Michigan Muskie Alliance

Plan to revive muskie stock in Great Lakes returns http://www.mlive.com/outdoors/index.ssf/2011/02/plan_to_revive_muskie_stock_in.html 02/06/11 By Victor Skinner | The Grand Rapids Press LANSING -- A plan to revive Great Lakes muskie populations throughout the state will begin this year following a ...

There is also Steve Griffin's January 23, 2011 article. Fishing still pretty good on Sanford Lake http://www.ourmidland.com/sports/article_981e45f2-86b0-5b15-8ad9-5bb619743a93.html Snippets: Of a species that draws more local angler interest, Baker said, "We know the pike population (on Sanford Lake...

LEMU Fisheries Newsletter January 2011 http://www.michigan.gov/documents/dnr/L ... 1271_7.pdf

Includes some muskie information and a great photo of retiring Gary Towns with Lake Hudson muskie. I've known Gary for almost 30-years and wish him a fun and healthy retirement.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dec. 14, 2010 Contacts: Gary Whelan 517-373-1280 or Mary Dettloff 517-335-3014 DNRE Returning Walleye Fry Production to Historic Levels The Department of Natural Resources and Environment has begun gearing up to return hatchery production of walleyes to historic levels. The DNR...

History of Walleye Culture and Stocking in Michigan with the Emergence of Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia in the Great Lakes Basin http://www.michigan.gov/documents/dnr/WalleyeProduction_340491_7.pdf This paper was originally developed by Patrick Hanchin and Tim Cwalinski, Co-chairs of the Fisheries Di...

Eric Sharp lives on Lake Margrethe and would support a MMA outing with PR coverage. MMA should plan a fun educational trip to the lake in the future.

I've heard estimates, based on the research being done there, that the total adult spawning population is likely 30 fish for that section of the chain. Kind of scary when they are responsible for reproduction in more than 19,000 acres of water. This is similar to the very low sturgeon populations o...

Snippets I like to read: Growth rates and survival of muskies on the bay has been exceptional. A 53-inch, 53-pound musky caught in 2001 was aged at 12.5 years old. In most areas of Wisconsin, it takes from 18 to 20 years for a musky to reach 50 inches. In spring DNR fisheries surveys, 1 of 5 muskies...

Muskies thriving on Green Bay http://www.jsonline.com/sports/outdoors/106381143.html 10/30/10 psmith@journalsentinel.com Green Bay — Dennis Radloff of Oconomowoc is working his stage, the stern of his 19-foot fishing boat, on his favorite theater, the waters of Green Bay. As he launches into an imit...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sept. 15, 2010 Contact: Mary Dettloff, 517-335-3014 DNRE Fisheries Chief Kelley Smith Honored with American Fisheries Society Mentoring Award Dr. Kelley Smith, chief of the Department of Natural Resources and Environment Fisheries Division, recently received a prestigious natio...

Could this be an unscheduled opportunity to have a Hamlin Lake exploratory outing? There is a lot of water to learn as the first year class comes legal this fall. This needs to be done eventually and may change your strategy plans for 2011.

The DNRE issued the following corrected release today: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 29, 2010 CONTACT: Timothy Machowicz, 517-651-6217 or Mary Dettloff, 517-335-3014 Lake Ovid Boating Access Site at Sleepy Hollow State Park Reopened The Department of Natural Resources and Environment today announced th...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 28, 2010 CONTACT: Timothy Machowicz, 517-651-6217 or Mary Dettloff, 517-335-3014 Lake Ovid Boating Access Site at Sleepy Hollow State Park Reopened The Department of Natural Resources and Environment today announced that the Sleepy Hollow State Park boating access site on ...

The Detroit District has posted a public notice to our internet home page. File Number: LRE-2010-00117-51 Applicant: Ottawa County Parks & Recreation Location: Holland, Ottawa County, Michigan Waterway: Lake Macatawa The applicant has requested authorization to construct: 1) a 350’ long x 12’ wide o...

Wish them well. Next upgrade for Sun Dog Nautical Refreshments could be a beer license?