Research
Meaningful work to improve angling
Research provides a proactive approach in managing, sustaining and enhancing the fisheries in our lakes, rivers and streams. SVSFE has taken on the initiative to pursue projects to understand and cooperatively help manage our fisheries with local fisheries managers and partners. Many projects require continual or rotational surveys to validate results and to obtain a better understanding of the state of the fishery. Some examples include; spawn assessments, fish population & lake surveys, recruitment surveys, maintenance programs and lake exploration for fish introductions. In the end, decisions are based on assessment results which lead to quality management decisions. To summarize theses activities, reviews, final reports and general notices/articles are created in order to share the information with users. Below is a list of various media of these activities plus other initiatives the group has undertaken. In addition there are reports from other organizations/agencies have completed or partnered on in the area.
- 2011 Integrated Fisheries Assessment – 6. Education & Awareness FEF Prj 10-039 (9)
- 2011 Stewards of the Future – SVSFE’s Fisheries Education Program FEF Prj 11-027 (10)
- 2011 SVSFE Fish Camp Summary FEF Prj 11-022 (9)
- 2012 Integrated Fisheries Assessments Phase Two – 10. Adult Walleye Transfer and Public Awareness FEF Prj 11-035 (10)
- 2012 SVSFE Fish Camp Summary FEF Prj 11-036 (8)
- 2013 SVSFE Fish Camp (8)
- 2015 Angler Interview Surveys (9)
- 2015 Integrated Fisheries Assessments & Initiatives Summary of Summaries FWEF Prj 15-004 (14)
- 2016 Beautiful Lake Transfer Project (12)
- 2016 Integrated Fisheries Assessments, Maintenance & Monitoring – Summary of Summaries FWEF Prj 15-036 (10)
- 2016 Online Angler Survey (10)
- 2016 SVSFE Fish Camp – Story (by Brock Koutecky) (8)
- 2016 SVSFE Fish Camp Summary (9)
- 2017 Online Angler Survey (9)
- 2017 SVSFE Fish Camp Summary (8)
- 2018 Online Angler Survey (12)
- 2018 SVSFE Fish Camp (12)
- 2018 SVSFE Fish Camp Summary (9)
- 2018 Whitefish Lake End of Spring Trap Netting Survey & Enhancement/Monitoring of Walleye Spawning Habitat (11)
- 2019 SVSFE Fish Camp (6)