"Conversations & Coffee with DNR Fisheries Division" will take place in each of the eight management units that oversee Michigan's fisheries. The purpose of these forums will be to meet with managers and biologists, to discuss local issues and management activities, and to get specific questions answered. These meetings are extremely informal; at many no formal presentations will be made.
These forums will also make information available on local and statewide regulations impacting anglers. Refreshments will be provided.
Meeting dates, times, locations and information topics will include:
Lake Erie Management Unit
Monday, March 27 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Waterford Fisheries Station, Pontiac Lake Recreation Area located at 7806 Gale Road in Waterford.
Topics: proposed regulation changes, muskellunge broodstock lake efforts
Southern Lake Michigan Management Unit
Tuesday, March 28 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Wolf Lake State Fish Hatchery Visitor Center located at 34270 County Road 652 in Mattawan.
Wednesday, March 29 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Michigan State University Extension Office located at 50 E. Sprague Road in Ionia.
Topics: local regulation changes, stocking changes, fish habitat projects, fish surveys
Northern Lake Huron Management Unit
Wednesday, March 29 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Tuscarora Township Hall located at 3546 S. Straits Highway in Indian River.
Topics: local regulation changes, stocking changes
Western Lake Superior Management Unit
Wednesday, April 5 from 7 to 9 p.m. (EST) at Ishpeming Township Hall located at 1575 U.S. 41 in Ishpeming.
Wednesday, April 12 from 6 to 8 p.m. (CST) at Gogebic Community College located at E. 4946 Jackson Road in Ironwood.
Thursday, April 13 from 7 to 9 p.m. (EST) at Portage Lake District Library located at 58 Huron Street in Houghton.
Eastern Lake Superior Management Unit
Thursday, April 6 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. (EST) at Tahquamenon Area Public Library located at 700 Newberry Avenue in Newberry.
Topics: local project updates
Tuesday, April 11 from 6 to 8 p.m. (EST) at Holiday Inn Express Munising-Lakeview located at E8890 M-28 in Munising.
Topics: local regulation change reviews, local project updates
Northern Lake Michigan Management Unit
Wednesday, April 12 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. (EST) at Bay City College (Room 901 Joseph Heirman University Center) located at 2001 N. Lincoln Road in Escanaba.
Thursday, April 13 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. (CST) at Bay College West Campus (Room 231-A) located at 2801 U.S. 2 in Iron Mountain.
Topics: local regulation changes
Southern Lake Huron Management Unit
Tuesday, April 18 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Bay City State Recreation Area Visitors' Center located at 3582 State Park Drive in Bay City.
Central Lake Michigan Management Unit
Wednesday, April 19 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at East Bay Charter Township Hall located at 1965 North Three Mile Road in Traverse City.
Topics: local regulation changes
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Now that the last meeting is over it is safe to say that there is overwhelming support for each regulation proposal across the state. I would however say there are a couple areas that we had some opposing views on how the resource should be managed, and each of those instances the biological data, managers and biologists, and majority in attendance supported stricter muskie regs in each of those areas. The only area where there was a real problem was the SLHMU and it was not a public issue. I'm happy with the way these meetings have turned out. I think the state is slowly leaning towards managing our muskie fishery in a correct fashion. Although a few things may slip through the cracks in this round, we are making the right decisions for the future and MMA has a very large hand in that and it's something you and I can all be proud of.
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