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Trout season off to sluggish start

May 9, 2008

ESCANABA — The effects of a late winter have reached beyond the melting snows, contributing to a sluggish start to trout season in the area.

Still, Escanaba River Association President Larry Wanic is hopeful for a good season.

“Things can change quickly,” he said. “Within a week’s time, waters can recede, temperatures warm, then you get insect activity and the fish get active.”

Temperatures on the Escanaba River are still hovering in the 40s, and with snow melt runoff, water is still high and fish are scattering to take refuge from the current.

“They’re cold blooded, trout,” Wanic said. “As the water temperature gets into the 50s, near 60, they get much more active and their need for food increases.”

The season began in April on streams across the state.

The increased amount of water also causes river temperatures to rise slower.

The conditions haven’t just impacted the fish.

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DNR considers line change

May 9, 2008

ESCANABA — There are efforts underway to change the law regarding the number of poles/lines that can be used by individuals while fishing the waters of Michigan.

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Citizen council in early stages

May 9, 2008

MARQUETTE — About 80 Upper Peninsula residents attended an organizational meeting in Marquette Saturday for a citizens advisory council for the Department of Natural Resources.

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Outdoor briefs

May 9, 2008

Musky club meets

CRYSTAL FALLS — The Boundary Waters Musky Club will have a members’ outing May 17-18 in Iron County.

Headquarters for the event will be the Paint River Hills Campground in Crystal Falls.

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Courchaine adds wolf plan input

April 18, 2008

ESCANABA — Michigan DNR acting U.P. Field Deputy Tom Courchaine was a key part of the state’s new wolf management plan, up for approval next month.

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DNR plan a positive step

April 18, 2008

ESCANABA — The U.P. Sportmen’s Alliance convened in regular session last weekend and heard a presentation that is hoped to restore order and support for natural resources management in the U.P.

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