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April 26th 2004 meeting of the Temagami Stewardship Council

Temagami Stewardship Council Meeting

The results of the Mortality Study conducted on Lake Temagami in March and the Spawning Area Project to be conducted this summer constituted much of the discussion at the April 26th meeting of the Temagami Stewardship Council.

Action Items to be completed from the March meeting included the transference of the treasurer’s duties from Wayne Adair to Mark Johnson which had been held up due to the seasonal ice conditions and the report from the Hatchery on the history of walleye stocking in Lake Temagami which was not forthcoming at this time.

A lengthy discussion followed the report given on the Mortality Study by MNR Area Biologist, Chuck McCrudden. He reported that 7 of the 15 fish which were caught and released into the holding net did not survive. The small sampling size of 15 fish (100 fish was the desired sample) have made it difficult to formulate definite conclusions from the results. Fish with the air bladder in their mouth survived while fish with no bladder exposed died. Chuck maintained that a larger sampling would be necessary to provide any definite conclusions. Wayne pointed out that a similar small sample was used to extrapolate the walleye harvest in the Open Water creel. The Directors expressed their concern with the high rate of mortality. Further studies may be necessary to definate conclusions.

The prizes have been delivered to Anglers who were lucky enough to have their names drawn in the Angler’s Journal Contest.

Ross Latter, of Kemp, Elliot and Blair, of New Liskeard has been retained as the Stewardship’s accountant.

A local business has expressed an interest in using the Stewardship logo on saleable merchandise. The Directors were very interested in the possibilities and Chairman Gaye Smith was instructed to investigate the possibilities of this partnership.

The Council discussed in depth the Spawning Area Project which is slated to take place on Lake Temagami / Cross Lake during the summer of 2004. In the planning discussion, Director Wayne Adair suggested that spawning shoals should be studied when they are being used by the spawning fish. Chairman Gaye Smith explained that there is a need to know where the spawning areas are located before observation of the spawning activities is feasible . Hopefully, by reviewing the MNR data archives and interviewing persons with expertise on the fishery, spawning areas can be identified. The crew will then be able to locate by GPS, to map and evaluate the condition of the spawning areas. Logically the next step would be to observe the areas during spawning seasons to see if each location supports spawning activity. If feasible, wetland identification and observation as well as some investigation of invading species may be added to this project.

The Stewardship is requesting your assistance with this project. If you have knowledge of spawning areas on Lake Temagami / Cross Lake that have been used in the past or the present by lake trout, walleye, bass or pike, please forward your information and your name and phone number to any member of the Stewardship so this information can be added to the study. The Stewardship can be contacted on the web page at www.temagamistewardship.ca or at box 299 Temagami, Ont., or by phone at 237-8709.

The Stewardship Directors and volunteers will be very active on Lake Temagami during the walleye spawning this spring. A network of observers is being developed to attempt to observe the spawning activity in as many areas of the lake as possible. If you have access to a spawning area and are able to contribute volunteer time to observe the area over several evenings, observation data sheets can be obtained from any Stewardship member or at Loon Lodge. The spawning run should begin when the water temperature reaches 6 to 8 degrees. These observations about the amount of spawning activity are very important in helping to determine the status of the walleye fishery.

Chairman Gaye Smith reported that the Temagami Stewardship Council will be conducting a newcontest during the summer of 2004. In the “Trophy Fish Live Release Contest” anglers who catch a lake trout over 10 lbs or a pickerel over 6 lbs can enter the contest by measuring the length and girth of the fish, taking a picture and releasing the fish. Your entry to this contest is the picture you send to the Stewardship electronically at www.temagamistewardship.ca or by mail at Box 299 Temagami, Ont., P0H 2H0. At the first meeting of the Stewardship in 2005, one lake trout and one wallye entry will be drawn with the winners receiving a replica mount of their catch from Advanced Taxidermy of Toronto. The Temagami Stewardship Council would like to thank Advanced Taxidermy for their support of this initiative.

The collection of the lake trout heads on Lake Temagami began with the winter ice fishing season and will continue during the summer season of 2004. The otholith bone of the fish is examined at the MNR laboratories to determine the age of the fish.

The next meeting of the Temagami Stewardship Council will be held at Temagami Shores staring at 3:00 pm on Monday May 31st. The meeting is to be followed by a meal and a workshop for the Water Quality Project samplers.

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Gaye Smith Chairman Temagami Stewardship council

Temagami Stewardship Council
P.O. Box 299, Temagami
Ontario P0H 2H0

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