Howard Meyerson
After more than 30 years in the outdoor writing business, you would think I'd know better.
Tag Archives: Muskellunge
2016 Fishing Season: Grand Rapids Waters Offer Plenty of Opportunity
Spring fishing. What’s not to like? The air is clear and cool and birds are often singing. Fish are hungry and readily take bait, lures and flies. It’s a time brimming with excitement for Grand Rapids anglers no matter whether … Continue reading
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Tagged Bass, Bluegill, Crappies, Fish, Fishing, Grand Rapids Michigan, Lakes, Muskellunge, Rivers, Trout
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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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Great Lakes muskies being stocked in new state waters
By Howard Meyerson Anglers are going to see a new apex-predator swimming in certain western and northern Michigan waters in future years. The DNR is continuing to expand its Great Lakes muskie program. I suspect an increasing number of anglers … Continue reading
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Tagged Conservation, DNR, Fish, Fishing, Great Lakes, Great Lakes Muskellunge, Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Muskellunge, Muskies, Nature
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Sportman’s 20 year opening day tradition: hunting for muskie, not deer
By Howard Meyerson When Michigan’s firearm deer season opened last month and thousands of hunters took to the fields with their rifles and shotguns, Will Schultz went out with a different quarry in mind. The Grand Rapids sportsman planned to … Continue reading
A Whopper: New Michigan record muskie caught
By all accounts it is a whopper. Michigan’s Department of Natural Resources just confirmed the catch of a new state-record Great Lakes muskellunge. The fish was caught Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012 by Joseph Seeberger of Portage, Mich.. He was fishing … Continue reading
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Tagged DNR, Fishing, Joseph Seeberger, Lake Bellaire, Muskellunge, Muskie, State Record Fish
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Angler support strong for pike, muskie reg changes
By Howard Meyerson Grand Rapids, Mich. — Michigan muskie and pike anglers are giving the nod to a proposed set of rules that are expected to improve fishing for trophy-size predators by restricting their take on lakes statewide. Some are … Continue reading
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Tagged Conservation, DNR, Fishing, Muskellunge, Muskie, Northern Pike, Pike
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