Permits Needed for Fish Attractors

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Published: 28 December 2012

(Provided by Indiana DNR) 

There are many ways to recycle Christmas trees, but tossing them on a frozen lake to create fish habitat may not be the best idea … and may require a permit from the DNR.

“Fish attractors tend to bring fish and fishermen together,” said Bill James, chief fisheries biologist for the DNR Division of Fish & Wildlife. “They provide cover but don’t necessarily grow more fish.”

Better options include taking the tree to a designated Christmas tree recycling site in your community, tossing it in the backyard to provide shelter for wintering birds, running it through a wood chipper to create your own mulch, chopping it up for firewood.

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Simplicity Works on Muskies, Too

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Published: 25 December 2012

By LOUIE STOUT

Tami Roth and a Nice MuskieSerious muskie fishermen are a lot like bass and walleye experts. They believe a sophisticated approach trumps simple tactics when it comes to catching fish.

That doesn’t seem to be the case for Tami Roth and her boyfriend Kevin Overley of Zionsville, Ind. who enjoy fishing Lake Webster several times a year.

You could call them muskie neophytes, yet they’ve had some pretty good success.

Take last April, for instance. Tami’s first muskie – a 42 incher – came on a tadpole.

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