East:

Heavy winds have really curtailed the fishing for anglers around Bay City, Bay Port and Saginaw. Water is high, dirty and white caps were common on several days. Bay Port had a few small perch catches and a few anglers were catching and releasing some bass. Saginaw Bay gave up a few walleye on golden shiners, husky jerks, body baits and minnows during the evening hours, but overall the fishing opportunities have been limited. The Saginaw River has high water levels and is churned up like a chocolate milkshake.

Port Sanilac and Lexington anglers are trolling in 10-20 feet of water using some spoons but mostly body baits. Gold and orange are the best colors. Lexington Harbor has perch action picking up but you will need patience and put your time in. Anglers are finding that one day the fish are small in size the next day they are large, very inconsistent. The Port Huron Boardwalk has some nice numbers of Coho, Kings, walleye and steelhead for the taking. Red Eye spoons are hot on set lines. The mouth of the Black River the perch are starting to pick up with best results using Emerald Shiners and small perch bait. A few whitefish can be spotted at the mouth of the river and anglers are vertical jigging for walleye. Mill Creek the sucker run is slowing down.

Information providers: Anderson’s Pro Bait-Port Huron; 1st & Main-Bay Port; Michigan Sportsman-Bay City and Gander Mountain-Saginaw.

Southeast:

East winds around the Harrison Township area has angling activity slowed today. A few anglers have been out catching and releasing small mouth bass in 6-8 feet of water on Lake St. Clair but overall rough conditions.

If the wind would just stop the walleye fishing would be phenomenal between Gibraltar and the Ambassador Bridge on the Detroit River. Over the past weekend, hundreds of walleye anglers were out despite very windy conditions and white caps. Anglers have been plagued with high winds since Saturday causing rough waters and tough fishing conditions. Today the winds are high again keeping anglers off the water. Shore fishing is decent from Delray Park for perch and silver bass, but walleye is only rated fair thanks to dirty water. Hand-liners are doing well at night. Baits of choice include Finesse minnows, Wyandotte Worms and a variety of gulp baits. Also try two-eyed jigs, chartreuse baits, Pumpkin Seeds and Melon Belly on the walleye. When the wind dies down, expect anglers to be back out at the hot spots that include off the wall near BASF, and near Great Lakes Steel Boat Club and the steel mill area where anglers were getting limits easily.

Off of Monroe, high winds kept anglers off of Lake Erie earlier this week but today some attempted are back at it fishing around Bolles Harbor, Brest Bay and near River Raisin seeking walleye. Most anglers are trolling with crawler harnesses, Rapala Shad Wraps popular in silver and black and Wyandotte worms. One ounce jig heads also seem to get results. Silver bass are very active and it is hard to keep them off the line when walleye fishing. Walleye activity is very good around Luna Pier, near the shipping channels, Turtle Island and the Toledo Light. Purple Hair jigs, minnows and worms are working well. The Huron River in Flat Rock still has some steelhead activity near Metro Park, by the Dam and near Edison.

Good fishing around Belleville where anglers are getting decent catches of walleye and pike on both Ford and Belleville lakes using suckers and Red Devil spoons. Pike are hitting on gold walleye shiners. A good location for some crappie action is around the flats on Ford Lake using minnows and walleye minnows. Blue gill are biting on the Huron River and both lakes on wax worms. A few anglers are catching and releasing bass. Popular baits include night crawlers and baby crawlers and wax worms for blue gill is starting to pick up.

Information providers: Gander Mountain-Taylor; Lakeside Fishing Shop-St. Clair Shores; Pro-Fishing & Archery-Harrison Township; South Street Tackle-Belleville; Bottom Line Bait & Tackle-Rock Wood; Erie Party Shop-Monroe and Andy’s Tackle Box-Melvindale.

The outbreak of Infectious Salmon Anaemia in Shetland this year may have been aggravated by a code of good practice for Scottish Finfish Aquaculture not being fully complied with, it has been claimed.

Charles Allan, group leader of the Fish Health Inspectorate based at the Marine Laboratory in Aberdeen, also revealed today that companies experienced difficulties in maintaining continuity of businesses when movement restrictions were served to control a serious notifiable disease in the whole management area.

And he said that although disposal routes were identified and available to handle routine production wastes, there was no immediately available method of disposal for large volumes of controlled fish waste.

On January 2, Infectious Salmon Anaemia (ISA) was confirmed on a salmon growing site in Shetland, the first confirmation of ISA in Scotland since an earlier outbreak in 1998. The site in question had been visited for other purposes during December 2008 by staff from the Fisheries Research Services (now part of Marine Scotland) Fish Health Inspectorate. During that visit, moribund fish were observed and a routine diagnostic sample was taken. At that time it was ...

See the source (http://tinyurl.com/cser2x) for the full information.

CVM Update
April 20, 2009
Source: http://www.fda.gov/cvm/CVM_Updates/NADAAppFish.htm

FDA Issues a Notice of the Availability of Effectiveness Data to Support a New Animal Drug Application for Fish

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a Public Master File (PMF) containing effectiveness data for use of oxytetracycline quaternary salt in feed for two indications:  to control mortality in freshwater-reared salmonids due to coldwater disease associated with Flavobacterium psychrophilum and to control mortality in freshwater-reared Oncorhynchus mykiss due to columnaris disease associated with Flavobacterium columnare. 

The data have been reviewed by FDA's Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) and may be used by pharmaceutical sponsors at no cost, along with the additional manufacturing, labeling, and other required information to constitute a complete new animal drug application (NADA), to support the approval of this drug. 

Today's announcement is not for the approval of this drug - only that effectiveness data are available to support a pharmaceutical sponsor's new animal drug application for this drug. 

The data, contained in Public Master File (PMF) 5927, was compiled by researchers at the Aquatic Animal Drug Approval Partnership Program http://www.fws.gov/fisheries/aadap/home.htm, a partnership-based program to conserve, protect, and enhance the Nation's fishery resources by coordinating activities to obtain FDA approval for drugs needed in aquaculture and fisheries management programs.

For additional information on aquaculture, please see http://www.fda.gov/cvm/aqualibtoc.

Southeast:

The lower Trenton Channel is the hot spot this week for walleye in the downriver area. Large numbers of the fish are hitting on jigs and minnows in 10-12 feet of water. Hand-liners are also successful using orange knuckleball jigs. Further north between Wyandotte and Ecorse anglers are getting good numbers of walleye on minnows. The hot spot again this week is near Great Lakes Steel Mill and near the BASF wall. Around Fighting Island anglers are hand lining and dragging Rapalas and using live minnows in dirty water. Over on the Canadian side of the river, a few perch are being caught. Further upstream the mouth of the Detroit River at Lake St. Clair is doing well for walleye on Finesse minnows, live bait, Wyandotte worms while jigging. Walleye action has also been pretty good around Belle Isle.

Off of the Harrison area the Detroit River is giving up walleye on plastics, jig heads and Finesse minnows. No action as of yet on the St. Clair River. Anglers are catching and releasing small mouth bass that have turned-on this week out on Lake St. Clair. Fish are averaging 4-5 pounds and up to 70 fish per angler have been caught on tubes, crank baits and tube jigs.

This weekend, the Masters Walleye Circuit holds its East division tournament on the Detroit River. Sixty-three teams from 12 states are scheduled to participate in the event taking place at Elizabeth Park in Trenton. For details call 877-893-7947.

Farther south, walleye fishing is good around Luna Pier especially at night. Reef runners and bombers are working well as baits. Crappie fishing is scattered from the area’s ponds and marinas. The Huron River in Flat Rock is giving up steelhead on streamers, egg sucking leeches, flies, little Cleo’s and bouncing single eggs. Walleye are also being caught and released drifting eggs and worms. The River is also producing bull head that are biting on everything.

In Ohio, activity near Turtle Island and the Toledo Lighthouse was good before the weather turned. In the Maumee River, the walleye continue to spawn, with success being reported along the banks and the white bass are starting to move in.

In the Belleville area Ford and Belleville lakes are producing a few blue gill and perch. Crappie are hitting in the early morning and before dark. Huron River in the area is producing nice catches of steelhead. Popular baits include minnows, wax worms, night crawlers, pan fish, worms, neon crawlers, fat head minnows, earth chubs and golden shiners.

Information providers: Bottom Line Bait & Tackle-Rock Wood; Lakeside Fishing Shop-St. Clair Shores; Pro-Fishing & Archery-Harrison Township; Erie Party Shop-Monroe; South Street Tackle-Belleville; Gander Mountain-Taylor and Andy’s Tackle Box-Melvindale.

East:

License purchases are up in Bay City, just in time for a decent small perch run. The fish are biting with minnows in the Quanicassee and Sebewaing areas. Walleye anglers are finding success in the mouths of the Saginaw and Kawkawlin rivers using jigs or drifting with crawler harnesses.

It’s been cold and windy at the top of the Thumb, and that has limited fishing activity around the Bay Port area. A fair amount of perch are being caught in the cuts using minnows and crawlers, but that’s pretty much it. Some bass are also biting, but they’re being thrown back until Memorial Day weekend.

Life on the water in Harbor Beach is pretty good this week. Anglers are spearing suckers in many locations, while smelt dippers are having luck seven miles north of town near Rock Falls Cemetery.

Over in Lexington, smelt and browns are also in good supply. Salmon fans are reeling in good numbers of fish ahead of a weekend tournament between Port Huron and Lexington. Orange-colored body baits are working well 19 feet down in Lake Huron.

Information providers: 1st & Main-Bay Port; Michigan Sportsman-Bay City and Frank’s Place-Harbor Beach.

Good afternoon, As some of you may be aware, the 15th Annual U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service's Aquaculture Drug Approval Coordination Workshop is being hosted this year by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Stuttgart National Aquaculture Research Center (SNARC; from Stuttgart, Arkansas). The Workshop is being held in Little Rock, Arkansas and will take place during the week of 8 June 2009. A recently updated General Agenda has been added to our website, and can be viewed (along with other important information) at the following link: http://www.fws.gov/fisheries/aadap/inadworkshop09.htm To help our host ensure that the meetings and all associated activities run as efficiently as possible, please register as early as possible. On-line registration ($25 payment to be made at the Workshop) and all current Workshop information can be found by clicking on the link above. Hope to see you there. If the experiences of those attending past Workshops is any indication, you can expect this year's Workshop to be both highly informative and enjoyable. The folks at SNARC have done an excellent job of arranging for a variety of afternoon and evening events (see the General Agenda for details), all of which are included within the modest registration fee. My apologies to those who may have received this email more than once; overlapping mailing lists. Cheers. Thomas A. Bell, PhD U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Aquatic Animal Drug Approval Partnership 4050 Bridger Canyon Road Bozeman, Montana 59715 Phone: 406-994-9911 Fax: 406-582-0242 Email: thomas_a_bell@fws.gov Webpage: http://fisheries.fws.gov/aadap

Southeast:

Fair Haven anglers are doing well for blue gill around Harsen’s Island using pieces of crawler, wax worms or bobber fishing. The St. Clair River is producing some Coho and a few walleye. Some anglers are catching and releasing a few bass out of Anchor Bay.

Near Harrison Township the walleye action is pretty good in the north channel of the St. Clair River, in the deep waters around Algonac and in the Detroit River in 20-30 feet of water either vertical jigging and deep trolling. The St. Clair River is also good for whip fishing and using pencil plugs. Lake St. Clair is not so hot for walleye due to the spawning process right now. The Clinton River is giving up nice steelhead catches at the dam and spillway. Perch and sucker action is good around Metro Beach the mouth of the spillway.

Now that the wind and cold weather is moving out the walleye action is picking up again on the Detroit River from Ecorse to Wyandotte but fish are not hitting in great numbers. Anglers are jigging in 15 feet of water or less, or 35 feet and deeper before 10 or 11 in the morning for best results. The Great Lakes Steel Mill is a good location and on the Canadian side around Fighting Island. Plastic baits in bubblegum and chartreuse seem to work well.

From Trenton to Gibraltar the Detroit River is good for walleye catches as well as near the mouth of the Detroit River, the east side of Grosse Ile and near Dunbar Sullivan. A variety of baits are working for anglers that include; big walleye minnows, four-inch Finesse Tails and Wyandotte Worms and stinger hooks are essential. The average walleye is weighing in around six pounds, but a few have been caught in the 11-12 pound range. Get in the action the “Michigan Walleye Tournament” takes place Saturday and Sunday on the Detroit River, launching out of Lake Erie Metro Park, call 734-379-9762 for details.

Rain and windy conditions limited angling in the Monroe area earlier this week stirring up the Lake and making it look like chocolate it could take three to four days for the water clarity to return. Off of the Edison piers the Hot Hole is giving up white bass and catfish on shrimp and minnows. Anglers are casting off of the Luna Pier in the evening hours with bombers and getting good results.

Ford and Belleville lakes both have some good fishing for blue gill and crappie on just about anything. Best locations are near the boat launch and near the bridges.

In Ohio the warm waters are creating for excellent walleye action near the Toledo Light, on the Maumee River, around Turtle Island and in the shipping channels. For information on how to obtain an Ohio fishing license in Michigan, call 734-457-0006.

Information providers: Bottom Line Bait & Tackle-Rock Wood; Pro-Fishing & Archery-Harrison Township; Erie Party Shop-Monroe; South Street Tackle-Belleville; Gander Mountain-Taylor and Andy’s Tackle Box-Melvindale.

East:

Bay City anglers are headed to the Kawkawlin River for walleye action. Perch are hit or miss in the cuts around Bay City on minnows. Angling activity is starting to pick up around Bay Port after plenty of wind and cold weather. Some perch are being caught near the public access in the evening hours and around the marinas activity is slower. Sebewaing fishing is fair to good for perch, but fish are small in size with crawlers and minnows working ok.

Weather has created slow action for Standish anglers on Eagle Bay. A few small perch are hitting in the cuts. Some walleye are biting near the mouth of the river jigging with minnows. Warmer weather expected Thursday should improve action by the weekend.

Port Huron and Sanilac fishing has been limited this week due to high winds and dirty water. Some Kings, Coho and steelhead are biting during the day. Smelt dipping is good close to shore. Coho are being caught in Lexington Harbor right from the dock on Cleo’s and crawlers. The Black River is giving up good size Coho and steelhead. And as soon as the water clears up the walleye action will be great.

Information providers: 1st & Main-Bay Port; Anderson’s Pro Bait-Port Huron; Michigan Sportsman-Bay City and Eagle Bay Marina-Standish.

Southeast Lower Peninsula
Huron River - Those fishing around the coffer dam are still taking steelhead.
Detroit River - Boat anglers are taking walleye when jigging or handlining up near Gibraltar and the Edison Plant. Orange has been a good color. Those fishing the cuts, canals, and marinas are finding perch.
St. Clair River - A good variety of fish including steelhead, whitefish, coho, walleye, and suckers were caught in the upper river near Port Huron.
Lexington - Lots of perch have been caught inside the harbor but many are small. Keepers are running 7 to 9 inches. Coho and steelhead were also caught on minnows, crawlers and body baits. Boats are trolling planer boards with body baits in 8 to 18 feet of water and taking coho, steelhead, walleye and a few chinook salmon.
Saginaw Bay - Boat anglers fishing out around the commercial nets were getting some nice catches of perch. Shore anglers are catching small perch from the cut at the end of Palmer Road and off the docks at the Linwood Marina. Boat anglers fishing off the mouth of the Saginaw River had mixed results. Fishing here should pick up in the coming weeks as post-spawn walleye drop back down the Saginaw River system and re-enter the bay. The Hot Ponds were muddy so only a couple catfish were caught. Not much to report at Bay Shore Marina near Bay Port however keep an eye on this spot for perch and crappie.
Saginaw River - Slow perch fishing in the marina basins, and canals.
Quanicassee River - High muddy water made for slow fishing.
Sebewaing River - Lots of small perch are being caught in the river and the marina.
Pigeon River - The water is high and muddy. A few small perch were caught.

Southeast:

Near Metro Beach the blue gill and crappie action is good. Around Harrison Township walleye and perch activity is good in front of Beacon Cover and the spillway. St. Clair Shores anglers are finding murky waters and tough fishing due to the high winds and adverse weather earlier this week. The Detroit River is giving up nice numbers of walleye vertical jigging.

Anglers fishing the Detroit River are killing the walleye in the lower Trenton channel averaging 10-20 per boat. Anglers seem to be doing the best in shallow water jigging with pink, gold and chartreuse lures, stinger hooks, walleye minnows, four-inch Finesse Tails and gulp grubs. A few walleye caught have weighed 11 and 12 pounds. Walleye activity is also hot from Trenton to Wyandotte in the early morning hours or late evening hours with some anglers limiting out. Those anglers are using a jig with artificial worms. The Detroit River is also giving up some pike on pike suckers under a bobber.

Anglers fishing around Grosse Ile are finding spotty perch action while some perch and blue gill are being caught around south Gibraltar. Around Rock Wood the Huron River is doing well for dip netting suckers and steelhead. Flies, spawn, minnows and Cleo’s are working well.

In the Flat Rock area the Huron River is producing steelhead at the dam on flies and spawn. Between the two dams anglers are using a jig with a wax worm. Suckers are hot just below the dam on flies and jigs.

Off of the Monroe area, Silver Creek near Pointe Mouille is producing blue gill and perch. Bolles Harbor anglers are fishing off the pier and pulling in some decent number of bullhead, perch and crappie. Minnows are doing the trick. The Huron River in the area is dirty.

Belleville Lake is producing nice catfish on pike chubs. Ford and Belleville lakes are both doing well for perch and crappie and the hot spot is near Rawsonville Road. The weekend should be really good for pan fish, steelhead and crappie. Little jig heads with pink and green flies and a hologram sparkle are working well. The Huron River is giving up a few steelhead. Most ponds in the area are hot for fishing.

In Ohio the Maumee River continues to be super hot for walleye, as well as Crain Creek and around Turtle Island.

Information providers: Pro-Fishing & Archery-Harrison Township; Little Dipper Bait & Tackle-Flat Rock; Erie Party Shop-Monroe; Lakeside Fishing Shop-St. Clair Shores; South Street Tackle-Belleville; Gander Mountain-Taylor and Bottom Line Bait & Tackle-Rock Wood.

East:

The Rifle River is good for suckers on worms. Quanicassee is decent for small perch around the Iron Bridge, boat launch, Akron Road and Palmer Road. Anglers getting out in small boats are finding some action around Bay Harbor Marina.

Pink perch rigs are working well for anglers fishing for perch on Eagle Bay in the Standish area.

Lexington, Port Sanilac and Port Huron angling action is picking back up after a few days of very heavy north winds. Around Lexington the Coho action is good in 10-15 feet of water on body baits, popular color is orange. The Boardwalk in Port Huron has some nice activity from the Thomas Edison Inn to the Black River. Red eye spoons and big Emerald shiners are working well. Smelt action is good at night and bringing in a lot of other fish.

Information providers: Anderson’s Pro Bait-Port Huron; Michigan Sportsman-Bay City and Eagle Bay Marina-Standish.

Starting April 1, 09,  Virkon Aquatic is priced at 20% off regular pricing at Western Chemical.  This is the best price ever offered on Virkon Aquatic and it is a good time to stock up.  
 
Virkon Aquatic is a Disinfectant / Virucide for use in disinfecting fish hauling trucks, boats, trailers, waders, nets, dive suits, tanks, equipment, sampling gear, fishing tackle etc. It is ideal for use in disinfecting foot baths.  In many facilities it is being used as an alternative to bleach, Iodophore, and quaternary ammonia for routine disinfection and biosecurity tasks.
 
Advantages  of Virkon Aquatic solution include:
 
Effective - Kills Viruses, Bacteria, Fungi, Mold.
Fast acting - 10 minutes is maximum contact time needed.
Non corrosive - Safe for metals, neoprene, boots, netting, plastics etc.
Non Irritating - Solutions are non Irritating to skin and eyes.
Minimal Environmental Effect -  Decomposes to inorganic salts.
Labeling – EPA approved for use in aquaculture
 
Virkon Aquatic is available in 10 pound Tubs and new single use packets. The attached flyer will provide more information on Virkon Aquatic and our Spring 2009 Special. The special is in effect for a limited time only so don’t delay. 
 
For  more information on Virkon Aquatic visit our website at:    http://www.wchemical.com/VIRKON-AQUATIC-P44.aspx
 
Please let me know if you have an questions.
 
Best Regards,
 
Ron
 
Ron Malnor
Director of Sales
Western Chemical Inc.- An Aquatic Life Sciences Company
Office 1(800) 283-5292,  (360) 384-5898
Mobile: (360) 303-4297,  Fax: (360) 384-0270
ronm@wchemical.com,  www.wchemical.com
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Southeast:

Algonac anglers are pulling in a few walleye from the St. Clair River this week vertical jigging. A few Coho and steelhead are running near the power plant. Around Harsen’s Island the fishing is good for blue gill and perch using minnows, wax worms and crawlers. Off of the St. Clair Shores area the bite is still light and the water is still very cold.

The Detroit River has some walleye running but the bite overall is still light. The best locations this week continue to be around the steel mills, the lower end of the River and near the Trenton Power Plant. Perch action is spotty around the south side of Grosse Ile and even around the cross-dyke. Some shore fishing is taking place for perch near Gibraltar Road. The Downriver Walleye Federation is holding a tournament this Sunday at Elizabeth Park in Trenton. For entry details call 734-379-9762.

The Lake Erie Metro Park in Rock Wood still has some anglers fishing from shore for perch and having good results. The dredging activity in the main channel is now completed. Suckers are on the move in the Huron River and dip netting is open for some fun, especially for kids.

Around Monroe Silver Creek near Pointe Mouille is giving up some perch. The lake continues to be dirty this week as well as cold and anglers are only getting one or two fish per boat. Below Edison the Huron River is good for steelhead and whitefish action on jig heads with wax worms or chartreuse and green baits.

Ford and Belleville lakes are really heating up for perch and crappie with a variety of baits working well that include night crawlers, wax worms and minnows. The lakes in the area as well as the Huron River are producing good quality catfish.

Further south the Maumee River is still hot for walleye since fish are spawning, lots of angling activity taking place in the area. FLW Walleye Tournament takes place Saturday out of the Port Clinton area on Lake Erie, for details call 734-287-7420 or 270-252-1000.

Information providers: Mackie’s Bait & Tackle-Algonac; Erie Party Shop-Monroe; Bluewater Bait-Fair Haven; Lakeside Fishing Shop-St. Clair Shores; South Street Tackle-Belleville; Gander Mountain-Taylor and Bottom Line Bait & Tackle-Rock Wood.

East:

Off Linwood, the majority of ice is gone, a few large chunks still floating so use extra caution if you are going out at night. Perch action is hot in the cuts and around marinas. The Rifle River is giving up suckers and steelhead are picking up. Around the Bay Port area anglers are doing well right off the docks with crawlers and minnows and fishing late in the day. A few anglers are out in boats and pulling in some walleye on minnows.

Good fishing taking place off of Lexington and Port Sanilac for Coho in 15-feet of water. Bombers and silver streaks on planer boards seem to do the trick. Port Huron fishing is good off the wall for Coho on red eye spoons. Fishing is good for a variety of fish on the Black River near the mouth, from the shoreline and trolling downstream in 20-30 feet of water. Anglers are reeling in browns and whitefish at a good pace, while only a few walleye are biting and the smelt action is spotty.

Information providers: Anderson’s Pro Bait-Port Huron; Frank’s Great Outdoors-Linwood and 1st & Main-Bay Port.

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