Shabbona Musky Rescue
Rich Gallagher
Posted 6/5/2003 10:13 PM (#72421)
Subject: Shabbona Musky Rescue





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Location: Elgin ,IL

Just wanted to let everyone know that a musky rescue was conducted last night below the spilway at Shabbona by the guys from the Plano, Central Illinois, Fox River Valley Chapters of MI along with other musky nuts!  The rescue was a HUGE success with the guys capturing and transporting 72 muskies back into the main lake.  The biggest one netted was 42"!  My hats off to Steve Rusteberg, Duane Landmier and Jerry Lally for organizing this!  Also many thanks to all the others whose names I didn't have to list here for the dedication and hard work to make sure that the musky fishery at Shabbona remains solid!

We need to do something with this inadequate net as I can only imagine the fish we are loosing over the spillway that are NOT being rescued!

Thanks guys for all your work!  It will pay us many dividends in the future!

:)

Schuler
Posted 6/6/2003 10:57 AM (#72461 - in reply to #72421)
Subject: RE: Shabbona Musky Rescue





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Location: Davenport, IA		Thats good to hear that those fish are all back in the lake now. I wish I could have made it, but I had to work. Thats a serious amount of fish going over the spillway. Especially when a lake is only a little over 300 acres. Do other species of fish end up going over the spillway too? Why do so many muskies go over?
davep
Posted 6/6/2003 4:27 PM (#72503 - in reply to #72421)
Subject: RE: Shabbona Musky Rescue




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Location: mount prospect illinois		 Hey Rich:
Any ideas about the net? Fundraiser? fixing it? you have a good idea. 72 Muskies is crazy for a lake that size!
Luke_Chinewalker
Posted 6/6/2003 7:01 PM (#72508 - in reply to #72503)
Subject: RE: Shabbona Musky Rescue





Location: Minneapolis, MN		It is my understanding that that current net is held up by floats which are not strong/large enough to keep the heavy current of high water from going right over the top of the net. A different design would have to be approved by the Army Corps Of Engineers.