Successful fall fish stocking season creates more angling opportunities

  • Thompson State Fish Hatchery stocked 28,046 Great Lakes strain muskellunge, weighing 3,832 pounds, at 18 locations in the Upper and Lower peninsulas.
    Thompson State Fish Hatchery stocked 28,046 Great Lakes strain muskellunge, weighing 3,832 pounds, at 18 locations in the Upper and Lower peninsulas.
Anglers will soon benefit from the 624,205 fish, which collectively weighed 7.8 tons, that were stocked by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources at 85 locations across the state. “It was another outstanding fall fish stocking season that will provide enhanced fishing opportunities throughout Michigan,” said DNR fish production manager Ed Eisch. “When added to our successful spring and…

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