Howard Meyerson
After more than 30 years in the outdoor writing business, you would think I'd know better.
Tag Archives: Fishing
New waters: Austin Lake has the fish for anglers with the right lures
By Howard Meyerson PORTAGE, MI — Black clouds darkened the early morning sky, giving the lake an ominous glow, but Miles Hanley and I continued to cast. We had just left the launch. “There’s one,” I hollered and set the … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin Lake, Bass, D&R Sports Center, Fishing, Lakes, Muskellunge, Portage
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Pigeon River trout stream to thrive with removal of yoga camp dam
By Howard Meyerson It’s taken three dam mishaps and several years of legal wrangling for good sense to finally prevail about the Song of the Morning Ranch/ Lansing Club dam on the Pigeon River, a state designated Wild-Scenic River and … Continue reading
1000 + Fishing Trips: Montague angler unlocks White River secrets
By Howard Meyerson To look the state’s list of Master Angler entries for the White River in Muskegon County one gets the impression the river is filled with redhorse, white suckers and carp. Only three salmon or steelheads were listed … Continue reading
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Tagged Cliff Minton, Fishing, Montague, Rivers, Salmon, Steelhead, Trout, White River
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DNR’s Lake Huron Atlantic salmon slow to show
By Howard Meyerson Michigan’s experiment with stocking Atlantic salmon in Lake Huron has yet to produce the results that anglers had hoped for this summer, but state fisheries managers say they aren’t worried. The Lake Huron Atlantic salmon program is … Continue reading
New stream fish trend viewer let’s Michigan anglers find wild trout
By Howard Meyerson I’ve lost track of how often I have wondered trout fishing on this or that river, how big they are, and how to access the water. Perhaps you too keep a dog-eared copy of Gerth Hendrickson’s original … Continue reading
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Tagged Bass, DNR, Fish, Fishing, Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Rivers, Salmon, Trout, Wild Fish
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Lake Michigan’s charter-fishing catch rate slips in 2013
By Howard Meyerson GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Lake Michigan anglers complained in 2013 about catching fewer though bigger chinook salmon than prior years, but charter fishing captains had a pretty good year. They logged 11,875 fishing trips, the second highest … Continue reading
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Tagged Conservation, Fishing, Lake Michigan, Michigan Sea Grant, Salmon
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Newaygo fishing guide, author breaks new ground about fussy trout in book
By Howard Meyerson Perhaps you’ve cast to a trout or steelhead only to find yourself snubbed. It approaches, looks, and backs away. Was it the motor oil on your hands, the color of the fly, the pattern chosen, or its … Continue reading
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Tagged Fishing, Gray Drake Lodge, Matt Supinski, Muskegon River, Salmon, Stackpole Books, Steelhead, Trout, Trout and Eagle Lodge
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A Story of Recovery: Boardman River restoration looks better all the time
By Howard Meyerson While picking through the natural debris on the bottom of Grasshopper Creek, a tiny stream feeding the upper Boardman River, two scientists with the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians began to get excited. Brett … Continue reading
Brookie survey continues in Upper Peninsula
By Howard Meyerson MARQUETTE, MICH. – Upper Peninsula fisheries managers are collecting data from five U.P. brook trout streams this season with the intent of adding three of those to the state’s experimental brook trout stream category in 2015. Five … Continue reading
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Tagged Brook Trout, Conservation, Environment, Fishing, Nature, Rivers, Trout, Upper Peninsula
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Early season salmon calls for cold water tactics
By Howard Meyerson BENTON HARBOR, MI — The sizzle of running line caught everyone’s attention. Another fish had hooked up and seemed to be running with a lure. It was just nine in the morning and the ice box was … Continue reading
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Tagged Benton Harbor, Fishing, Lake Michigan, Russ Clark, Salmon, Sea Hawk Fishing Charters
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