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Title: Use Trees for fish habitat.
Post by: WillCFish on January 06, 2014, 04:00:45 PM

Time to put fish habitat on ice. Old Christmas trees and many times you can get your conservation department to assist or do it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcCz-V2pWNc

Title: Re: Use Trees for fish habitat.
Post by: TheFishinPollock on January 08, 2014, 01:44:39 PM

just rember. It is illegal to do this. They call it " littering". Kinda silly since it is natural matter, but I can see the downside to it. I have done this for years on my lake, which is pretty much devoid of any kinda weeds. I use them for windbreaks sometimes and <snapps fingers> just can't get on the ice quick enuff to get them off before the ice becomes unsafe to walk on.

Title: Re: Use Trees for fish habitat.
Post by: stackenem on January 08, 2014, 05:17:33 PM

We use them to mark spearing holes when we move our shacks. DNR asked one time why we did that and we told him it was better than having a child fall thru the hole when playing on the lake and we haven't had a problem with anyone saying anything since.

Title: Re: Use Trees for fish habitat.
Post by: djkimmel on January 12, 2014, 01:50:23 AM

I've stepped in a few holes over the years. They should be marked. I can ask Lansing what the latest is on this topic one of these days.

Been finding that 'official' answer from Lansing still doesn't guaranty 100% what will happen in every situation locally. It would be nice to improve that.

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