Introduction Lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush) are a native top predator in the Great Lakes that were nearly extirpated in Lake Michigan by the mid-20th century due to overfishing and invasive sea lamprey. Decades of intensive restoration – including stocking and fishing restrictions – have been undertaken to rebuild Lake Michigan’s lake trout population. Currently, Wisconsin…
If you are volunteering for the Brew City Salmon Tournament Set-Up and/or the Captain’s Meeting at 7pm on 7/31, we have a special treat. We will be grilling the extra meat from Sunday’s Fish In and serving it FREE, to the volunteers around 5 pm. As always, refreshments are free. Hope to see you there!…
We had a bus load of 48 people headed to the Wild Rose Fish Hatchery on Saturday, March 21st. The weather was bright and sunny and the temperature was “normal” for March. Everyone had a great time and the vision of seeing 500,000 Chinook Salmon in the tanks is something to remember. It is a…
Hello supporters of Lake Michigan Fishing. There are 6000 Brown Trout arriving in Milwaukee on Monday, October 1st, late in the day. To make preparations for the highest survival rate, we need to place both of our net pens at the Sailing Center. This will take place this Sunday at noon. If you can be…
Another great outing with our friends from Fishing Has No Boundaries. Good weather ( so far) and good friends. We will let you know about the fishing, but I hear it is adequate. Thank You to all of the volunteers who make this possible.
Brew City Salmon Tournament 2013 was held on August 10th at McKinley Marina in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It was a success. For the first time ever, we had 121 boats registered to fish. One boat could not fish and another had a blown engine. With 119 boats fishing for 8 hours, 98 of them weighed-in a…
Hello GLSF Members, Please remember that we have about 80,000 Chinook Salmon being delivered on Monday and they need a place to safely rest before they are turned out into the Lake on Tuesday evening. We will be assembling and placing both net pens at 1 pm tomorrow, Sunday, May 5th, at the Milwaukee Community…
Hello Everyone, We have about 80,000 Chinook Salmon being delivered for 2013 stocking on Monday, May 6th. To accommodate their delivery and help protect them until they safely make it to the open waters of Lake Michigan, we need to place both of our net pens at the Sailing Center. We will be doing this…
All GLSF Members, please remember while you’re out fishing this season, that our club runs to local contests all summer long. The first one is the Fish of the Month, where the largest fish of a specific species for a stated month is chosen to win an award for than month. For April and May,…