USFWS: Anglers Aiding Salmon Recovery
For Anglers in Lake Champlain Basin, Salmon Fishing is a Science
Most anglers remember their first catch: the tug on the line, the rush of adrenaline, the ear-to-ear grin in the keepsake photo.
In the 1970s, anglers in Lake Champlain and its tributaries started experiencing another memorable first: the first Atlantic salmon caught in the basin in more than a century.