News
articles written about the Margie J from over the years.
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1968 |
My family caught in a ice pack while fishing
for the first salmon to enter Lake Michigan. |
2003 |
My dad made the fishing news way down in Florida. |
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1977 |
My brother was the second in our family to
receive his captain's license. He currently fishes for salmon in
Seattle's Puget Sound. |
2005 |
This is an article written about the salmon project I do with my
students. |
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1981 |
My grandfather has a memorial fishing
tournament each year in his honor. We have won it several times
but this one was special. |
2005 |
My salmon project was covered by Fox TV News from Grand Rapids. |
|
1984 |
This article was written when I obtained my
captain's license. The third in my family to do so. Although
written over 20 years ago, I feel it gives a great historical perspective of
my family history and our tie to salmon fishing. |
2006 |
This was another article written about my salmon project. Many are
familiar with Catch and Release fishing. The reporter referred to
me as one of the first Release and Catch captains. |
|
1986 |
We caught the biggest salmon during a big
fish tournament worth $6,000. It was caught by my girlfriend at the time.
There's an inside joke. You'll understand when you see the
article. |
2006 |
I was honored to have Fox TV News covered my students and my salmon
release the following year. The project grows larger each year. |
|
1987 |
This article shows what a sportsmen's
paradise Muskegon is to this day. My dad and I had a great time
and we didn't start until 1:00 p.m. |
2006 |
WZZM is another Grand Rapids based TV news channel that covered the
release of about 600 salmon into the Muskegon River. |
|
1992 |
One of our charter customers caught a newsworthy
salmon. |
2006 |
The Grand Rapids Press featured a long time customer and a salmon he
caught on board the Margie J. |
|
1996 |
My dad leads a very exciting life with many
stories. This article only highlights a few of them. |
2006 |
My Dad was contacted to give some salmon fishing history due to his long
time involvement in the industry. |
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2002 |
The Margie J changes ownership and my Dad is
now a semi retired Muskegon charter captain. When my son turns 18
in 2009 and gets his captain's license, for one season, we will have 3
generations of charter captains, 18 years old, 43 years old, and 75
years old. My Dad will not renew his license after that season and
will be officially retired. |
2006 |
The salmon were first planted in Lake Michigan in 1966. This
article marks the 40th anniversary of this event. We were honored
to be featured on the front page of our Sunday paper. |
