Fishing in Michigan Could Win You Cash
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The DNR, Michigan Department of Natural Resources, is asking fisherman who catch trout or salmon to check for a clip on the adipose fin, that small, fleshy fin behind the dorsal fin. If you find one is could be worth $100.
Why the tagging?
It s all about science. The whole fish tag returns program helps biologists understand survival, age and movements of important sport fish according to Jay Wesley, Lake Michigan Basin coordinator, We are particularly interested in confirming the wild contribution of Chinook salmon to the fishery, movement and wild contribution of steelhead in lakes and rivers, and survival and movement of Atlantic salmon, Wesley said. This reward program will help incentivize anglers to become community scientists and help us collect valuable data.
Turning in tagged fish could be rewarding
Next time you catch a trout or salmon, remember to check for a clip on the adipose fin – that small, fleshy fin behind the dorsal fin. It could be worth $100.
Through mass marking assistance by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Great Lakes states, including Michigan, mark popular game fish like steelhead, Chinook salmon, Atlantic salmon, brown trout and lake trout.
Most trout and salmon with an adipose fin clip also have a coded-wire tag in their snout. The tag is small, like the tip of a lead pencil, so it must be removed by lab technicians. Anyone catching and wanting to keep an adipose fin clipped fish should turn the head into a local drop-off station in Michigan.
Michigan anglers who catch tagged fish could earn $100
Updated May 11, 2021;
Posted May 11, 2021
Fishing poles line the back of the TABS, a charter fishing boat, as it boaters back to Grand Haven on Wednesday, July 19, 2018. Neil Blake
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LANSING, MI – Anglers who catch a tagged fish and report it could earn some cash.
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is reminding anglers to check for a clip on the adipose fin – that small, fleshy fin behind the dorsal fin, the next time they catch a trout or salmon. If they do, reporting them could earn $100.
Captain Chuck’s II in Ludington, Moonshine Lures, Jay’s Sporting Goods, Blood Run Tackle and Collins Design and Build are sponsoring 33 rewards worth $100 each for fish with tags submitted before Nov. 1.
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Turning in tagged fish could be rewarding
Turning in tagged fish could be rewardingContact: Randy Claramunt, 231-622-3820 or Jay Wesley, 616-490-5090 Agency: Natural Resources
May 11, 2021
Next time you catch a trout or salmon, remember to check for a clip on the adipose fin - that small, fleshy fin behind the dorsal fin. It could be worth $100.
Through mass marking assistance by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Great Lakes states, including Michigan, mark popular game fish like steelhead, Chinook salmon, Atlantic salmon, brown trout and lake trout.
Most trout and salmon with an adipose fin clip also have a coded-wire tag in their snout. The tag is small, like the tip of a lead pencil, so it must be removed by lab technicians. Anyone catching and wanting to keep an adipose fin clipped fish should turn the head into a local drop-off station in Michigan.