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Don’t rush around when visiting.
HARSEN’S ISLAND your surroundings on this rural quiet island.
Whether boating, kayaking, riding your bike,
or in a car, take your time and enjoy

Salmon that are stocked by the DNR. In addition,
Lake Superior State University (LSSU) will not be
clipping 50% of the juvenile Atlantic Salmon in even
years. This practice began in 2020. LSSU stocked
Atlantic Salmon will receive pectoral and vent clips
in the normal rotation and in odd years all will be
clipped. LSSU stock Atlantic Salmon DO NOT re-
ceive coded wire tags, so heads of these fish do
tion - HARSEN’S ISLAND
not need to be saved. There are AD clipped Atlan-
tic Salmon currently in our lake system from stocking
years prior to spring 2023. IF you do catch one of
Some great news on our local interest in receiving the heads. AD clipped Atlantic Salmon
these early stocks with the AD clipped, there is still
Salmon fishery here around heads can be turned in to your local creel clerk or Anderson’s

Lake St. Clair! Pro Bait
of
Port
I met with Randy Terrian – Vice Chairman of the Lake Huron H uron .
Citizen Advisory Committee. Randy is an angler advocate of Monitor-
Lake Huron for this committee comprised ing of the
of anglers, charter captains, and port cit- Atlantic
ies who volunteer to meet with the DNR S alm on
to discuss observations, review data, and numbers
provide recommendations.
It is through this coopera-
tion between local anglers Salmon photo Larry Jayroe
like us and the DNR that
RESORT destina fish stocking programs like Pg.
programs such as the At-
lantic Salmon and other

this are a success which
expand angler opportuni-
ties for us all.
ATLANTIC
Island Services (Alphabetical)
SALMON
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Brown’s Bar
UPDATE
So here
is the latest
Froggy Hollow Vacation Rental
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news! As of
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Harsen’s Hideaway Vacation Rental
spring 2023, Fishermen’s Nest Vacation Rental 66
the DNR will Middle Channel Marina, Boat 71
no longer clip Rental, RV, Fuel, Party, Gifts, Bait
Adipose Fins South Channel Yacht Club 70 will be done through shock surveys like those performed in
(AD) and Sunset Harbor Marina/Storage/Fuel 51 Lake Huron’s Lexington Harbor during
place cod- fall return each year. In addition, Atlan-
ed wire tags Tashmoo Marina/Storage 66 tic Salmon numbers will be monitored
in Atlantic Walker’s Landing Fuel, Market 73 through DNR creel surveys of anglers, an-
WC Beardslee Marina/Storage/Fuel 69 gler reports in key ports and through the
DNR Charter reporting program.
“Downtown” Sans Souci Cont. to Page 70 BEARDSLEE
Sans Souci Bar 70
Sans Souci Market / Carry Out 02 FISH - HUNT - EXPORE - RELAX
Waterfront Shoppe Boutique/Gifts 66

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