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DNR continues fish crib project on Cedar Lake
It’s a cold crisp Saturday morning in mid-January and the ice off the north boat landing on Cedar Lake is alive with the sounds of chain saws and Bobcats.
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It’s a cold crisp Saturday morning in mid-January and the ice off the north boat landing on Cedar Lake is alive with the sounds of chain saws and Bobcats.
On the horizon, shantytowns harbor diehard fishermen trying their luck through 16 inches of ice. However, the largest and loudest population on the ice this morning consists of volunteers from Star Prairie Fish & Game and the Cedar Lake Management District, along with concerned local anglers, who are working together with staff from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources constructing 45 new fish cribs.
John Bush, a volunteer from SPF&G, sits behind the wheel of a four wheeler waiting for a crew of his fellow volunteers to position one of the completed cribs on his sled. His job is to tow cribs to one of three staging areas located on the south end of the lake.
Wearing a fashionable blue hardhat and bright green safety vest, Barbara Scott with the DNR props herself up against several rods of rebar.
Surrounding her are numerous cribs in various stages of completion. They look like miniature log houses with no roofs stuffed full of brush and tree branches.
Scott explains part of the process; The logs are placed on top of each other leaving about an eight-inch gap between each layer.
“Once the logs are in place, we bend the tops of the rebar over to hold it all together,” Scott said. “Then we place branches in between the layers to create the fish habitat. After the cribs have been towed into place, we tie cinder blocks on top to prevent them from moving once they sink.”
The cribs will sit in place out on the ice until spring thaw. As the ice melts, the cribs slowly settle into place at the bottom of the lake.
Fish techs from the DNR were out on the lake in the fall determining the precise locations where the cribs would be located.
Daryl Berg, with a pipe in hand, is hard at work bending rebar. Besides being a self-appointed “log loader and brush builder,” Berg is a local fisherman who makes time to help with this project because he “cares about the fish habitat.”
Marty Engel is a biologist with the DNR’s Lower Chippewa and Central Wisconsin Fisheries Team. He operates out of the DNR office in Baldwin and this morning he’s in charge of making sure the cribs are correctly constructed and delivered to the correct locations. The plan is to sink up to 500 cribs throughout Cedar Lake over the course of the next 10 to 20 years.
“Cedar Lake is clear enough to grow weeds in the spring, but by around June 15th, the algae begins to come on strong. When the lights go out, the plants don’t grow,” Engel said. “By mid-July the weeds are starting to die back and by August they’ve all but died off. Cribs are one way to create alternate habitat in green lakes.”
Creating log cribs provides a place for fish to migrate to when the weeds die off. According to Engel, the center of the cribs provides cover for smaller fish like bluegills, perch and crappies, while the extended branches on the perimeter provide hunting areas for larger species like northern pike, walleyes and muskies.
“Once they go through the ice, fish will gravitate to them instantaneously,” he said.
The results of the project have been promising.
“There wasn’t a lot of good pan fishing on this lake 10 years ago,” Engel recalls, “But now you can tell the results just by seeing the number of ice shacks out on the lake and talking with the people.”
Ever wonder why all the shacks seem to congregate in just a few areas on the lake? Individual cribs are installed in “colonies” to mimic habitat like a weed bed.
By the end of the day, Cedar Lake will be home to numerous colonies consisting of 325 individual cribs. The fish, both predator and prey, move to where the colonies are. The fishermen follow the fish resulting in a landscape of shantytowns right on top of the cribs.
Marty reports that the DNR working in conjunction with several other volunteer groups, including students from Somerset High School, is starting crib construction initiatives on two other local lakes, Bass and Glen. In addition to the winter crib construction programs, the DNR will also be creating “near-shore” structure on Bass Lake once the water opens up by dragging 80 oak trees out into the lake so that the crowns of the trees rest in about eight feet of water.
By: By Tom Lindfors, New Richmond News
Medard Park reopens with fortified embankments, fish and fish habitat
GEORGE WILKENS/STAFF
Mary Celeste Carlson and Joseph Davis enjoy a day fishing at Medard park.
By GEORGE WILKENS | The Tampa Tribune
Published: January 23, 2012
Published: January 23, 2012
TURKEY CREEK –The water at Edward Medard Park and Reservoir is back – along with the fish, and the anglers.The 1,284-acre Hillsborough County park remained open nearly two years after the reservoir was drained to allow repairs to its crumbling shoreline. After sufficient accumulated rainfall, the 750-acre reservoir was reopened to boating and fishing on Dec. 31.See the dozens of unique artificial fish habitat models, fish attractors and fish cover used at fishiding.com, the leader in science based, proven, fish protection.
The lengthy period without fishing at the popular park adversely impacted attendance, said Kent Newcomb, the senior manager of the park south of Plant City and east of Valrico.
“These people want to go fishing,” Newcomb said. “A couple of years of no fishing is not what people want.
Now it’s time to get the word out: Anglers can cast a line again at Medard Park.
“It’s been stocked with bass bluegills, specs and catfish; we’re talking hundreds of thousands,” Newcomb said.
One change for anglers: The reservoir’s fish management plan allows catch-and-release fishing only, at least for now. Newcomb said he thinks the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission may rescind that in a year or so, once the new fish population has stabilized.
Boat ramps, of course, have reopened. The daily launch fee is $5 per boat, and annual passes are available.
New at the park are canoe and kayak rentals, $25 for as much as four hours.
Additionally, the observation tower and boardwalk leading to it — popular vantage points for bird-watchers have been rebuilt — Newcomb said.
More than 30 years had passed since water of any magnitude had been drained from the enormous reservoir at the park off Turkey Creek Road. But deteriorating sandbags along the banks signaled it was time, and water levels began dropping after the dam was removed in November 2009.
Construction, begun in January 2010, was by a contractor for the Southwest Florida Water Management District.
“They just about drained it all the way out,” leaving only isolated pockets of shallow water, Newcomb said.
Then, 3,000 feet of concrete mats were strung across a berm to help form the shoreline. The rocks that previously lined the shoreline will become fish habitat — artificial reefs to help transform the manmade lake into a more natural habitat.
Keeping the shoreline intact ensures residents to the south will not get flooded if the berm breaches.
The project was intended to fortify reservoir embankments to protect against erosion and provide flood control, said Amy Harroun, a spokeswoman for the Southwest Florida Water Management District, which owns the reservoir.
Medard Reservoir provides flood control, as well as groundwater recharge and recreational benefits, she said.
“The project was a success; construction was complete in June 2010, and then we waited for rainfall to raise the water level,” Harroun said.
The project provided additional benefits.
At the urging of state Sen. Ronda Storms, the tons of tilapia and catfish removed from the reservoir were filleted and distributed to America’s Second Harvest, which provided it to local food banks to feed the hungry.
Additionally, fisheries biologists from the University of Florida removed and tagged large bass, which were relocated to other Florida lakes.
Newcomb, who has managed the park for 20 years and lives onsite, is as happy as anyone to have the reservoir reopened, as it attracts more than those who want to fish or boat.
“The water reflects on everything else,” including attendance by campers and picnickers, Newcomb said.
After the reservoir was drained, the park saw a sharp drop in attendance, which normally is close to 500,000 visitors a year.
“It’s still not back to what we hope it will be,” Newcomb said. “(But) I’m sure it will come back.”
Edward Medard Park and Reservoir
WHERE: 6140 Turkey Creek Road, Plant City
HOURS: 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. (winter hours)
ADMISSION: $2 per vehicle (eight people or fewer)
BOAT RAMP: $5 per launch
CAMPING: 42 sites with electricity, $24 nightly; $18 for ages 55 and older
CANOE/KAYAK RENTAL: $25 for four hours
INFORMATION: (813) 757-3802
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Healthy Streams for TN
Fish Habitat Restoration Initiative –
JOIN THE COUNCIL IN CREATING HEALTHY STREAMS FOR WILDLIFE AND PEOPLE
The Council’s Watershed Support Center takes challenges and turns them into opportunities for Tennessee rivers and streams and waterways and the wildlife and people who enjoy them. Thanks to a grant from the Dan and Margaret Maddox Charitable Fund, we will continue and expand our watershed support work in Middle Tennessee. A watershed is an area of land that drains into a specific body of water. Our work includes:
~ Planting trees to reforest the stream banks and planting live stakes to stabilize the soil and help improve water quality.
~ Installing rain gardens. Rain gardens add beauty to the landscape and reduce flooding by allowing storm water to be absorbed by the plants and infiltrated into the ground.
~ Installing revetments (cedar timbers wrapped in coir mat) on to the eroded bank to prevent further deterioration of the stream bank.
~ Fish habitat restoration initiatives in the streams
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We schedule volunteer events each month. If you would like to join us on one of these projects visit our Events Calendar. You may come and join our group. We also encourage your business, youth group, or other organization to join us on one of our volunteer events. We would be happy to schedule a special workday for your group. Call us at 615-248-6500 or email tec(at symbol)tectn.org to schedule an outing.
Protecting the Biodiversity of Middle TN Streams
We are partnering with Harpeth River Watershed Association, municipal stormwater organizations and other non-profit organizations to complete our work and expand our reach. The Fish Habitat Restoration initiative will take place in Middle TN including Sumner, Wilson, Davidson, Rutherford, Williamson, and Murray counties in the Duck River, Harpeth River, Stones River and Old Hickory Watershed.
National Geographic magazine recently named the Duck River in Tennessee one of the most biologically rich places in the world. This is an important recognition bringing worldwide attention to one of our natural treasures in Tennessee, and it makes our Watershed Support work even more important.
The Duck River includes 151 different species of fish – more different types of fish than all of Europe. The river is also home to over 50 types of mussels. The health of these amazing and diverse populations is indicative of the health of the ecosystem, and a thriving ecosystem means clean air, clean water and a healthy environment for communities.
The Harpeth River is 125 miles long with over 1,000 miles of tributaries. The river passes through agricultural, forested and suburban areas of six counties in the greater Nashville region until it joins the Cumberland River. The Harpeth River watershed is 870 square miles. The Harpeth is also one of the unique freshwater river systems of the Southeast which contains a greater variety of aquatic life than anywhere else in the world.
Sediment is the most common pollutant in rivers, streams, lakes and reservoirs according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and all Middle Tennessee streams and watersheds are impacted by this problem.
A Healthy Fish Habitat Means Health Drinking Water and Food Supply for People
Urbanization and agriculture are causing degradation of fish and wildlife habitat in middle Tennessee. Our region continues attracting people and businesses who develop areas previously used for wildlife or farming. The most valuable of this habitat for fish is located in stream side areas that protect water quality and fish habitat from sediment and habitat destruction.
Roof tops and parking lots preclude the land from absorbing precipitation, and leads to increasing flooding and decreasing summertime flows by limiting groundwater recharge. Urban stormwater moves more quickly than normal because of smoother surfaces and less vegetation to capture and slow down the rain run off. This runoff also carries more trash, debris and pollutants and has a higher temperature. These traits contribute significantly to the degradation of fish and wildlife habitat in streams. A healthy stream contributes to the health of the community through cleaner drinking water, increased biodiversity, improved recreational opportunities and more.
Success Stories
In 2009, the Duck River Opportunities Project received the Tennessee Governors Environmental Stewardship award, because of work to protect this most valuable natural resource. Click here for more information. In 2011 we carried out 9 volunteer restoration events, planting over 1,000 trees and stabilizing close to 1,000 feet of creek bank, reducing sedimentation, the leading cause of water pollution.
The Council also works in conjunction with Friends of Henry Horton State Park to educate 5th grade students about the Duck River Watershed training them to be stewards of the river. Click here for more information.
The Fish Habitat Restoration Initiative is made possible through your generous donations to the Council and by a grant from the Dan and Margaret Maddox Charitable Fund and another grant from the Tennessee Department of Agriculture and the U.S. EPA.
MAKE A DONATION TODAY TO SUPPORT OUR WORK. CLICK HERE TO DONATE.
Pictured Above:
1. 5th Grade Students from Chapel Hill Elementary plant trees as part of a watershed education project sponsored by Friends of Henry Horton State Park and presented by The Council.
2. Kevin Burke inspects revetments designed to protect the stream bank and encourage re-vegetation and prevent further erosion.
3. A group of volunteers from Mars Petcare at Jerry Erwin Park in Spring Hill planted hundreds of trees to improve the health of the Duck River Watershed in October 2011.
4. This crawfish is a great example of the biodiversity found in the Duck River Watershed.
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Lake Fork sportsmen and state work together to help create fish habitat
- Members of the Lake Fork Sportsman’s Association partnered with the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department’s Inland Fisheries Division staff in making fish habitat improvements at Lake Fork last week.
They took advantage of drought-induced low water levels that have exposed shorelines and they planted 400 buttonbush plants around the lake.
Buttonbush is a native woody shrub commonly called “buckbrush,” and it was chosen to establish woody cover for fish.
When covered by water, it helps provide great bass fishing, a TP&W press release said.
Michael Rogge, president of the Lake Fork group, said approximately 15 members of the association and 15 members of the TP&W, spent approximately three hours planting 400 of the plants in two separate locations.
Rogge said the shrubs are adapted to “wet environments” like willow trees and that they will grow to about six to eight feet and be quite “bushy.”
“They will sprout new plants as seeds drop off,” in the future, and “become pretty dense,” which in turn creates fish habitat, he said.
Rogge said 200 of the plants were introduced in Glade Creek and another 200 in Big Caney.
According to a parks and wildlife spokesman, Lake Fork has had a long history of relatively stable water levels. This has been advantageous in that it has mostly translated into stable aquatic habitat and fish production. However, during the recent drought the disadvantage of this stability became evident. The lake elevation has dropped to an all-time record low, exposing shorelines and reducing cover which provides young fish shelter from predators. See the dozens of unique artificial fish habitat models, fish attractors and fish cover used at fishiding.com, the leader in science based, proven, fish protection.
The state said Lake Fork will likely be subject to more water level fluctuations in the future as the City of Dallas increases pumping operations on the lake, especially if the current drought persists.
In lakes where there are prolonged draw-downs, plants will grow in the newly expanded shoreline.
These include aquatic plants such as smartweed, sedges and rushes, along with a variety of other plants including shrubs and trees. Woody plants such as willows will grow rapidly along the shore, and when it rains and the lake elevation rises enough, the plants can become partially or totally covered.
The plants provide shelter for fish and for the establishment of many organisms that fish eat.
Some of the woodier plants are persistent and will survive for many years and provide benefits to the ecosystem.
The first step in this habitat enhancement plan materialized in March when the association purchased 1,000 bare-root buttonbush plants from a local tree nursery and planted them at selected locations throughout the reservoir. Survival of these small plants, most less than two feet in length, was low. At some of the planting sites they were trampled by feral hogs.
The second stage in the Lake Fork organization’s habitat project began to take shape this past summer. The opportunity to purchase larger plants presented itself when a fish farmer in Columbus, Texas, approached TP&WD looking for potential customers for 400 two-year-old buttonbush plants.
The TP&W press release said these larger plants should experience better survival. The LFSA agreed to underwrite the majority of the $1,900 purchase price, and TP&WD contributed $650. Bushes were planted at different elevations to hedge against future water-level changes.
Hoping to lure a new generation, Iowa restocks its fishing holes
ISU student Dan Taylor shows off two rainbow trout he caught near the dock at Ada Hayden Heritage Park Lake in Ames after the Iowa Department of Natural Resources stocked about 2,200 11- to 13-inch rainbow trout from a hatchery in Decorah, Iowa, on Friday November 19, 2011, in the north basin of the lake. / David Purdy/The Register
A whole stringer of folks are working to make sure Iowans can catch fish close to home.After all, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources figures, people are busy.
Gas prices are high. And if someone doesn’t get kids interested in fishing, and by extension, water quality, who will lead the push to clean up Iowa’s already troubled waterways in the coming decades?
The DNR has joined local and federal agencies and fishing clubs across the state to install new fish habitat in many lakes, some of which also are being stocked with keeper trout. Such urban fishing spots as Big Creek Lake, Easter Lake in Des Moines, Blue Heron Lake in West Des Moines and the pond at Des Moines Area Community College’s Ankeny campus are getting dredged, protected by siltation basins, or dotted with artificial reefs, for example.
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The state also is stocking trout in lakes near cities, and hybrid bass in gravel pits.
DNR surveys show most people fish within 20 miles of their homes, if they fish at all.
“We want kids to be able to walk or ride their bikes somewhere to fish,” said state fisheries biologist Ben Dodd.
Local fisherman Dave Merical of Ankeny has worked on many of the projects. “People don’t want to drive forever to fish,” said Merical, a leader in Central Iowa Anglers, a private group helping with the work. “We want people to have a good experience close to home. Kids are the future stewards of the resource. If they don’t enjoy fishing they aren’t going to want to take care of the waters.”
Joe Larscheid, who runs the state fisheries bureau, said fishing is one way to lure Iowans outdoors.
“It’s a nationwide epidemic,” Larscheid said. “It’s the Xbox generation. Kids are comfortable sitting in front of a computer and doing Facebook.” He’s working with health officials on a program called “Take It Outside” to encourage outdoor activities.
“Our initiative is to get people outside,” Larscheid said.
“Fishing is a gateway. When people are outside, they are more engaged with the environment and they are more likely to support conservation.”
There’s some ingenuity in the new initiative. Central Iowa Anglers and other groups are helping the cash- and staff-strapped DNR by providing materials that can be placed in lakes for fish habitat, giving catfish and other species somewhere to spawn.
So discarded pallets become makeshift underwater teepees, Merical said. Plastic pipe is formed into the shape of a tree. Cedar trees growing where they don’t belong are cut down, weighted down with cinder blocks, and dumped in the lakes to shelter fish. Barrels, too.
“The cost is insignificant because we use volunteer labor to do work the DNR approved and wanted done anyway, and the materials generally are donated,” Merical said.
The Des Moines area is getting the most attention in the early going, with work at Easter Lake , Blue Heron Lake, Lake Petoka in Bondurant and Big Creek and Saylorville near Polk City.
The U.S. Natural Resources Conservation Service and local soil and water conservation districts help by persuading farmers to conserve soil and carefully target chemicals they want kept out of waterways
One of the most popular parts of the program is the stocking of 10- to 12-inch rainbow trout in 16 lakes around the state.
The DNR announces when the 1,400 to 2,200 trout will be released in each spot, often drawing hundreds who hope to catch and eat the fish before anyone else does. The fish are raised at the Decorah hatchery.
It isn’t exactly shooting fish in a barrel, but the trout are very easy to catch, Larscheid said.
Usually, anglers catch all the released rainbow trout within two months, Larscheid said. It’s supposed to be easy. The idea is to get kids interested in fishing, and excite urban-dwellers about a sport that has produced flat license sales of about 300,000 a year.
Iowa has naturally reproducing brown and brook trout in some of the cold-water streams flowing through northeastern counties. But lakes contain only stocked trout. If they aren’t caught before temperatures rise, most of them die.
Ice fishing is big in Iowa, particular at places such as Clear Lake in north-central Iowa and the Iowa Great Lakes in Dickinson County in northwest Iowa. In the Des Moines area, biologists will release trout in both Lake Petoka and Ada Hayden Heritage Park Lake in Ames through the winter ice this season.
Iowans need a $12.50 trout stamp in addition to a fishing license to fish for trout. A resident fishing license costs $19. Children under age 16 can fish for trout without a license or stamp if they are with an adult who has both.
Dodd said the state also is experimenting with stocking hybrid striped bass, known as wipers, in gravel pits and ponds near cities.
They’ve been stocked at Saylorville Lake north of Des Moines for years, but have a reputation for being hard to catch.
They also don’t reproduce, and often get flushed through the spillway during floods. So it’s hard to keep the population up, Dodd said.
Find where and when to fish for trout in Iowa:
www.iowadnr.gov/Fishing/TroutFishing.aspx
www.iowadnr.gov/Fishing/TroutFishing.aspx
Wonder Lake Sportsman’s Club adds over 50 more Fishiding artificial fish habitat
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| Published 17th Nov 2011 |
| http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a15veu8Onlg&feature=player_embedded Members of the Sportsman’s club are at it again, enhancing their lake with more long term habitat, teamed up with Fishiding, 56 units of all varieties were dropped in a key area adjacent to spawning grounds. About 10 shallow Cradle models were sunk in 3-5 feet of water, with a line of Safehouse structures leading out to deeper water. The Cradle model consists of hundreds of fine strands of reclaimed PVC designed to give fry and baitfish areas to grow and hide from predators. When the fry have adequate habitat, they are given time to grow to the preferred size of 4-6 inches before venturing out into deeper water to become forage for predators.See the dozens of unique artificial fish habitat models, fish attractors and fish cover used at fishiding.com, the industry leader and only science based, man made and artificial fish habitat, proven to provide all fish with cover they prefer to prosper. The key is to make sure there is a continuous line or “tree row” of habitat from shallow spawning grounds out to deep water. If the fish have to swim from shallow areas out to deeper cover without cover to hide in, they get eaten prematurely, or before growing large enough to best benefit the larger predators like bass, walleye, crappie and musky. The club members clipped structurespot markers to each unit as it was dropped, to see where each one lands to ensure the continuous coverage. When all units are installed, they took some pictures to refer to the shape and design they created. After the pics, they simply pull the clip free on the structurespot markers and wind them up to re-use. The Safehouse models were installed from about 5 feet deep out to 8 feet and deeper where a huge cluster of the largest Keeper models were dropped. Algae begins to grow immediately in this dark, fertile water and the club will be fishing over them this winter through the ice. To date, over 125 fishiding fish habitatunits have been installed, with more being put together by members, donated by fishiding. Wonder Lake, at 830 acres, is the largest private lake in Illinois and Wisconsin. Through many different fund raising events, the club stocks fish twice a year as well as building and installing over 100 Wood duck houses, maintaining them and even video recording the hatching of chicks too. Annual lake cleanups, fish shocking surveys, carp derbys and kids fishing events are just a few of the things the club does for the lake and the community. |
Project to improve fish habitats begins in Missouri
The Missouri Department of Conservation began a project last week to increase fishing opportunities on Lake Taneycomo.
On Friday, the department began placing fish habitats in the upper mile of the lake.
A press release said periods of heavy hydropower generation below the dam leaves “trout vulnerable to swift currents and (limits) fishing access for wade and bank fishermen.”
Newly installed structures in the lake will include boulder clusters, which should provide trout areas to rest and feed and provide anglers with more accessible fish habitats during periods of generation.
The project will be in conjuction with a drawdown of Lake Taneycomo requested by Empire District Electric Co., which will enable improvements to be constructed on Powersite Dam.
The department “plans to utilize this drawdown period to use large equipment near the lake to place the boulder clusters,” the release said.
Conservation officials will be at the project site to monitor the work and answer any questions from the public.
The department will use machinery to move the boulders into place, however, fishing will still be permitted in areas near where the work is being done.
The project is expected to conclude by the following Friday, Nov. 4.
The project is part of the Table Rock Lake National Fish Habitat Initiative, which is designed to maintain and improve fish habitats in Table Rock Lake and Lake Taneycomo.
This project is a joint effort of the Missouri Department of Conservation, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, Bass Pro Shops, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and other organizations.
It is designed to be a pilot project for a broader national program focused on habitat protection and restoration in reservoirs throughout the country.Tyler Francke
Visit mdc.mo.gov for more information on Missouri fishing.
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