Friday, April 30, 2010
Steelhead In The St. Marys
It seems that every few years a writer from some publication gets the urge to head to Sault Ste. Marie and do some early season fishing for steelhead.
The latest is from Eric Sharp. See: St. Marys full of steelhead
The latest is from Eric Sharp. See: St. Marys full of steelhead
Labels: fish, fishing, St. Marys River
Thursday, January 14, 2010
StopAsianCarp.com
Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox has a new web site with all the news about keeping out Asian Carp.
See: StopAsianCarp.com
I know this is in the news a lot, and perhaps it sounds like hyperbole to some people, but this fish really would destroy the Great Lakes as we know them.
See: StopAsianCarp.com
I know this is in the news a lot, and perhaps it sounds like hyperbole to some people, but this fish really would destroy the Great Lakes as we know them.
Labels: fishing, invasive species
Thursday, August 27, 2009
A U.P. Food Tradition In The New York Times
Now Entering Upper Michigan’s Smoked Fish Zone
My favorite smoked fish is Lake Trout. The combination of price and taste is unbeatable.
My favorite smoked fish is Lake Trout. The combination of price and taste is unbeatable.
Labels: economy, fishing, food
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
St. Marys River Fish Survey
Via SooToday: St. Marys River boaters are asked to watch for this: Fisheries Task Group plans survey on St. Marys River in August
Labels: ecology, fishing, St. Marys River, study
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Getting The Fishing Secret Out
The St. Marys River is a great place for fishing. But for some reason, no one outside of Michigan and Ontario knows this.
Eric Sharp at the Detroit Free Press is doing his best to get the word out though.
See: There's nothing fishy about big, numerous steelhead
Eric Sharp at the Detroit Free Press is doing his best to get the word out though.
See: There's nothing fishy about big, numerous steelhead
Last winter I told some California anglers about the great steelhead fishing in the Great Lakes. While they might not have considered it an outright lie, you could see they thought it was an exaggeration.
Labels: economy, fishing, St. Marys River, toursim
Friday, May 22, 2009
Smelting Away
A story of the disappearing smelt the the Herald Times Reporter (Manitowoc): Commercial fishermen are coming up empty
According to the Department of Natural Resources, commercial fishermen were able to pull more than 650,000 pounds of smelt from Lake Michigan in 2006. By 2008, that number was cut in third to just more than 208,000 pounds. So far this year, the smelt harvest has been a paltry 19,000 pounds.
Monday, April 13, 2009
Restocking Herring
The St. Marys River is the only remaining area of the Great Lakes with a noticeable herring population. But the Michigan DNR is now studying the possibility of stocking this once plentiful fish.
See: DNR Studies Prospects for Sustainable Lake Herring Fishery in Lake Huron
See: DNR Studies Prospects for Sustainable Lake Herring Fishery in Lake Huron
Labels: fishing, invasive species, St. Marys River
How To Remove A Fish Hook
Here are a couple of different ways to remove a fish hook from your flesh; which if you fish often is not a question of "if" you'll get hooked but "when".
Wired: Remove a Fishhook From a Buddy
Wired: Remove a Fishhook From a Buddy
Labels: emergencies, fishing, how-to
Wednesday, March 04, 2009
Fishy Links
Here are a couple of recent stories about fish that caught my attention.
- The story of the last 400 Coaster Brook Trout at MyNorth: Saving Michigan’s Coaster Brook Trout
This story was also on IPR.
- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on the Lake Michigan fishery; where things have changed so much that native Lake Trout are no longer reproducing on their own but the introduced Chinook Salmon is: Choppy waters on a great lake
- The story of the last 400 Coaster Brook Trout at MyNorth: Saving Michigan’s Coaster Brook Trout
This story was also on IPR.
- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on the Lake Michigan fishery; where things have changed so much that native Lake Trout are no longer reproducing on their own but the introduced Chinook Salmon is: Choppy waters on a great lake
Monday, December 01, 2008
Throw The Big Ones Back
For a healthy fishery it helps to have a significant population of larger adult fish. The evidence supporting this idea has been building for the past several years and a recent study by the University of Toronto confirms it.
See: Keep big fish in their small ponds
See: Keep big fish in their small ponds
Friday, November 28, 2008
The Spread Of VHS
See: Regulatory action needed now to stop the spread of VHS into Lake Superior
A new map... produced by Geoff Maas of the Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy, makes frighteningly clear why we need immediate action to stop the unregulated discharge of ballast water from spreading invasive species in the Great Lakes. Since 2003, the invasive fish disease Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia (VHS) has spread through four of the five Great Lakes, with only Lake Superior still unharmed.
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Fishing For Pink Salmon In The St. Marys River
The Detroit Free Press has had several stories about unique fishing opportunities in Michigan recently. The latest is about the St. Marys River north of Neebish Island.
See: Fly-fishing for these salmon is simple, fun
See: Fly-fishing for these salmon is simple, fun
Labels: fishing, St. Marys River
Neebish Island Mentioned In The Latest DNR Fishing Report
St. Mary’s River: Has good numbers of pink salmon between the Power Plant and the tour boat docks. Anglers are casting or jigging Swedish Pimples and spoons. Good walleye action in the early morning when trolling a bottom bouncer with a crawler harness and blades. Some nice yellow perch were caught in the weedbeds across from the ferry dock on Neebish Island. Good smallmouth action off the southeast corner of Sugar Island in 20 feet of water.
Via the Holland Sentinel
Via the Holland Sentinel
Labels: fishing
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Fish Also In Distress
On the heels of the VHS fish virus (See:
Ebola-like virus killing fish in Great Lakes) comes more bad news for freshwater fish species.
See: Silent streams? Escalating endangerment for North American freshwater fish
And the decline in freshwater and saltwater fish populations is just one small part in Earth's sixth mass extinction event which is happening before our eyes.
For example, most people are aware of the worldwide collapse of bee colonies. Less well known is that populations of fireflies (what I used to call "lighting bugs") have declined by 70% worldwide.
Ebola-like virus killing fish in Great Lakes) comes more bad news for freshwater fish species.
See: Silent streams? Escalating endangerment for North American freshwater fish
Nearly 40 percent of fish species in North American streams, rivers and lakes are now in jeopardy, according to the most detailed evaluation of the conservation status of freshwater fishes in the last 20 years...
"Fish are not the only aquatic organisms undergoing precipitous declines," said USGS researcher Noel Burkhead, a lead author on the report and the chair of the AFS Endangered Species Committee. "Freshwater crayfishes, snails and mussels are exhibiting similar or even greater levels of decline and extinction."
And the decline in freshwater and saltwater fish populations is just one small part in Earth's sixth mass extinction event which is happening before our eyes.
For example, most people are aware of the worldwide collapse of bee colonies. Less well known is that populations of fireflies (what I used to call "lighting bugs") have declined by 70% worldwide.
Labels: ecology, fishing, invasive species
Friday, July 25, 2008
Atlantic Salmon Fishing
The Detroit Free Press has a story about fishing for Atlantic salmon in the St. Marys River.
See: St. Marys River provides bargain world-class fishing
See: St. Marys River provides bargain world-class fishing
Labels: fishing
Friday, July 11, 2008
Review Of A New Multi-Species Fishing Lure
Concern For The Bottom Of The Fish Food Chain
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
A Love Of Muskie
Northern Michigan based outdoor writer Dave Richey has a post up about Muskie fishing - Chasing Muskies Is A Never-Ending Thrill
Maybe this is the year for someone to catch another monster muskie from the water around Neebish Island?
A Monster Muskie caught in Munuscong Bay
Maybe this is the year for someone to catch another monster muskie from the water around Neebish Island?
A Monster Muskie caught in Munuscong Bay
Labels: fishing
