Michigan Muskie Alliance

Hot dog stand hits Michigan lake Drive-through on a pontoon caters to the boating crowd http://www.detnews.com/article/20100630/BIZ/6300374/1001/Hot-dog-stand-hits-Michigan-lake 06/30/10 Ben Beversluts / Holland Sentinel Holland -- It's a "drive-through for anything that floats." Sun Dog Nautical Re...

We need a defense army of legal size GLS in all our drown river mouth lakes to help keep the Asian carp invasion in check.

This is just another sorry example from the article, 'Merged state agency under fire' Critics say funding issues imperil mission of Dept. of Natural Resources and Environment.

John Engler would be proud of Jenny Engler continuing the cut cut cut to destroy the DEQ and DNR as combined DNRE. You got what you wished for thus no need for any hypocrite complaints. When 60% of the budget came from general funds there was money for the DNRE programs, but now the fishery budget h...

Finding a politician to write special favors legislation is done all the time and sometimes they do this all on their own. This is from WI, but not uncommon in Michigan. Gov. Pawlenty Nixes Minn. Bill with Walleye Rule Change http://www.grandviewoutdoors.com/fishing/articlecontent/5/2010/791/governo...

I mistyped the wrong date of my fishery meeting (too darn many meetings), but I also talked today with a DNR biologist and received the same basic message as Sox. However, he did say the DNR have been over ruled by dirty politics in the past using politicians to over rule the NRC. The anti-DNR polit...

Thanks Will for the heads up. Two things pop into my mind. Your discription of the situation and Mike King's contact experience with Mike Holmes are probably well known with the MDNRE fishery staff especially with Mike Holmes long history. The NRC will be in contact with the DNRE staff and receive t...

I've passed Will's name on to other future MMA members. It would be good to get new muskie fishers started off right before they get too discouraged or learn bad habits. This will be especially important as we expand to Hamlin Lake with a large new regional group of potential muskie nuts.

Giant Montana Northern Pike Could Set Record A fisheries biologist with Montana Fish, Wildlife and parks says a Kalispell angler has likely set a world record for northern pike caught by fly fishing after hauling in a 29.74-pound, 47-inch-long fish. http://www.grandviewoutdoors.com/fishing/articleco...

Evaluation of the Efficacy of Iodophor Disinfection of Walleye and Northern Pike Eggs to Eliminate Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia Virus
http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2009/3107/pdf/fs20093107.pdf

The weed eater is a fast way to spread the Eurasion watermilfoil. Every piece of floating plant is a new plant in a new location. The machines are not efficient at collecting everything they cut.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 22, 2010 Contacts: Tim Machowicz 517-651-6217 or Mary Dettloff 517-335-3014 Lake Ovid Boating Access Site Closed Intermittently Through June 30 for Site Redevelopment and Improvements The Department of Natural Resources and Environment announced today that site redevelopm...

Long-Term Evaluations of Length Limit Regulations for Northern Pike in Minnesota http://afsjournals.org/doi/abs/10.1577/M09-050.1 Abstract The effects of maximum, minimum, and slot length limits on the sizes and relative abundance of northern pike Esox lucius were evaluated in 22 Minnesota lakes. Th...

Fisheries Division Releases Management Updates for Waters in Southwest Michigan (2010) The Southern Lake Michigan Management Unit is announcing fishery management actions and activities for the 2010-2011 angling season. These actions and activities include fish stocking, habitat rehabilitation proje...

Be careful for what you wish for. Look what happened to Kingfisher when Queenfisher took over.