Projects

  • A young angler at Fish Fest

    Wolf Lake Hatchery Visitor Center

    March 18, 2025

    Wolf Lake Hatchery Visitor Center Fish Fest is put on each year by the Wolf Lake Fish Hatchery Visitor Center. This event is directed at children to introduce them to and build their passion for fishing and the outdoors.

  • Floy-tagging a Lake Ovid muskie

    Lake Ovid Floy Tagging

    March 18, 2025

    In 2008, MMA worked with the Michigan DNR to tag angler-captured muskellunge in Lake Ovid (Clinton Co.) for the purpose of determining population density and angler exploitation.

  • An Elk Chain muskellunge recovering after being implanted with an ultrasonic transmitter.

    Elk Chain Tracking Study

    March 18, 2025

    One of a few muskellunge populations in Michigan that are self-sustaining, albeit at a low density, is in the Elk Chain of lakes, comprised of Elk, Skegemog, Torch, Clam and Bellaire lakes.

  • A Thornapple muskellunge being implanted with an ultrasonic transmitter.

    Thornapple Lake Tracking Study

    March 18, 2025

    Central Michigan University, Michigan DNR, Michigan Muskie Alliance, and Muskies, Inc. sponsored this study that kicked off in 2004 and continued through 2006.