The Fisheries Society is involved with many major projects. We are also involved with several smaller projects and  continually search for new projects that will provide members with a variety of experiences. Please contact our officers with any project proposals. Get a hold of the 'contact' people if you are interested in a current project.
 
 
 

General Information:
Description: This project during the spring of the year involved boom-shocking, fyke netting, and mark and recapture. The Lake Neshonoc Lake Association and the WDNR provided support for the project, in return data is compiled into a report for the lake association and WDNR.
Dates:  Lake Neshonoc traditionally was done in the spring around the last weekend in April.  The last project on this lake was April 23-25, 2000.

Pictures-share some of the good times
Reports-see how all the information gets put to good use
Maps-see a map of our project area on the lake
 

General Information:
Description: This was a new project for the society last year.  We did a mark-recapture estimate on walleyes.  We set fyke nets for 3 net nights and then followed through with a boom shocking run.  There have only been two previous surveys on Lake Mercer in 1976 and 1987. 
Dates:  Dates for this project were April 27-29, 2001.
 
Pictures- share some of the good times

 

Carrol Lake Survey

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Description:  During our annual spring lake survey, Carrol Lake in Oneida County was surveyed in 2002.

Pictures - Lots of Walleyes and Perch in this lake!

Reports
 

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Description:  2003's annual Spring Lake Survey was at Muskellunge Lake in Oneida County.

Pictures

Reports

Indian Lake Survey

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Description:  2004's annual Spring Lake Survey took place at Indian Lake in Vilas County.  This was the first survey ever taken on this lake, so it was interesting to see what was caught.  Take a look at the pictures.

Pictures

Reports
 

Little Plover River Survey

General Information
Description: A stream survey is performed on the Little Plover River in Stevens Point. The goal is to estimate total brook trout population numbers in several selected areas. Intensive electrofishing and data collection is performed and produced into report by a member of the society.  This summer the Little Plover River experience some record low flows due to no rain and possibly irrigation of farm fields in the local area.  With low flow conditions, the stream characteristics changed, and data on Brook Trout is being looked at closely.  Student research is being conducted to determine the reasons why Brook Trout populations have decreased over the past 7 years that the Fisheries Society has done this study.
Dates:  The Little Plover project is traditionally done in the fall before the weather turns extremely cold, usually held the last weekend in September..

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Pictures (Past)-share some of the old times Pictures (Present)-share some of the new times
Reports-see how all the information gets put to good use
Maps-see a map of our project area on the river
 
 
 

Save Our Streams

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Description: A group of Fisheries Society students teaches Stevens Point Area Senior High biology students about physical, chemical and biological aspects of the Little Plover River. The project involves both classroom and field work
Dates: Save Our Streams traditionally takes place during mid to late spring.

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Pictures-See SPASH students get a hands on lesson in stream habitat manipulation and water chemistry.  
 

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Pictures-share some of the good times
Reports-see how all the information gets put to good use
 
 
 

General Information:
Description: Students get the opportunity to protect sturgeon on the Wolf River as they go on their age old spawning run. The patrol is organized by the WDNR.  This opportunity is open to everyone who wants to get involved so don't hesitate to look up our contact information.
Dates: Sturgeon begin making their spawning run in early spring (roughly sometime in April).  They are very temperature dependant and the exact time they make their run varies from one year to the next.

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Pictures-share some of the good times
 
 

General Information:
Description:  Rapid bio-assessment methods were applied to benthic macroinvertebrate community structures at two different sites on the channelized groundwater ditches of the Buena Vista marsh, southwest Portage county.  Three replicate samples were collected from snag and riffle habitats at each site.  Calculated metrics were then analyzed for correlation to quantified nutrient levels at the sampling sites.  In addition, the resulting FBI metrics and community structures were compared between snag and riffle habitats, as well as between the two different ditches utilized in the study area.
Dates:  Specimens and data are collected in the fall.  Data is compiled and specimens are identified throughout the winter months.

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Pictures (Past)-share some of the old times Pictures (Present)-share some of the new times
 
 
 

General Information:
Description: The contact person is in charge of communications with local Trout Unlimited Chapter to promote society participation in TU projects.
Dates:  Trout Unlimited projects run year round.

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Lake Superior Field Trip

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Description:  As part of our training to become future fisheries managers, students enrolled in Fisheries Techniques get the unique experience of going on board a research vessel in Lake Superior.
Dates:  Fisheries Techniques is only offered in the fall semester.

Pictures-share some of the good times
 

General Information:
Description: We use ideas from fisheries society members to represent our subunit of the AFS on the information super-highway.
Contact:
Joshua Schloesser - (608) 235-5586