By collecting musky eggs from different lakes where muskies have proven they can grow to large sizes and reproduce successfully on their own, Wisconsin fisheries biologists are hoping to improve Wisconsin's musky rearing and stocking program and provide better fishing for years to come.

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Group considering park at New Richmond as place to breed, protect sturgeon

The Kalamazoo River's sturgeon population could get a boost if a' dream to build a fish-rearing facility becomes real.

Residents have been talking with Allegan County about using New Richmond Bridge County Park as a site for the facility that would protect baby sturgeon. The group will meet at The New Richmond House, 3131 57th St. at 7 p.m. Feb. 18.

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Lake trout action on Lake Michigan has picked up significantly this past week. Nice catches were reported along the outer wall of the Port of Indiana in 14 to 30 feet of water, with the artificial reef being the top location.

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Final action taken today by the Minnesota Legislature makes that state the first to ratify the new Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact and lays down the gauntlet for Governor Granholm and the Michigan Legislature, environmental groups said.

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