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An ongoing fish die-off on Lake Macatawa, near Holland in Ottawa County, stems from the virus responsible for causing viral hemorrhagic septicemia, or VHS, the Michigan DNR confirmed.
Nicholas Patnode, 19, and Zander Garrett, 20, were arraigned Monday in Kalkaska County District Court in Kalkaska for multiple wildlife violations that took place throughout Kalkaska County during October-November 2022.
New Gear
Abu Garcia has added a new model to the Zenon spinning selection with the Zenon X.
This new model fills the gap by offering the flexibility to fish lightweight finesse style baits while also providing the power to handle heavier baits when needed.
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By Louie Stout
Biologists encountered this 13-inch bullheadl that had 18 bluegill in its stomach.
Biologists encountered this 13-inch bullheadl that had 18 bluegill in its stomach.
You wont find a better example of how fish are opportunistic feeders than this.
The photo supplied with this story is living proof. That 13-inch bullhead catfish was captured in a net by Indiana fisheries biologist Tom Bacula while surveying Loomis Lake near Valparaiso.
Biologists were assessing fish populations on Loomis as they do every year on various lakes. The bullhead catfish pictured was discovered in a net along with dozens of other fish.
Capturing bullheads is not that unusual. But this one was.
The fishs stomach was bulging and twitching, said Bacula. It was the fattest and most unusual bullhead I had ever seen. I wanted to see what was in there.
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It's Never Too Late to Fish
It was a special Fathers Day for the Barnbrook family.
Its been a couple of years since Jim and Timm had their dad in the boat. Back problems kept him landlocked.
Thatll happen when youre 90 years old.
But a few weeks ago when Michigan offered a free fishing weekend, Don Barnbrook was feeling a lot better. Jim, age 66, and Timm, age 64, put dad in their boat at Donnell Lake near Vandalia and treated him to a day of pike fishing.
It went so well, they bought him a fishing license on Fathers Day and took him back to Donnell where they have a cottage.
We didnt catch much that day but its OK, said Jim. We had a good day on the water.
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