Howard Meyerson
After more than 30 years in the outdoor writing business, you would think I'd know better.
Tag Archives: Fishing
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
Captain Denny Grinold Honored by Michigan Steelheaders
By Howard Meyerson LANSING – Denny Grinold’s resume reads like the Who’s Who of Great Lakes fisheries management. Outdoor Life Magazine included him in a 2010 feature about the 20 best anglers on the planet. Even the Great Lakes Fisheries … Continue reading
Family Friendly: New fishing website developing at Michigan DNR
By Howard Meyerson Experienced anglers may know the difference between good places and bad to fish, difficult places and those that are easy, but families just starting often do not. And so, many never fish. The learning curve sometimes seems … Continue reading
Innovations at Outdoor Show Lineup This Season
By Howard Meyerson Innovation is one of the things I look for every year when the outdoor show season opens in Michigan. There are 13 shows on the lineup this year. They start next weekend in Novi with the Ultimate … Continue reading
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Tagged Archery, Calendar of Shows, Camping, Fishing, Gear, Hiking, Hunting, Innovation, Motorhomes, Outdoor Shows, Paddling, Solar Power, Tree Climbers
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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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U.P. Brook Trout: Five streams will have 10 fish limits
By Howard Meyerson Michigan will have five experimental Upper Peninsula trout streams in 2013 where anglers can keep 10 brook trout per day rather than the current limit of five. That change was approved by Michigan Department of Natural … Continue reading
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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National survey finds more people hunt but trend still downwards in Michigan
By Howard Meyerson Some exciting talk has circulated in recent weeks about a new U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service report that finds hunting participation increased across the U.S. during the past five years. The agency released its preliminary National Survey … Continue reading
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