Michigan Muskie Alliance

Lets all join the darkhouse assoc. and vote him out and Will in as president

Here is an excerpt from age to length data for a couple northern Wisconsin lakes that have slower growth. According to the management plan for Michigan muskellunge, they need to have 4-5 years of spawning to sustain a fishery. It is widely accepted that female muskellunge reach maturity at 6 years of age. As you can see, even in slow growth waters a 34” size limit would allow harvest before or during the first year of maturity. The impact of allowing a 34” minimum size limit could have long lasting repercussions on even slow growth waters in the Upper Peninsula.

Estimated length-at-age (in) of muskellunge captured in fyke nets on Plum
Lake, 1993 – 2007.
Age/Length
5/32.3
6/34.4
7/36.4

Estimated length-at-age (in) of muskellunge captured in fyke nets on Big
Crooked Lake, 1993 – 2007.
Age/Length
5/33.5
6/35.7
7/38.0

Holy freaking s--- I get so pist when I hear things like this from that imbecile that I shouldn't even post a reply. I get more pist knowing that he's actually had some success with his goal of Esox eradication. But thanks for the heads up, and on a positive note this can serve to motivate us and others with a clue to take responsive action as needed.

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 politicians are easy to find in the UP.

I wish they would do something useful with their spears.

Hmmmm....

Hey! There's PLENTY of whitetails around! Can I get a "Hell, YES!" for a winter deer-spearing season?

I know your're being sarcastic but imagine if you saw a 12 point runnin' around the woods with a spear sticking out of it! Or worse, layin' somewhere dead after runnin' miles from a bad chuck. Again, I know you were being sarcastic.

I've seen that! They're called arrows........ (just trying to lighten things up) Sounds like everyone is fairly aware that this guy is a DA.

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/fishin ... ule-change

Bad news for the UP muskie fishing for sure. I bet the Boundary Waters Muskie Club is making calls, almost all those guys are from MI.

Hmmmmm.....10 years ago when I lived way west in the Yoop I noticed (new to me, anyway) WI starting to bring clients across the border to waters in Iron and Dickinson Counties. When I moved back south 6 years ago they were getting to be regulars on lakes like Chicagon and Lac Vieux, and even smallish Stanley.

Yep, everybody should pitch in on this one. Good info, thanks for the alert.

(Thanks also for the reminder as to why I needed to renew my membership.)

I can tell you from living in the UP it is such a different mentality than downstate. All of the people that fish here are catch and kill fisherman. It makes me sick. We are loosing all of our good fishing lakes around Marquette because of the idiot mentality of most of the localls. The sad thing is most people who fish up here will totally back this guy

Money does indeed speak loudly. In general, the UP is poor and they don't do well advocating for themselves in Lansing.

One way to maybe get some action is to contact all the Chambers of Commerce in the Yoop and explain why they should step up and deal with this. They just need to understand that lower size limits translates to fewer tourist dollars. And that MI's bigger size limit is currently an advantage that draws folks from MI and increasingly WI. The Chambers up there are loaded with County Commissioners, all of whom have relationships with Lansing legislators.

Something to try.