As the winter fishing season gets under way, the Department of Natural Resources reminds anglers that department personnel will be interviewing anglers about their fishing trips.
DNR creel clerks will ask anglers about how long they fished, what species they were targeting, what they caught and where they live. It usually takes only a couple of minutes to answer the questions. The DNR appreciates anglers’ cooperation. In some cases, the creel clerks may ask to measure or weigh fish and to take scale samples.
These efforts are part of the DNR’s Statewide Angler Survey Program, a long-term monitoring program designed to track recreational fisheries across Michigan waters of the Great Lakes.
“The point of this program is to characterize how many fish are harvested, how many hours anglers spend fishing and what fish they’re targeting,” said DNR fisheries biologist Tracy Kolb. “The primary goal is to ensure we have enough information to manage our fisheries across the state.”
This winter creel clerks will be stationed at Saginaw Bay, the Au Sable River, the Les Cheneaux Islands, Munising, Au Train, Marquette, Keweenaw Bay, Little Bay de Noc and Menominee Harbor. Starting April 1, creel clerks will appear at Great Lakes boating access sites, fishing piers and shorelines across the entire Great Lakes coastline to survey spring, summer and fall fisheries.
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