The fish are stocked or reproduce naturally (mostly in streams in Michigan) and provide world-class fishing opportunities. Although five species - chinook and coho salmon, and brown, lake and ...

That may sound harsh, but she’s not wrong. Michigan oriented its Great Lakes fisheries management around recreational fishing starting in the 1960s and 70s with onset of Pacific salmon stocking.

The commercial fishing industry in Lake Michigan changed significantly, especially since the 1950s, when invasive species and overharvesting disrupted local fish populations, Cullen said.