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I just did pretty good,

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and he's legal anyway.

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Oh yeah!

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Oh, that's a damn soccer.

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Yeah, I got up to

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I got out too early

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Oh, well, yeah

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Good thing is you can leave them on

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the bank

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I think it'll be here.

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Morning, how are you?

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I'm doing good, you?

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Doing well, anything biting today?

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Cock-a-doodle-doo, cock-a...

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Will?

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Coming in?

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Coming in again?

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Yeah.

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Have you got this thing?

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Uh, we were out here yesterday and

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there were quite a few fish around.

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We got, we tagged over 200

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yesterday.

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Yep.

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Right, you got that?

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The reason why I ask, how far you

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can reach over, I

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just lost an eight dollar lure,

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right?

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Um, okay.

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Oh, he's gone.

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Oh no, there it is.

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Don't worry about it.

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It ain't worth all that.

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We'll we'll get one of our

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dip nets out actually and see

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if we can

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I hope you guys are seeing the

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end call. No sir, don't worry.

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Yeah, then I don't know that we'll

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be able to get it if it's already

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hooked onto something.

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I'm afraid of that.

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Got these guys fishing down here

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losing lures.

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That's right!

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I got distracted there for a

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second.

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I thought it was somebody fell out

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of their kayak right there,

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and that was when I got too close

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to the dock.

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I thought somebody just fell in the

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water out of the kayak,

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and it's not a good time

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to be in the sea.

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But then I saw the little

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diver flag and saw their fins,

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so they

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scared the bejeebers

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out of me for a second.

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All right, we should

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be ready to go.

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But he can

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hop on here now

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that I'm

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not hanging into the dock.

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I have to give it more.

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What?

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That's some launches even more!

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Is that Ed the diver?

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Do you know?

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That's not every day.

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Okay, I'm scared that

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I saw the empty kayak.

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Island right up here.

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It's relatively shallow in

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this area, only four to five feet

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deep, so our electrofishing

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works really well.

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And there's some really shallow

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riffle areas that we've

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caught a couple of females that were

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releasing eggs on the other day, so

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there might be some of the early

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spawners moving up to spawn in

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those areas.

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Could you control the whole river

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over the course of a few weeks or

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something, or is it just kind of

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this area?

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Typically not.

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Our electrofishing is only

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effective in maybe five feet of

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water, six feet of water at best.

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And so we typically stay up in these

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shallower areas where we can more

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effectively operate.

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Once you move downstream, it gets

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pretty deep pretty quickly.

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It's a I think more of a dredged

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river farther downstream.

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So we're not that effective.

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So, we mostly target areas

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where where our gear is gonna be

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effective.

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Brandon, you want to spin the

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the booms around?

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I'm going to sneak behind you and

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grab a clipboard out

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and collect some of the

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data that we

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collect when we temperature

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the data we

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collect.

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Before we start.

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Romany River

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Marinette County

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he is the

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eighth

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The water temp is 36.5

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degrees.

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First station for the day, we're

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going to give all the walleyes

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we capture foie tags, we are

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targeting walleyess.

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Doing some pulse DC.

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How does the water temperature

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affect the wall out?

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So...

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The water temperature is

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one of the key factors that

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brings them up to

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spawn as the rivers start to warm up

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in the spring and we get higher

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flows, they tend to move

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up to spawn.

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influences their egg development.

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We will get some females that are

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already spawning, you

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know, but being a cold

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water fish kind of their metabolism

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and things work based on

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water temperatures.

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Typically walleyes try to spawn

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when water temperatures get to be

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that 42 to 43 degree

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range. So it was a

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little bit warmer last week but

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it since has gotten pretty cold.

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I don't know what's...

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Why is this not closed?

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Okay, now I have my

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good boy.

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Comes out of the generator, runs

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through the wire, and

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it actually comes into our box

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through another wire down

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there. So this is our whole control

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box. This is what controls the

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amount of electricity and the type

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of electricity, whether it's

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AC or DC, that we're actually

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putting into the water.

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And I'll be driving the boat as well

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as the electrical settings.

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From the box.

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Once we get the electrical settings

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the way we want them it goes through

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another wire out of the box

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and through

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the boat, through wires through

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the boat and up through wires

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that run through those orange booms

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that are sticking out in front of

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the boat there and

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then it eventually those

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wires connect to those

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steel rings that are out on

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the front of those booms and goes

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into the water in those droppers

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that are spun around,

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sprung around the rings that

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are out on the front of the booms

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there. So that's how the electrical

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field is created and the hull of a

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boat actually completes the

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electrical field.

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So the electrical feel is kind of

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centered right out in between the

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droppers or the ends of the boom and

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the boat out on front.

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So that is where the fish are going

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to get stunned so that those people

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standing up on the boat can actually

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dip the fish and put them in the

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live well behind them there.

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All right,

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I'm hooked up,

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so we get ready.

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There's a couple of things here.

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GPS coordinates 45,

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06, .319,

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87,

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37, 48...

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Five, eight, nine.

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So that's just our starting time and

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our starting GPS location.

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Alright

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You guys are on,

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and we are shocking.

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We don't need a lot

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of electricity to shock walleyes,

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especially when the water is cold.

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We're running about 120 volts

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and 4 amps right

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now as far as our electrical

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settings go.

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No, we run much higher settings

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if we're doing like fast pan fish

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surveys later in the spring

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when water temps are warmer.

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Is there any reason that the walleye

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took the relief?

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A lot of it is just

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the colder water.

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Fish do have different ions

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in their body so they're

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susceptible.

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They have different susceptibilities

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to electricity and different

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settings work best for different

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species.

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But with the cold water, it doesn't

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take a lot of electricity, in

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my experience, to really

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shock them.

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We're in a little bit deeper water

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here, we're in five to six feet.

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I want to get up into some shallower

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water up here.

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Look our way up there.

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Yeah, that's typically what we

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uncomfortable putting in there.

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We've got two fill pumps

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that I can run and a recirculating

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pump to keep fresh water going over

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them. A lot depends on the size of

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the fish. If it's smaller males, we

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can put more in there if we get

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more of the bigger females.

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They don't fit as

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many of them.

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We're gonna fill it up every time we

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go out.

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Uh, not necessarily if we

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have a really poor station.

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You know, we kind of run out of

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jockeying room, then what

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we get is what we GET.

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Hey Brandon, is that

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guy around the corner that was

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fishing there?

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I think so

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I don't have to play anymore.

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Some of the fish do take a little

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bit of time to recover.

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It all depends on where

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they came up in the electrical field

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and the time that they were in the

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electrical field for how long.

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They might have gotten stunned.

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Some of them, as you saw, as soon

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as you put them in the live while

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they're swimming away, others of

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them take a little bit time.

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Good boy, Tim.

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Now we're getting up into a little

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shallower water and should see

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some more fish, we're in 3 to 4 feet

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now.

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Is your stuff okay getting wet?

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Okay

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Yep.

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I'm glad I went with the waiter's

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stuff.

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So we started off in the center of

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the deeper water where they're in.

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Where's the car, Jason?

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00:18:03,520 --> 00:18:05,619
Many fish.

293
00:18:05,620 --> 00:18:07,539
We'll be moved up here to some

294
00:18:07,540 --> 00:18:09,759
of the shallow

295
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water right at the base of

296
00:18:11,580 --> 00:18:13,420
some of those just right below.

297
00:18:18,170 --> 00:18:21,509
Right below these riffles.

298
00:18:21,510 --> 00:18:22,929
So that's my scooping.

299
00:18:22,930 --> 00:18:23,930
Now two.

300
00:18:25,010 --> 00:18:26,409
Two or three fish at a time

301
00:18:26,410 --> 00:18:27,589
sometimes in the nets.

302
00:18:47,970 --> 00:18:49,289
The walleye numbers have been doing

303
00:18:49,290 --> 00:18:51,209
the last few years.

304
00:18:51,210 --> 00:18:53,149
The Green Bay supports a really,

305
00:18:53,150 --> 00:18:55,690
really healthy walleye population.

306
00:18:56,710 --> 00:18:58,569
Based on our creel surveys over

307
00:18:58,570 --> 00:19:00,129
the last couple of years, it's

308
00:19:00,130 --> 00:19:01,589
estimated that anglers are catching

309
00:19:01,590 --> 00:19:04,049
about 300,000 walleyes

310
00:19:04,050 --> 00:19:06,009
and harvesting, you know, 100 to

311
00:19:06,010 --> 00:19:07,929
150,000 walleye.

312
00:19:07,930 --> 00:19:10,189
So it supports a real healthy

313
00:19:10,190 --> 00:19:11,109
wall eye fishery.

314
00:19:11,110 --> 00:19:12,469
People come from all over the

315
00:19:12,470 --> 00:19:13,669
Midwest now.

316
00:19:13,670 --> 00:19:15,449
To fish for walleyes, especially in

317
00:19:15,450 --> 00:19:17,229
the spring when the larger females

318
00:19:17,230 --> 00:19:19,129
are moving up into

319
00:19:19,130 --> 00:19:20,329
the shallower water.

320
00:19:20,330 --> 00:19:22,149
People can shore fish for them.

321
00:19:22,150 --> 00:19:23,869
You don't need a really big boat to

322
00:19:23,870 --> 00:19:25,749
fish them out on the bay.

323
00:19:25,750 --> 00:19:27,169
But yesterday I talked to a group of

324
00:19:27,170 --> 00:19:28,189
guys that were here from South

325
00:19:28,190 --> 00:19:29,309
Dakota.

326
00:19:29,310 --> 00:19:31,109
They came all the way over from the

327
00:19:31,110 --> 00:19:33,009
Dakotas to

328
00:19:33,010 --> 00:19:34,929
try their hand at fishing the Green

329
00:19:34,930 --> 00:19:36,069
Bay walleye fishery.

330
00:19:36,070 --> 00:19:37,589
So it's a really healthy, really

331
00:19:37,590 --> 00:19:39,709
popular fishery right now.

332
00:19:43,490 --> 00:19:45,589
All their shoes are long,

333
00:19:45,590 --> 00:19:47,649
and or they have height,

334
00:19:47,650 --> 00:19:48,949
so they can't really fit.

335
00:19:55,420 --> 00:19:57,179
Sorry Brandon, I was going too fast.

336
00:20:06,560 --> 00:20:07,759
It'll be interesting to see if you

337
00:20:07,760 --> 00:20:09,939
get some cool GoPro footage

338
00:20:09,940 --> 00:20:11,759
off of those nets or

339
00:20:11,760 --> 00:20:13,479
off of that net handle.

340
00:20:13,480 --> 00:20:15,119
I'm really excited to see what we're

341
00:20:15,120 --> 00:20:16,960
about to do with the reports.

342
00:21:44,080 --> 00:21:46,059
The Green Bay Fishery is

343
00:21:46,060 --> 00:21:48,039
the shore fishing opportunities

344
00:21:48,040 --> 00:21:49,700
that it provides in the spring.

345
00:21:53,240 --> 00:21:55,179
It's not uncommon for us to

346
00:21:55,180 --> 00:21:57,219
see all kinds of anglers along this

347
00:21:57,220 --> 00:21:59,139
shoreline here and

348
00:21:59,140 --> 00:22:00,819
shorelines around the Menominee

349
00:22:00,820 --> 00:22:03,159
River. Also the Oconto River,

350
00:22:03,160 --> 00:22:05,379
Peshtigo River, Fox River

351
00:22:05,380 --> 00:22:07,559
and Sturgeon Bay areas

352
00:22:07,560 --> 00:22:09,419
all have really big

353
00:22:09,420 --> 00:22:12,159
spawning populations of walleyes

354
00:22:12,160 --> 00:22:14,379
and shore anglers.

355
00:22:14,380 --> 00:22:15,579
You know you don't even need a boat.

356
00:22:15,580 --> 00:22:17,579
You can come and catch walleyers

357
00:22:17,580 --> 00:22:20,179
all day long from shore in locations

358
00:22:20,180 --> 00:22:22,189
and so it provides a

359
00:22:22,190 --> 00:22:24,229
unique opportunity that most other

360
00:22:24,230 --> 00:22:26,109
places don't

361
00:22:26,110 --> 00:22:28,009
exist. We do have reduced bag limits

362
00:22:28,010 --> 00:22:28,909
in the spring.

363
00:22:28,910 --> 00:22:30,729
It's a one bag and a

364
00:22:30,730 --> 00:22:32,609
15 inch minimum on much of

365
00:22:32,610 --> 00:22:34,449
the system except for the Fox River.

366
00:22:34,450 --> 00:22:36,349
It has a one-bag and a 28 inch

367
00:22:36,350 --> 00:22:37,350
minimum.

368
00:22:38,350 --> 00:22:39,809
But anglers certainly have the

369
00:22:39,810 --> 00:22:41,669
opportunity to come out

370
00:22:41,670 --> 00:22:43,709
here and fish for

371
00:22:43,710 --> 00:22:45,989
really big walleyes without

372
00:22:45,990 --> 00:22:47,929
a boat, Which It's pretty

373
00:22:47,930 --> 00:22:49,909
cool, you know, there's not a lot

374
00:22:49,910 --> 00:22:51,729
of other places that you can fish

375
00:22:51,730 --> 00:22:53,549
for really big walleyes without a

376
00:22:53,550 --> 00:22:54,550
boat.

377
00:22:58,290 --> 00:22:59,290
Nice steer!

378
00:23:00,100 --> 00:23:01,539
Rock, rock, rock.

379
00:23:01,540 --> 00:23:03,440
Here I see that we're in rocks now.

380
00:23:10,700 --> 00:23:11,499
Other fish.

381
00:23:11,500 --> 00:23:13,719
If we end up getting a

382
00:23:13,720 --> 00:23:15,599
lure that's in one of the walleyes

383
00:23:15,600 --> 00:23:16,640
that we capture,

384
00:23:17,780 --> 00:23:19,679
I oftentimes donate those to

385
00:23:19,680 --> 00:23:21,239
kids if we see them along the

386
00:23:21,240 --> 00:23:23,119
shoreline just to give them a

387
00:23:23,120 --> 00:23:24,859
little something from their trip as

388
00:23:24,860 --> 00:23:25,819
well.

389
00:23:25,820 --> 00:23:27,719
But, you know, there's not a lot of

390
00:23:27,720 --> 00:23:29,879
opportunities that younger kids have

391
00:23:29,880 --> 00:23:31,739
to come and shore fish and see

392
00:23:31,740 --> 00:23:33,879
this, You know, many walleyes

393
00:23:33,880 --> 00:23:35,579
and this many fish get caught, so...

394
00:23:39,340 --> 00:23:41,589
I don't know if we got a 30 but...

395
00:23:41,590 --> 00:23:43,229
No, I don't think we got any

396
00:23:43,230 --> 00:23:44,259
turkeys.

397
00:23:44,260 --> 00:23:46,259
Submit to Alpha 20's.

398
00:24:06,840 --> 00:24:07,859
We're going to nudge this up a

399
00:24:07,860 --> 00:24:09,659
little bit onto the sand.

400
00:24:09,660 --> 00:24:11,619
For a big reward tag study that

401
00:24:11,620 --> 00:24:13,679
we started last year,

402
00:24:13,680 --> 00:24:15,539
our goal is to tag up to

403
00:24:15,540 --> 00:24:17,479
5,000 walleyes each year

404
00:24:17,480 --> 00:24:19,379
across each spring across the

405
00:24:19,380 --> 00:24:21,339
Green Bay system to get a better

406
00:24:21,340 --> 00:24:23,539
estimate of angler exploitation

407
00:24:23,540 --> 00:24:26,339
rates or the percentage of the

408
00:24:26,340 --> 00:24:28,199
adult walleye population that's

409
00:24:28,200 --> 00:24:30,499
harvested by anglers every year.

410
00:24:30,500 --> 00:24:31,629
And so we're.

411
00:24:31,630 --> 00:24:33,909
Putting out about

412
00:24:33,910 --> 00:24:36,189
5,000 tags and we can get the

413
00:24:36,190 --> 00:24:37,769
percentage of the adult population

414
00:24:37,770 --> 00:24:40,009
based on kind of the percentage tag

415
00:24:40,010 --> 00:24:41,849
returns that anglers report

416
00:24:41,850 --> 00:24:44,109
by calling them in.

417
00:24:44,110 --> 00:24:45,869
So we're going to insert the tags

418
00:24:45,870 --> 00:24:47,729
right behind or right below

419
00:24:47,730 --> 00:24:50,329
the back dorsal fin on

420
00:24:50,330 --> 00:24:52,209
the left side of the fish and

421
00:24:52,210 --> 00:24:53,929
each one of the tags has its own

422
00:24:53,930 --> 00:24:55,789
unique number associated

423
00:24:55,790 --> 00:24:57,679
with it. And there's an email

424
00:24:57,680 --> 00:24:59,699
address on the tags for

425
00:24:59,700 --> 00:25:01,519
reporting those tag returns to

426
00:25:01,520 --> 00:25:02,559
the email.

427
00:25:02,560 --> 00:25:04,219
We also have a phone number to

428
00:25:04,220 --> 00:25:05,659
report those tags to.

429
00:25:05,660 --> 00:25:07,559
And that's area code nine two

430
00:25:07,560 --> 00:25:09,659
zero six six two five

431
00:25:09,660 --> 00:25:11,099
four one one.

432
00:25:11,100 --> 00:25:13,019
So we encourage anglers to report

433
00:25:13,020 --> 00:25:15,199
all of the tag walleyes

434
00:25:15,200 --> 00:25:17,179
that they catch on the Green Bay

435
00:25:17,180 --> 00:25:18,079
system.

436
00:25:18,080 --> 00:25:19,919
So we're going to start with yellow

437
00:25:19,920 --> 00:25:22,019
tags. Those are non reward

438
00:25:22,020 --> 00:25:24,399
tags. So if an angler reports

439
00:25:24,400 --> 00:25:26,279
catching a walleye with a yellow

440
00:25:26,280 --> 00:25:28,149
tag. We'll give them the history

441
00:25:28,150 --> 00:25:30,029
of that fish, where it was tagged,

442
00:25:30,030 --> 00:25:31,769
when it was tagged, how big it was

443
00:25:31,770 --> 00:25:33,049
when it was tagged.

444
00:25:33,050 --> 00:25:35,009
It's estimated age based on its

445
00:25:35,010 --> 00:25:37,129
length and our growth rates and

446
00:25:37,130 --> 00:25:38,469
things. So it's a cool, we send it

447
00:25:38,470 --> 00:25:40,149
to them on a certificate.

448
00:25:40,150 --> 00:25:42,209
Um, we do are putting out red

449
00:25:42,210 --> 00:25:44,209
reward tags as well.

450
00:25:44,210 --> 00:25:45,749
Um, this year we're going to put out

451
00:25:45,750 --> 00:25:47,909
400 red reward tags,

452
00:25:47,910 --> 00:25:49,769
um, and anglers

453
00:25:49,770 --> 00:25:51,809
receive a hundred dollar reward

454
00:25:51,810 --> 00:25:53,709
from walleyes for tomorrow, our

455
00:25:53,710 --> 00:25:55,129
partner on this project.

456
00:25:55,130 --> 00:25:56,629
And we're greatly.

457
00:25:56,630 --> 00:25:58,509
Really grateful for their support in

458
00:25:58,510 --> 00:26:00,469
order to do the reward

459
00:26:00,470 --> 00:26:01,669
tag component of this.

460
00:26:01,670 --> 00:26:03,509
So if an angler catches a

461
00:26:03,510 --> 00:26:05,449
red reward tag walleye and

462
00:26:05,450 --> 00:26:07,149
it's still valid, they'll receive

463
00:26:07,150 --> 00:26:08,989
$100 from walleyes for

464
00:26:08,990 --> 00:26:10,009
tomorrow.

465
00:26:10,010 --> 00:26:11,769
The reward tags are valid for

466
00:26:11,770 --> 00:26:14,209
approximately a year.

467
00:26:14,210 --> 00:26:15,709
The reward tag that we're putting

468
00:26:15,710 --> 00:26:18,029
out this year, this spring,

469
00:26:18,030 --> 00:26:20,349
are valid until March 31st

470
00:26:20,350 --> 00:26:21,959
of 2026.

471
00:26:21,960 --> 00:26:24,299
And we've got about 250

472
00:26:24,300 --> 00:26:26,339
or 260 of the 400

473
00:26:26,340 --> 00:26:28,199
reward tags that we're gonna put out

474
00:26:28,200 --> 00:26:29,940
this year out in the system already.

475
00:26:31,240 --> 00:26:32,240
So.

476
00:26:34,480 --> 00:26:35,879
I guess we'll work through

477
00:26:35,880 --> 00:26:37,119
processing some fish.

478
00:26:38,620 --> 00:26:39,859
Real quick, I'm just going to adjust

479
00:26:39,860 --> 00:26:40,860
the mic.

480
00:26:42,160 --> 00:26:43,160
All right, green.

481
00:26:44,400 --> 00:26:46,059
So that means that it's a female

482
00:26:46,060 --> 00:26:49,039
that hasn't released her eggs yet.

483
00:26:49,040 --> 00:26:50,959
She's still still hard

484
00:26:50,960 --> 00:26:52,779
or green. She still has to spawn

485
00:26:52,780 --> 00:26:54,859
yet. Seven three zero seven

486
00:26:54,860 --> 00:26:56,199
seven hundred and thirty

487
00:26:56,200 --> 00:26:57,099
millimeters.

488
00:26:57,100 --> 00:26:58,839
And that's what, like twenty eight

489
00:26:58,840 --> 00:27:00,039
inches. Twenty eight and three

490
00:27:00,040 --> 00:27:01,419
quarter. Twenty eight three quarter

491
00:27:01,420 --> 00:27:02,759
inches.

492
00:27:02,760 --> 00:27:03,760
OK.

493
00:27:04,100 --> 00:27:06,119
Then Brandon will insert the floy

494
00:27:06,120 --> 00:27:07,979
tag right below

495
00:27:07,980 --> 00:27:09,859
the dorsal fin on the side of the

496
00:27:09,860 --> 00:27:10,860
fish there.

497
00:27:11,880 --> 00:27:13,619
The boy tags have got a little T at

498
00:27:13,620 --> 00:27:15,439
the end, and that T

499
00:27:15,440 --> 00:27:17,559
hooks into their grays

500
00:27:17,560 --> 00:27:19,319
that stick down from their fin into

501
00:27:19,320 --> 00:27:21,019
the body to help hold those in

502
00:27:21,020 --> 00:27:22,839
place. Two one five one four.

503
00:27:22,840 --> 00:27:24,779
Two one, five, one four, so

504
00:27:24,780 --> 00:27:27,159
that's the five-digit number that's

505
00:27:27,160 --> 00:27:28,739
associated with that walleye.

506
00:27:29,940 --> 00:27:31,319
And then they get released.

507
00:27:32,379 --> 00:27:33,379
Green,

508
00:27:34,340 --> 00:27:35,909
six, three, eight.

509
00:27:35,910 --> 00:27:38,269
168,

510
00:27:38,270 --> 00:27:40,470
161, 515

511
00:27:46,940 --> 00:27:47,940
We had a trailer here yesterday.

512
00:27:51,890 --> 00:27:53,039
Still says it's three.

513
00:27:53,040 --> 00:27:54,740
At the back of the boat.

514
00:27:55,780 --> 00:27:56,839
You see if we can do an okay right

515
00:27:56,840 --> 00:27:57,679
here? Yeah.

516
00:27:57,680 --> 00:27:58,680
You see any? No.

517
00:28:00,320 --> 00:28:01,320
Green

518
00:28:02,500 --> 00:28:03,500
694

519
00:28:05,350 --> 00:28:07,329
Another one that's just shy of 28

520
00:28:07,330 --> 00:28:08,330
inches.

521
00:28:10,030 --> 00:28:11,030
That's a nice word.

522
00:28:14,310 --> 00:28:15,609
Male 493

523
00:28:28,810 --> 00:28:29,810
Green.

524
00:28:32,420 --> 00:28:33,420
7-0-3

525
00:28:40,200 --> 00:28:41,200
Green.

526
00:28:42,930 --> 00:28:43,930
613

527
00:28:53,110 --> 00:28:54,110
Green!

528
00:28:55,910 --> 00:28:56,910
Six five two.

529
00:28:59,320 --> 00:29:01,279
Are their bellies pretty hard

530
00:29:01,280 --> 00:29:03,019
Brandon or are they softening up?

531
00:29:03,020 --> 00:29:04,419
They're getting a little softer, but

532
00:29:04,420 --> 00:29:06,019
this one's...

533
00:29:06,020 --> 00:29:07,999
So as the females get closer

534
00:29:08,000 --> 00:29:10,099
to laying their eggs, their bellies

535
00:29:10,100 --> 00:29:11,720
start to get quite a bit softer.

536
00:29:13,170 --> 00:29:14,689
21520 was the tag to run that last

537
00:29:14,690 --> 00:29:15,690
one. Yep.

538
00:29:18,780 --> 00:29:19,780
6-1-1

539
00:29:27,209 --> 00:29:30,010
green 640

540
00:29:37,710 --> 00:29:40,190
Green 638.

541
00:29:51,189 --> 00:29:53,990
Male 553.

542
00:30:04,740 --> 00:30:05,740
5-8-4.

543
00:30:06,940 --> 00:30:08,959
That should be the last tag

544
00:30:08,960 --> 00:30:10,019
on that raft, right?

545
00:30:10,020 --> 00:30:11,020
Yep. OK.

546
00:30:19,580 --> 00:30:20,580
Yep.

547
00:30:21,660 --> 00:30:22,660
Male.

548
00:30:23,620 --> 00:30:24,620
Five one three.

549
00:30:27,070 --> 00:30:28,729
That should be 21526.

550
00:30:30,160 --> 00:30:31,039
One five.

551
00:30:31,040 --> 00:30:32,040
Six.

552
00:30:35,110 --> 00:30:36,829
Some of them are really, really

553
00:30:36,830 --> 00:30:37,830
pale.

554
00:30:39,170 --> 00:30:40,490
That was getting really soft.

555
00:30:41,510 --> 00:30:42,749
Green.

556
00:30:42,750 --> 00:30:43,750
649.

557
00:30:51,640 --> 00:30:52,640
I think there's more.

558
00:30:54,090 --> 00:30:55,090
Green.

559
00:30:56,670 --> 00:30:58,589
Seven, two, coming

560
00:30:58,590 --> 00:30:59,029
in.

561
00:30:59,030 --> 00:31:00,609
28 incher

562
00:31:13,430 --> 00:31:14,430
Green,

563
00:31:15,310 --> 00:31:16,310
five, six, eight.

564
00:31:23,230 --> 00:31:24,230
Mail!

565
00:31:30,910 --> 00:31:31,910
501

566
00:31:38,970 --> 00:31:39,970
Hail!

567
00:31:41,880 --> 00:31:42,880
498

568
00:31:49,560 --> 00:31:51,539
Let's do a tag check.

569
00:31:51,540 --> 00:31:53,339
This would be 533.

570
00:31:53,340 --> 00:31:54,340
533?

571
00:31:55,340 --> 00:31:56,340
That's what I am.

572
00:31:57,350 --> 00:31:59,159
Yeah, 215-33.

573
00:31:59,160 --> 00:32:00,289
Nice and deep.

574
00:32:00,290 --> 00:32:01,329
I don't know, 5-3.

575
00:32:01,330 --> 00:32:02,330
Okay.

576
00:32:04,510 --> 00:32:05,510
Green 600.

577
00:32:12,620 --> 00:32:15,259
Green 633.

578
00:32:23,050 --> 00:32:24,450
Nail,

579
00:32:25,510 --> 00:32:26,510
552.

580
00:32:33,650 --> 00:32:34,910
Green five nine four.

581
00:32:40,730 --> 00:32:41,908
Let's see here.

582
00:32:41,909 --> 00:32:42,909
I don't know if that's a good one.

583
00:32:48,570 --> 00:32:49,570
21537

584
00:32:54,780 --> 00:32:57,019
Hail 546.

585
00:33:05,290 --> 00:33:06,290
Nail.

586
00:33:07,910 --> 00:33:08,910
Five one five.

587
00:33:21,840 --> 00:33:22,840
Green.

588
00:33:26,620 --> 00:33:27,620
655.

589
00:33:33,310 --> 00:33:34,310
Male,

590
00:33:35,690 --> 00:33:36,690
5'4", 7".

591
00:33:41,649 --> 00:33:43,630
Now, 5-2-1.

592
00:33:52,300 --> 00:33:53,300
Green.

593
00:34:04,940 --> 00:34:05,940
Six one zero.

594
00:34:07,610 --> 00:34:09,369
Is that 21594?

595
00:34:12,250 --> 00:34:13,250
It's a 9-4.

596
00:34:14,460 --> 00:34:16,738
21594

597
00:34:16,739 --> 00:34:17,379
4-4

598
00:34:17,380 --> 00:34:19,019
Oh yeah, four or four, sorry, four

599
00:34:19,020 --> 00:34:20,158
four.

600
00:34:20,159 --> 00:34:21,339
Can't read my own handwriting

601
00:34:21,340 --> 00:34:22,340
sometimes.

602
00:34:28,690 --> 00:34:29,710
Male, five-two-eight.

603
00:34:40,800 --> 00:34:41,800
486

604
00:34:50,060 --> 00:34:51,178
Mail?

605
00:34:51,179 --> 00:34:52,179
Big mail.

606
00:34:54,889 --> 00:34:55,889
603.

607
00:34:58,720 --> 00:34:59,720
Excuse me.

608
00:35:03,630 --> 00:35:04,630
Green.

609
00:35:09,220 --> 00:35:10,679
Look at the females that sit there.

610
00:35:13,660 --> 00:35:14,660
Triple six.

611
00:35:24,540 --> 00:35:25,540
Mail!

612
00:35:33,770 --> 00:35:34,770
Five, six, eight.

613
00:35:36,790 --> 00:35:39,609
That should be 21,550.

614
00:35:39,610 --> 00:35:41,849
I'm going to

615
00:35:41,850 --> 00:35:42,850
grab these eggs.

616
00:35:44,030 --> 00:35:45,789
Are you fishing her?

617
00:35:45,790 --> 00:35:46,790
No not at all.

618
00:35:49,550 --> 00:35:51,429
That was fish number

619
00:35:51,430 --> 00:35:53,409
37 that we

620
00:35:53,410 --> 00:35:54,410
were so far.

621
00:36:13,560 --> 00:36:14,560
5-2-1

622
00:36:20,640 --> 00:36:22,279
2-1-5-5 1.

623
00:36:22,280 --> 00:36:23,280
Yep.

624
00:36:24,800 --> 00:36:25,800
I bet.

625
00:36:28,180 --> 00:36:29,180
Mail!

626
00:36:32,080 --> 00:36:33,080
478

627
00:36:35,870 --> 00:36:36,870
Sorry for that.

628
00:36:41,980 --> 00:36:42,980
Definitely a male.

629
00:36:46,230 --> 00:36:47,230
532.

630
00:36:58,030 --> 00:36:59,030
Mail!

631
00:37:02,550 --> 00:37:03,550
478

632
00:37:16,870 --> 00:37:17,870
4, 6, 7.

633
00:37:23,160 --> 00:37:24,160
Now...

634
00:37:29,430 --> 00:37:30,430
492

635
00:37:36,050 --> 00:37:37,050
Green!

636
00:37:42,880 --> 00:37:43,880
Five, six, eight.

637
00:37:48,730 --> 00:37:49,730
Ma'am?

638
00:37:55,840 --> 00:37:56,840
500

639
00:38:09,090 --> 00:38:11,529
562 Could

640
00:38:11,530 --> 00:38:12,530
be 560

641
00:38:24,680 --> 00:38:25,900
What did you say, Jason?

642
00:38:27,970 --> 00:38:29,849
Could be, the first time she's

643
00:38:29,850 --> 00:38:30,850
spawning.

644
00:38:32,090 --> 00:38:33,229
5-2-6.

645
00:38:33,230 --> 00:38:34,230
Lightly.

646
00:38:36,020 --> 00:38:37,460
So that's like around 20 inches?

647
00:38:39,160 --> 00:38:40,679
Yeah, a little. Probably five.

648
00:38:40,680 --> 00:38:42,059
Five, and that's when they reach

649
00:38:42,060 --> 00:38:42,879
second to 30?

650
00:38:42,880 --> 00:38:44,899
Most females start to spawn

651
00:38:44,900 --> 00:38:46,939
at five in the Green Bay system.

652
00:38:46,940 --> 00:38:48,319
Okay.

653
00:38:48,320 --> 00:38:50,139
Which is older than a lot

654
00:38:50,140 --> 00:38:51,649
of other places.

655
00:38:51,650 --> 00:38:52,650
Mail 500.

656
00:39:00,490 --> 00:39:01,490
Meal!

657
00:39:06,520 --> 00:39:07,520
Five one four.

658
00:39:12,690 --> 00:39:13,690
Oh

659
00:39:21,620 --> 00:39:23,719
5-8-9 Just look

660
00:39:23,720 --> 00:39:25,259
at them and tell it's an old fish Oh

661
00:39:25,260 --> 00:39:26,878
I know, it's got that

662
00:39:26,879 --> 00:39:28,739
Yeah, cut down on most of them.

663
00:39:28,740 --> 00:39:29,740
Center on the block.

664
00:39:37,990 --> 00:39:39,330
485

665
00:39:43,390 --> 00:39:44,409
All right, nice work.

666
00:39:55,910 --> 00:39:57,829
Oh Jesus, I gotta change up what

667
00:39:57,830 --> 00:39:58,830
I'm doing apparently.

668
00:40:02,490 --> 00:40:03,490
Any time.

669
00:40:10,660 --> 00:40:13,359
Do you know where the

670
00:40:13,360 --> 00:40:15,679
sucker bite is?

671
00:40:15,680 --> 00:40:17,579
Brandon will take you up on

672
00:40:17,580 --> 00:40:19,479
fishing for some, especially if you

673
00:40:19,480 --> 00:40:20,780
can catch a long nose sucker.

674
00:40:23,610 --> 00:40:25,429
Hairstyles, you name it.

675
00:40:26,770 --> 00:40:28,249
I can't recall seeing as many

676
00:40:28,250 --> 00:40:29,769
long-nosed suckers when we were

677
00:40:29,770 --> 00:40:30,829
shocking the Okonto.

678
00:40:30,830 --> 00:40:32,530
More white suckers and redhorses.

679
00:40:34,350 --> 00:40:35,609
For some reason, they don't go in

680
00:40:35,610 --> 00:40:37,050
there, but they have to go in here.

681
00:40:38,150 --> 00:40:39,789
Yeah, I've seen a lot more in the...

682
00:40:39,790 --> 00:40:41,019
I don't see him in the Fox either.

683
00:40:41,020 --> 00:40:43,059
Why particularly do you want

684
00:40:43,060 --> 00:40:44,509
long noses?

685
00:40:44,510 --> 00:40:46,249
He wants it because there's not a

686
00:40:46,250 --> 00:40:47,849
state record for it and he wants

687
00:40:47,850 --> 00:40:49,169
another state record.

688
00:40:49,170 --> 00:40:51,509
They're only in the Great Lakes,

689
00:40:51,510 --> 00:40:53,349
um, typically where

690
00:40:53,350 --> 00:40:55,369
fish and spawn look like, mostly

691
00:40:55,370 --> 00:40:56,589
above the Arctic surface.

692
00:40:56,590 --> 00:40:57,489
Yeah? Yeah.

693
00:40:57,490 --> 00:40:58,589
So like, the fact that we have them

694
00:40:58,590 --> 00:41:00,109
in the great lakes is super unique.

695
00:41:00,110 --> 00:41:01,469
Yeah. We get them in a trawler at

696
00:41:01,470 --> 00:41:02,810
like 90 feet or something on a

697
00:41:02,811 --> 00:41:03,829
quantity. Oh.

698
00:41:03,830 --> 00:41:05,089
They sit out in the deep water and

699
00:41:05,090 --> 00:41:06,189
they're only up here for a few

700
00:41:06,190 --> 00:41:07,139
weeks.

701
00:41:07,140 --> 00:41:08,579
That trawler would be something cool

702
00:41:08,580 --> 00:41:09,779
to see.

703
00:41:09,780 --> 00:41:11,419
Gotta be a lot of interesting stuff

704
00:41:11,420 --> 00:41:12,939
in there. Yeah, I mean it's cool to

705
00:41:12,940 --> 00:41:13,940
sees all the forage.

706
00:41:17,670 --> 00:41:19,670
Where did that piece of paper go?

707
00:41:21,160 --> 00:41:22,160
What you looking for, Jason?

708
00:41:27,020 --> 00:41:28,280
Piece of paper just

709
00:41:31,610 --> 00:41:34,029
You are on and we are shocking.

710
00:41:34,030 --> 00:41:35,030
I'm good.

711
00:42:15,160 --> 00:42:16,659
Thought for sure we would have

712
00:42:16,660 --> 00:42:19,039
gotten some fish in there.

713
00:42:19,040 --> 00:42:22,319
There's a little high-rise

714
00:42:22,320 --> 00:42:24,219
reef area right back

715
00:42:24,220 --> 00:42:26,219
there that they usually sit right

716
00:42:26,220 --> 00:42:27,220
behind but

717
00:42:31,670 --> 00:42:33,389
Apparently not right now.

718
00:42:41,940 --> 00:42:44,139
And the idea of spawning

719
00:42:44,140 --> 00:42:45,979
dates together just to our

720
00:42:45,980 --> 00:42:46,579
little help.

721
00:42:46,580 --> 00:42:47,639
For muskies.

722
00:42:47,640 --> 00:42:50,339
It's way too early for those.

723
00:42:50,340 --> 00:42:51,219
Everything is.

724
00:42:51,220 --> 00:42:52,719
I didn't know if you had a bowl like

725
00:42:52,720 --> 00:42:54,419
you wanted. I'd like to speak for

726
00:42:54,420 --> 00:42:55,359
them.

727
00:42:55,360 --> 00:42:56,879
I'm going to do it as early as

728
00:42:56,880 --> 00:42:58,819
possible from a water temperature

729
00:42:58,820 --> 00:42:59,820
standpoint.

730
00:43:02,840 --> 00:43:04,579
You know, things are trending a

731
00:43:04,580 --> 00:43:05,580
little bit.

732
00:43:09,050 --> 00:43:11,329
A little bit

733
00:43:11,330 --> 00:43:14,630
farther behind this year.

734
00:43:16,010 --> 00:43:17,969
We spawned walleyes

735
00:43:17,970 --> 00:43:21,049
on April 10th

736
00:43:21,050 --> 00:43:22,520
last year on the Menominee.

737
00:43:27,060 --> 00:43:29,209
We don't have the water temperatures

738
00:43:29,210 --> 00:43:30,269
to really

739
00:43:35,120 --> 00:43:36,120
to really get.

740
00:43:38,590 --> 00:43:40,569
I don't think enough egg development

741
00:43:40,570 --> 00:43:42,249
and stuff to be spawning in two

742
00:43:42,250 --> 00:43:43,689
days, so it's likely going to be

743
00:43:43,690 --> 00:43:45,190
next week when we're spawning.

744
00:43:48,000 --> 00:43:49,939
Walleyes and so everything seems

745
00:43:49,940 --> 00:43:52,119
to be about

746
00:43:52,120 --> 00:43:54,139
a week behind but that can

747
00:43:54,140 --> 00:43:56,119
really change very much in

748
00:43:56,120 --> 00:43:59,759
the next month

749
00:43:59,760 --> 00:44:00,739
or so.

750
00:44:00,740 --> 00:44:02,679
I'm going to try to do it

751
00:44:02,680 --> 00:44:05,739
the first week of May if we can.

752
00:44:05,740 --> 00:44:07,459
Last year, I don't remember if it

753
00:44:07,460 --> 00:44:09,559
was the 30th of April or the first

754
00:44:09,560 --> 00:44:10,560
of May or something.

755
00:44:18,970 --> 00:44:21,709
But I don't know where

756
00:44:21,710 --> 00:44:24,329
it'll be this

757
00:44:24,330 --> 00:44:25,330
year.

758
00:44:28,410 --> 00:44:30,369
This was loaded with fish yesterday.

759
00:44:32,760 --> 00:44:34,659
I wonder if new

760
00:44:34,660 --> 00:44:36,219
fish didn't push in?

761
00:44:36,220 --> 00:44:37,469
Right?

762
00:44:37,470 --> 00:44:38,869
We do see that sometimes.

763
00:44:41,000 --> 00:44:42,839
Now when you say spawn, do you

764
00:44:42,840 --> 00:44:44,559
mean like, you guys are collecting

765
00:44:44,560 --> 00:44:46,259
eggs? Yeah.

766
00:44:46,260 --> 00:44:46,669
For...

767
00:44:46,670 --> 00:44:47,729
Ball ice.

768
00:44:47,730 --> 00:44:49,109
Wallets for tomorrow?

769
00:44:49,110 --> 00:44:49,949
Nope.

770
00:44:49,950 --> 00:44:51,769
No. Or you guys for other

771
00:44:51,770 --> 00:44:52,519
systems?

772
00:44:52,520 --> 00:44:54,559
Yes, so to follow

773
00:44:54,560 --> 00:44:56,440
our genetics guidelines,

774
00:44:58,100 --> 00:44:59,379
you know, we have the Lake Michigan

775
00:44:59,380 --> 00:45:01,599
drainage for our walleye strain.

776
00:45:01,600 --> 00:45:03,280
So wild rose hatchery

777
00:45:04,400 --> 00:45:07,000
will actually be here spawning.

778
00:45:11,340 --> 00:45:13,799
Menominee River walleyes,

779
00:45:13,800 --> 00:45:15,760
let's see what's up on this flat.

780
00:45:20,300 --> 00:45:22,399
And then we

781
00:45:22,400 --> 00:45:27,419
also partner

782
00:45:27,420 --> 00:45:29,419
with Mole

783
00:45:29,420 --> 00:45:32,379
Lake, which is

784
00:45:32,380 --> 00:45:34,979
a tribal hatchery.

785
00:45:34,980 --> 00:45:36,979
They have their own hatchery and

786
00:45:36,980 --> 00:45:37,980
they,

787
00:45:39,040 --> 00:45:41,039
um, the majority of their

788
00:45:41,040 --> 00:45:42,419
lakes are in the

789
00:45:45,120 --> 00:45:46,679
Lake Michigan Greenage.

790
00:45:49,970 --> 00:45:51,929
Sorry, I'm trying to

791
00:45:51,930 --> 00:45:54,089
talk and drive and watch my

792
00:45:54,090 --> 00:45:56,129
location, locator to see

793
00:45:56,130 --> 00:45:57,749
fish and rocks.

794
00:45:59,670 --> 00:46:01,469
So I'm, trying to watch what

795
00:46:01,470 --> 00:46:03,929
Brandon's doing to make sure that

796
00:46:03,930 --> 00:46:05,270
everything is good with him.

797
00:46:09,250 --> 00:46:10,250
Come on, then.

798
00:46:11,190 --> 00:46:12,190
There we go.

799
00:46:21,590 --> 00:46:22,590
So.

800
00:46:25,230 --> 00:46:27,429
But yeah, those two hatcheries

801
00:46:27,430 --> 00:46:29,749
will be here collecting

802
00:46:29,750 --> 00:46:32,029
eggs and spawning

803
00:46:32,030 --> 00:46:32,869
walleyes.

804
00:46:32,870 --> 00:46:35,589
So it's mostly Lake Michigan

805
00:46:35,590 --> 00:46:37,429
fish

806
00:46:37,430 --> 00:46:39,509
or wild rose raises.

807
00:46:39,510 --> 00:46:43,549
That's mostly the basin that's,

808
00:46:43,550 --> 00:46:45,409
you know, we're mostly in the

809
00:46:45,410 --> 00:46:47,149
Lake Michigan drainage, so it's

810
00:46:47,150 --> 00:46:49,129
almost all Lake Michigan

811
00:46:49,130 --> 00:46:50,690
walleyed that get stocked.

812
00:46:52,770 --> 00:46:54,929
One or so other

813
00:46:54,930 --> 00:46:57,409
strains just where it's located like

814
00:46:57,410 --> 00:46:59,270
close enough to the Wisconsin River.

815
00:47:16,110 --> 00:47:17,110
Okay.

816
00:47:26,830 --> 00:47:28,789
The day like today.

817
00:47:28,790 --> 00:47:30,669
They'll be out this afternoon when

818
00:47:30,670 --> 00:47:31,889
it warms up a little bit.

819
00:47:31,890 --> 00:47:34,049
It was pretty chilly this morning.

820
00:47:34,050 --> 00:47:35,409
They're starting to show up.

821
00:47:35,410 --> 00:47:36,410
There's some over there.

822
00:47:37,730 --> 00:47:40,070
When we had higher water earlier

823
00:47:43,750 --> 00:47:46,609
last week, we

824
00:47:46,610 --> 00:47:48,849
ran that rapid

825
00:47:48,850 --> 00:47:50,949
and

826
00:47:50,950 --> 00:47:52,829
we're able to shock up in

827
00:47:52,830 --> 00:47:54,289
there and we just didn't catch much

828
00:47:54,290 --> 00:47:55,290
yet.

829
00:48:15,220 --> 00:48:16,920
Yeah, thanks for coming and helping.

830
00:48:26,830 --> 00:48:28,530
There's definitely fish around.

831
00:48:49,920 --> 00:48:51,319
Have you ever?

832
00:48:51,320 --> 00:48:52,659
Yeah, but you wouldn't go up there

833
00:48:52,660 --> 00:48:53,660
right now.

834
00:48:55,450 --> 00:48:58,449
I was...

835
00:48:58,450 --> 00:49:00,709
Comfortable enough getting, it's

836
00:49:00,710 --> 00:49:03,069
fairly deep in between that riffle

837
00:49:03,070 --> 00:49:05,129
and that railroad bridge,

838
00:49:05,130 --> 00:49:06,969
but I could not get, I was not

839
00:49:06,970 --> 00:49:08,589
comfortable with the amount of water

840
00:49:08,590 --> 00:49:10,629
that was coming through that

841
00:49:10,630 --> 00:49:12,969
railroad bridge to

842
00:49:12,970 --> 00:49:14,730
get any farther upstream.

843
00:49:16,150 --> 00:49:17,570
That looks like a tank to me.

844
00:49:24,650 --> 00:49:25,650
I stepped off.

845
00:49:45,220 --> 00:49:46,879
There's a few bigger females laying

846
00:49:46,880 --> 00:49:48,999
down here yet.

847
00:49:49,000 --> 00:49:50,739
That run was mostly males though.

848
00:50:13,030 --> 00:50:14,669
And that's pretty nice and hot.

849
00:50:15,670 --> 00:50:17,849
Little rock islands are,

850
00:50:17,850 --> 00:50:19,251
were those natural or are those...

851
00:50:19,252 --> 00:50:21,329
Yeah that's all that's natural.

852
00:50:24,190 --> 00:50:26,029
That's kind of this whole island

853
00:50:26,030 --> 00:50:27,709
complex through there that goes all

854
00:50:27,710 --> 00:50:29,089
the way south yet.

855
00:50:29,090 --> 00:50:30,769
Almost until you get to that

856
00:50:30,770 --> 00:50:31,770
flagpole.

857
00:50:33,390 --> 00:50:35,609
There's a name for that island

858
00:50:35,610 --> 00:50:37,509
but I can't remember it off the

859
00:50:37,510 --> 00:50:38,510
top of my head.

860
00:50:43,180 --> 00:50:45,219
I did, one of the first trips

861
00:50:45,220 --> 00:50:46,380
that we were up in, and there was

862
00:50:46,381 --> 00:50:47,979
nothing along those.

863
00:50:47,980 --> 00:50:50,179
There's a lot of sand and logs.

864
00:50:50,180 --> 00:50:51,999
There's some rock areas, but a

865
00:50:52,000 --> 00:50:53,379
lot of sand in logs.

866
00:50:54,560 --> 00:50:56,031
Very good muskies that you can get.

867
00:50:58,669 --> 00:51:01,469
Green 615

868
00:51:06,089 --> 00:51:07,489
21566

869
00:51:08,900 --> 00:51:10,530
Yep. What do you mean?

870
00:51:12,480 --> 00:51:13,439
Green.

871
00:51:13,440 --> 00:51:14,239
Whoa.

872
00:51:14,240 --> 00:51:15,240
That one is hard to do.

873
00:51:20,530 --> 00:51:21,530
Five eight seven.

874
00:51:32,000 --> 00:51:33,000
HALT!

875
00:51:34,770 --> 00:51:35,770
5-4-1

876
00:51:42,480 --> 00:51:43,480
Now...

877
00:51:45,500 --> 00:51:47,599
5.0, 5.35.

878
00:51:49,080 --> 00:51:50,500
Alright, this is a recapture.

879
00:52:04,020 --> 00:52:05,020
He's angry.

880
00:52:06,100 --> 00:52:07,100
Six four five.

881
00:52:09,500 --> 00:52:15,679
Tag number 21297.

882
00:52:18,400 --> 00:52:19,759
21297, so that would have been one

883
00:52:19,760 --> 00:52:21,460
that we tagged earlier this spring.

884
00:52:23,220 --> 00:52:24,260
Nail, five to one.

885
00:52:26,550 --> 00:52:27,550
5, 2, 1

886
00:52:30,120 --> 00:52:31,120
Yes. OK.

887
00:52:36,520 --> 00:52:37,520
I'm out!

888
00:52:46,240 --> 00:52:47,240
5-4-2

889
00:52:55,550 --> 00:52:56,550
Nail!

890
00:53:03,970 --> 00:53:04,970
Five, three, five.

891
00:53:10,080 --> 00:53:11,179
Yep, end of the rack.

892
00:53:36,470 --> 00:53:37,470
6-8-0

893
00:53:41,420 --> 00:53:42,820
21576

894
00:53:47,730 --> 00:53:48,730
5-3-2.

895
00:53:59,630 --> 00:54:01,849
Nail,

896
00:54:01,850 --> 00:54:03,029
520.

897
00:54:03,030 --> 00:54:04,030
Now what's this Jason?

898
00:54:06,730 --> 00:54:09,909
That is nymphocystis

899
00:54:09,910 --> 00:54:11,909
I believe like a

900
00:54:11,910 --> 00:54:13,769
fungal type infection

901
00:54:13,770 --> 00:54:15,329
that you get you see it on some of

902
00:54:15,330 --> 00:54:19,309
their sides okay non-harmful

903
00:54:19,310 --> 00:54:20,629
don't know that's the horror

904
00:54:20,630 --> 00:54:22,849
knowledge I I haven't

905
00:54:22,850 --> 00:54:24,529
heard it ever attributed to fish

906
00:54:24,530 --> 00:54:25,799
kills

907
00:54:25,800 --> 00:54:27,899
That was tag number 21579?

908
00:54:27,900 --> 00:54:28,799
Yep. Last one?

909
00:54:28,800 --> 00:54:29,800
Yes.

910
00:54:32,670 --> 00:54:33,670
Five nine eight.

911
00:54:45,910 --> 00:54:46,910
Come on.

912
00:54:48,180 --> 00:54:49,180
507.

913
00:54:57,030 --> 00:54:58,969
Green, five,

914
00:54:58,970 --> 00:54:59,970
seven, eight.

915
00:55:09,290 --> 00:55:10,290
Five one six.

916
00:55:22,280 --> 00:55:23,280
540.

917
00:55:28,160 --> 00:55:29,160
Ma'am?

918
00:55:37,480 --> 00:55:38,480
486

919
00:55:43,100 --> 00:55:44,299
What was that length?

920
00:55:44,300 --> 00:55:45,300
I didn't catch it.

921
00:55:47,950 --> 00:55:49,049
527.

922
00:55:49,050 --> 00:55:50,109
527, all right.

923
00:55:50,110 --> 00:55:52,289
Thank you. Tag number 21586.

924
00:55:52,290 --> 00:55:53,290
Yep.

925
00:55:56,490 --> 00:55:58,389
Ma'am,

926
00:55:58,390 --> 00:55:59,390
514.

927
00:56:12,750 --> 00:56:13,989
Male 468.

928
00:56:25,070 --> 00:56:26,989
Nail, five five

929
00:56:26,990 --> 00:56:27,990
two.

930
00:56:32,980 --> 00:56:34,499
I'm doing the same.

931
00:56:34,500 --> 00:56:36,019
Are we good? Yep, I'm rolling.

932
00:56:36,020 --> 00:56:36,819
All right.

933
00:56:36,820 --> 00:56:38,639
So I just wanted to add

934
00:56:38,640 --> 00:56:40,359
about the reward tags.

935
00:56:40,360 --> 00:56:42,339
If anglers do catch a reward

936
00:56:42,340 --> 00:56:44,299
tag walleye that is valid, they do

937
00:56:44,300 --> 00:56:46,359
need proof that they caught that

938
00:56:46,360 --> 00:56:48,419
reward tag fish to get the

939
00:56:48,420 --> 00:56:50,379
$100 reward for walleyes for

940
00:56:50,380 --> 00:56:51,259
tomorrow.

941
00:56:51,260 --> 00:56:53,279
And they can either provide picture

942
00:56:53,280 --> 00:56:55,359
proofs so they can take a picture of

943
00:56:55,360 --> 00:56:57,239
the tag, including the three digit

944
00:56:57,240 --> 00:56:59,219
tag number. The red tags are all

945
00:56:59,220 --> 00:57:00,379
three digits.

946
00:57:00,380 --> 00:57:02,279
Tag numbers associated with them

947
00:57:02,280 --> 00:57:04,139
the yellow tags are five digit

948
00:57:04,140 --> 00:57:05,579
numbers So they can take a picture

949
00:57:05,580 --> 00:57:07,419
of the tag including the three

950
00:57:07,420 --> 00:57:09,299
digit number as well as the

951
00:57:09,300 --> 00:57:11,219
angler holding the fish Or if

952
00:57:11,220 --> 00:57:13,139
they keep the fish they can

953
00:57:13,140 --> 00:57:15,259
mail the tag in or mail pictures

954
00:57:15,260 --> 00:57:17,039
of the Tag after they filet it But

955
00:57:17,040 --> 00:57:18,699
they do need to also provide proof

956
00:57:18,700 --> 00:57:20,039
to get the hundred dollars from

957
00:57:20,040 --> 00:57:21,040
walleyes for tomorrow

958
00:57:23,750 --> 00:57:25,449
Just want to ask you here, how long

959
00:57:25,450 --> 00:57:26,489
have you been doing this?

960
00:57:28,230 --> 00:57:30,289
Uh, like as a biologist

961
00:57:30,290 --> 00:57:32,149
or doing this tagging

962
00:57:32,150 --> 00:57:32,809
for this year?

963
00:57:32,810 --> 00:57:34,509
Working the tagging for the wall

964
00:57:34,510 --> 00:57:36,329
light. Just in general.

965
00:57:36,330 --> 00:57:38,169
So, we typically

966
00:57:38,170 --> 00:57:40,269
start tagging in mid-March

967
00:57:40,270 --> 00:57:42,229
or early March down on the Fox

968
00:57:42,230 --> 00:57:43,169
River.

969
00:57:43,170 --> 00:57:44,729
The Fox River is at far southern

970
00:57:44,730 --> 00:57:46,469
Green Bay and so that tends to warm

971
00:57:46,470 --> 00:57:47,929
up faster and get the earliest

972
00:57:47,930 --> 00:57:48,749
walleye run.

973
00:57:48,750 --> 00:57:50,969
So, in our last

974
00:57:50,970 --> 00:57:51,970
tagging, we'll...

975
00:58:02,360 --> 00:58:03,659
Because I know yesterday you were

976
00:58:03,660 --> 00:58:06,039
out here, pretty miserable weather.

977
00:58:06,040 --> 00:58:08,359
It was very cold and windy.

978
00:58:08,360 --> 00:58:09,799
What keeps you coming out here in

979
00:58:09,800 --> 00:58:10,879
like that weather year after year?

980
00:58:12,279 --> 00:58:14,119
It's the desire to do a

981
00:58:14,120 --> 00:58:15,859
good job at managing the walleye

982
00:58:15,860 --> 00:58:17,559
fishery when the fish are here.

983
00:58:17,560 --> 00:58:19,459
This is our best opportunity to get

984
00:58:19,460 --> 00:58:21,099
our hands on large numbers of fish

985
00:58:21,100 --> 00:58:22,779
to tag the numbers of fish that we

986
00:58:22,780 --> 00:58:24,619
need to tag and so

987
00:58:24,620 --> 00:58:26,439
as long as it's not a

988
00:58:26,440 --> 00:58:28,139
safety concern like our boat started

989
00:58:28,140 --> 00:58:29,459
to ice up throughout the day

990
00:58:29,460 --> 00:58:31,099
yesterday so then we stop but as

991
00:58:31,100 --> 00:58:32,739
long there's not safety hazard we

992
00:58:32,740 --> 00:58:34,339
work in all kinds of weather to get

993
00:58:34,340 --> 00:58:36,159
the job done so we need you

994
00:58:36,160 --> 00:58:38,199
to do an effective job at

995
00:58:38,200 --> 00:58:40,099
the fisheries that we're

996
00:58:40,100 --> 00:58:41,100
tasked with managing.

997
00:58:45,590 --> 00:58:47,589
A good answer for

998
00:58:47,590 --> 00:58:49,509
you other than it's likely

999
00:58:49,510 --> 00:58:51,349
or potentially

1000
00:58:51,350 --> 00:58:54,269
driven by changes in substrate

1001
00:58:54,270 --> 00:58:56,549
just below there's

1002
00:58:56,550 --> 00:58:58,529
some really shallow rapids

1003
00:58:58,530 --> 00:59:00,449
sections up there and

1004
00:59:00,450 --> 00:59:02,189
you know coarser cobble gravel which

1005
00:59:02,190 --> 00:59:04,209
is the type of substrate that

1006
00:59:04,210 --> 00:59:06,209
the walleyes are likely looking

1007
00:59:06,210 --> 00:59:08,249
for to spawn and there's deeper

1008
00:59:08,250 --> 00:59:10,129
holes that seem to be holding really

1009
00:59:10,130 --> 00:59:11,649
good numbers of fish right below

1010
00:59:11,650 --> 00:59:13,509
those cobble kind of

1011
00:59:13,510 --> 00:59:15,489
fractured bedrock areas.

1012
00:59:15,490 --> 00:59:17,089
But I think once we move farther

1013
00:59:17,090 --> 00:59:18,969
downstream, it tends to be more

1014
00:59:18,970 --> 00:59:20,949
softer, sandier, muckier

1015
00:59:20,950 --> 00:59:22,389
substrates.

1016
00:59:22,390 --> 00:59:24,569
And they don't seem

1017
00:59:24,570 --> 00:59:26,409
to be holding down

1018
00:59:26,410 --> 00:59:28,249
below the bridge like they are

1019
00:59:28,250 --> 00:59:29,569
up above the bridge.

1020
00:59:29,570 --> 00:59:31,849
So that's my only thought, but that

1021
00:59:31,850 --> 00:59:33,409
may be completely wrong.

1022
00:59:33,410 --> 00:59:35,369
I don't have a guaranteed answer

1023
00:59:35,370 --> 00:59:36,370
for you.

1024
01:00:01,331 --> 01:00:03,030
We'll have to fix that when we get

1025
01:00:03,031 --> 01:00:04,031
home.

1026
01:01:03,201 --> 01:01:05,460
Based on size of the stocking

1027
01:01:05,461 --> 01:01:07,001
and stocking locations.

1028
01:01:08,081 --> 01:01:10,160
You know, so that requires

1029
01:01:10,161 --> 01:01:12,140
recaptures of those fish

1030
01:01:12,141 --> 01:01:14,260
that were pit-tagging at the time of

1031
01:01:14,261 --> 01:01:15,780
stocking.

1032
01:01:15,781 --> 01:01:17,760
So, you know,

1033
01:01:17,761 --> 01:01:20,140
that would really,

1034
01:01:20,141 --> 01:01:22,281
really help us understand

1035
01:01:23,321 --> 01:01:25,460
or maximize the efficiency

1036
01:01:25,461 --> 01:01:27,460
of our stocking based on

1037
01:01:27,461 --> 01:01:29,280
how big do they need to get

1038
01:01:29,281 --> 01:01:31,150
to to maximize

1039
01:01:31,151 --> 01:01:32,910
survival and where should we be

1040
01:01:32,911 --> 01:01:34,450
stocking these things because if we

1041
01:01:34,451 --> 01:01:35,890
can't get enough natural

1042
01:01:35,891 --> 01:01:38,090
reproduction for muskies and

1043
01:01:38,091 --> 01:01:40,110
it's going to be a stocked fishery

1044
01:01:40,111 --> 01:01:41,131
moving forward,

1045
01:01:42,611 --> 01:01:44,510
then it's really maximizing

1046
01:01:44,511 --> 01:01:46,410
the efficiency of that stocking

1047
01:01:46,411 --> 01:01:48,571
success to create the best fishery.

1048
01:01:52,691 --> 01:01:54,510
So the recapture data is the big

1049
01:01:54,511 --> 01:01:55,511
one.

1050
01:09:11,511 --> 01:09:12,530
What? I think I stepped off.

1051
01:14:23,931 --> 01:14:24,931
Done.

1052
01:18:41,651 --> 01:18:43,371
Let me run off the generator.

1053
01:18:44,601 --> 01:18:45,900
Oh, just a little battery right

1054
01:18:45,901 --> 01:18:46,901
here.

1055
01:18:47,981 --> 01:18:49,460
Oh, the boat. Yeah, yeah, I got it.

1056
01:18:49,461 --> 01:18:51,580
Um, they, they run me, um,

1057
01:18:51,581 --> 01:18:52,680
yeah. Everything's off a generator

1058
01:18:52,681 --> 01:18:55,140
for the electricity and that they've

1059
01:18:55,141 --> 01:18:56,141
got, uh,

1060
01:18:57,721 --> 01:19:00,360
The red thing

1061
01:19:00,361 --> 01:19:04,840
there is what's pumping the

1062
01:19:04,841 --> 01:19:06,221
electricity up to the front there.

1063
01:19:10,201 --> 01:19:11,760
And prevent it from spreading out to

1064
01:19:11,761 --> 01:19:12,820
being area-on-line.

1065
01:19:33,871 --> 01:19:35,051
One of the last couple of...

1066
01:27:37,071 --> 01:27:38,071
Yeah, I gotcha.

1067
01:27:42,731 --> 01:27:43,710
How much longer do you have left in

1068
01:27:43,711 --> 01:27:44,711
this run?

1069
01:27:55,521 --> 01:27:58,340
Did you grab a rack of the reds?

1070
01:27:58,341 --> 01:27:59,600
I didn't grab one yet, I just put

1071
01:27:59,601 --> 01:28:00,601
them in there and just saw it.

1072
01:28:28,811 --> 01:28:30,630
Grab a rack of

1073
01:28:30,631 --> 01:28:32,570
each and do a little comparison of

1074
01:28:32,571 --> 01:28:34,731
what the tags themselves say

1075
01:28:40,591 --> 01:28:42,870
So these are

1076
01:28:42,871 --> 01:28:44,770
the red reward

1077
01:28:44,771 --> 01:28:46,890
tags that we're putting out and

1078
01:28:46,891 --> 01:28:48,850
on one side it

1079
01:28:48,851 --> 01:28:50,710
says reward $100

1080
01:28:50,711 --> 01:28:52,670
and it has a date that they're valid

1081
01:28:52,671 --> 01:28:54,650
until so the tags we're putting out

1082
01:28:54,651 --> 01:28:56,210
this spring are valid until March

1083
01:28:56,211 --> 01:28:58,470
31st 2026 it's approximately

1084
01:28:58,471 --> 01:29:00,450
one year we're trying to get the

1085
01:29:00,451 --> 01:29:02,470
annual exploitation rate so the

1086
01:29:02,471 --> 01:29:04,290
exploitation for basically a

1087
01:29:04,291 --> 01:29:06,290
year from when we're tagging them

1088
01:29:06,291 --> 01:29:07,810
And the other side, that's the

1089
01:29:07,811 --> 01:29:09,870
three-digit number that's associated

1090
01:29:09,871 --> 01:29:12,710
with this tag, so 376,

1091
01:29:12,711 --> 01:29:14,750
and that's email address to report

1092
01:29:14,751 --> 01:29:15,990
tag returns to.

1093
01:29:15,991 --> 01:29:17,910
So that's what the red tags

1094
01:29:17,911 --> 01:29:19,770
say on them.

1095
01:29:19,771 --> 01:29:21,770
The yellow tags that

1096
01:29:21,771 --> 01:29:23,650
are the non-reward tags, they say

1097
01:29:23,651 --> 01:29:25,590
Green Bay DNR office,

1098
01:29:25,591 --> 01:29:27,170
that's where my team is based out

1099
01:29:27,171 --> 01:29:28,870
of, is the Green Bay D&R office.

1100
01:29:28,871 --> 01:29:30,570
And it has the five-digits tag

1101
01:29:30,571 --> 01:29:32,410
number, and then it

1102
01:29:32,411 --> 01:29:34,690
has email address that

1103
01:29:34,691 --> 01:29:36,640
we're. That you can

1104
01:29:36,641 --> 01:29:38,500
report tags to so

1105
01:29:38,501 --> 01:29:40,620
we're gonna put out some

1106
01:29:40,621 --> 01:29:42,960
red reward tags this year We're

1107
01:29:42,961 --> 01:29:44,280
putting out or right now.

1108
01:29:44,281 --> 01:29:46,540
We're pulling out a total of 400

1109
01:29:46,541 --> 01:29:48,680
150 for the Fox River

1110
01:29:48,681 --> 01:29:50,800
110 for the Menominee

1111
01:29:50,801 --> 01:29:52,820
River 50 for the

1112
01:29:52,821 --> 01:29:54,860
Ocana River 50 for Peshtigo

1113
01:29:54,861 --> 01:29:56,920
River and 40 for Sturgeon

1114
01:29:56,921 --> 01:29:58,740
Bay So we're putting them out

1115
01:29:58,741 --> 01:30:00,440
in all the different locations that

1116
01:30:00,441 --> 01:30:01,441
we're tagging

1117
01:30:06,221 --> 01:30:07,221
25

1118
01:30:10,371 --> 01:30:11,371
That's $2,500.

1119
01:30:13,351 --> 01:30:15,410
Yep and we'll put out all

1120
01:30:15,411 --> 01:30:16,490
25 of them.

1121
01:30:16,491 --> 01:30:18,410
We've got 50 out so far on the

1122
01:30:18,411 --> 01:30:19,990
Menominee River. We try to spread

1123
01:30:19,991 --> 01:30:22,530
them out as we're tagging.

1124
01:30:22,531 --> 01:30:24,570
You know we tag reward, tag fish

1125
01:30:24,571 --> 01:30:26,930
kind of at the same progression as

1126
01:30:26,931 --> 01:30:28,350
the rest of our fish so.

1127
01:30:32,491 --> 01:30:33,270
That's it?

1128
01:30:33,271 --> 01:30:34,271
Yep. Green.

1129
01:30:40,731 --> 01:30:41,731
663

1130
01:30:48,181 --> 01:30:49,761
That's 3, 7, 6.

1131
01:30:53,251 --> 01:30:54,610
376.

1132
01:31:03,731 --> 01:31:04,731
Five, two, four.

1133
01:31:17,551 --> 01:31:18,551
Green.

1134
01:31:20,281 --> 01:31:21,281
Six four five.

1135
01:31:33,311 --> 01:31:34,311
5-4-3

1136
01:31:46,671 --> 01:31:47,671
Five to five.

1137
01:31:52,141 --> 01:31:53,141
That would be $3.80.

1138
01:32:03,561 --> 01:32:04,561
524.

1139
01:32:13,191 --> 01:32:14,191
Nail,

1140
01:32:15,131 --> 01:32:16,131
5-3-3.

1141
01:32:25,911 --> 01:32:27,311
Nail,

1142
01:32:29,031 --> 01:32:30,211
$4.97.

1143
01:32:43,171 --> 01:32:44,171
Five, eight, six.

1144
01:32:47,741 --> 01:32:49,380
Give me one second, I'll roll it up

1145
01:32:49,381 --> 01:32:50,560
and check it out.

1146
01:32:50,561 --> 01:32:52,640
Go for it.

1147
01:32:52,641 --> 01:32:54,200
Should be three or four.

1148
01:32:55,921 --> 01:32:56,921
Yep. Perfect.

1149
01:32:59,391 --> 01:33:00,391
Mail!

1150
01:33:02,391 --> 01:33:03,391
495.

1151
01:33:15,061 --> 01:33:16,061
Five seven zero.

1152
01:33:24,061 --> 01:33:25,061
5-3-2.

1153
01:33:59,991 --> 01:34:00,991
538

1154
01:34:09,541 --> 01:34:10,541
Green.

1155
01:34:20,961 --> 01:34:21,961
644.

1156
01:34:30,881 --> 01:34:31,881
Green.

1157
01:34:33,571 --> 01:34:34,571
It's 5.83.

1158
01:34:51,931 --> 01:34:52,931
5-2-2.

1159
01:35:09,221 --> 01:35:10,221
505

1160
01:35:16,411 --> 01:35:18,330
Nail, five

1161
01:35:18,331 --> 01:35:19,331
one seven.

1162
01:35:34,491 --> 01:35:35,491
What happened?

1163
01:35:36,351 --> 01:35:37,530
It was really fast, it just seemed

1164
01:35:37,531 --> 01:35:38,531
like a downpour.

1165
01:35:40,051 --> 01:35:40,910
I heard it was one of those fish

1166
01:35:40,911 --> 01:35:41,850
that was floating around a little

1167
01:35:41,851 --> 01:35:42,851
bit.

1168
01:35:47,731 --> 01:35:48,791
Nail, five to zero.

1169
01:35:57,651 --> 01:35:58,997
5, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13,

1170
01:35:58,998 --> 01:35:59,998
14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22,
23, 24, 25,

1171
01:36:08,881 --> 01:36:10,200
0554

1172
01:36:19,511 --> 01:36:20,511
He's just a little guy.

1173
01:36:25,671 --> 01:36:28,030
It's an immature, we will

1174
01:36:28,031 --> 01:36:30,130
put a reward tag on the

1175
01:36:30,131 --> 01:36:31,131
immatures.

1176
01:36:32,971 --> 01:36:35,030
I got a tag gun here if you...

1177
01:36:41,211 --> 01:36:42,211
Let's go.

1178
01:36:44,311 --> 01:36:45,311
Here we go.

1179
01:36:51,881 --> 01:36:52,881
No,

1180
01:36:55,601 --> 01:36:57,600
we do exploitation based

1181
01:36:57,601 --> 01:36:59,080
on sex and we don't get enough

1182
01:36:59,081 --> 01:37:01,120
unknown fish to

1183
01:37:01,121 --> 01:37:04,300
get a good

1184
01:37:04,301 --> 01:37:06,080
return rate and things so we

1185
01:37:06,081 --> 01:37:07,840
typically don't put the reward tags

1186
01:37:07,841 --> 01:37:10,620
in the immature fish.

1187
01:37:10,621 --> 01:37:12,020
What was it?

1188
01:37:12,021 --> 01:37:13,021
The length?

1189
01:37:14,161 --> 01:37:16,100
21626? Yes, length of

1190
01:37:16,101 --> 01:37:17,101
407.

1191
01:37:27,461 --> 01:37:28,821
L-563

1192
01:37:32,891 --> 01:37:35,010
That's 398.

1193
01:37:37,741 --> 01:37:39,220
Do you need the red one?

1194
01:37:39,221 --> 01:37:40,221
Yes. OK.

1195
01:37:49,791 --> 01:37:50,990
Done it.

1196
01:37:50,991 --> 01:37:51,991
Thank you very much.

1197
01:38:54,321 --> 01:38:56,180
Now the one in Turtle Lake

1198
01:38:56,181 --> 01:38:57,181
is not.

1199
01:40:36,411 --> 01:40:38,110
Run.

1200
01:40:38,111 --> 01:40:40,190
Our goal this

1201
01:40:40,191 --> 01:40:42,810
year was 1700 for the Fox,

1202
01:40:42,811 --> 01:40:44,830
650 for the Oconto, 650

1203
01:40:44,831 --> 01:40:46,111
for the Peshtigo,

1204
01:40:48,251 --> 01:40:50,210
1500 for

1205
01:40:50,211 --> 01:40:52,070
the Menominee River,

1206
01:40:52,071 --> 01:40:54,030
and 500 for the Sturgeon Bay

1207
01:40:54,031 --> 01:40:55,031
area.

1208
01:41:30,631 --> 01:41:31,631
All right, are you guys ready?

1209
01:41:39,051 --> 01:41:40,810
All right, you guys are on and

1210
01:41:40,811 --> 01:41:41,811
you're shocking.

1211
01:42:03,381 --> 01:42:05,080
It's a good question.

1212
01:42:06,081 --> 01:42:08,840
We don't have population estimates.

1213
01:42:08,841 --> 01:42:11,020
It's just such a big system.

1214
01:42:11,021 --> 01:42:12,640
We'd have to do likely a mark

1215
01:42:12,641 --> 01:42:14,540
recapture where we mark

1216
01:42:14,541 --> 01:42:16,460
enough fish and we get enough

1217
01:42:16,461 --> 01:42:18,340
recaptures to get a population

1218
01:42:18,341 --> 01:42:20,860
estimate, but we've

1219
01:42:20,861 --> 01:42:23,180
had handled 180

1220
01:42:23,181 --> 01:42:25,460
some fish so

1221
01:42:25,461 --> 01:42:27,660
far today and we've and

1222
01:42:27,661 --> 01:42:29,640
do recaptures.

1223
01:42:29,641 --> 01:42:32,120
And that's it, so we just don't see

1224
01:42:32,121 --> 01:42:34,040
enough recaptures to get

1225
01:42:34,041 --> 01:42:35,900
a good population estimate.

1226
01:42:35,901 --> 01:42:37,200
I don't know how many fish we'd have

1227
01:42:37,201 --> 01:42:39,040
to handle and tag to get

1228
01:42:39,041 --> 01:42:41,260
enough recapture, so

1229
01:42:41,261 --> 01:42:42,240
lots.

1230
01:42:42,241 --> 01:42:43,960
I mean, it's estimated that anglers

1231
01:42:43,961 --> 01:42:44,961
harvest

1232
01:42:46,561 --> 01:42:49,140
75,000 to 150,000

1233
01:42:49,141 --> 01:42:50,980
walleyes a year out of the

1234
01:42:50,981 --> 01:42:53,000
system now.

1235
01:42:53,001 --> 01:42:55,020
Our estimated exploitation

1236
01:42:55,021 --> 01:42:56,401
rate from last year

1237
01:42:57,881 --> 01:42:59,800
For the last season, the

1238
01:42:59,801 --> 01:43:01,841
tags that we tagged last spring,

1239
01:43:03,221 --> 01:43:05,460
for basically the full year up

1240
01:43:05,461 --> 01:43:07,800
until now is

1241
01:43:07,801 --> 01:43:11,060
just under 5%.

1242
01:43:11,061 --> 01:43:12,980
So if they're harvesting

1243
01:43:12,981 --> 01:43:15,620
75,000

1244
01:43:15,621 --> 01:43:17,920
to 130,000, 140,000

1245
01:43:17,921 --> 01:43:19,820
fish, then that's 5% to 10% of the

1246
01:43:19,821 --> 01:43:20,780
population.

1247
01:43:20,781 --> 01:43:22,680
Lots and lots of fish in

1248
01:43:22,681 --> 01:43:23,681
the system.

1249
01:44:03,281 --> 01:44:04,281
Cool!

1250
01:44:23,351 --> 01:44:25,150
Just throw the sucker in there Tim,

1251
01:44:25,151 --> 01:44:26,291
we'll get it out.

1252
01:45:47,331 --> 01:45:48,530
That's just the water bottle.

1253
01:47:13,211 --> 01:47:14,630
Do you find this work to be

1254
01:47:14,631 --> 01:47:15,470
rewarding?

1255
01:47:15,471 --> 01:47:17,570
It is, I really

1256
01:47:17,571 --> 01:47:19,890
enjoy it, it feels

1257
01:47:19,891 --> 01:47:21,710
good to feel like you're

1258
01:47:21,711 --> 01:47:23,410
making a difference managing our

1259
01:47:23,411 --> 01:47:25,450
natural resources ensuring

1260
01:47:25,451 --> 01:47:28,030
a high quality and a sustainable

1261
01:47:28,031 --> 01:47:30,510
fishery into the future so

1262
01:47:30,511 --> 01:47:32,170
a lot of people get into this field

1263
01:47:32,171 --> 01:47:34,270
because they like to do this

1264
01:47:34,271 --> 01:47:36,890
kind of work field work you

1265
01:47:36,891 --> 01:47:38,970
know handle lots of fish but I

1266
01:47:38,971 --> 01:47:40,960
actually enjoy talking

1267
01:47:40,961 --> 01:47:42,980
to anglers more now than doing

1268
01:47:42,981 --> 01:47:43,880
this kind of work.

1269
01:47:43,881 --> 01:47:45,960
Hearing about kids first experiences

1270
01:47:45,961 --> 01:47:47,700
catching fish or somebody that

1271
01:47:47,701 --> 01:47:50,500
caught a fish of a lifetime,

1272
01:47:50,501 --> 01:47:52,320
a 30 plus inch walleye or

1273
01:47:52,321 --> 01:47:54,540
a 55 inch musky, something like

1274
01:47:54,541 --> 01:47:55,980
that.

1275
01:47:55,981 --> 01:47:57,800
So it is quite rewarding

1276
01:47:57,801 --> 01:47:59,580
to feel like we're making a

1277
01:47:59,581 --> 01:48:01,620
difference in managing the resources

1278
01:48:01,621 --> 01:48:03,780
for the

1279
01:48:03,781 --> 01:48:05,820
good of everyone, so for the future

1280
01:48:05,821 --> 01:48:07,900
so that kids and and kids can enjoy

1281
01:48:07,901 --> 01:48:08,901
these as well.

1282
01:48:09,861 --> 01:48:11,220
Do you fish in your free time?

1283
01:48:11,221 --> 01:48:12,640
I do.

1284
01:48:12,641 --> 01:48:13,960
I fish.

1285
01:48:13,961 --> 01:48:15,600
Sometimes I'll go walleye fishing.

1286
01:48:15,601 --> 01:48:17,080
I don't have a boat, so I do a lot

1287
01:48:17,081 --> 01:48:18,500
of shore fishing.

1288
01:48:18,501 --> 01:48:20,360
But I'll fish for trout and

1289
01:48:20,361 --> 01:48:22,001
salmon and Great Lake streams.

1290
01:48:23,381 --> 01:48:25,500
And I will fish shore

1291
01:48:25,501 --> 01:48:27,440
walleye runs like this on occasion.

1292
01:48:27,441 --> 01:48:29,340
But yeah, I do enjoy fishing in

1293
01:48:29,341 --> 01:48:30,341
the outdoors myself.

1294
01:48:34,411 --> 01:48:35,270
Do you have a picture of a walleye

1295
01:48:35,271 --> 01:48:37,490
that is as big as any of these ones?

1296
01:48:37,491 --> 01:48:39,590
The biggest walleye I've ever caught

1297
01:48:39,591 --> 01:48:42,450
with hook and line was 28 inches.

1298
01:48:42,451 --> 01:48:44,070
So, a nice fish.

1299
01:48:44,071 --> 01:48:45,310
I was back in Minnesota,

1300
01:48:46,391 --> 01:48:47,391
where I grew up.

1301
01:48:53,901 --> 01:48:55,940
Where am I going forward here?

1302
01:49:47,331 --> 01:49:49,830
This is your biggest, biggest...

1303
01:49:49,831 --> 01:49:51,570
Biggest walleye is not.

1304
01:49:51,571 --> 01:49:52,571
Correct.

1305
01:50:33,131 --> 01:50:34,131
Okay.

1306
01:50:46,711 --> 01:50:47,850
Male 542

1307
01:50:53,331 --> 01:50:55,370
It could have been 21675, right?

1308
01:51:13,531 --> 01:51:14,651
Nail 508.

1309
01:51:27,281 --> 01:51:28,421
Mayo 464.

1310
01:51:36,651 --> 01:51:37,750
Male 500.

1311
01:51:53,571 --> 01:51:54,850
Nail five one six.

1312
01:52:05,001 --> 01:52:06,001
Male 502.

1313
01:52:07,001 --> 01:52:09,160
Okay, Jack, is it

1314
01:52:09,161 --> 01:52:10,161
21680?

1315
01:52:15,781 --> 01:52:16,781
What happened?

1316
01:52:17,981 --> 01:52:18,981
Oh...

1317
01:52:25,701 --> 01:52:27,320
And he thinks that he's got an old

1318
01:52:27,321 --> 01:52:28,840
recapture of when you were going

1319
01:52:28,841 --> 01:52:30,180
through the pool, or something like

1320
01:52:30,181 --> 01:52:31,181
that.

1321
01:52:37,221 --> 01:52:38,501
Oh, wow.

1322
01:52:42,121 --> 01:52:43,381
Woo-hoo. That's a big one.

1323
01:52:47,841 --> 01:52:49,060
644

1324
01:52:49,061 --> 01:52:50,380
Is this the old recap?

1325
01:52:50,381 --> 01:52:51,381
Yes.

1326
01:52:53,851 --> 01:52:55,851
1-8-9-4-1

1327
01:53:06,251 --> 01:53:09,510
oh right five

1328
01:53:09,511 --> 01:53:10,511
seven three

1329
01:53:27,991 --> 01:53:28,991
That was pretty good.

1330
01:53:51,601 --> 01:53:52,601
Go, go, go.

1331
01:53:56,561 --> 01:53:57,561
Green.

1332
01:54:03,901 --> 01:54:04,901
Five nine four.

1333
01:54:06,901 --> 01:54:07,720
I see.

1334
01:54:07,721 --> 01:54:08,920
I see, I see

1335
01:54:17,891 --> 01:54:19,010
male 490

1336
01:54:26,761 --> 01:54:28,360
Lots of nails left.

1337
01:54:28,361 --> 01:54:29,361
Yeah.

1338
01:54:32,961 --> 01:54:34,161
Mayo 497

1339
01:54:42,361 --> 01:54:43,361
Great female.

1340
01:54:56,931 --> 01:54:57,931
Five, nine, eight.

1341
01:55:08,411 --> 01:55:10,090
Look at the spanked female on the

1342
01:55:10,091 --> 01:55:11,091
knee.

1343
01:55:13,321 --> 01:55:16,240
I don't see any of it this year,

1344
01:55:16,241 --> 01:55:17,241
600.

1345
01:55:26,001 --> 01:55:28,061
2-1-6-8-L-I-S-3-1

1346
01:55:50,871 --> 01:55:51,871
Mayo, 527.

1347
01:56:07,391 --> 01:56:08,651
Mayo 553.

1348
01:56:20,271 --> 01:56:21,510
Mail 577

1349
01:56:48,781 --> 01:56:50,360
That was nine degrees.

1350
01:56:52,621 --> 01:56:54,170
Well, don't worry.

1351
01:56:54,171 --> 01:56:55,171
I guess.

1352
01:57:00,781 --> 01:57:02,960
9.4

1353
01:57:02,961 --> 01:57:04,660
That is the tag in the fish.

1354
01:57:12,391 --> 01:57:13,811
Male 493

1355
01:57:24,961 --> 01:57:26,520
green 574

1356
01:57:43,291 --> 01:57:44,411
male 530.

1357
01:57:53,731 --> 01:57:55,021
Male, four, seven, one.

1358
01:58:03,351 --> 01:58:04,591
Nail 4, 6, 7.

1359
01:58:06,981 --> 01:58:09,040
It should be 21700,

1360
01:58:09,041 --> 01:58:10,041
right?

1361
01:58:12,501 --> 01:58:13,740
Let's put it in the end of that

1362
01:58:13,741 --> 01:58:15,860
thunder lot.

1363
01:58:15,861 --> 01:58:17,841
It should take it on 21701.

1364
01:58:27,231 --> 01:58:28,930
How are we looking at it?

1365
01:58:28,931 --> 01:58:32,060
Um, probably...

1366
01:58:32,061 --> 01:58:33,061
Yeah

1367
01:58:37,121 --> 01:58:38,161
Male, 517.

1368
01:58:44,531 --> 01:58:45,531
701

1369
01:58:54,921 --> 01:58:56,100
Mayo 537.

1370
01:59:07,331 --> 01:59:08,410
548

1371
01:59:17,761 --> 01:59:19,100
Nail four nine one.

1372
01:59:37,281 --> 01:59:38,490
Hey, Moogler.

1373
01:59:38,491 --> 01:59:40,410
Alright, wrap up the day for

1374
01:59:40,411 --> 01:59:42,530
us, where do we end up with,

1375
01:59:42,531 --> 01:59:43,910
how do you feel about how it went?

1376
01:59:43,911 --> 01:59:46,050
So we're out electrofishing

1377
01:59:46,051 --> 01:59:47,610
walleyes on the Menominee River

1378
01:59:47,611 --> 01:59:48,611
today and tagging

1379
01:59:49,691 --> 01:59:51,050
walleyess as part of our large

1380
01:59:51,051 --> 01:59:52,290
reward tag study.

1381
01:59:52,291 --> 01:59:54,290
We tagged about 220,

1382
01:59:54,291 --> 01:59:56,130
230 walleyest

1383
01:59:56,131 --> 01:59:57,840
today so Overall, I thought it was a

1384
01:59:57,841 --> 01:59:58,740
really good day.

1385
01:59:58,741 --> 02:00:00,740
We're still on the front end

1386
02:00:00,741 --> 02:00:02,080
of the spawn.

1387
02:00:02,081 --> 02:00:03,680
We did get a couple of females that

1388
02:00:03,681 --> 02:00:05,720
were releasing eggs today, but the

1389
02:00:05,721 --> 02:00:07,180
vast majority of them were hard.

1390
02:00:07,181 --> 02:00:08,180
But all in all, I though it was

1391
02:00:08,181 --> 02:00:09,480
really nice day.

1392
02:00:09,481 --> 02:00:11,060
So, keep plugging away, getting more

1393
02:00:11,061 --> 02:00:13,280
tags out there for anglers to

1394
02:00:13,281 --> 02:00:14,940
catch tagged walleyes and report

1395
02:00:14,941 --> 02:00:16,500
them so we can get the signs to

1396
02:00:16,501 --> 02:00:19,080
better manage the fishery.

1397
02:00:19,081 --> 02:00:20,740
So what's it like for you when

1398
02:00:20,741 --> 02:00:22,120
you're out there and there's boats

1399
02:00:22,121 --> 02:00:23,380
all over and you see all the

1400
02:00:23,381 --> 02:00:25,140
fishermen lined up on the shore and

1401
02:00:25,141 --> 02:00:26,400
you're just bringing in all these

1402
02:00:26,401 --> 02:00:27,880
massive fish.

1403
02:00:27,881 --> 02:00:29,860
It's really good to see the anglers

1404
02:00:29,861 --> 02:00:31,860
out there, taking advantage of

1405
02:00:31,861 --> 02:00:34,520
the resource, getting out

1406
02:00:34,521 --> 02:00:35,400
in the outdoors.

1407
02:00:35,401 --> 02:00:36,760
We provide a really unique fishing

1408
02:00:36,761 --> 02:00:38,500
opportunity, especially for shore

1409
02:00:38,501 --> 02:00:40,620
anglers. So it's really to see

1410
02:00:40,621 --> 02:00:42,360
anglers out and enjoying the

1411
02:00:42,361 --> 02:00:43,361
resource.

1412
02:00:44,091 --> 02:00:45,390
What do you think people from the

1413
02:00:45,391 --> 02:00:46,470
rest of the state would think about

1414
02:00:46,471 --> 02:00:47,770
when they see the size of the fish

1415
02:00:47,771 --> 02:00:49,170
that are in this river that are

1416
02:00:49,171 --> 02:00:50,990
available before most of the rest of

1417
02:00:50,991 --> 02:00:52,520
the inland lakes are open?

1418
02:00:52,521 --> 02:00:55,020
Yeah, it's an incredible fishery.

1419
02:00:55,021 --> 02:00:56,620
We have a year-round fishery on the

1420
02:00:56,621 --> 02:00:58,280
Green Bay system, which there's only

1421
02:00:58,281 --> 02:00:59,940
a couple of other fisheries in the

1422
02:00:59,941 --> 02:01:01,540
state that offer year-around

1423
02:01:01,541 --> 02:01:02,500
fisheries.

1424
02:01:02,501 --> 02:01:04,160
Lots of people in the State know how

1425
02:01:04,161 --> 02:01:05,480
good the fishing can be.

1426
02:01:05,481 --> 02:01:07,020
Green Bay is known for both numbers

1427
02:01:07,021 --> 02:01:09,440
of fish and high-quality fish.

1428
02:01:09,441 --> 02:01:11,560
We handled several fish over 28

1429
02:01:11,561 --> 02:01:12,740
inches today. I don't think we got

1430
02:01:12,741 --> 02:01:14,600
any over 30, but definitely some

1431
02:01:14,601 --> 02:01:16,420
over 28, 29

1432
02:01:16,421 --> 02:01:17,230
inches.

1433
02:01:17,231 --> 02:01:19,150
But people come from all over the

1434
02:01:19,151 --> 02:01:20,730
state and all over the Midwest to

1435
02:01:20,731 --> 02:01:22,930
fish the spring walleye runs around

1436
02:01:22,931 --> 02:01:24,070
the Green Bay system.

1437
02:01:24,071 --> 02:01:25,530
So it's quite well known for the

1438
02:01:25,531 --> 02:01:26,630
quality of the fishery.

1439
02:01:26,631 --> 02:01:28,530
So for you, when you're

1440
02:01:28,531 --> 02:01:30,370
doing this, is it just enjoyable

1441
02:01:30,371 --> 02:01:31,870
to be outside, or does this get you

1442
02:01:31,871 --> 02:01:33,610
excited for the rest of the season,

1443
02:01:33,611 --> 02:01:34,980
or is this part of the job?

1444
02:01:34,981 --> 02:01:36,200
All of the above.

1445
02:01:36,201 --> 02:01:37,620
It's great to be outside.

1446
02:01:37,621 --> 02:01:39,180
It is good to interact with anglers.

1447
02:01:39,181 --> 02:01:40,720
We talked to a couple of anglers

1448
02:01:40,721 --> 02:01:42,700
along shore today just about what we

1449
02:01:42,701 --> 02:01:44,080
were doing.

1450
02:01:44,081 --> 02:01:45,860
You know, and it is good get the

1451
02:01:45,861 --> 02:01:47,700
data that we need to do

1452
02:01:47,701 --> 02:01:49,600
a good job of managing the Green Bay

1453
02:01:49,601 --> 02:01:51,380
walleye fisheries.

1454
02:01:51,381 --> 02:01:53,420
How important is it for anglers to

1455
02:01:53,421 --> 02:01:55,240
have the experience of seeing

1456
02:01:55,241 --> 02:01:57,380
you out here versus only a

1457
02:01:57,381 --> 02:01:59,660
law enforcement type engagement,

1458
02:01:59,661 --> 02:02:00,900
whether it's simply checking license

1459
02:02:00,901 --> 02:02:02,760
or creel surveys versus someone

1460
02:02:02,761 --> 02:02:04,660
doing the science that

1461
02:02:04,661 --> 02:02:05,880
makes it more available?

1462
02:02:05,881 --> 02:02:07,800
Yeah, I think it's great for us to

1463
02:02:07,801 --> 02:02:09,000
interact with the public.

1464
02:02:09,001 --> 02:02:10,780
They don't necessarily get to see

1465
02:02:10,781 --> 02:02:12,420
electrofishing boats out on the

1466
02:02:12,421 --> 02:02:14,820
water very often or see what we do.

1467
02:02:14,821 --> 02:02:16,720
And we're the ones who

1468
02:02:16,721 --> 02:02:18,660
are working behind the scenes to

1469
02:02:18,661 --> 02:02:20,180
crunch all the numbers and do all

1470
02:02:20,181 --> 02:02:21,320
the science.

1471
02:02:21,321 --> 02:02:22,720
So we can oftentimes answer

1472
02:02:22,721 --> 02:02:24,160
questions that law enforcement might

1473
02:02:24,161 --> 02:02:25,940
not be able to about the science

1474
02:02:25,941 --> 02:02:27,660
behind it. So it's good to interact

1475
02:02:27,661 --> 02:02:29,560
the public, it's good to hear

1476
02:02:29,561 --> 02:02:31,560
their questions, hear what

1477
02:02:31,561 --> 02:02:33,040
they're happy about the fishery,

1478
02:02:33,041 --> 02:02:34,870
hear their concerns.

1479
02:02:34,871 --> 02:02:36,710
So overall, it's really good to

1480
02:02:36,711 --> 02:02:38,690
interact from a fisheries

1481
02:02:38,691 --> 02:02:39,811
management side of things.

1482
02:02:40,861 --> 02:02:41,900
Alright, I think that's all we need

1483
02:02:41,901 --> 02:02:42,901
from you today.

1484
02:02:43,501 --> 02:02:45,320
My hope is that you'll

1485
02:02:45,321 --> 02:02:47,420
give me a call or email when

1486
02:02:47,421 --> 02:02:48,421
the next video comes out.

1487
02:02:55,071 --> 02:02:56,590
Oh, you're not letting him by.

1488
02:02:56,591 --> 02:02:57,870
Thank you.

1489
02:02:57,871 --> 02:02:59,291
And then what store are we in?