Remembering legendary Michigan outdoorsman Fred Trost

Michigan Outdoors host Fred TrostThe LSJ reports that Fred Trost, longtime host of the popular hunting and fishing show Michigan Outdoors and also the Practical Sportsman, died yesterday.

"He was a big deal," said Tony Hansen, editor of Michigan Out-of-Doors Magazine. "He was the first outdoor media star. Kind of a larger-than-life personality"

For the last several years, Trost provided the content for JoeSportsman.com and you can read a lot of his stuff there and see videos as well. They have a note that they will likely close up shop after Fred's memorial service.

Outdoor Michigan (run by Fred's son Zachary) will have details on the memorial service as they become available and there are a lot of people remembering Fred Trost on Michigan Sportsman.

Photo: Fred Trost interviewing Heidi Roudebush about her 20 1/2 pound lake trout

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6 Comments

  1. fred k martin
    Posted July 24, 2007 at 9:43 pm | Permalink

    thank you mr. trost
    for your life for michigan.

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  2. PHILIP DIEGEL
    Posted September 9, 2007 at 1:45 am | Permalink

    THAN YOU FRED FOR ALL OF US WHO BELIVED IN YOU AND WHAT YOU TOUGHT US TO DO WE WILL ALL MISS YOU I AM PROUD TO CALL YOU AFRIEND PHILIP LINCOLN DETROIT

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  3. stan moser
    Posted November 19, 2007 at 5:54 pm | Permalink

    we are so sorry to hear about Fred's passing. we could not figure what happened to the show . we were up north hunting and my cousin just happened to mention about his passing. We were shocked and saddened to hear this. keep up the good work Zack.

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  4. mike soto
    Posted September 15, 2008 at 7:59 pm | Permalink

    mr. trost ,,thanks for all them years that you were on tv. i remeber as a little guy sitting on the couch with my dad wacthin michigan out doors it gave us good quality time as a father an son and times like that i never forget. thank you , mike soto jr.

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  5. Jay Bilkie
    Posted January 18, 2009 at 4:28 am | Permalink

    Never missed a program NICE JOB FRED RIP Does anyone know how to get the song that was played on Fred's program?

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  6. tony thurlby
    Posted March 15, 2010 at 9:40 pm | Permalink

    i am very greatfull for all fred trost did for me coming up as a young sportsman.he helped fuel the fire that burns within me to go afield every moment that i can.thanks fred.

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