Great Lakes Sport Fishery – Northport, MI
N 45° 07.800 W 085° 36.837
16T E 608994 N 4998326
This historical marker stands in the Northport city park near the marina.
Waymark Code: WMVKY9
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 05/01/2017
Views: 8
This historical marker stands in the Northport city park near the marina. The text reads:
Sport trolling for lake trout almost vanished in the 1940s due to overfishing by commercial netters and sea lamprey attacks on the trout. Chemicals finally controlled the lampreys, while state laws outlawed gill nets. In the 1960s, the Michigan Fishery Commission planted Coho and Chinook salmon for a new sports fishery. Using the methods developed near Northport in the 1920s, plus other techniques -- such as using piano wire, wooden and metal reels, and lures made from tin cans and bicycle spokes -- trollers again began catching salmon, brown and lake trout and steelheads throughout most of the Great Lakes. In 1981 sports fishing brought Michigan over three billion dollars in tourist revenues and attracted 700,000 licensed anglers to the Great Lakes.
Michigan History Division, Department of State
Registered local site No. 1167
Property of State of Michigan, 1984
Erected by Michigan Outdoor Writers Association
Description:
Sport trolling for lake trout almost vanished in the 1940s due to overfishing by commercial netters and sea lamprey attacks on the trout. Chemicals finally controlled the lampreys, while state laws outlawed gill nets. In the 1960s, the Michigan Fishery Commission planted Coho and Chinook salmon for a new sports fishery. Using the methods developed near Northport in the 1920s, plus other techniques -- such as using piano wire, wooden and metal reels, and lures made from tin cans and bicycle spokes -- trollers again began catching salmon, brown and lake trout and steelheads throughout most of the Great Lakes. In 1981 sports fishing brought Michigan over three billion dollars in tourist revenues and attracted 700,000 licensed anglers to the Great Lakes.
Parking nearby?: yes
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Registered Site #: 1167
Historical Date: Not listed
Historical Name: Not listed
website: Not listed
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