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The J stones come from the right side of the fish and the L stones come from the left side of the freshwater drum. [1] Magnified view of freshwater drum otolith showing growth bands. University of Minnesota Biologist George R. Spangler gives a technical explanation of the "letters" which appear on the lucky stone.
The drum typically weighs 5–15 lb (2.3–6.8 kg). The world record was caught on Nickajack Lake in Tennessee, and weighed in at 54 lb 8 oz (24.7 kg). [12] The freshwater drum is frequently gray or silvery but may be more bronze or brown colored, common in the Lake Erie population.
The River Raisin is home to "warm-water" fish including bluegill, white sucker, channel catfish, walleye, carp, white bass, black buffalo, freshwater drum and smallmouth bass. Very few fish migrate between the river and the Great Lakes because they are blocked by the seven dams in Monroe, as well as the power plant intakes. [3]
In 2012 the Michigan Department of Resources Lake Erie Management Unit obtained walleye eggs from fish in the Muskegon River. The eggs were fertilized and hatched Wolf Lake State Fish Hatchery. Drayton Plains State Fish Hatchery was one of the facilities that hosted the resulting fingerlings, which were later transferred to seven different lakes.
The lake chub (Couesius plumbeus) is a freshwater cyprinid fish found in Canada and in parts of the United States. Of all North American minnows, it is the one with the northernmost distribution. Its genus, Couesius is considered monotypic today. The genus was named after Elliott Coues, who collected the holotype specimen.
Loon Lake is a freshwater lake located in Waterford Township, Michigan.It borders Dixie Highway on the west and is south of Walton Blvd. on the north. [2] The sand-bottom lake is 243 acres (98 ha), making it the 18th largest lake in Oakland County, Michigan and one of the largest in Waterford Township.
The river chub is among the most common fishes in North American streams. [5] [6] Its range extends primarily through most of the Great Lakes and Appalachian regions. [4]The river chub is found in clear, medium to large creeks and rivers with moderate to swift current over rock and gravel substrate, from southeast Ontario and southern New York to Michigan and Indiana, south to northwest South ...
The Arctic grayling, a species now extinct in Michigan. There are 35 species and subspecies of threatened fish in Michigan. Of these, eight are species of special concern, nine are threatened and another nine are listed as endangered. An additional nine species that previously had populations in Michigan are now considered extinct in that state.