Fish Levels in Lake Michigan a Concern
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On the surface, Lake Michigan is one of the world's biggest and wildest bodies of freshwater and a popular fishing destination.
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By Detroit Free Press  Sep. 11--Keeping Asian carp out of the Great Lakes seemed like a relatively straightforward request to make of the federal government. So it's deeply disappointing that on two fronts -- technical and financial -- the outlook is still dicey.
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By Bob Lamb | Tribune Outdoors Editor, La Crosse Tribune, Wis.  Jun. 7--Tony Christnovich believes he knows why fishing success has been good, bad and ugly the past week or so.
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Hundreds of fish are believed to have been killed in a pollution incident in County Antrim.
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By BOB RIEPENHOFF  For the fifth straight year, anglers enjoyed fantastic chinook fishing on Lake Michigan, reeling in the second-highest number of fish in 40 years, according to recently analyzed angler surveys.
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Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay:    -----      Contaminated Fish in Many U.S. Lakes and Rivers      Fish that may be contaminated with dioxin, mercury, PCBs and pesticides are swimming in more than one-third of the United States' lakes and nearly one-quarter of its rivers, according to a list of advisories released by the Environmental Protection Agency...
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BALDWIN, Mich. _ This isn't something you hear of too often: an angler complaining that the fish are too big.
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They're swarmy and stinky, and they're sticking around longer. Fish flies have invaded the shorelines of Lake St. Clair, the Detroit and St. Clair rivers, and points beyond. Known elsewhere as May flies, the bugs emerged from the rivers and lakes around June 1 and are expected to hang around for six weeks.
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By Mike Jackson Daily Herald Outdoors Writer  Fish catches made by several junior anglers lead the list of pending records awaiting certification by the IGFA (International Gamefish Association).
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Farmed salmon have been found to accumulate much higher levels of chemical flame retardants than their wild counterparts, raising alarm that they might pose an increased cancer risk.
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By Mike Taugher, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif.  Jun. 3--For a pip-squeak of a fish, Delta smelt are becoming a whale of a threat to California's water supply.
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By Bob Lamb, La Crosse Tribune, Wis.  Jun. 21--hat's up with the northern pike feeding frenzy for the past several days? Northern pike, lots of them and big ones, too, are being caught up and down the Black and Mississippi rivers.
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The discovery of intersex fish --   males with some female characteristics, including some carrying   eggs -- in Washington's Potomac River is raising concerns about   pollution from chemicals that can affect hormones.
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The state's latest plan to rid Lake Davis of northern pike - and protect species downstream - raises concern.
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By Art Lander Jr., The Lexington Herald-Leader, Ky.  Jun. 14--Kentucky wildlife officials are worried that the warming waters in parts of the Cumberland River will trigger a major fish kill in one of the finest trout-fishing areas in the eastern United States.
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By Scott Richardson, The Pantagraph, Bloomington, Ill.  Feb. 15--Al Nutty spends his days as a fishing guide on Kinkaid Lake in Southern Illinois.   The 2,750-acre reservoir offers walleye and smallmouth fishing that is improving. He's seen crappies that reach 2.5 to 3 pounds.
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The sales of more than a million acres of timberland in Northern Michigan have caused many people to worry about their jobs and their ability to hunt and fish.