Anglers are people, too. With all of the water surrounding Michigan and all the lakes and rivers and streams inside Michigan, there are a lot of fish swimming around and there are a lot of people with poles and waders looking to catch them. Uniting them will not only help preserve their sport but possibly the environment and also give Michigan an economic boost through fishing tourism.
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Michigan sells more than a million fishing licenses each year. Yet
despite an estimated value to the state economy of $1 billion
(according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service), sportfishing is
largely ignored by state tourism promoters.
I
think far more people come to
Michigan to fish, and spend much more
money doing it, than come to play golf. Yet you'd never know that if
you were to look at Travel Michigan or other Web sites that promote the
state as a tourist destination.
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