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Nice report Skeiner! Been a long time since I have saw a king that big.

For those that fish alone. I am not a solo fisherman, but there are other members that are. 1. How do you control your boat while you are setting lines, fighting a fish? 2. How do you net the fish? If you are running a wire line dipsey, spinner and fly, there is a lot of line out from the end of the rod. Do you put the rod in a rod holder? Any tips/tricks for everyone that you have is very much appreciated.

Registering Your Boat or PWC IC 9-31-3 * You must have an Indiana certificate of registration and a validation decal to legally operate a watercraft on public waters in Indiana unless: - The watercraft is non-motorized (watercraft using an electric trolling motor require registration) - It is registered in another state and has operated on Indiana waters for not more than 60 consecutive days * Boats documented by the U.S. Coast Guard must also be registered by the State and display the excise decal. * Submit the proper application to any state Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV) License Branch. You will receive a certificate of registration and two validation decals. * The certificate of registration indicates the number that must be displayed on the bow of the watercraft. * You must keep the certificate on board and available for inspection by an enforcement officer whenever the boat or PWC is being operated. * You must display the registration number and validation decals as follows (140 IAC 9-4-2): - Number must be painted, applied as a decal or otherwise affixed to both sides of the bow. - Number shall read from left to right on both sides of the bow. - Number’s color must contrast with its background. - Number must be in at least three-inch-high BLOCK letters. - Numbers must be single color and clearly legible from a distance of 100 feet. - Decals must be affixed on both sides of the boat, to the right side of and within three inches of the registration number. - Certain sailboats may qualify for an alternate display location for these decals (312 IAC 5-12.5-1). * Decals include the month and year of expiration. Only the current decal may be displayed. * If your watercraft requires registration, it is illegal to operate or allow others to operate it unless it is registered and properly numbered. Other Facts About Titling Your Boat or PWC IC 9-31-2 * A watercraft that must be registered must also have a certificate of title except: - Watercraft acquired by the owner before January 1, 1986 - Watercraft that is less than $3,000 in value when new - Home-built watercraft built for personal use and not for resale. * Although there are exemptions from titling, you may still want to title your boat. A title verifies ownership in case the boat is stolen. * Registration information must be kept current. * The boat excise tax decal is valid for one year. Owners who have already registered their watercraft will automatically be sent a renewal notice to their residence. * If you change address, you must notify a BMV license branch within 30 days of the change. * If you transfer ownership of your boat, or it is destroyed, the owner should report it to the local BMV license branch within 15 days. * If you lose or destroy your certificate of registration or decal you must apply to the BMV for a duplicate and submit a processing fee. * Larger recreational boats, owned by U.S. citizens, may (at the option of the owner) be documented by the U.S. Coast Guard. Call the USCG’s Documentation Center at 1-800-799-8362 for more information. USCG documented boats must also have a certificate of registration but are exempt from displaying the “IN†numbers. Registration Fees Applications for titles and registration are available from any tax collector’s office, marine dealers, marinas, or Bureau of Motor Vehicles License Branch. Also you can download forms from the Indiana Bureua of Motor Vehicles website. The annual registration fees are based on boat length: Boat Length Fee 0 to 13 feet $16 13 to 26 feet $18 26 to 40 feet $21 Over 40 feet $26

Boat Registration Boats are numbered according to state and federal regulations. These regulations help protect people from careless boat operators and improperly equipped boats. A Certificate of Number is issued to tell enforcement officers that a boat is properly registered. The numbers must be displayed properly on the boat. The law requires: The figures are to be read from left to right. They must be displayed on the forward half of each side of the bow of the boat. Numbers must be bold, block letters of good proportion. Numbers must not be less than three inches high. They must be of contrasting color to the boat hull or background. They must be as high above the waterline as practical. No number other than the number assigned can be displayed on the forward half of the vessel. Letters must be separated from numbers by spaces or hyphens. Validation decals must be three inches to the right of the last letter displayed. Boat Certificate of Registration must be carried on vessel when being operated. Registration Fee Nonpowered vessels, other than nonmotorized canoes or kayaks, except as provided in section 80123 $ 9.00 Nonmotorized canoes or kayaks except as provided in section 80123 $ 5.00 Motorboats less than 12 feet in length $ 14.00 Motorboats 12 feet or over but less than 16 feet in length $ 17.00 Motorboats 16 feet or over but less than 21 feet in length $ 42.00 Motorboats 21 feet or over but less than 28 feet in length $ 115.00 Motorboats 28 feet or over but less than 35 feet in length $ 168.00 Motorboats 35 feet or over but less than 42 feet in length $ 244.00 Motorboats 42 feet or over but less than 50 feet in length $ 280.00 Motorboats 50 feet in length or over $ 448.00 Pontoon vessels regardless of size $ 23.00 Motorized canoes regardless of size $ 14.00 Vessels licensed under part 473 $ 15.00 Vessels carrying passengers for hire that are in compliance with part 445, or under federal law; and vessels carrying passengers and freight or freight only and owned within this state or hailing from a port within this state $ 45.00 The length of a vessel is the distance from end to end over the deck, excluding the longitudinal upward or downward curve of the deck, fore and aft. A pontoon boat shall be measured by the length of its deck, fore and aft.

You do not have to camp at Fishermans Landing to come to the outing. If you would like to show up for dinner and tales, thats OK also. There is a large covered pavilion with picnic tables. I am waiting to hear from Deb to see if we can get it for dinner.

Anyone can book their spot any time. They will not give out sites in advance. I was looking for an idea of how many would be going. I would like to cordinate with the camp grounds so we are all together.

I have a site booked already. I am trying to keep everyone who is staying grouped together. I need an idea of how many will be staying and needing a site.

Come on Rich....Thats no Asian Carp, I know a walleye when I see one

MARQUETTE — U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service technicians and biologists have begun treatments to kill larval stage sea lampreys on sections of Lowney Creek, the outlet to Beaver Lake in Alger County. Sea lamprey, in their larval stage, live in the bottom sediments of Great Lakes tributaries. The chemical used in the treatments, abbreviated TFM, is applied under a state permit and meets Michigan’s water quality criteria, the USFWS said. Sea lamprey larvae hatch from eggs laid by adult lampreys in gravel nests and drift to silty bottom areas where they burrow and live for several years. During this life stage they are vulnerable to TFM treatments. Stream treatments will continue through May 25. Failure to eliminate larvae in streams allows the lampreys to transform into parasitic adults, which then travel to the Great Lakes and kill fish, including lake trout. Tributaries must be treated every three to five years to reduce sea lamprey populations. For more information, contact the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service at 226-6571.

CAPE VINCENT, N.Y. State officials are investigating why an invasive species of fish is dying off by the thousands in the Saint Lawrence River and eastern Lake Ontario. Thousands of round gobies have been piling up on the shorelines over the past two weeks. The state Department of Environmental Conservation says the agency doesn't yet know what's causing the die-off. Specimen samples have been sent to Cornell University in Ithaca for testing. The state College of Environmental Science and Forestry's Thousand Islands Biological Station on the Saint Lawrence River is also investigating the fish kill. Experts suspect the first gobies to reach the Great Lakes hitched a ride in the ballast water of European freighters. The fish were first seen in Lake Ontario and the Saint Lawrence River in the mid-1990s. They have displaced native species by breeding faster and eating their competition's eggs and young.

You are talking about MS.com Yes you can say Michigan-Sportsman.

Project GO and Free Fishing Weekend Provide Opportunities to Enjoy the Great Outdoors Whether it's a casting clinic, a fishing derby or a guided trail hike, June 10-11 will provide ample outdoor recreation opportunities for people to enjoy Great Lakes, Great Times and the Great Outdoors. The weekend honors both Free Fishing Weekend and Project GO-Get Outdoors with events that celebrate outdoor recreation opportunities, including free fishing. For a complete list of events and locations, please visit the DNR Web site at www.michigan.gov/dnr. Michigan's annual summer Free Fishing Weekend provides two days when Michigan residents and out-of-state visitors can fish without purchasing a fishing license. All other fishing regulations apply. "Fishing in Michigan is part of our cultural heritage, and a great family tradition. Free Fishing Weekend, in conjunction with Project GO-Get Outdoors, provides opportunities for individuals and families to learn about and enjoy the incredible natural resources this state has to offer," said Kelley Smith, chief of the DNR Fisheries Division. "It is an excellent time for those who fish frequently to introduce others to this enjoyable pastime and to mentor others about the importance of conserving the state's aquatic resources and our fishing heritage, today and for future generations." Project GO-Get Outdoors, started in July 2005, celebrates Michigan's outdoor recreation opportunities and the role they play in improving the quality of life for residents and visitors. "As gas prices continue to rise, these events provide people with opportunities to explore state parks, recreation areas, and water access sites close to home," said Ron Olson, chief of the Parks and Recreation Division. "Fishing, boating, camping, hiking, horseback riding, running and all other outdoor activities improve the quality of life for Michigan's residents and our guests." All motor vehicles entering a state park or recreation area must display a Motor Vehicle Permit, available for purchase at the park or recreation area entrance. Cost is $24 for resident annual and $6 for resident daily. A nonresident annual is $29 and a nonresident daily is $8.

What are these people thinking bringing these into Michigan I hope the dnr takes their buisness, locks them up, and throws away the key!

May 18, 2006 Law enforcement officers from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, along with agents from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S. Department of Agriculture, seized 84 Asian carp Wednesday that were being sold illegally at two food markets in southeast Michigan. The joint operation was conducted this week following recent intelligence-sharing with the two federal agencies that live Asian carp were being imported into Michigan and being offered for sale at local markets. Possession or transport of live Asian carp, which includes the grass carp, silver carp, bighead carp and black carp, as well as snakehead, is prohibited by state law. DNR officials said it was the first seizure of these prohibited species in Michigan. On Wednesday the officers contacted approximately 35 businesses in the region looking for the prohibited species of fish. The effort resulted in the seizure of 84 grass carp from two food markets in Ypsilanti and Southfield. Legal action is pending for the violation of offering to sell a prohibited species. As national and state efforts continue to prevent Asian carp from entering Lake Michigan via the Illinois River, DNR officials are concerned that these non-indigenous species have the potential to cause great harm to the Great Lakes ecosystem. Non-indigenous species that are successful in establishing populations usually are impossible to eradicate, and difficult and costly to control. "This cooperative effort with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S. Department of Agriculture underscores the critical need for increased inter-agency enforcement," said Alan Marble, chief of the DNR Law Enforcement Division. "The sharing of expertise and knowledge is key to preventing the introduction, or spread, of these invasive exotic fish species." Anyone having information of the possession, sale or importation of live prohibited species is urged to contact the DNR Report All Poaching Hotline at (800) 292-7800.

Add the name of your charter service in your signature. Every time you make a post, your signature will appear at the bottom. In the signature rule, it says not to use a live like to your webpage in your signature.

Very scenic Mike. I would still rather have a boat

Been there before with no gps or compass

So far only 11 members have put up a pin

We will be having an outing on 12 August at Fishermans Landing in Muskegon. This would be an opportune time for everyone to prefish for the West Michigan League tourney on the 13th. The West Michigan League will be having a tourney on 13 August out of Fishermans Landing. This will also be a battle of the leagues tourney. Here is the website for Fishermans Landing. Book your campsite early. Some will be prefishing on Saturday for Sundays tourney, and we could have a "fresh' fish fry. Providing mother nature coperates. Dinner and tales will begin at 5 PM. I look foreward to meeting everyone at the outing. Mike

ST. MARYS, Ohio - Biologists alarmed by an explosion of cormorants plan to slaughter 7,200 of the birds in Ohio, including most of the booming colony on an island in the state's largest reservoir. "It's kind of freaky. They'll come in, and I guess one will go back and talk to their buddies," said Morton Pugh, a hatchery superintendent who has dealt with the birds for years. "So one day you'll have five, the next day 12, then 30. I've had 100 to 200 in a pond." Cormorants arrived at Grand Lake St. Marys in western Ohio after raiding an Ohio Department of Natural Resources fish farm, where they scooped up walleye, catfish, perch and fathead minnows. The birds have jammed a lake island with more than 80 nests, up from zero a few years back, and a handful ashore in nearby cottonwood trees. Pugh swears they know when weekends arrive and no workers are around to chase them off. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the state Division of Wildlife began killing cormorants last month and have culled more than 5,300 from three Lake Erie islands. Up to 120,000 could die in the Great Lakes region in the first year of an unprecedented attempt to stop the Midwest cormorant population from running wild. Pennsylvania and Wisconsin will join Ohio with programs this year, according to the Fish and Wildlife Service. In 2003, there were no cormorants on Green Island, an uninhabited 17-acre outcropping in Lake Erie. Today, there are close to 900 nests. Egrets and great blue herons are being evicted, and a stand of environmentally threatened rock elm trees is stressed. The federal government began protecting the birds in 1972 and soon after outlawed the pesticide DDT, which led to dangerously soft egg shells. In the Great Lakes alone, the cormorant population has rebounded from 89 nests to more than 110,000. Cormorants can dive and swim, and a full-grown bird eats about a pound of fish a day. "They're like wolves," said Jim Stafford, who runs six state fish hatcheries. "They fly in and take what they want and they are very good at it. There's nothing we can do." Mark Shieldcastle, a state biologist who has been making trips to Green Island to shoot the birds with a silencer-equipped .22-caliber weapon since April, said there were only about 80 pairs of cormorants on the Great Lakes in 1970. "They used to live in this region, but they were pretty much gone by the 1980s," he said. "The numbers stayed down because of DDT and the harm it did to eggs."

I must have really been out of it yesterday...I took my oldest fishing with us. We set 9 lines for the 3 of us. Legally...we could have taken 9 What was I thinking If I would have known mis ID'ing a fish would have drawn this much attention, I would have did it a long time ago

Good eaters Thanks for the follow up!

Thanks for the report Butch! Any size to the kings?

I made a change in the admin control panel for this group. You will no longer have the custom title of "Supporting Member". Supporting members are the only usergroup who can edit their user title. You may put in what ever you like for a user title, as long is it as clean and is not a reference to another website. If you would like to have "Supporting Member as a user title, you will have to put it in. Mike

I was thinking some of them may have been kings...but the mouth was white on the inside. I knew you could count the number of ray fins, but I did not remember the numbers and which fish had which. Oh well, and nothing to loose any sleep about. Did I mention fresh fish on the grill tonight? They both taste like salmon to me