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Article: POSSIBLE COLLAPSE OF SALMON POPULATION WORRIES ANGLERS THE SAME EVENTS THAT PRECEDED THE COLLAPSE IN LAKE HURON ARE TAKING PLACE IN LAKE MICHIGAN.(LOCAL)
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- The Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI)
- Article date:
- June 26, 2007
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Byline: Associated Press
Salmon fishing on Lake Michigan has been good in recent years, but increased numbers of smaller fish being caught are making anglers nervous.
It's the same phenomenon that preceded a collapse of the salmon fishery in Lake Huron.
Should that happen on Lake Michigan, it would be a big blow to the outdoor economy, said Michigan charter boat captain Denny Blue.
According to Blue, six charter boats dock at Portage Lake in Onekama, Mich.
At least 200 boats based on Portage Lake are rigged to catch sport fish, mainly chinook salmon, Blue said.
"You multiply what I've said about Onekama, and multiply ...