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Location: Wisconsin | What are the chances of getting the DNR to change the length of the natural reproduction study? A decade is a long time to wait and possibly find out that natural reproduction is not going to work! We could possibly be looking at a very, very low musky population 10 years from now and another 5 to 10 years to rebuild the population to fishable levels. I hope I'll still be able to fish yet when I'm in my 70"s!
Also, does the DNR have any jurisdiction over the Natives stocking lakes they spear? If not could this be an avenue to pursue? If we could get them to stock musky in Pelican this would help with the declining population.
Of course that stocking would alter any information that has been gathered for the Natural Reproduction study, rendering the study useless.
Hopefully you guys can answer some of these questions.
Good luck this fall,
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Location: Antigo, WI | I was not going to reply to this thread, but it is funny how it has gone from what happened on Pelican during 2 tournaments to how spearing has decimated the musky population. I personally fished both the Kevin Worrall Memorial and the Hodag tournaments on Pelican. As Norm had stated in an early post there was a nasty cold front that had moved in the day before the tournament. I think the temps in Antigo on Friday were in the low to mid 70's at noon and a little while after, but by about 4 pm the temp had dropped to 50, not a good set up for that tournament. The Hodag was a bit of a surprise to me also, we had steady weather leading up to the tournament. On Saturday we were greeted with 20 to 25 mile winds out of south and southeast. We boated one shorty 28 inches and had one other follow by a mid 30. The wind made boat control difficult and really clouded up the water on the wind blown side of the lake. On Sunday we lost an upper 40's, had another fish about 40 up 6 times and 2 others 30 to 35 follow. Also, I believe that the boat count on Pelican for the Hodag was the lowest in quite some time, only 30 some boats.
We have to get beyond what has happened in the past, be it spearing, angling harvest or whatever and work toward protecting what is there today and building it for tomorrow. Mike and Norm have stepped up to the plate and got things started. But they can not do it alone. If you guys want to continue to think Pelican is the "Dead Sea" thats fine with me. It's just less fishing pressure and more fish for the rest of us. |
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Location: Rhinelander. | Several years back the opener for muskkies was changed to the end of the month of may from the the first weelend in may. This was to protect muskies during spawing. The point I want to make is that the native americans take these fish when they are the most easily taken and are full of eggs. To say winter harvest is low is not accurate as those fish are not counted. You don't know how many are taken. I did not mean to state this is the only reason the lake seems to be less productive. I do however feel it is a big part of it.
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | I again make my point as made in my post above. Where do they winter spear on Pelican? What locations have you seen dark houses out there? |
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Location: Pelican Lake/Three Lakes Chain | I am not on Pelican in the winter with any consistency, but have never seen a dark house out there. I have not heard of anyone telling me there was a dark house out there, yet everyone knows it gets winter speared???
I think everyone is blowing this whole thing out of proportion. Point #1 the most productive lake by far during the Rhinelander Musky league, Pelican. Point #2 One of the most productive lakes in the WMT, Pelican.
By the way, I launched my boat for one of my much to seldom September fishing trips on Pelican lake last night. I only moved one fish, but it was a fat 43 that ate my suick and swam inside the Frabill for a while.
Nothing wrong with the pond!!!!! |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | I have never seen a dark house out there either.
Norm, you son of a gun, good fish! Where'd you talk that sweetie into visiting the Frabill? |
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Location: Pelican Lake/Three Lakes Chain | Town Bar, not the one I was looking for.....but not complaining!
IT WAS COLD last night!!!!!!! |
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