Figure Eight Official Publication of Michigan Muskie Alliance

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1 Figure Eight Official Publication of Michigan Muskie Alliance August-September 2016 michiganmuskiealliance.org MMA Meetings Trippers closed; check forum for updates Upcoming 2016 Events Saturday, Sept. 17 th Sanford outing and lunch (See flyer and updates at forum) Saturday, Nov. 5 th Murray Lake Outing Officers President: Jim tenhaaf Ph V.P.: Scott Scarpelli Treas.: J.T.Donovan Secty./F8 Editor: Fred Becchetti Memberships: Tory Bowman RVP:Duke LeBaron Board members (and term expiration date): New Members : We welcome Bruce Maguire, Ryan Farley, Arron Kowalczyk, Quintin Martin, and Alex Mrozinski as new members. Sanford Outing, Saturday Sept. 17 th Sanford Lake near Midland is one of the prime inland muskie lakes in Michigan and is stocked regularly by the DNR. It has good numbers of large fish and September is a prime time for catching one of them. MMA will be having an outing on Sanford Saturday, Sept. 17 th and given its central location, we hope to have a good representation of MMA members. There will be a lunch at the Sanford Lake Park just south of highway US10 (1 pm at the east picnic shelter). Further details can be found in the attached flyer and updates at the forum section at the MMA website. Caution: Sanford is scheduled for draw down early September and the water levels may be very low at time of this outing. Care needed when boating shallow areas (see forum for updates). Hatchery Update As noted, roughly 368,000 eggs were collected on the Detroit River electrofishing over a ten day period this spring. The young muskies at the hatchery are growing and eating well (see picture). There are now nearly 140,0000 in the hatchery awaiting relocation to their new home. The fish will be moved sometime in mid-august out to the ponds where their diet changes from pellets (and their siblings) to fathead minnows. Let's hope for an outstanding fall harvest in November. See upcoming newsletters for further updates. Tory Bowman (2016) Jason VandeKopple (2016) Steve Pedersen (2016) Will Schultz (2018) J.P. VanOstenberg (2016) Nick Day (2018) Duke LeBaron(2016) Adam Spodeske (2018) Eric Grajewski (2018)

2 Figure Eight Official Publication of Michigan Muskie Alliance August-September 2016 michiganmuskiealliance.org Survey and Tagging Reminder Recently Renewed Memberships: Ryan Collen Gregory Czaja Sean Hickey Roger and Janice Lurati Charles Lynema Jon Swanezy Scott Williams Thank you! Memberships Expiring Soon: Josh Bailey Tim Donnelly Riley Foreman Lee Fraber Kevin Kimble Anthony Mendedorp Beckett Ream Trevor Williams Reminder: Help DNR improve muskie fishing and take the survey when you fish: Also, a number of muskie have been tagged and you should report on these fish if caught (see attached DNR flyer) MMA Booth at Michigan Sportsman for Youth, Sept. 10 th MMA will have a booth at the Michigan Sportsman for Youth in Muskegon on September 10. Contact Nick Day (nick@afpspecialties.com) or Jason VandeKopple (jasonvkop@yahoo.com ) for more information or to volunteer to help. The event web site is: New MMA Merchandise MMA has a new shirt available, along with many of the previous items. See the attached flyer and the MMA web site for more information. Other MMA and Related Events Planned for 2016 Meetings: Trippers has closed. See forum for updates. September 10th: Sportsmen for Youth Day (see above) September 17th: Sanford Outing w/ lunch at Sanford Lake Park (see flyer and check forum for updates ) November 5th: Murray Lake Outing December 3rd : Lure Swap/Holiday Party, noon to 4pm, Tony M's in Lansing 3420 S Creyts Rd, Lansing, MI (NOTE 2 nd CHANGE: Date/time) Chapter 58 Lake St. Clair Events Chapter 58 has invited MMA members to participate in their tournaments on Lake St. Clair and other events : They have reserved a block of motel rooms for participant's use for certain events. Remaining tournament dates are Sat. Aug. 13, and Sept/.11.If interested contact : Jeff Davis Tournament Director c:

3 Figure Eight Official Publication of Michigan Muskie Alliance August-September 2016 michiganmuskiealliance.org Donations to MMA MMA is a not for profit 501(c)3 organization, and as such all donations to MMA are tax deductible. If you would like to make a monetary donation to MMA please mail to: Michigan Muskie Alliance c/o J.T. Donovan 1707 Gidner Rd Charlotte, MI Casting Deck Will be posted later Jim tenhaaf, President, Michigan Muskie Alliance jimtenhaaf@gmail.com (616) I If you are interested in getting involved and would like to be an active part of MMA please contact Jim tenhaaf.

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6 Michigan Muskie Alliance Performance Fabric Long Sleeve Shirts Keep cool and protect yourself from the sun with this performance fabric custom MMA long sleeve shirt. You won t believe how much cooler you ll be than short sleeve or shirtless. Shirts are $20 each + $5 shipping. Sizes available: Women s Small, Women s Med, Unisex Small, Medium, Large, XL and XXL. w.schultz@comcast.net with the number, size(s) and shipping address. You will receive an invoice from MMA through PayPal. You don t need a PayPal account to pay using a credit/debit card. Shirts will be shipped within one week of payment. Shirt numbers are limited and once they re gone they will not be available again until the 2017 Banquet.

7 ATTENTION ANGLERS: NEW MUSKELLUNGE STUDY DNR Lake St. Clair Fisheries Research Station and Lake Erie Management Unit May 2016 Help needed for Muskellunge tagging study In order to understand the movements and behavior of Muskellunge and their associated fishery within the St. Clair-Detroit River System the Michigan Department of Natural Resources is launching a new study. The first step for this study begins this spring when a small number of Muskie (~20) will be tagged during the DNR s annual spring egg take in the Detroit River. Each fish will receive an internal acoustic tag which is automatically detected by listening stations deployed throughout the region. An ORANGE external FLOY tag will also be attached below the dorsal fin (see photos below). If you catch a tagged Muskie and plan to release it: please DO NOT remove the tag. Please record the tag number and contact Jan-Michael Hessenauer at (586) ext 35 or hessenauerj1@michigan.gov. If you harvest a tagged Muskie please remove the acoustic tag (approximate location shown below) and report the tag as per above. Reporting of tagged fish is greatly appreciated and will maximize the benefit of this study to the management of fisheries in the St. Clair-Detroit River System. Thank you! If you catch a tagged Muskie and plan to release it: -Please DO NOT remove the tag Please Record: -The tag number -Location of capture -Time of capture Call / Jan-Michael Hessenauer Michigan DNR (586) ext 35 hessenauerj1@michigan.gov A close up of FLOY tag attached under the dorsal fin of tagged individuals A close up of FLOY tag attached below dorsal fin Approximate location of internal acoustic tag (insert) and external FLOY tag of tagged fish

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