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Location: Hayward, Wisconsin | From The Fishing Wire:
"Michigan DNR to Collect Muskellunge Eggs from Detroit River in May
| May 12, 2016
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources again this spring will collect eggs from Great Lakes muskellunge in the Detroit River to be reared at Wolf Lake State Fish Hatchery in Mattawan and stocked in Michigan waters this fall.
Collecting Great Lakes muskellunge eggs began in 2011 in an effort to rear a type of muskellunge that is native to most Michigan waters. In 2015, approximately 800,000 eggs were collected from the Detroit River. Those eggs produced nearly 30,000 fall fingerlings that were stocked in 16 inland lakes and rivers, two of which will serve as broodstock lakes for egg collections in the future. No muskellunge are stocked in the Detroit River because the abundant Lake St. Clair-Detroit River muskellunge population is supported entirely by natural reproduction.
"The DNR's goal this year is to collect at least 500,000 eggs to meet our target of 40,000 fall fingerlings for stocking our state's waters," said Ed Eisch, DNR fish production manager.
To collect the eggs, mature muskellunge are captured with electro-fishing gear in the Detroit River. Collecting Great Lakes muskellunge eggs is difficult in these areas because of the physical conditions associated with open water, especially in the spring. If weather limits the success of collecting Great Lakes muskellunge eggs, northern muskies will be requested from other states to fulfill needed muskellunge to meet fisheries managers' needs for select Michigan waters.
As a safety issue and a precaution, the DNR requests boats on the water avoid coming close to the electro-fishing boat during nighttime shocking work.
"When the generator is running and the boat's flood lights are on, we are collecting fish using electricity near the boat and we want to make sure the public stays clear of the electric field for safety," said Jim Francis, the DNR's Lake Erie Basin coordinator.
To learn more about fishing in Michigan and the Great Lakes muskellunge management effort, visit michigan.gov/fishing.- See more at: http://www.thefishingwire.com/story/374685#sthash.YfuexIbW.dpuf " |
Location: Grand Rapids, MI | This is not accurate:
"If weather limits the success of collecting Great Lakes muskellunge eggs, northern muskies will be requested from other states to fulfill needed muskellunge to meet fisheries managers' needs for select Michigan waters."
The Northern Strain (WI Strain) will be obtained, for a limited number of waters, though a cooperative "trade" from Wisconsin. |
