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VOL: 8 ISSUE: 812 - 23 MARCH 2013
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 • Jeff fishes Delavan Lake with John Reddy
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RESULTS of POLL S811
Do you favor applying a daily bag limit
of 1 fish and a 54-inch minimum length limit on muskellunge in Green
Bay, Lake Michigan, and its tributaries north of Waldo Boulevard (in
Manitowoc) and the Menominee River upstream to the Hattie Street Dam?
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INSTANT SURVEY VOTE ON - POLL s812
Do you agree with the Wisconsin Chippewa Tribes’ proposed 2013 spring walleye spearing harvest?
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The Question:"Do you agree with the Wisconsin Chippewa Tribes’ proposed 2013 spring walleye spearing harvest?"
WHAT do YOU think of this.
VOTE YOUR OPINION
photo c. MN Historical Society
©1925 Roland W. Reed
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DNR Secretary Cathy Stepp statement on 2013 walleye declarations by Chippewa tribes
Upon receiving annual tribal walleye harvest declarations from
the Chippewa tribes for waters in the Ceded Territory covering the
northern third of Wisconsin, DNR analysis indicates that of the 535
lakes named for harvest, 197 were named at a level that will result in a
one-walleye daily bag limit for anglers.
Waters named at a one-walleye bag limit include the Three Lakes
Chain, part of the Eagle Chain and a number of popular walleye fisheries
in northwest Wisconsin.
Of the remaining 338 declared waters, 331 will have a two-walleye
daily bag limit, and seven will have a three-walleye daily bag limit.
A full report on declarations by county is available [PDF]. Further tabular summaries, are available. [PDF]
The number of lakes declared is similar to past years. However, the
percent of these lakes declared at a one-walleye bag limit is much
higher than usual. Within the past 15 years no more than 10 lakes have
been declared at a one-walleye bag limit in one year, and that total was
reduced to five lakes before spearing started.
The Tribes do not always take as many fish as they declare. When that
happens, angler bag limits on individual lakes are readjusted when
spearing activity diminishes, based on the percentage of walleye
actually taken.
As part of this year’s declarations, the Lac du Flambeau Tribe has
named 232 of their 233 total lakes at a two-fish daily bag limit. The
lakes had previously been set at a three-bag limit as part of a
long-standing Memorandum of Agreement between the DNR and Lac du
Flambeau. Lac du Flambeau’s unprecedented change in declarations
effectively terminated the 16-year Agreement.
As part of the Agreement, the Tribe received $84,500 from the state
to maintain the three-walleye bag limit. They also received revenue
generated through sales of snowmobile, ATV and fishing license sales on
reservation. Based on the tribe’s breach of the Agreement, the
department has no choice but to withhold the payment and the license
revenue.
In response, DNR Secretary Cathy Stepp has issued the following
statement:
“Wisconsin's strong walleye fishery and the tourism it produces are very
important in northern Wisconsin. As Secretary of the Department of
Natural Resources, sustaining our fishery is foremost in my priorities.
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Citizen-based monitoring engages and informs thousands of citizens and students across the state every year
photo c. WDNR ©2013 |
Now accepting proposals for citizen-based monitoring projects funding
MADISON -- Organizations are invited to apply for financial
assistance to help establish or expand their efforts to recruit and
train volunteers to collect information about plants, animals, water and
other components of the natural world.
Proposals for the Citizen-Based Monitoring Partnership Program (exit DanSmallOutdoors) are due by midnight, Friday April 26, 2013, to the Department of Natural Resources.
“Citizen-based monitoring engages and informs thousands of citizens
and students across the state every year and empowers them to directly
contribute to the conservation of Wisconsin’s natural heritage,” said
Owen Boyle, DNR coordinator for the Citizen-based Monitoring Program.
“We’re pleased to again offer organizations seed money to help start or
expand programs so that even more people can get outdoors and get
involved.”
Anywhere from 18 to 25 programs are selected annually to receive up
to $5,000. DNR awards $100,000 every year to help organizations and
programs advance their citizen-based monitoring projects. For every
dollar DNR spends on Citizen-based Monitoring, the state receives more
than $3 worth of volunteer time and natural resource data. Since 2004,
180 projects have benefited from $850,000 of funding.
Volunteers of all ages helped DNR researchers locate fawns to be
fitted with radio collars so researchers can track the fate of the young
deer through their first year.
“Monitoring projects are one of the most powerful tools for detecting
long-term or large-scale changes in the natural world. Because of the
large number of volunteers, data can be collected over large geographic
areas and long spans of time,” said Boyle.
Hundreds of citizens have volunteered for the 150 projects and
organizations that make up the Wisconsin Citizen-based Monitoring
Network. These volunteers put in thousands of hours each year to carry
out natural resource monitoring projects such as assessing eagle
populations, checking brook trout for gill lice and collecting rain,
hail and snow totals.
“We run by the philosophy that far more can be accomplished by
working together than working alone. Every year we are impressed and
thankful to see how dedicated volunteers are to Wisconsin’s natural
resources,” said Boyle.
People who have an interest in being a part of a monitoring project, can check Who’s Who of Citizen-based Monitoring in Wisconsin (exit DanSmallOutdoors) to find a program of interest.
Read more here:
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
- Owen Boyle - (608) 261-6449
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Wisconsin's
outstanding fisheries is a job too big for government alone. So
congrats to the four awards of the 2012 External Partners Award.
photo c. Hayward Fly Fishing Company ©2013 |
Wisconsin organizations and individuals recognized for contributions to fishing
MADISON -- Four groups and individuals were recognized as 2012
External Partners Award winners at a Department of Natural Resources
fisheries management program in late February for their commitment and
dedication to Wisconsin Fishing.
“We learned a long time ago that managing Wisconsin's outstanding
fisheries is a job too big for government alone -- and we rely all the
time on the help from fishing and conservation organizations from across
the state,” said Mike Staggs, Wisconsin fisheries director. “It's an
honor to recognize these groups and individuals.”
- Galesville Volunteer Trout Club in Trempealeau County
- Hayward Fly Fishing Company based in Sawyer County
- Salmon Unlimited of Wisconsin, Racine County
- Village of Cross Plains in Dane County
... all received recognition for their contributions to fishing
conservation and education. The award winners and a brief summary of
their contributions follow:
Galesville Volunteer Trout Club was recognized for
its work in angler education and raising trout in local streams. For the
last six years, the Galesville Volunteer Trout Club has organized an
event that draws over 250 kids a year during free fishing weekend. Each
kid gets the choice of a fishing pole or a chance to win tackle boxes,
tents, paddleboats or canoes through a drawing. This 100 percent
nonprofit organization is able to have this successful event annually
with the help of more than 60 sponsors. The club has also grown more
than 70,000 trout for local streams since the clubs establishment in
1954, which has immensely taken pressure off the state hatchery system.
Hayward Fly Fishing Company was awarded for its
creel survey work done in the Chippewa, Flambeau and Namekagon rivers.
Husband and wife dual, owners and guides, Larry Mann and Wendy
Williamson, along with the assistance of three additional staffed guides
and the local DNR, were able get a first real look into the game
species in the warm waters in the northwestern part of the state. The
company collected the length and weight of all fish that were caught
this past guiding season and look forward to collecting data for the
upcoming fly fishing season.
Salmon Unlimited of Wisconsin, Racine, was
recognized for their donated time, resources and financial support to
the Lake Michigan fisheries over the last 30 years. The group continues
to support young outdoor enthusiasts with the interest in pursuing a
career in the field of natural resource management through financial
scholarships. They also host fishing clinics, are active educators in
angler education and supporters of the annual Root River Steelhead
Facility Open House.
Jerry Gray, Director of Public Works and Warren Myers, Village Engineer from the Village of Cross Plains,
were awarded for their innovative ways to protect trout fishing in
Black Earth Creek. Major players in the re-meander efforts of the
stream, they continue to go great lengths to protect the stream from
runoff, sediment, chlorides and thermal impacts from urban development.
These two men have made it their natural resource mission to preserve
this world-class trout stream. From city improvements to using
alternative ways to remove the village’s snow, their top priority is to
keep the creek healthy and thriving with aquatic life.
Read more here.
FOR MORE INFORMATION Contact:
- Mike Staggs - (608) 267-0796
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