Phil
Moy, Fisheries and Aquatic Invasive Species Outreach Specialist of
UW Sea Grant will be the guest speaker for the February 18th, 2010 meeting
of the Northeastern Wisconsin Great Lakes Sport Fishing organization.
There has been a lot of press recently on Asian carp and
their
proximity to Lake Michigan as well as about new techniques that can
detect Asian carp genetic material in the water. This presentation will
consider:
* Asian carp biology
* How the fish may have moved beyond the electric barriers
* What the discovery of Asian carp DNA near the lake means
* The potential for Asian carp to become established in the
Great
Lakes
* What should be the next steps to prevent the spread of
aquatic
invasive species via the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal.
About the Presenter: Phil Moy has been the Fisheries and Nonindigenous
Species Specialist for the University of Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute
Since 1999. Based in the Manitowoc field office, he works with Great
Lakes commercial, sport and charter anglers as well as inland lake
groups to address fisheries and aquatic invasive species concerns and to
provide research information to Great lakes user groups. Phil holds a
doctorate in zoology from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. He
is currently vice-chair of the Great Lakes Aquatic Nuisance Species
Panel and in addition to several Great Lakes Sea Grant Network awards he
received the Great Lakes Fishery Commission Jack Christie/Ken Loftus
Award for Distinguished Contributions to Healthy Great Lakes Ecosystems.
Before coming to Wisconsin, Phil was the Fisheries Biologist for the
Chicago District Army Corps of Engineers and remains involved with the
Chicago dispersal barrier project as Co-Chair of the Dispersal Barrier
Advisory Panel.
March
13th, 2010 N.E.W.G.L.S.F General meeting will be our annual Banquet held at
Club Bil-Mar
April
15th, 2010 Guest Speakers will be Mike Steffes from Warrior Lures and Steve
Hogler DNR Fisheries Biologist
Our First Speaker in April is Mike Steffes owner and
president of Warrior Lures who has spent the over 25 years in the tackle
manufacturing business, 20 years with Big Jon Inc and 8 years with Fishlander.
Now he is on his own with his new company called Warrior Lures. Warrior
Lures is making something for the diehard salmon guys and they are also making
walleye lures along with crawler harness blades. All products are made in the USA.
They do all their own painting in house, with quality being their number one
mission. Warrior Lures is based in Traverse City Michigan. Mike has
been a strong supporter of NEWGLSF over the years and he is happy to finally
get over to this side of the lake to meet with us. Mike will be selling
spoons that night and will also be donating some tackle for a second
raffle. He will be setting up at 6:30 to talk to fishermen and introduce
you to his product lines. For those of you who fish walleyes, Mike is also
bringing some of his walleye tackle along.
Steve Hogler, Fisheries
Biologist for the Wisconsin DNR will share data from the Lake Michigan 2009
creel survey. Steve will share the most current data concerning different fish
specie populations in Lake Michigan. Information gathered in these surveys
helps the DNR plan for future fish stocking in Lake Michigan