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Anglers are invited to a Lake Michigan yellow perch summit in Chicago on March 22.
Participants can attend in person or via webinar.
The goal of the summit is to provide a forum where anglers from Lake Michigan states and fishery managers can exchange information.
Fishery managers from the Indiana DNR Division of Fish & Wildlife, Illinois, Wisconsin and Michigan and tribal jurisdictions will present the public with the latest information on yellow perch in Lake Michigan and efforts to improve and manage perch fishing. Anglers and anyone else with an interest in Lake Michigan can comment on the information and offer input.
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Owners of shallow ponds and lakes, especially in northern Indiana, should watch for fish kills this spring.
Considering the record or near-record snowfall and ice up to 20 inches thick on lakes and ponds, Indiana fisheries biologists anticipate numerous reports of fish kills once the bodies of water thaw.
The most common cause of fish kills in Indiana ponds is lack of oxygen.
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Bass Summit to detail impact of new smallmouth regulations.Indiana DNR fisheries biologists, bass anglers, and fishing guides will convene in early March to discuss current research on smallmouth, largemouth, and spotted bass in Indiana’s streams at the inaugural River Black Bass Summit.
The River Black Bass Summit will be at the Hendricks County 4-H Fairgrounds in Danville, Ind. March 8 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and is open to the public. This free event is hosted by the Indiana Smallmouth Alliance at the Conference Center. Lunch will be provided, with donations accepted.
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Youth hunters can apply for a reservation to hunt one of 21 DNR properties during the special youth wild turkey hunting season, April 19 and 20.
The hunters must be younger than 18 on the day of the hunt.
The reserved hunts are at the following fish & wildlife areas (FWAs): Atterbury, Crosley, Deer Creek, Glendale, Hovey Lake, Jasper-Pulaski, Sugar Ridge, Kankakee, Kingsbury, LaSalle, Pigeon River, Roush, Tri-County, Minnehaha, Fairbanks Landing, Hillenbrand, Chinook, Winamac and Willow Slough.
Hunts will also take place at Salamonie and Mississinewa lakes.
The number of hunters allowed on each property will be limited. Interested hunters or an adult representing them must register in person or by phone with the property they wish to hunt. Hunters should register between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. local time between March 17-21 or March 24-28. Hunters can register for only one property.
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Registration is open for a DNR workshop series at two locations in March that will teach how to hunt wild turkey.
“Hunt, Fish, Eat: Wild Turkey” is part of the ongoing “Hunt, Fish, Eat” program that is run by the DNR Division of Fish & Wildlife and teaches self-reliance. The program is free.
Installments of the workshop series are March 15, 20 and 27 at Kankakee Fish & Wildlife Area in North Judson and March 18, 25 and 29 at Morgan-Monroe State Forest in Martinsville.
All weeknight sessions will run from 6 to 9 p.m., and Saturday sessions will run from noon to 3 p.m., local time. Location specifics will be provided to registered participants.
Completing the program requires attending each of the three sessions.
Participants must be new hunters.