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THE MICHIGAN GRAYLING*

By Thaddeus Norris

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My friend, Mr. D. H. Fitzhugh Jr., of Bay City, the
year following, took them in the Rifle and went by a new railroad then
being built to the Hersey and Muskegon, walking twenty miles of the
distance. He had been waiting with much interest the extension of the
Jackson, Lansing, and Saginaw Railroad northward, and in 1873, when it
crossed the Au Sable, he launched his boat high up on that lovely river.
Since then the fame of the rare sporting qualities of this fish has spread
among anglers, and they now come from many of our large towns and cities
(especially those of the West) to camp on the banks of the Michigan rivers
and enjoy the sport.


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END, THE MICHIGAN GRAYLING.

Wolfgang
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*From "Sport with Gun and Rod in American Woods and Waters," Alfred M.
Mayer (ed.), The Century Company, 1883.

This work is in the public domain. To the best of my knowledge, its
inclusion here violates no U. S. or other copyright laws.


Thanks for the read Wolgang. I thouroughly enjoyed this read. I often wonder
what it must have been like to fish Michigans rivers before the logging and
dams took hold of them. Although the lower Muskegon (below Croton) is a
stocked tailwater, I still enjoy floating and fishing it while wondering
what it was like 150 years ago. A day spent on it's waters is filled with
evidence of the logging industry's affects. Efforts to revitalize the
sturgeon population are slowly taking hold. Dam removal projects above the
Croton and Hardy impoundments are finally being realized. Time will tell
what effect they will have on the fisheries up there. The ONE thing aove all
else that I enjoy about being stuck back here in Michigan is the seemingly
endless choice of rivers and streams. Thanks again.

Jeremy Moe