The state of Michigan may no longer plant brown trout in Lake Huron in Northeast Michigan, as efforts to release them yielded only about 2% survival. Instead, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources is planning to release brown trout in other areas where they believe the survival rate is higher. Read the full story by The Alpena News.
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