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The 2024 winter wolf population survey estimate from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources found a minimum of 762 wolves in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. This year’s estimate showed an increase of 131 animals compared to the 2022 estimate of 631; however, the results demonstrate a continued trend of statistical stability in Michigan’s wolf population.
Diamond Lake continued to fish tough for bass tournament groups as the Southwest Michigan Anglers Club (SMAC) discovered Saturday.
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More Than 4,000 Walleyes Released at Pine Lake in LaPorte
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(Provided by Indiana DNR)
Fishing at LaPortes Pine Lake received a boost this month as the DNR stocked 4,018 walleye advanced fingerlings there.
The walleyes were reared by inmates at Terre Hautes Federal Correctional Complex as part of a partnership between the DNR and the Federal Bureau of Prisons. The same facility grows catfish for the Go FishIN in the City program, a program to enhance fishing opportunities in Indianas urban areas.
MWA/DNR Walleye Stockings Paying Off
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By Louie Stout
Fingerlings in netWhen Barry Ukele and a handful of others started the Michiana Walleye Association in 1993, they shared a dream of consistently catching keeper walleyes from the St. Joseph River.
They launched a stocking program with help from the DNR, and while the river has produced decent walleye fishing, keeper-size fish have been scarce.
Until this year.
Weve always been able to catch 6 or 8 sub-legal and maybe one legal fish (15-plus inches), noted Ukele. But this season has been different. One week this summer, I was catching 8 to 10 keepers and 6 non-keepers. Its been fantastic all year.
The difference? River biologist Neil Ledet credits the cooperative efforts with the club to stock larger fish in fewer numbers. The survival is much better as the bigger walleyes survive the winter better and grow faster.
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