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Salmon fishing on Lake Michigan producing 20 and 30 pounders

Posted on August 19, 2013 by Howard Meyerson

Howard Meyerson GRAND HAVEN, MI – It was just shy of 7 a.m. when a rod bucked and caught everyone’s attention. “There’s one,” yelled Captain Brian Butts, owner of Sea Flea Charters LLC, out of Grand Haven. He had just … Continue reading →

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Lake Huron Brown Trout Program Scrapped

Posted on July 19, 2013 by Howard Meyerson

By Howard Meyerson ROGERS CITY, MI –  Five years into a 6-year experiment to determine whether the Lake Huron brown trout fishery can be restored – by stocking the lake with large hatchery-raised yearlings – state fisheries managers have concluded … Continue reading →

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Bottoming Out? Lake Michigan forage still at all-time low

Posted on February 28, 2013 by Howard Meyerson

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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