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Post by goosepondmonster on Apr 3, 2013 12:28:37 GMT -5
An angler creel survey will be conducted by the DNR at Sullivan Lake starting the week of April 8, kicking off a series of 2013 studies on the fishery.
During the creel survey, DNR fisheries representatives will count and interview anglers at Sullivan Lake, and count and measure their harvested fish through October.
The creel survey will monitor what fish the anglers are targeting, how many they are catching, and how many fishing trips are completed during the year.
An electrofishing survey for largemouth bass will be conducted in April to study the bass population. Data collected will be used to determine bass mortality, growth and overall fish condition in the lake.
A general fish community survey will be conducted in May. All fish will be collected using electrofishing, gill nets and trap nets.
In October, an electrofishing survey for stocked hybrid walleye (saugeye) will be conducted.
The targeted samplings for bass and hybrid walleye will give biologists an assessment of fish community and help them determine how the individual species relate to each other in Sullivan Lake. www.in.gov/activecalendar_dnr/EventList.aspx?view=EventDetails&eventidn=6046&information_id=12154&type=&syndicate=syndicate
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Post by Greenedog on Apr 3, 2013 14:02:44 GMT -5
That's good to hear. I'll be very interested in the results. I wonder if the DNR is seeing if their work is paying any dividends? I've never really understood how Sullivan County gets by with charging so much to go there when it's the Indiana DNR that's managing the fishery?
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Post by spainy79 on Apr 13, 2013 8:01:37 GMT -5
Well said Troy. I pay $20 for my state launch sticker and pay $100 for the yearly on Sullivan (they charge by horsepower) plus another $20 for the truck pass. Hopefully this is a sign they're using money brought in from the lake to actually use for the lake. The cleaning station was a nice addition I'll give them that. Now if they could just fix the blacktop at the top of the ramp things would get a little better.
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