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It's O"fish"al
John Koerble
Secretary |
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The Wisconsin DNR has with encouragement from the Long
Lake Fishing Club, proposed a rule change for Northern
Pick on Long Lake. The rule change was voted on at
last years Conservation Congress and was passed.
While we were told last fall that it was formally
approved and would be added to the 2008/09 regulation
book, one never knows for sure until you see it in the
book.
Well I am hear to tell you that it is
O"fish"al! I recently stopped by Din's to purchase my
new fishing license and fishing regulation book. The
fish thing I did was flip to the "Special
Regulation-Listed by County" page and look up Fond du
Lac. On page 29 there it was. "* Long Lake: There is
no minimum length limit on northern pike and the daily
bag limit is 5."
This new regulation will start on May 3rd, 2008
Opening Day. It will be interesting to see how the
new rule will effect the size of the northern
population and other fish populations in the lake.
One of the things I am looking forward to is being
able to keep some of the 20 - 24 inchers I catch and
pickeling them. Better then herring in my opinion.
The other thing I will enjoy is being able to allow
the children to keep their fish which even at 20
inches seems hugh, rather than telling them "It's to
small, you have to throw it back."
Hope to see lots of you out on waters. |
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April 14, Updated VHS report
- allow anglers to take live minnows home after a fishing
trip if the minnows were purchased from a Wisconsin bait dealer and
use them on the same water. The leftover minnows can also be used on
another waterbody if the minnows were not exposed to any water from
the lake or river fished.
See VHS report further
down page. |
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FEB. 3, FISHEREE REPORT -With
temperatures in the high 20’s for most of the day, this years
fisheree on Long Lake was almost tropical in comparison to last
years event which was held on the coldest day of the year. As the
dark predawn gave way to an overcast morning sky, small villages of
anglers could be seen at various secret locations around the lake
vying for the attention of the big ones. It wasn’t long after sun
up that the fish started coming in to be registered. First in where
the Northerns and some Largemouth Bass, with all but a few of these
game fish being released back into the lake to bite again another
day. Anglers registering and then releasing any game fish where
entered into a $100 catch and release contest. A little later in
the morning nice catches of Bluegills and Crappies mixed with a few
Perch came in. Since early settlement days, Long Lake has been
known for its ability to produce and maintain a solid population of
pan fish and this years event showed this is still the case. The
only fish to stay well hidden were the Walleyes. Word on the ice
has it that they sensed the presence of that mysterious angler known
as The Walleye Master and where hold up in some secret hole. It
was fun to see the large number of local residents and those just
driving by on Highway 67 who ventures out on the ice to inspect the
fish, listen to fish stories and enjoy a meal out on the lake. The
Club’s headquarters was a pair of tents set up on the lake just out
from Mr. Ed’s Campground north of Dundee. Tents on the lake! The
people down south must think we are balmy. Club members stayed busy
serving brats from Kewaskum Frozen Foods, burgers from Loehr’s in
Campbellsport and bowls of delicious homemade chili. All kids who
came out received a depth finder and HT Enterprise jig poles where
given away each hour as door prizes. At 4pm fish registration was
closed and prizes were awarded to the following anglers.
Northern: 1st
place 32” John Meyer, 2nd place 28 ¾” Boyd Stuffel, 3rd
place 28” Jason Thelen.
Bass: 1st
place 18 3/8” Joey Bialk, 2nd place 16 3/8” Larry Brack,
3rd place 16 1/8” Dave Zolp.
Walleye: None
registered
Crappie: 1st
place 12 ½” Don Stageman, 2nd place 12 ¼” Brian Nitschkie,
3rd place 12 1/8” Trevor Bubliz.
Bluegill: 1st
place 9 1/4” Dave Zolp, 2nd place 9 3/16” Dan Zolp, 3rd
place 9 1/8” Dan Zolp.
Perch: 1st
place 10 3/8” Victor Bauman, 2nd place 9 5/8” Chad Ebert,
3rd place 9 3/8” Chad Ebert No bullhead was registered.
In the catch and
release event, prizes went to Jason Sarauer $50, Colton O’Brien $25
and Brian Mehevic $25. A new raffle was held this year only for
anglers registering fish. $1 chances were sold for a two man HT
Enterprise portable ice shanty and the winner was Bill Bech.
The club would like
to thank all its members who helped make this event a success and
the many area businesses who donated prizes for our winter raffle
ticket. See out ad in today’s paper for the prizes and the
winners. We would also like to thank the Campbellsport News for
providing space in their fine paper for articles about our club and
its activities. See you on the Lake! |
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What is VHS?
Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia (VHS) is a deadly fish virus
and an invasive species that is threatening Wisconsin’s
fish. VHS was diagnosed for the first time ever in the Great
Lakes as the cause of large fish kills in lakes Huron, St.
Clair, Erie, Ontario, and the St. Lawrence River in 2005 and
2006. Thousands of muskies, walleye, lake whitefish,
freshwater drum, yellow perch, gizzard shad, redhorse and
round gobies died. Many Chinook salmon, white bass, emerald
shiners, smallmouth bass, bluegill, black crappie, burbot,
and northern pike were diseased but did not die in large
numbers.
It's not a threat to people who handle infected fish or
want to eat their catch, but it is threat to the more than
25 fish species it can kill. This is the first time a
virus has affected so many different fish species from so
many fish families in the Great Lakes. VHS virus is
considered an invasive species (not native to the Great
Lakes), but scientists are not sure how the virus arrived.
It may have come in with migrating fish from the Atlantic
Coast, or may have hitch-hiked in ballast water from ships.
Anglers can continue to enjoy catching and
eating their catch because the VHS virus has
never been associated with human illness since
first being discovered in European fish decades
ago (Department of Health and Family Services,
May 2007).
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New Statewide Emergency
Rules
The Natural Resources Board passed
statewide emergency rules effective Nov. 2
to prevent the spread of viral hemorrhagic septicemia, or
VHS.
All boaters and anglers must now drain the water from
their boats, boat equipment and fishing equipment and make
sure any fish they take away are dead, including bait
minnows, before traveling away from any Wisconsin lake or
river.
The emergency rule allows the approximately 90 licensed
bait dealers who harvest minnows from the wild for use as
bait to continue to do so from most waters under a wild bait
harvest permit issued by the Department of Natural
Resources. The rule strengthens the wild bait harvest permit
to require harvesters to disinfect their gear when moving
between waters, and to follow state Department of
Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection fish health
testing requirements.
And, in a requirement reflecting concern that boaters
were arriving in Wisconsin from other states where VHS is
present, the board made it illegal for people to transport
by land into Wisconsin any water in boats, boat trailers,
boating equipment or fishing equipment, including water in
any bilge, ballast tank, bait bucket or live well. |
For more information on VHS or to view the detailed list of
emergency rules go to: http://dnr.wi.gov/fish/pages/vhs.html |
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