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| Webster Lake Musky Club Needs your help.
The Upper Long Homeowners are contesting the stocking of Muskies. this is our 8th year since we started putting muskies in here and we would hate to see it stoped. There are upper 40" fish coming out of here on a regular basis. We just had a meeting today with the DNR about stocking. we have agreed to cut our stocking down to 2 fish per acre this year.(the homeowners were asking for us to only stock 1 every 3 years or 1/2 fish per acre yearly) that is not aceptible to us. But the DNR is doing a creel study this year (May Through OCTOBER) we are asking anyone and everyone to come and fish Upper Long and participate in the study.
Thanks
Chae
Ps if you have any questions or concerns please feel free to contact me 260-385-0623
BTW there were some homeowners complaning about speeding Just a reminder it is a 10mph lake.
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| are the homeowners against having muskies in the lake or all the extra boats out there now? |
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Location: Syracuse, Indiana | Chae Thanks for well representing thw Webster Lake Musky Club chapter of Muskies, Inc. Let me know if I can help. Cates
Edited by dcates 3/10/2010 3:48 PM
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Location: syracuse indiana | we need guy's out there to be part of the survey's when they are out there , like they do on webby and so forth, and the only thing they complained about was people going to fast on the lakes. it is a 10mph lake.
the lake association has a new board of directors and they really dont know to much on muskies and really want to see them gone, but we have to do this so we can keep the lake, and the dnr will help us as much as they can...bill |
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| that is not the ONLY thing they complained about they still have stunted Bluegill (the reason the Homeowners stocked in the first place) there were a few STUPID comments Ie they are eating all the Bass, too many Muskies, ect. they also were very upset that Jed couldn't do a study to tell them exactly how many muskies were in the lake today. they did make a point that they have been seeing Illinois plates at the ramp. Not necessarily all bad in my opinion.
On a positive note they did agree not to try to get them stopped all together ever. we just need help with the survey to prove that there are people fishing it and it is a productive fishery. That goes for all fish also so if you know Bass fisherman and panfish guys in the area they need to participate also.
I know some of you are upset about me putting this up here, because you think it of as your lake and it was not well known. But in the past years we have invested over 23 thousand in this lake and I couldn't just let it go and Fox River Muskies inc donated 1400.00 last year to our stocking program it would be fair to them either. The lake is just now getting great.
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| Chae thanks for all your club has done for the muskies and the fishery out there. I hope Jed can get them some answers and they will be the ones we are hoping for. He's already debunked this already on another lake, just a matter or a survey again to prove the homeowners wrong.
I agree be respectful out there, be courteous and respect the rules. Just fuel for their fire, that really goes for anyhwere. |
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Location: Musky Tackle Online, MN | For those of us not in the area, are there people we should be contacting to voice our support for what you're doing? The musky fishing community as a whole should all be helping each other out where we can, even if it's an area that we will never fish. I know myself and many others here in Minnesota are happy to do what we can if there's people we should be contacting.
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| If the DNR thought that the addition of musky stocking would, in any way ,endanger the existing fishery on Long---they would NEVER allow it to continue. Studies have shown how the introduction/management of these species has aided in the overall growth rates for all the lake's species. Yes, I am sure a few panfish are on the receiving end of a musky lunch or two but the fish that remain are in such numbers that they are allowed to get bigger over time.
As for the Illinois plates issue--------Being of Chi-town descent, I can only say that not all Illinoisians are created equal. Some of us spend countless days on the lakes picking up garbage cast out by other recreational boaters. We also spend thousands of dollars each year on gas, food, licenses, baits, lodging etc---and where does this money go-----not to Illinois! All of us who use the lakes need to learn the RESPONSIBILITY that goes along with this privilege. Stocking efforts will keep all our lakes strong for years to come. Thanks for the great work Chae---fish on brother!----Pat Elza
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| Chae as a lake regular we will pitch in any way we can. I'll make sure to let people know to participate in the creel study and be respectful of the lake owners regarding the 10 mph limit.
Steve |
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| Wow, this creel survey ought to really wind the owners up. Their big issue right now is they want their little private lake to remain just that!!!! Private. I have it on good authority that it kills most of them to see 6 rigs at the launch. They then check the plates. Just so everyone knows....You are being spied on while you are there!!! |
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Location: syracuse indiana | well they can watch me al they want, i dont do anthing wrong there, we the club have worked so hard on those fish in there and we would like to keep it that way. im sure they will be happy with the creel but we still need every body on board with this. please be nice and respectfull in every way. please clean up after you are done and if anyone confronts you just smile and be nice. i know its hard to do but its harder to know that you might be the one who ruins it all for everyone. the WLMC has worked our tails off for this lake and want to be able to remain to stock it in the future, so please help us on this. that may be a small lake but is producing some nice fish. heck one of vince's clients got a 49 1/2 out there last year and a FRV chapter member got a just shy of 50 the year before... thank you...bill
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| The problem that the association has is with all the people that are now fishing there. A few years ago on a bad day there would be one other person out there fishing. There are now at least 3 rigs out there at all times, something the homeowners dislike.
Now, you are inviting people to fish at the lake when it is already recieving more pressure than a 90 acre lake shouold be recieving. |
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| The homeowners are mad about the boat traffic, so why invite everybody out there to fish? The DNR will get there data simply by the numbers of people that fish the lake. WHy bring more traffic to a lake and try to make the homewoners on the lake 'happy"? Also, this lake should be stocked at 1 fish per acre, meet in the middle with the homeowners, don't stock this lake like Webster or pretty soon every fish caught out of there will be 28 to 40 inches. Nothing is wrong with 1 fish per acre. Make the land owners happy. It's a 90 acre pond...it doesn't need 1000 fish a year. Also if the club can't even support the stocking, why not cut the stocking down to 1 fish per acre.
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Location: syracuse indiana | common and upper, im sure you are the same person, we have never stocked 1000 fish into there at a time. we have averaged 440 for the lake thats 5 fish a acre. we are now going to be putting 170 fish in there. thats is the deal. but there is alot more going on that im sure you know nothing about! yes it get's pressure you dont think we already know that, the lakes association is asking for this. first they wanted the muskies stopped altogether but we managed to work with them and the dnr as much as we can to save the lake, this is what they wanted. and its not like most musky fisherman did not know about this lake, from ohio to chicago ect... so whats the big deal we are doing what they asked so we can save the lake, and think about it , 1 fish a acre they do get eaten there when we put them in , heck we have seen bass come up and nail a 12 inch musky after stocking it, so we have to keep the number's up for survival thats why the clubs bottom line is 2 fish a acre. we have put almost $30,000 into this lake in the past 8 years and it is a fine lake too, and we would like to keep it that way.....Bill Bennett pr/magazine/communications director for the wlmc
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| Common - 3/13/2010 12:56 AM
The homeowners are mad about the boat traffic, so why invite everybody out there to fish? The DNR will get there data simply by the numbers of people that fish the lake. WHy bring more traffic to a lake and try to make the homewoners on the lake 'happy"? Also, this lake should be stocked at 1 fish per acre, meet in the middle with the homeowners, don't stock this lake like Webster or pretty soon every fish caught out of there will be 28 to 40 inches. Nothing is wrong with 1 fish per acre. Make the land owners happy. It's a 90 acre pond...it doesn't need 1000 fish a year. Also if the club can't even support the stocking, why not cut the stocking down to 1 fish per acre.
Common
Why cut it? What's the real issue that you have? |
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Location: oswego, il | This lake exists as a musky water because of the efforts of the webster lake musky club. yep, it's only 78 acres. Best way to keep this off the internet is to help the club find it's financial and diplomatic solutions. |
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| What's wrong with "NEW" people fishing the lake? My family purchased their home on Backwater in 1994. The pressure on that body of water has increased exponentially since then----HOWEVER-----the fishing is now as good or BETTER than it was "back in the day". Due to the stocking efforts and proper handling of the resources--the fishery is arguably one of the best in the country. We've pulled out everything from big gills to giant crappies to monster muskies---all from an extremely high pressured lake. You can't stop progress(Webster ,Tippy and Barbee are examples of that)---so let's all work together to make all aspects of the lake as good as they can be, for EVERYONE'S benefit. Why can't we all just get along?---Pat |
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| I grew up on this lake in the 70s and 80s, Today was the first time I have fished the lake in 12 years. I probably know more about this lake then any of you, so let me tell you what a thrill it was for me to hook a Muskie. keep doing what you are doing. it beats the hell out of catching all the 3 inch mud bass! |
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