DSORsurvey | Blogger: 6/26/11

VOL: eNews JULY 02, 2011 ISSUE: SHOW #627

•Proposed hydro dam threatens Mississippi River fishing
•Lake Michigan action is hot for Chinooks and cohos
•German shorthairs rock

•Dan & Jeff discuss the impact of Wisconsin’s new concealed carry legislation
•Dan & Jeff prepare for two July 4th parades

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Do you think the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission should approve a new hydro-power dam on the Mississippi River at Lock and Dam 8 in Genoa, Wisconsin?

BACKGROUND: Lock and Dam 8 Hydroelectric Project threatens fishing and local businesses

Riverbank Power Company has proposed to build a hydroelectric power dam at the site of the existing Lock and Dam 8 on the Mississippi River at Genoa, Wisconsin. Here is the full text of an e-mail message sent on June 20 by Mark Clements, owner of Clements Fishing Barge, located just below the dam in question:

There is a proposal to put in Hydro Electric Power at Lock and Dam #8 in Genoa. According to a recent meeting this would have the following consequences.

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BILL URSETH Owner of Minnesota Horse & Hunt Club and breeder of championship German shorthair pointers talks about his dogs, his new book, The Line, and his summer hunting camp for kids.
MARK CLEMENTS Operator of Clements Fishing Barge at Genoa on the Mississippi River explains that a proposed hydroelectric project at Lock and Dam No. 8 threatens to destroy fishing below the dam.
CAPT. DAN WELSCH Proprietor of Dumper Dan Sportfishing Charters tells us he’s catching some nice Chinooks mixed in with the abundant cohos on Lake Michigan off Sheboygan
Pro-staffer DUFFY KOPF - for Dwyer Marine in Madison, Wisconsin reports on hot muskie action in the Hayward area and Gene Dellinger, of D&S Bait & Tackle in Madison reports good smallmouth and panfish action on the Madison chain.

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Boat landing blitz aims to stop aquatic hitchhikers

Courtesy boat checks on tap at 90 lakes over July 4 holiday

MADISON -- Boaters and anglers at nearly 90 lakes across Wisconsin will be greeted over the Fourth of July holiday with courtesy boat checks and free bobbers, towels and stickers reminding them of the steps they need to take to avoid spreading aquatic invasive species to new waters.

This is the fourth annual boat landing blitz in Wisconsin, when lake association members, state and county aquatic invasive species experts, and conservation wardens converge on the boat landings for a long weekend of educational and prevention efforts.

More groups are participating than ever, says Bob Wakeman, Wisconsin's aquatic invasive species coordinator. "We're very pleased by the number of lake organizations participating in the holiday landing blitz," he says. "This is Wisconsin's busiest boating weekend of the year and it's a great opportunity to raise awareness of aquatic invasive species, the damage they can do, and the steps we need everybody to take to stop these aquatic hitchhikers."

Aquatic invasive species such as Eurasian water milfoil, zebra mussels, spiny water flea and rusty crayfish can crowd out native species, which in turn impacts fish and wildlife that depend on native species for food and habitat. They also can interfere with recreation, as Eurasian water milfoil does when thick mats of the plant tangle in boat propellers, and depress property values, as a recent University of Wisconsin-Madison survey found in Vilas County. Wisconsin waterfront property owners, government and industry spend millions of dollars each year on efforts to prevent and control aquatic invasive species.