The Improbable Tale of How Howard Tanner Unleashed Salmon in the Great Lakes
Northern Michigan fishing on the Great Lakes is what it is today thanks to Howard Tanner. The improbable tale of how Howard unleashed salmon in the Great Lakes and brought about one of the biggest bio-manipulations the planet has ever seen is told here.
Howard Tanner is not a man who likes to talk about himself. But there are moments when he can’t help but beam with some degree of self-satisfaction. Like the time he was just coming ashore from fishing and a 10-year-old boy identified him simply as “the man who invented salmon.” The latter isn’t such a bad shorthand for what actually happened. Because the fish that many assume has always been here is only in the Great Lakes because Tanner said it should be.
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Michigan Fishermen Could Win Cash From Their Catch
If you plan on going fishing in any of the Great Lakes soon, keep an eye out on what it is you catch because you could win yourself some extra cash.
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is asking fishermen to check for a clip on the adipose fin, which is the small fin on the back of the fish. If you happen to find one, you may have just scored yourself $100.
What fish are tagged?
Some of the fish that have been tagged by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service include steelhead, brown trout and Chinook or Atlantic salmon.
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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.
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