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dinner tables and restaurants all over Michigan will be blessed with an abundance of fresh salmon, walleye and lake whitefish this fall. How lucky we are to live in a state where this season grants some fantastic fishing on the Great Lakes and its tributaries.
For our benefit, the </span><a href="https://www.michigan.org/fishing-trips-and-charters?msclkid=e2a77c5a3f2e12dd4e7c189096218067&utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=MI%20Michigan%20Activities%20Brand&utm_term=michigan%20fishing&utm_content=Michigan%20Fishing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">Pure
Michigan</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#192246;background:white"> and
</span><a href="https://www.michigan.gov/dnr/things-to-do/fishing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">Michigan DNR</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#192246;background:white">
websites provide us with information on licensing, regulations, free fish weekends, and even fishing locations throughout the state. To dig a little deeper, the
</span><a href="https://mel.org/welcome"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">Michigan eLibrary</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#192246;background:white"> (MeL) offers eResources
that highlight the fish ecology in freshwater environments, history of fishing on the Great Lakes, fly tying, fresh fish recipes, local fishing haunts, and so much more.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Fly Tying<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">If you’re interested in learning how to slide a slinky or develop running-line rigs to obtain optimal depth penetration when presenting a fly, then you’ll want to explore the
timeless publication from the </span><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?database=ebsco-e700xna"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">eBook Public Library Collection</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">,
</span><a href="https://auth.mel.org/newera/check-direct?url=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=e700xna&AN=414281&site=ehost-live&scope=site&ebv=EB&ppid=pp_Cover"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Great
Lakes Steelhead, Salmon, and Trout: Essential Techniques for Fly Fishing the Tributaries</span></i></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">. This color-packed title offers dozens of step-by-step fly-tying illustrations; essential
flies, food and techniques when adjusting to water conditions; a variety of tackle; and even a boat guide for river systems surrounding the Great Lakes.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">History<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">“Leland on the Lakes” is an engaging article from
</span><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?database=mihistory"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;text-decoration:none">Michigan History Magazine</span></i></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
that chronicles the evolution of sturgeon, lake trout, and whitefish fishing in Historic Fishtown (Leland). In “Swimming Against Fate: The Discovery and Demise of the Michigan Grayling,” also in this publication, readers can learn about the height of fishing
for grayling in Northern Michigan to its eventual end, when the last known grayling was spotted in the Upper Peninsula’s Otto River in 1920.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Ecology<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?database=ebsco-eih"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Environment Complete</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
offers publications such as <i>Conservation Ecology</i> and <i>Aquatic Ecosystem Health & Management.
</i>Here, you will find detailed articles on habitat quality, coastal wetlands, and impacts of climate change.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Local Fishing<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Michigan Blue</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">, a publication in
</span><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?database=ebsco-f6h"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">MasterFILE Complete</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">,
has dozens of articles that focus on fishing throughout Michigan. “</span><a href="https://auth.mel.org/newera/check-direct?url=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f6h&AN=162769781&site=ehost-live&scope=site"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Lake
Michigan Fishing</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">,” “</span><a href="https://auth.mel.org/newera/check-direct?url=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f6h&AN=156631117&site=ehost-live&scope=site"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Living
a Boyhood Dream</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">,” “</span><a href="https://auth.mel.org/newera/check-direct?url=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f6h&AN=157981154&site=ehost-live&scope=site"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A
Personal Remembrance</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">,” and “</span><a href="https://auth.mel.org/newera/check-direct?url=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f6h&AN=157981155&site=ehost-live&scope=site"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Outdoor
Adventures</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">” serve up stories about fishing locations like Houghton Lake, Ludington Harbor, Mullet Lake, the AuSable’s Mason Tract, and the Platte River.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Recipes<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">With colorful photos and easy-to-follow recipes such as Salt Dome Walleye Lettuce Wraps,
</span><a href="https://auth.mel.org/newera/check-direct?url=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=e700xna&AN=2155398&site=ehost-live&scope=site&ebv=EB&ppid=pp_Cover_1"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Fish:
Recipes and Techniques for Freshwater Fish</span></i></a><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">from the eBook Public Library Collection is a must read to round out your fall fishing adventures.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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