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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Headquarters:
The Marten House and Lilly Conference Center
1801 W. 86th Street, Indianapolis, Indiana 46260
From the Symposium Chair Scott Law:
Our goal is to gather educational, accurate information about muskies and muskie fishing to distribute to
anglers, researchers and State Managers.
The symposium will host a unique blend of Muskie Inc members,
Professional Anglers, MNR and DNR Managers and Research Biologists. The
muskie range is expanding, more anglers are fishing for the species and
manufacturers are targeting the market. The symposium will host all these
players in a single setting to discuss strategies for "Building a Better
Future" for muskie anglers.
Here's the schedule:
International Muskie Symposium / Tentative Event Schedule:
Friday 10/28/05
6:00 pm Get Acquainted Cocktail Party
7:00 pm Welcome–General Session (Multi Media) / Lilly Conference Center
Special Presentation, Margaret Crossman with John Casselman
John Casselman 7:30 – 8:30 pm (1)
Maintaining muskellunge populations and quality sports fisheries: A biological basis for setting size limits and determining minimum ultimate length or trophy standard. A Tribute to Dr. E. J. Crossman
Jim Saric 8:30 – 9:30 pm
Q & A 9:30 – 10:00 pm
10:00-11:00 pm Hositality Room
Saturday 10/29/05
8:00 am Breakfast presentation / Larry Ramsell / Main Dinning Room
9:00 am 1st General Session / Lilly Conference Center
Primary Biology Presentation #1 - 30 min
A: John Farrell, Development, implementation, and
evaluation of an international muskellunge management
strategy for the upper St. Lawrence River (2)
Primary Biology Presentation #2 - 30 min
B: Kevin Kapuscinski, The Green Bay Great Lakes strain muskellunge
reintroduction program (3)
Primary Biology Presentation #3 - 30 min
C: Jerry Younk, An examination of Minnesota’s muskellunge
waters (4)
10:30 am General Workshops:
Breakout room 1 = 3 Biology presentations / 20 min ea
A: Tom Mosindy, The use of angler diary surveys to evaluate long-
term changes in muskie populations on Lake of the Woods,
Ontario (5)
B: R. Scot Stewart, Development of muskellunge fisheries in lakes
Monona and Wingra, Wisconsin (7)
C: Chris Robinson, Historical trends in body growth of five
Ontario muskellunge (Esox masquinongy) populations (7)
Breakout room 2 = 3 Biology presentations / 20 min ea
A: Mark Boone, Muskellunge in Missouri—A ten-year strategic
plan (8)
B: Travis Brenden, The New River, Virginia, muskellunge
fishery: population dynamics, harvest regulation modeling,
and angler attitudes (9)
C: Daryl Bauer, History of muskellunge management in Nebraska
(10)
Breakout room 3 = 3 Biology presentations / 20 min ea
A: Susan Beyler, Muskellunge management and distribution
analysis in a south east Wisconsin urban lake (11)
B: R. Allen Curry, Ecology of an introduced predator:
muskellunge (Esox masquinongy) in the Saint John River of Maine and New Brunswick (12)
C: Scott Morrison, Biological characteristics of a riverine
muskellunge population (13)
11:30 am Lunch / Main Dinning Room
12:30 pm 2nd General Session / Lilly Conference Center
Primary Angler Presentation (Multi Media) w/ Q&A
Russ Wayre: Current Top Muskie Lake /Locations
2:00 pm General Workshops:
Breakout room 1 = 3 Biology presentations / 20 min ea
A: Chris Robinson, Factors affecting historical year-class
strengths of trophy muskellunge (Esox masquinongy)
populations (14)
B: A. P. Liskauskas, Biological characteristics of record class
muskellunge populations in Georgian Bay and the North
Channel, Lake Huron (15)
C: John Nelson, Considerations in muskellunge (Esox
masquinongy) introductions: A management dilemma? (16)
Breakout room 2 = 3 Biology presentations / 20 min ea
A: Steve LaPan, Spawning and post-spawning movements of the
St. Lawrence River muskellunge (Esox masquinongy) (17)
B: Rod Pierce, Expulsion of miniature radio transmitters along
with eggs of northern pike and muskellunge – A new method for locating critical spawning habitat (18)
C: Brent Murry, Quantification of native muskellunge nursery
habitat in the upper St. Lawrence River: influences of fish community and habitat structure on occurrence, abundance, and production (19)
Breakout room 3 = 3 Biology presentations / 20 min ea
A: Ron Brooks, Movement and habitat use of muskellunge in
Kinkaid Lake (20)
B: Jordan Weeks, Muskellunge movement in the Manitowish
Chain, Vilas County, Wisconsin (21)
C: B. Farmer, A conceptual model of muskellunge spawning
habitat in Georgian Bay, Ontario, Canada (22)
3:30 pm 3rd General Session / Lilly Conference Center
Primary Biology Presentation #1- 30 min
A: James Diana, Human influences on natural spawning and
reproductive success of muskellunge (23)
Primary Biology Presentation #2 - 30 min
B: Michael Butler, The application of DNA-based genetic tools
towards the conservation and management of the muskellunge. Esox masquingy (24)
Primary Biology Presentation #3 - 30 min
C: Curtis Wagner, Evaluation of differences in growth, survival,
and thermal selection among genetic stocks of muskellunge
(25)
5:00 pm BREAK
6:00 pm Dinner / Main Dining Room
7:00 pm 4th General Session (Multi Media) / Lilly Conference Center
Jack Wingate / MN DNR 7:00 -7:45 pm
A recipe for successful muskie management-a Minnesota success story.
Steve Heiting 7:45 – 8:45 pm
9:00 pm- 10:30pm Hospitality – Special Event –Party
Sunday 10/30/05
8:00 am Breakfast with an Angler / Main Dinning Room
9:00 am 4th General Session / Lilly Conference Center
Primary Biology Presentation – 30 Min
A: Steven Kerr, Characteristics of Ontario muskellunge fisheries
based on volunteer angler diary information (26)
Primary Biology Presentation – 30 Min
B: Terry Margenau, Effects of a single-hook live bait angling
technique on muskellunge survival (27)
10:00 am Panel Discussion / Steve Heiting –Host
Jim Saric / Angler – industry perspective
Bill James / INDNR – State Agency Perspective
Tim Simonson / WIDNR – Biology Perspective
Jim Diana / Univ. Mich – Research Perspective
Dr. Casselman / Ontario – Research Perspective
Steve Budnick / Muskies, Inc Perspective
Larry Ramsell / Historic perspective
11:30 am Closing Statements – Conclusion
Poster Papers
Michael Butler, Genetic profiles of naturally occurring pike-muskellunge hybrids
Michael Butler, Best Practices for the catch and release of muskellunge
Dale Cornelius, Missouri’s Muskie Program, Egg to Angler
Susan Marcquenski, Diseases in muskellunge
Michael Thomas, Analysis of 40 years of Lake St. Clair muskie fishing records
Eric Cummins, Muskellunge population and fishery dynamics in Green River Lake, Kentucky
Here is a link to the Symposium Abstracts:
http://muskie.outdoorsfirst.com/articles/10.25.2005/978/Abstracts;....
MuskieFIRST will follow up on each session, obtain as much material as is available from each presentation, and will post it as soon as we obtain the information. Follow the Symposium progress here!
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Sue and I will be leaving tomorrow early morning to drive the 500 plus to Indianapolis. I am REALLY looking forward to the event, this is a stellar opportunity to listen to the top minds in Muskie Management and watch the discussion of the science surrounding muskies in general.
Slamr will be running a video camera and a still camera, as will I. We should be able to capture most of the presentations in pictures, audio, and some in Video, too.
We will report on the anglers, Pros, scientists, media personalities, and muskie legends in attendance. It's going to be a target rich environment for MuskieFIRST Radio interviews, that's for sure.
I'd like to thank the folks running the Symposium for allowing us full media access to the weekend long event. The material we will publish as a result of the coverage will be unprecedented, and should be a good read, listen, and watch for anyone interested in managing our muskies for a brighter future! |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | The opening evening was facinating, educational, entertaining, and fun, too. An audience of over 180 dedicated muskie enthusiasts enjoyed the presentation as Margaret Crossman spoke for a half an hour about her husband, Dr. Ed Crossman, an eminent icthyologist with a lasting legacy, and his fish, the Muskellunge.
Professor John Casselman gave a memorial power point presentation focusing on Dr. Crossman's work, a fascinating and compelling presentation about the size limit structure in Canada, Dr. Crossman's work, and that of his associates.
Jim Saric wrapped up the evening with an intersting seminar about catching trophy muskies, and focusing on a brighter future. Main points were:
Develop new Muskie waters
Protect spawning habitat
Stock Correct strains
Create a consensus of Mutual Goals
Increase communication between anglers and fisheries departments
Continue Education
Energize our youth, get them FISHING!
Tomorrow begins with a breakfast presentation by Larry Ramsell, and then launches into a schedule that will be a challenge for our crew of four to film!
Please forgive the limited photos published while on location here at the symposium, there is no high speed internet service here. We will place hundreds of shots and captions, video, audio, and much much more onsite soon.
Tomorrow promises to be exciting. Tonight was, and the information presented by John Casselman will be a topic of conversation here and elsewhere all winter long!
The HMH Chapter of Muskies Inc should be very proud, they are superb hosts!
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