Steelhead Season Opens April Fourteenth Across Michigan
Rainbow trout or steelhead fishing begins April 14 on select lakes and streams statewide, two weeks before the regular trout season. The early opening offers anglers a chance to begin spring fishing while preparing for the main season. Lists of open waters available from Conservation Department offices and local officers.
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Michigan
Great Lakes
Conservation Department
State
Department
Fish Division
Lansing
Five Million Trees Available for Reforestation
About 5,060,000 young trees remain for reforestation from Conservation Department nurseries. Red pine seedlings and transplants, eight inches high, suit large and small plantings. Write Lansing 26 for full information and order blanks from the forestry division.
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Conservation Department
Department
Lansing 26
Flood Hits Fish Hatchery at Paris Damages Creek Access
A sudden spring flood flooded the Paris state fish hatchery area, washing many brook and brown trout into creeks and the Muskegon River. Officials must sort out the removal of about 20 000 sublegal fish confined in a pond near Highway 178 131, and a footbridge at a nearby tourist park was swept away. The event marked the worst flood remembered by hatchery workers.
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Paris State Fish Hatchery
Conservation Department
Muskegon
Beaver Pelt Prices Down Signal for Michigan Season
Beaver pelts fetch about 17 dollars each, a drop from 65 dollars a decade ago, as Michigan’s beaver season winds down. Experts say fur quality remains top, with low prices tied to tough Upper Peninsula trapping and a projected state take below 10 000 pelts. Upper Peninsula limits run to April 19 while southern sections close April 13, and the Lower Peninsula season is already closed.
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Michigan
Upper Peninsula
Conservation Department
Campers Flock to Michigan Parks and Recreation Areas
Group camp use in Michigan parks totaled 927542 camper days in 1955 with over 42000 persons using facilities. Chief Noonday camp at Yankee Springs led with 3330 campers. Proud Lake had 3937 day campers. Brighton area hosted 624 in family tents. Seasonal campers accounted for 27217 attendees.
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Michigan Parks and Recreation
Yankee Springs
Proud Lake
Brighton Recreation Area
Smelt Run Begins Across Michigan Streams
The first smelt run of the year was reported in Gold Creek Benzie county near Beulah signaling the start of dip netting season.Heavy snows and a late winter have pushed the season into April with runs expected to continue into the third week of April as fishermen prepare in Antrim and other counties.
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Gold Creek
Benzie County
Beulah
Michigan
Great Lakes
Grass Creek
Antrim
Michigan anglers gain from cheap new trout feed
Michigan fish hatcheries report dramatic gains from a dry pellet diet that cuts annual feed costs by over 25 percent while boosting trout output. The program, developed by the Conservation Department, yields about one pound of trout per 2.6 pounds of food, compares with the former 5 to 6 pounds per pound ratio, and supports storing and handling ease amid rising labor costs.
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Michigan
State Conservation Department
M. J. DeBoer
Edward F. Grassl
Season's First Forest Fires Reported
The weekly forest fire report shows twenty fires last week causing 126 acres damaged statewide. Allegan district suffered seven fires for about 45 acres of damage.
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Conservation Department
Allegan District
Hunting Accidents Toll in Michigan 1959 Seasons
The 1959 Michigan small game and deer hunting seasons killed 25 people and wounded 200 as 728 000 hunters participated. Deer seasons saw 10 deaths and 42 wounds among 423 600 hunters. Accidents linked to careless gun handling were common with many fatalities within ten yards of the weapon. Youth under 18 caused eight small game deaths, while adults over 21 caused eight deer season deaths.
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Michigan
Smelt Season Opens At Singing Bridge In Michigan
Smelt have reached Singing Bridge near Arenac county and dip netters across Michigan will find thready fish nightly for about two weeks. Light runs started last weekend in streams feeding Lake Michigan and spawning runs began Tuesday night at the Whitney Drain. The season continues to about mid April in the Lower Peninsula and early May in the Upper Peninsula with peak concentrations in Green Bay and Bays de Noc.
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Singing Bridge
Michigan
Lakes Huron
Us-23
Whitney Drain
AuGres Hiver
Arenac County
Saginaw Bay
Lake Michigan
Lower Peninsula
Alpena
Lake Huron
Upper Peninsula
Green Bay
Bays de Noc
Bald eagle nearly snatches cat from Manistee resident
Mrs Julia Rosenblum reports a bald eagle swooped and carried her cat about 100 yards across a field before dropping it. Conservation officers investigated the disturbance after the incident, noting prior losses of chickens to eagles last fall.
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Julia Rosenblum
Manistee
States study license sales shift toward trout stamps
Conservation officials compare 1954 and 1955 figures showing 1,186,000 fishing licenses sold in 1954 dropping to 1,145,000 in 1955 while trout stamps rise from 212,500 to about 925,000. A. L. McNeil notes the trend may link license sales to trout stamp demand and will watch 1956 results.
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Conservation Department
A. L. McNeil
Formula Fourteen Promises Relief From Ailments
An advertorial notes Formula 14 as a herbal remedy for arthritis sinus asthma and general run down conditions. It claims 14 herbs and roots combine to ease pain and distress and urges readers to inquire without delay.
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