LANSING, MI—Michigan fisheries officials are asking anglers for help in a project to learn more about Piscirickettsia salmonis, a fatal muskie pathogen recently discovered in Lake St. Clair.
On September 3, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., St. Clair anglers are encouraged to bring live muskies and northern pike to a holding tank at the Mt. Clemens Fisheries Research Station, located at the mouth of the Clinton River.
Officials hope to collect 20 muskies and pike with the disease's characteristic red lesions, as well as five healthy fish and five with live lampreys attached to them.
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NICE CATCH DDR ! I DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THIS !
THERE GOING TO GET THE ONES THEY WANT PRETTY EASY , IF THE GUYS ARE WILLING TO GIVE UP THERE FISH . MAYBE THE CHARTER GUYS WILL , BUT I DONT THINK THE REGULAR GUY WILL .
IF YOU SAW A DEER WITH CWD AND SHOT IT AS THEY INSIST YOU DO , YOU ARE TO TAG IT WITH YOUR DEER LICENCE , YOU DO NOT RECIVE A REPLACEMENT LICENSE . PRETTY SURE THEY WOULD DO THE SAME TO THE FISHERMEN AS WELL .
SOME INCENTIVE TO PARTICAPATE , HUH ?
GREAT POST AND I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THINKING ABOUT US OVER HERE , YOUR ALWAYS WELCOME AT MY CAMPFIRE ANYTIME !
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Glad I could be of service.
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I thought you was a minnisodie man.[sly]
how did you find out about this. the event you speak of is some what near me.[blush]
I wont be attending, so if ya hear any more news about it I would like to hear about it. thanks....[cool]
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I hears about things nationwide through NAFC.
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kool, [cool]
speaking of kool it was 36 degrees this morning. sounds like ice fishing season comming soon [cool]
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Cool nights, hot days. That's what we've been havin' over here. We got more upper 80's weather here now. It's headin' yer way! Don't get yer hopes up yet.
I'd love to get out to Michigan and fish da waters wit ya. Not sure about ice fishing yet. Specially the way the waters were so iffy this past ice season.
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are we a bunch of fish-a-holics or what ? , were already waiting for first ice , yee haaa!
soon we'll be waiting for the spring runs too , lol !!!!!!!
i'm still working on the ice shantey , looks like hunting is taking a back seat to fishing this year , well maybe not the back seat , just the co-pilots chair[
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you da man, DDR ! thanks for keeping an eye on us here in the mit , i always enjoy hearing from you .
hey , hows that boat progect coming along ? there's gonna be ice soon . i dont wanna hear about you turning it into a shantey ! lol !
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LOL. Haven't made any progress with the boat. Wanna buy it?
Hehe.
I'm still considering keeping it. I don't have the stuff to fix it up properly nor the funds to actually get it fixed. So right now it's in the "buy, sell, trade, donate" section without a price. It's up for sale but I might keep it and slowly fix it up. Just found a motor that I can get cheap. [
] Went to a wedding Friday evening and the first thing the brides dad said to me was, "Hey Joe, I still got the outboard if you want it."
Great guy! You'd love him. Kinda looks like Mr Clown actually.
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I KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN THERE , I GOT RID OF MINE BEFOR I HAD TO GET A SECOND JOB TO SUPORT IT , LOL !
GOOD DEAL ON THE MOTOR IF IT WORKS OUT , HECK THE GUY MIGHT HAVE OTHER STUFF AS WELL .
I HAVEN'T MET DAVE YET , BUT I MAY HAVE RUN INTO HIM BEFORE ICE FISHING ON ONE OF HIS LAKES .
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I'm wondering if he still has the old boat. He just got a new one beginning of this year. I wouldn't mind the old one. It has a livewell and everything. Still in good shape and would be much easier for me to tow.
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YEA , I SEE ONE EVERY DAY ON THE WAY TO WORK , $1200.00 BOAT MOTOR AND TRAILER , FULLY LOADED , THE PRICE IS FOR STORAGE FEES THAT SOME GUY COULDN'T COME UP WITH . GGGGEEEESEEEEE , WHEN AM I GONNA HIT THE LOTTO ?
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Who said you had to put it in storage? Hehe.
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ya this last year only took an hour to drill through. other years longer.
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