LANSING, MI – Anglers who catch a tagged fish and report it could earn some cash.
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is reminding anglers to check for a clip on the adipose fin – that small, fleshy fin behind the dorsal fin, the next time they catch a trout or salmon. If they do, reporting them could earn $100.
Captain Chuck’s II in Ludington, Moonshine Lures, Jay’s Sporting Goods, Blood Run Tackle and Collins Design and Build are sponsoring 33 rewards worth $100 each for fish with tags submitted before Nov. 1.
Rewards will be selected randomly from all entries received by that date.
“We have creel clerks at some ports, but there are several areas that we don’t have staff, including on river systems with unique fisheries, such as Atlantic salmon or steelhead,” Randy Claramunt, Lake Huron Basin coordinator with the Michigan DNR said. “To get enough tag returns to learn about these species, we need the help of our anglers to voluntarily turn in heads.”
Popular game fish like steelhead, Chinook salmon, Atlantic salmon, brown trout and lake trout are among the commonly marked fish in Michigan and throughout the Great Lakes.
Most trout and salmon with an adipose fin clip also have a coded-wire tag in their snout. The tag is small, like the tip of a lead pencil, so it must be removed by lab technicians.
Anyone who catches a tagged fish and wants to keep it should turn the head into a local drop-off station in Michigan.
Additional details about the reward program:
- Each head with a tag that is turned in equals one drawing entry.
- Tagged fish must be submitted by Nov. 1, 2021.
- Eligible tagged fish include steelhead, brown trout and Chinook or Atlantic salmon.
- Your contact information (name, address, phone number) and catch data (date, location, body of water) must be included with each head.
- The drawing will occur around February 2022.
- The head must be left at a Michigan drop-off location.
According to Jay Wesley, Lake Michigan Basin coordinator, fish tag returns help biologists understand survival, age and movements of important sport fish.
“We are particularly interested in confirming the wild contribution of Chinook salmon to the fishery, movement and wild contribution of steelhead in lakes and rivers, and survival and movement of Atlantic salmon,” he said. “This reward program will help incentivize anglers to become community scientists and help us collect valuable data.”
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