A new online newsletter that details the fisheries activities in
Southeast Michigan, specifically in the Lake Erie Management Unit (LEMU)
is now available on the Department of Natural Resources Web site. The
newsletter can be found at
www.michigan.gov/dnr, in the Fishing Section.
"This document is intended to inform anglers about fishery
management activities and surveys during the 2007 field season," said
LEMU Supervisor Gary Towns. "Lake and stream fish surveys, along with
fisheries habitat construction and evaluations, are included. We hope
to make this an annual publication which will keep anglers updated on
what we have been doing to manage fish populations in this area."
Largely authored by DNR Fisheries Technician Dennis Tar and
Fisheries Biologist Jim Francis, the newsletter is a collection of
specific findings from fish surveys on local waters and of fish
plantings and other activities conducted in 2007 in all or part of 10
southeastern counties of the state. The LEMU includes all or part of
Sanilac, St. Clair, Lapeer, Macomb, Oakland, Livingston, Wayne,
Monroe, Lenawee, Hillsdale or Jackson counties. The LEMU manages lakes
and streams within the Black, Clinton, Huron, Rouge, Raisin, Pine and
Belle river watersheds.
The newsletter will also contain information on fishery activities
on the Great Lakes waters in southeastern Michigan, including the
Detroit and St. Clair rivers, Lake St. Clair and Lake Erie.
The newsletter will explain why certain samples are taken in fish
surveys and what the resulting information can tell the DNR fisheries
managers. The history of fish management on some lakes and streams
also is included. This collective information leads to specific
actions like fish plantings, special regulations on some waters, and
the protection or rehabilitation of certain habitats.
Anglers are also reminded that fish survey reports on most public
waters in Southeast Michigan are available from the DNR's Fisheries
staff at the Southfield Operations Service Center upon request by
calling 248-359-9040.
Anglers also should note that a map showing the walleye regulations
for the 2008 fishing season on the Detroit and St. Clair rivers, Lake
St. Clair and Lake Erie - for Michigan, Ontario and Ohio - is also
posted on the DNR Web site under the Fishing section.
