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By Louie Stout
Muskie Collection has Hoosier Biologists UneasyIndiana fish biologist Jed Pearson was breathing a sigh of relief last Wednesday, but knew he was hardly out of the woods.
Pearson is overseeing a muskie egg-taking project on Lake Webster in Kosciusko County. Historically, the brood stock Pearson’s crew collects there provides all of the eggs needed for Indiana’s statewide muskie program.
And that’s what is making Pearson nervous. The lake has been on a downturn the past few years and getting ripe eggs from mature muskies has been tough the past couple of years.
He needs 15 to 20 ripe female muskies to produce the 15,000 muskie sizable fingerlings that the state needs. Last year, the state only captured 11 ripe females and had to set traps at nearby James Lake to fill out their needs.
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Fly tiers from various Federation of Fly Fishers and Trout Unlimited Clubs from around the Great Lakes region will come together April 22 for the 11th annual Tie-a-thon to tie and donate flies benefitting three Trout Unlimited Youth Camps.
The event will be conducted at the Elkhart Conservation Club and the camps to benefit include Illinois Council of Trout Unlimited Youth and Fly Fishing Camp, Kalamazoo Valley Chapter of Trout Unlimited Youth Camp and the Trout Unlimited National Teen Summit which will be held in Michigan.
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Anglers headed to Kunkel Lake in Ouabache State Park near Bluffton this spring must follow a largemouth bass rule concerning fish size and the daily bag limit.
For Kunkel Lake, the minimum size limit for keeping a largemouth bass is 18 inches, and no more than two bass may be taken daily. The rule went into effect in 2015 after a bass and bluegill restocking project in 2013.
Any bass less than 18 inches long must be returned, unharmed, to the lake.
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Josh Pisowicz with Record-Breaking Whitefish
Josh Pisowicz with Record-Breaking Whitefish
The Indiana record for whitefish has been broken twice in two weeks by anglers fishing Lake Michigan.
Josh Pisowicz was targeting whitefish on Feb. 19 on the Michigan City pier and caught a 5-pound, 9-ounce specimen. Pisowicz submitted a record fish application to DNR officials, and they certified the next day that his fish beat the previous record, set in 2015 by Dan Rostecki, by 1 ounce.
Then, on Feb. 28, Alexander Ciesielski submitted a record fish application for a 5-pound, 13-ounce whitefish he caught near Portage Lakefront Park on Jan. 21. Ciesielski was not targeting whitefish but knew as soon as he landed it that he had a record contender. DNR officials certified Ciesielski's record on March 3.
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The Indiana "Where to Fish Finder," an interactive map of public access boat ramps, now includes fish survey reports to keep anglers informed.
The map is at wildlife.IN.gov/3591.htm.
Fish survey reports summarize the species collected by number and size, how the sport fish in a specific waterbody compare to those in other waters, and include depth maps and information on water quality and submersed vegetation.