Sunday, June 15, 2014

Fish of the Great Lakes: Atlantic Salmon

Lake Michigan is located entirely within U.S. borders, the only Great Lake not shared by the U.S. and Canada. This means, you can fish to your heart's desire without worrying about border patrol. Luckily, fishes know no borders, and can swim into any lake they please. So it won't be unusual to see fish from neighboring Lake Huron to swim through that narrow channel in the north to Lake Michigan and vice versa. One notable species of fish that thrives in these lakes is the Atlantic salmon. Transitioning from fresh water to seawater may...