Done…

I sure hope the St. Joseph River is still scheduled to get some of these Great Lakes Muskie strain stockings…

Don't get me wrong, I love steelhead fishing, but it gets old seeing all this money go into non-self sustaining fisheries like the Trout & Salmon and the native species kind of take a back seat…

Thanks Duke, just sent my pike response and will speak to muskies later. Thanks in advance to all others who voice their support toward improving our Esocid fisheries. Our pike and musky resources have amazing potential, here's to hoping we can realize more of it through better management practices.

Yes, I read the entire report. Antrim chain harvest rate was 36% of tagged fish. the goal is 5% There is only one way they can get that number down and that is with a tag system or closing the season during winter months. Mike

"Will Schultz" said:
Am I the only one that doesn't see a link on that page to the actual plans?

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My first round of comments covered specifically the drown-river mouth lakes reintroduction and restoration projects I've been working on for several years. I knew MMA would do a good job statewide. My second round of comments will cover the other topics the MMA strongly support.

Just sent my response… Took me several hours to read, and develop my response. It is more opinion than science, but it is my view after spending many days on Michigan waters chasing esox.

I hope it has value to the DNRE… The days keep clicking by, and I want to experience as much of our efforts as possible in this short ife.

"Randy O" said:
I have read with great interest all of the posts to the forum concerning the management plan as well as the actual plan itself. I will be sending in my comments to the MDNR this weekend and I had a few questions that I hope some of you may be able to answer.

1) Does MMA have recommendations concerning muskie management in Michigan that could be used in helping me and others formulate a response to the MDNR?

2) Are there any hard data available on the number of muskie harvested in Michigan via spearing?

3) Are there any collaborative efforts, on-going or planned, between MMA and other fishing organizations (i.e., Trout Unlimited, etc.) that involve habitat restoration/protection?

4) How often does the opportunity come up to provide the MDNR feedback on the muskie program?

Sorry if some of the answers to my questions are in the other forums. I just received member access to those and have not been able to thoroughly go over them. The deadline to respond to the management plan is close and I wanted to get fast answers. Thanks in advance for any input you may be able to provide.

Randy, I'm new to the member section too.

I to would like to see the responses to your questions. Keep in mind however, that just forwarding or copying a generic letter, at least in my experience doesn't hold as much weight.

(not speaking directly of the MI DNR but of the processes similar to this)

One other question I have is for how long are they accepting comments?

devoted a couple hours to reading, thinking, and replying today….sick day.