Salmon in the Rouge River Way Back When

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Some of you might remember back not so many years ago when it was possible to find King Salmon spawning in the Lower Branch of the Rouge River every fall. For me, the biggest run of salmon I ever saw in the river was in 1999 when I was teaching at Franklin Middle School in Wayne. I watched a pod of fish numbering around twenty for a week as they fought, thrashed and fanned gravel on their sides. I'm sad to say that I haven't seen a single salmon where I used to find them the last five...

Salmon in the Rouge River Way Back When

Salmon in the Rouge River Way Back When