Howard Meyerson
After more than 30 years in the outdoor writing business, you would think I'd know better.
Tag Archives: Salmon
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
Lake Michigan anglers want salmon and other species cut
By Howard Meyerson A recent survey of Lake Michigan anglers found just over half would cut Chinook stocking by 30 percent and cut coho, steelhead, brown trout and lake trout by 10 percent. That was one of four options presented … Continue reading
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Tagged Chinook Salmon, DNR, Fishing, Lake Michigan, Lake Trout, Salmon
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Grand River salmon: Fewer to be stocked upstream
By Howard Meyerson LANSING – Nearly a quarter million fewer coho salmon will be stocked in the Grand River at Lansing in future years if a state plan to release those fish downstream moves forward this spring. The new … Continue reading
Update: DNR says “No” to salmon stocking moratorium
Michigan fish managers were impressed with the recent proposal by salmon anglers who requested a one to two-year moratorium on salmon stocking in Lake Michigan. That was unheard of in the past. The request was announced publicly Saturday at a … Continue reading
Why Michigan and other states want big salmon stocking cuts on Lake Michigan
By Howard Meyerson Lake Michigan salmon anglers did well during the 2011 fishing season. The Chinook salmon catch was up despite the season’s slow beginning. The fish were larger, and anglers had a blast. In fact, anglers boated 203,000 king … Continue reading
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