December 6 – A Fisheries Visioning Session to help develop a vision for the future of fishery management on lakes within the Flambeau River State Forest (Connors Lake, Lake of the Pines, Mason Lake, and Evergreen Lake) will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Big Bear Lodge, W1614 County Highway W (about halfway between Phillips and Winter). Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources fisheries staff will outline the status and potential of these fisheries, and then facilitate stakeholder input into desired future conditions. Participants will determine the relative importance of each fish species, decide the trade-offs folks are willing to make for numbers versus size and catch versus harvest, and draft specific goals and objectives that reflect local and statewide preferences. After the session DNR fisheries staff will develop strategies (length limits, stockings, habitat projects, etc.) in a Fishery Management Plan that ultimately will be appended to the Flambeau River State Forest Master Plan. The meeting is co-sponsored by the Connors Lake / Little Papoose / Lake of the Pines Voluntary Lake Association, Inc. The Lake Association will provide a “working lunch” during the meeting. For information contact Jim Halvorson, Flambeau River State Forest Superintendent, at 715-332-5271.
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