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[lonehunter]

[#ffffff]Fishing continues to be a favorite pastime in the United States. In 2001, 16% of the U.S. population 16 years old and older (34 million anglers) spent an average of 16 days fishing. Freshwater fishing was the most popular type of fishing with over 28 million anglers devoting nearly 467 million angler-days to the sport. B.F.T. is commited to helping you recive whatever information you need to have a safe and productilull fishing trip . Below are links to information that we feel will be of some use in your indevior .[/#ffffff]

Michigan stream flow data ;
[url "http://water.usgs.gov/...pe=real&state=mi"]http://water.usgs.gov/...pe=real&state=mi[/url]

Previous 12-hour and 2-week archives for meteorological reports including: Buoys, C-MAN, US Coast Guard, Ship Reports, Other Marine Reports, and Surface Airway Stations. Ship reports may be particularly useful for mid-lake conditions.
[url "http://coastwatch.glerl.noaa.gov/marobs/"]http://coastwatch.glerl.noaa.gov/marobs/[/url]

Great Lakes Temprature Map
[url "http://www.coastwatch.msu.edu/"]http://www.coastwatch.msu.edu/[/url]

Great Lakes Wind and Wave Direction
[url "http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/res/glcfs/lwn+00.html"]http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/res/glcfs/lwn+00.html[/url]

[url "http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/rsch/glcfs/nws/"]Experimental Great Lakes Coastal Forecasting System[/url]
[url "http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/res/glcfs/"]http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/res/glcfs/[/url]

[url "http://iwin.nws.noaa.gov/iwin/iwdspg1.html"]Interactive Weather Information Network[/url]
[url "http://iwin.nws.noaa.gov/iwin/iwdspg1.html"]http://iwin.nws.noaa.gov/iwin/iwdspg1.html[/url]

Weather
[url "http://www.noaa.gov/"]http://www.noaa.gov/[/url]

Weather , Marine and land , warnings
[url "http://www.crh.noaa.gov/grr/"]http://www.crh.noaa.gov/grr/[/url]

National Weather Service Marine Forecasts
[url "http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/marine/marinewxi.htm"]http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/marine/marinewxi.htm[/url]

Real-time U.S. weather data. Features include an interactive mapper for viewing temperatures, visibility, skycover, wind direction and more. You also can view current images of snow cover and depth
[url "http://www.rap.ucar.edu/weather/surface/"]http://www.rap.ucar.edu/weather/surface/[/url]

Contoured surface temperature maps suitable for B&W printing
[url "http://www.coastwatch.msu.edu/"]http://www.coastwatch.msu.edu/[/url]

Satellite imagery and products including AVHRR water temperature images, GLSEA integrated water temperature and ice cover maps, contour maps of surface water temperatures
[url "http://coastwatch.glerl.noaa.gov/"]http://coastwatch.glerl.noaa.gov/[/url]

Great Lakes weather map giving current conditions
[url "http://poletopole.org/weather/map/Great_Lakes"]http://poletopole.org/weather/map/Great_Lakes[/url]

National Weather Service Great Lakes Open Lake Marine Forecasts
[url "http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/marine/wxiglf.htm"]http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/marine/wxiglf.htm[/url]

National Weather Service Great Lakes Nearshore Marine Forecasts
[url "http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/marine/wxinsh.htm"]http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/marine/wxinsh.htm[/url]

Wind speed, wind gusts, wind direction, air temperature, dewpoint, humidity, station pressure, sea level pressure, and PAR for sites around southern Lake Michigan, in Alpena, MI on Lake Huron, and near Toledo, OH on Lake Erie.
[url "http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/metdata/"]http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/metdata/[/url]

[url "http://www.great-lakes.net/beachcast/mm.html"]Great Lakes BeachCast (GLIN)[/url]
[url "http://www.great-lakes.net/beachcast/mm.html"]http://www.great-lakes.net/beachcast/mm.html[/url]

Current water level observations
[url "http://www.great-lakes.net/levels"]http://www.great-lakes.net/levels[/url]

Instructions to access current buoy information by phone.
[url "http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/dial.shtml"]http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/dial.shtml[/url]

Real-time data from all US Moored Buoy Stations, Canadian Moored Buoy Stations and C-MAN Stations
[url "http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/index.shtml"]http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/index.shtml[/url]

Data normally updated every 1-3 hours. Stations in "Storm Surge Mode" updated every 18 minutes
[url "http://www.crh.noaa.gov/grr/marine/"]http://www.crh.noaa.gov/grr/marine/[/url]

Buoy data, water level gauge data, satellite and radar imagery
[url "http://www.glakesonline.nos.noaa.gov/"]http://www.glakesonline.nos.noaa.gov/[/url]

On-line toppo maps ;
[url "http://mapserver.maptech.com/homepage/index.cfm"]http://mapserver.maptech.com/homepage/index.cfm[/url]

[url "http://terraserver-usa.com/"]http://terraserver-usa.com/[/url] (DIGITAL AREAL & TOPPO )

U.S. debt. of the interior
[url "http://www.doi.gov/"]http://www.doi.gov/[/url]

Mi. D.N.R.
[url "http://www.michigan.gov/dnr"]http://www.michigan.gov/dnr[/url]

Mi. Government
[url "http://www.michigan.gov/"]http://www.michigan.gov/[/url]

U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
[url "http://www.fws.gov/"]http://www.fws.gov/[/url]

A must see site ! The name says it all .
[url "http://www.recreation.gov/"]http://www.recreation.gov/[/url]

[lonehunter]

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