was that good this year. Many reported excellent Chinook salmon fishing throughout the summer on Lake Michigan. But … Continue reading
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Tagged Alewives, Chinook, Coho, Creel Limit, DNR, Fishing, Forage Base, Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Salmon
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Officials set to stock Atlantic Salmon in Lake Huron
By Howard Meyerson After three-years of experimentation to determine whether Atlantic salmon can be successfully reared in state hatcheries, Michigan fisheries officials say it’s time to shift gears. The 2013 fishing season will be a bellwether of what is possible. … Continue reading
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Tagged Atlantic Salmon, DNR, Fishing, Lake Huron, Platte River, Salmon, Torch Lake
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Changing Times: Anglers now support Lake Michigan cuts to salmon stocking
By Howard Meyerson My, how times have changed. When the Lake Michigan Chinook salmon fishery crashed in 1988 because of bacterial kidney disease brought on by the stress of overstocking, among other things, anglers and charter captains were upset the … Continue reading
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Tagged Chinook Salmon, DNR, Fishing, Hatcheries, Lake Michigan, Salmon, Wild Salmon
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Lake Michigan salmon stocking to be cut by 50 percent
By Howard Meyerson Plainwell, Mich. — A decision has been made. Lake Michigan states will reduce chinook salmon stocking by 50 percent next year. Approximately 1.65 million fewer will be planted in Lake Michigan, according to state officials. The decision … Continue reading
Salmon update: Michigan likely to take big stocking cuts
By Howard Meyerson Michigan is likely to make big reductions in the number of future Chinook salmon it plants in Lake Michigan. Final decisions about that and a lake-wide stocking strategy are expected yet this month by the Lake Michigan … Continue reading
