Lake St. Clair boaters, anglers urged to watch out for survey markers

Trap net survey on Anchor Bay means floating flags, buoys in the water.
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Press Release


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 30, 2015

Contact: Michael Thomas, 586-465-4771 ext. 23



Lake St. Clair boaters and anglers urged to watch out for survey markers

reflective survey buoy with flag on the waterThe Department of Natural Resources has begun its annual spring survey on Lake St. Clair’s Anchor Bay and needs boaters and anglers to be aware of the locations of nets used for the survey.


The survey, conducted by the DNR’s Lake St. Clair Fisheries Research Station, started April 27 and will run through May 19. The primary purpose of the survey is to assess the status of recreationally important fish populations in the lake.

Trap nets will be used for this survey, located along a 10-foot contour, between the Clinton River and New Baltimore. Each of the nets will be marked with at least two floating flags and nine smaller buoys. The nets are approximately 650 feet long. Boaters and anglers are asked to watch out for these markers and to avoid boating or fishing near them. The approximate coordinates of the individual trap nets to be used in the survey are:

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42 38.603 82 46.096
42 38.194 82 45.919
42 37.347 82 46.144
42 36.953 82 46.243


During this survey, smallmouth bass captured in the nets will be jaw-tagged and released to support ongoing research into the Anchor Bay bass fishery. Anglers who catch a tagged fish are asked to report it to the DNR. Anglers can report the catch of a tagged fish online at michigandnr.com/taggedfish.

Additional information and results of previous Lake St. Clair DNR fisheries surveys are available online.


The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is committed to the conservation, protection, management, use and enjoyment of the state’s natural and cultural resources for current and future generations. For more information, go to www.michigan.gov/dnr.

/Note to editors: Two attachments are available below for download.

Anchor Bay survey.jpg -- This is a map showing where flags and buoys will be within Anchor Bay.

TN_flag_w_radarreflector1.jpg -- This is an example of the flag/buoy on the water./