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This year's late winter thaw and cool spring weather have slowed the growth of aquatic plants in northeast Indiana lakes. This should, according to DNR officials, delay and may even reduce the need to use chemical herbicides to control vegetation in lakes where there are such issues.
Each year residents at more than 125 area lakes hire commercial pesticide applicators to spray aquatic weeds where they interfere with boating and swimming. To legally do so, applicators must first obtain a permit from the DNR.
"The amount of weed control done each year has a lot to do with the weather," said Jed Pearson, a DNR fisheries biologist. "Water temperature, the number of sunny days, and rainfall can have a big effect on aquatic plant growth."
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Six Indiana counties will fix sediment and logjam problems in lakes and rivers thanks to $691,000 in grant funding this spring from the DNR.
The grants are part of the Lake and River Enhancement (LARE) program in DNRís Division of Fish & Wildlife.
The 10 projects selected for the spring 2014 involve seven lakes and four waterways. They were selected in a competitive process from among applications submitted by local sponsors. The grantees must share at least 20 percent of the cost.
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The Indiana DNR has issued grants totaling nearly $520,000 to be used to fight invasive aquatic vegetation in Indianaís lakes.
The grants were awarded by DNR director Cameron F. Clark through the Lake and River Enhancement (LARE) program in the DNR Division of Fish & Wildlife.
The 41 projects involve 63 lakes in 16 counties. They were selected from applications submitted by local sponsors who share at least 20 percent of the total cost. DNR's portion comes from the LARE fee paid annually by boat owners to the Bureau of Motor Vehicles.
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Although thousands of gizzard shad died this winter in northern Indiana lakes, DNR biologists say the loss of the unwanted fish is a good thing.
Shad are not targeted by anglers because of their foul flavor, and they compete for habitat and food with popular sport fish. Where shad are abundant, corrective steps are often needed to control their population.
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Fish biologist Jed Pearson with big walleye netted, tagged and released.Dont panic if you find nets in Kosciusko Countys Winona Lake this month.
They were put there as part of an Indiana DNR study to learn more about the lakes pike and walleye population.
Fisheries biologists will set six traps daily at various near-shore locations in the 562-acre natural lake at Warsaw this month.
Each pike and walleye captured will be measured, marked with a fin-clip, and then released.