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.
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 fishermen: your next catch could be worth $100
By Jack Nissen article
LANSING, Mich. - Michigan fishermen should be on the lookout for the next salmon or trout they catch - it could win them a nice bit of cash.
The Department of Natural Resources wants any fishermen to check for a clip on the small fin on the back of fish that have been caught in the Great Lakes. If one is there, it might be worth $100.
Popular fish species like steelhead, Chinook salmon, Atlantic salmon, brown trout, and lake trout have all been tagged by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
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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.