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Is this a lake status meeting?  Or more of a captain's roundtable to discuss fishing techniques, etc.?

Will be both

Indiana Fisheries Workshop 2026
The annual Indiana Fisheries workshop, sponsored by the GLSI, will be held on Saturday March 7th Izaak Walton League Miller Chapter, 1250 Crisman Rd (Rt 249), Portage, IN 46368 from 2:00PM to 5:00PM.
Here is the lineup of speakers:
Ben Dickinson, IDNR Lake Michigan Biologist, Hatchery production, creel surveys and Lk. Michigan perch fishery.
Jay Wesley, MDNR Lake Michigan Biologist, Lake Michigan and mass marking update.
Dominique Dalcierae Turney, Illinois Indiana Seagrant, IISG fisheries programs.
Dan O’Keefe, Michigan Seagrant,  “Food for Thought: Communicating the Value of Great Lakes Fishing.”
Bruce Caruso, Perch America, Lk Michigan perch fishing.
Dave Underhill, Trout Unlimited Indiana, new chapter forming for Indiana.
Captain Mark Melton, Fishing tips for silver fishing in Indiana across the season and Lake Michigan perch fishing.
Carter Elenz, Hunting for a fish pump.
Harry Stevens, Fishing tournament sponsor to help fund our hatcheries.
Ed Blissick, GLSI, Increasing funding for our fisheries and stocking.
This is a great opportunity to learn more about our Lake Michigan silver and perch fisheries. You’ll get to speak with and ask questions to DNR representatives and fishing experts and share your feedback and input on how we can improve fishing in Indiana.
GLSI is providing free pizza, and you can purchase drinks from the Izaak Walton League Miller Chapter clubhouse bar.
We would like to thank all the speakers for coming out and special thanks to the Izaak Walton League Miller Chapter for allowing us to use their facilities again this year.

I hope to be there.  I look forward to it.

Thanks

I will be there

The spring fisheries meeting  had a full house today. Largest group we have had. Glad so many took the time to be there today. Alot of great information was shared with the group. Harry Stevens who sponsores the port vs port contest was there and spoke. Harry is a 100 percent behind securing a fish pump for our hatcheries. Carter Elenz spoke on the reasoning behind the fish pump and how this helps secure healthier fish. From what I understand over a 1000 dollars were raised to kick off the fund raisier to secure a fish pump. Thanks everyone, and I'm glad you enjoyed the pizza's. Wish I could of been there today but became very ill just 24 hrs before. Glad the others in the GLSI picked things up and kept them going.. 

What's the total cost of the "fish pump" and any necessary hardware for it to function 100%??

Slack the approx. amount in 35k. The pump is mobil being on wheels and will be used by both Bodine and Mixsawbah. Carter Elenz had an exellent write up on all the advantages for having vs doing the old way. Everyone else around us is using one. We are the only spot still carry nets full of fish from one spot to another. Those fish get squeezed in the net and moves in out of inside to outside to the truck are numerous.

What was the assessment of the Alewife population this year?