Research buoys east & west of Oswego

[schreckstoff]

Heads up to trollers. There are emergence traps on the lake bottom and surface marker buoys approximately 5 miles east and 5 miles west of Oswego in ~100 ft of water.  We experimentally released surplus Bloater eggs at these 2 sites a month ago and are now evaluating if any survived and hatched. We used large, flagged, hi-flyer  buoys to maximize visibility and tried to keep the floats in as small of an area as possible. Plan is to sample these spots for approximately one mouth.

 

There are NO nets of any kind, the sampling gear is catching 1/2” larval fish. There are lines on the bottom and heavy anchors so probably best to not troll too close and risk snagging.

 

happy to answer any questions or concerns and thank you for steering clear!

 

bw

 

[schreckstoff]

For added reference  the surface buoys to the East of Oswego are out from Alcan or stacks region and the west site is out in front of Ford Shoals.