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60th ANNUAL WORKSHOP PROCEEDINGS GREAT PLAINS FISHERY WORKERS ASSOCIATION January 31-February 2, 2011 Holiday Inn Sidney, Nebraska
60th ANNUAL
WORKSHOP
PROCEEDINGS
GREAT PLAINS FISHERY WORKERS
ASSOCIATION
January 31-February 2, 2011
Holiday Inn
Sidney, Nebraska
GREAT PLAINS FISHERY WORKERS
ASSOCIATION
2010/2011 OFFICERS
President Al Hanson
Alliance, Nebraska
Vice President Kyle Potter
Fort Pierre, South Dakota
Secretary-Treasurer Zac Brashears
Valentine, Nebraska
Honorary Membership Jeff Schuckman
Committee Norfolk, Nebraska
PREVIOUS ANNUAL MEETING LOCATIONS
1st 1952 Georgetown Lake, Montana 1982 Lethbridge, Alberta
1953 Fort Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan 1983 Minot, North Dakota
1954 Sheridan, Wyoming 1984 Scottsbluff, Nebraska
1955 Banff, Albert 1985 Rapid City, South Dakota
1956 Minot, North Dakota 1986 Brandon, Manitoba
1957 Deadwood, South Dakota 1987 Fort Collins, Colorado
1958 Miles City, Montana 1988 Lewiston, Montana
1959 Regina, Saskatchewan 1989 Regina, Saskatchewan
10th 1961 Lethbridge, Alberta 1990 Casper, Wyoming
1962 Dickinson, North Dakota 40th 1991 Lethbridge, Alberta
1963 Deadwood, South Dakota 1992 Bismarck, North Dakota
1964 Red Lodge, Montana 1993 Scottsbluff, Nebraska
1965 Regina, Saskatchewan 1994 Deadwood, South Dakota
1966 Cody, Wyoming 1995 Winnipeg, Manitoba
1967 Banff, Alberta 1996 Fort Collins, Colorado
1968 Dickinson, North Dakota 1997 Bozeman, Montana
1969 Rapid City, South Dakota 1998 Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
1970 Billings, Montana 1999 Casper, Wyoming
20th 1971 Regina, Saskatchewan 2000 Lethbridge, Alberta
1972 Sheridan, Wyoming 50th 2001 Minot, North Dakota
1973 Calgary, Alberta 2002 Sidney, Nebraska
1974 Minot, North Dakota 2003 Deadwood, South Dakota
1975 Scottsbluff, Nebraska 2004 Winnipeg, Manitoba
1976 Rapid City, South Dakota 2005 Sterling, Colorado
1977 Winnipeg, Manitoba 2006 Glasgow, Montana
1978 Denver, Colorado 2007 Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
1979 Billings, Montana 2008 Sheridan, Wyoming
1980 Regina, Saskatchewan 2009 Lethbridge, Alberta
30th 1981 Cody, Wyoming 2010 Bismarck, North Dakota
60th 2011 Sidney, Nebraska
HONORARY MEMBERS
Allen, Walt Montana Atton, Merv (d) Saskatchewan
Banks, Jerry Saskatchewan
Benedictson, Art (d) Manitoba
Berard, Emil North Dakota Bishop, Clint Montana
Bishop, Frank (d) Alberta
Boland, Ralph Montana Brown, C J (d) Montana
Carder, Gary Alberta
Chen, Maynard Saskatchewan Clements, Stan Alberta
Colley, Emmett Montana
Conley, Jack Wyoming
Corning, Leon (d) North Dakota Couldwell, George Saskatchewan
Cunningham, E B Alberta
Duerre, Don (d) North Dakota Dufek, Dave Wyoming
Edwards, Gerry Manitoba
Edwards, Pete Saskatchewan
Eiserman, Fred Wyoming Eiser, Al Montana
English, Wes Alberta
Fedoruk, Alex Manitoba Ferber, Larry South Dakota
Fitch, Lorne Alberta
Ford, Richard South Dakota Garbutt, Ralph Wyoming
Gengerke, Tom Iowa
Glover, Ron South Dakota
Goettl, John Colorado Gray, Joe South Dakota
Halterman, Joe (d) Montana
Hanten, Robert South Dakota Henegar, Dale North Dakota
Hill, William Montana
Hubert, Wayne Wyoming Hudelson, Ralph Wyoming
Huggins, Wilbur Wyoming
Johnson, Ron Saskatchewan
Kehmeier, Ken Colorado Kilistoff, Joe Alberta
Kooyman, Bert Manitoba
Kreil, Al (d) North Dakota Kretschmar, Paul Wyoming
Lawler, Herb Manitoba
Marchinko, John Saskatchewan
Matousek, Vic (d) Nebraska MacDonald, A H (d) Saskatchewan
MacDonald, Dennis Alberta
Millis, Robert (d) Wyoming
Mueller, John Wyoming Musker, Bill (d) Saskatchewan
Nelson, George (d) Manitoba
Opheim, Boyd Montana Paetz, Martin Alberta
Pechacek, Louis Wyoming
Peterson, Don Wyoming Peterson, Jack Nebraska
Phenicie, Charles Virginia
Puttmann, Steve Colorado
Posewitz, Jim Montana Radford, Duane Alberta
Riis, James South Dakota
Rangen Feeds Idaho RL&L Environmental Alberta
Rockett, Louis (d) Wyoming
Schaldemose, Baldur Manitoba
Sealburg, Keith Manitoba Seaman, Wayne (d) Colorado
Sinclair, Alex British Columbia
Snell, Don (d) Saskatchewan Sunde, Lief British Columbia
Stewart, Bud Wyoming
Tennant, Don Montana Thomas, Bob (d) Nebraska
Thomas, Ron British Columbia
Thoreson, Nels Montana
Unkenholz, Dennis South Dakota Vanderbush, Lee South Dakota
VanVelson, Rod Colorado
Voix, Charles (d) Wyoming Wallman, Cam Alberta
Warnick, Don South Dakota
Watkins, H.S. (d) Alberta Webber, Don Colorado
Whaley, Roy Wyoming
Whiting, Bill Saskatchewan
Whitney, Art (d) Montana Willoughby, Harvey Colorado
Windsor, Dennis Manitoba
New Inductees: Hanson, Al Nebraska
Schuckman, Jeff Nebraska
Van Eeckhout, Gene North Dakota
Workshop Registrants
Colorado
Ken Kehmeier
CO Div of Wildlife
317 W Prospect Ft. Collins, CO 80526
Paul Winkle
CO Div of Wildlife
6060 Broadway
Denver, CO 80216
Kurt Davies
CO Div of Wildlife 317 W Prospect Rd
Ft Collins, CO 80526
Michelle McGree
Co Div of Wildlife
600 Reservoir Rd
Pueblo, CO 81007
Mandi Brandt
CO Div of Wildlife 122 E Edison St.
Brush, CO 80723
Paul Foutz
CO Div of Wildlife
4255 Sinton Rd
Colorado Springs, CO 80907
Ryan Fitzpatrick CO Div of Wildlife
317 W Prospect Rd
Ft Collins, CO 80526
Jeff Spohn
CO Division of Wildlife
6060 Broadway Denver, CO 80126
Ben Swigle
CO Division of Wildlife
317 W. Prospect St
Fort Collins, CO 80526
Montana
Mike Ruggles
Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks
1905 River Overlook Drive
Billings, MT 59105
North Dakota
BJ Kratz
ND Game & Fish
3320 East Lakeside Rd
Jamestown, ND 58401 [email protected]
Jeff Merchant
ND Game & Fish
225 30th Ave SW
Dickinson, ND 58601
Gene VanEeckhout
ND Game & Fish Dept
1014 16 1/2 St NE Jamestown, SD 58401
Nebraska
Jason Deboer
NE Coop Fish & Wildlife Research Unit
3310 Holdrege St.
Lincoln, NE 68583 [email protected]
Peter Spirk
NE Coop Fish & Wildlife Research Unit
5135 Vine St. Apt 904
Lincoln, NE 68504
Donna Waller
NGPC
2200 North 33rd Street
Lincoln, NE 68503 [email protected]
Jeff Schuckman
NGPC
2201 North 13th
Norfolk, NE 68701
Phil Chvala
NGPC
2201 N. 13th St. Norfolk, NE 68701
Brett Brunken
NGPC
42237 Hatchery Road
Burwell, NE 68823
Jared Lorensen
NGPC
301 E State Farm Road North Platte, NE 69101
Daryl Bauer
NGPC
2200 N 33rd St
Lincoln, NE 68503
Zac Brashears
NGPC HC13, Box 15B
Valentine, NE 69201
Al Hanson
NGPC
Box 725
Alliance, NE 69301 [email protected]
Keith Koupal
NGPC
1617 1st Ave
Kearney, NE 68845
Brad Eifert
NGPC
1617 First Ave
Kearney, NE 68847 [email protected]
Caleb Huber
NGPC
301 E State Farm Road
North Platte, NE 69101
Steve Satra
NGPC
2200 N 33rd St. Lincoln, NE 68503
Tony Barada
NGPC
2200 N 33rd
Lincoln, NE 68503
Andy Glidden
NGPC
Box 508 Bassett, NE 68714
Mark Porath
NGPC
2200 N 33rd
Lincoln, NE 68503
Tony Munter
NGPC 444 E State Farm Rd
North Platte, NE 69101
Dirk Higgins
NGPC
444 E State Farm Rd
North Platte, NE 69101
Brad Newcomb
NGPC
1617 1st Ave
Kearney, NE 68847
Dana Krueger
NGPC
HC13 Box 151
Valentine, NE 69201
Janet Mueller
NGPC
1617 1st Ave
Kearney, NE 68847
Jordan Katt
NGPC
2200 N 33rd St
Lincoln, NE 68503
Darrol Eichner
NGPC
Ogallala, NE 69153
Mark Staab
NGPC
301 E State Farm Road
North Platte, NE 69101
Seth Lundgren
Univ of Nebraska-Kearney
2512 Ave A #1
Kearney, NE 68847
David Shumann
Univ of Nebraska-Kearney
2401 11th Ave.
Kearney, NE 68847
Chris Uphoff
Univ of Nebraska-Kearney
2401 11th Ave.
Kearney, NE 68845 [email protected]
Casey Schoenebeck
Univ of Nebraska-Kearney
2401 11th Ave
Kearney, NE 68845
South Dakota
Ryan Rasmus
SD Game Fish & Parks 44427 140th St.
Waubay, SD 57273
Jason Sorensen
SD Game Fish & Parks
1550 E King Ave
Chamberlain, SD 57325
Kyle Potter SD Game, Fish & Parks
20641 SD Hwy 1806
Fort Pierre, SD 57532
Mike Smith
SD Game, Fish and Parks
20641 SD Hwy 1806
Ft. Pierre, SD 57532
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Dave Skates
USFWS
170 N 1st
Lander ,WY 82520
Michael Mazur
USFWS
170 N 1st St
Lander, WY 82570
Scott Roth
USFWS
134 Union Blvd
Lakewood, CO 80228
Wyoming
Sean McAlpin
WY Game & Fish
8200 Speas Road
Casper, WY 82604 [email protected]
Al Conder
WY Game & Fish
3030 Energy Lane
Casper, WY 82604
Bud Stewart
WY Game & Fish
157 N Wyo Ave
Buffalo, WY 82834
Jim Barner
WY Game & Fish
3030 Energy Lane
Casper, WY 82604
Jennifer Meineke
WY Game & Fish Department
P O Box 160
Story, WY 82842
Gordon Edwards
Wyoming Game & Fish
3030 Energy Lane
Casper, WY 82601
60th
Great Plains Fishery
Workers Association Annual Workshop
January 31 – February 2, 2011
Holiday Inn
Sidney, NE
AGENDA
Monday, January 31
4:00 PM to 6:30 Registration, Hospitality Room
Holiday Inn, Sidney
7:00 PM to ? Fish Fry and Auction
Chimney Room, Dave Dickey, Auctioneer
Tuesday, February 1
6:30 - 8:00 Breakfast
8:00 to 8:10 Opening gavel and remarks
Al Hanson – President GPFWA
8:10 to 8:20 Welcome
Al Hanson-Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
AM SESSION I: Moderator – North Dakota
8:20 - 8:45 Renovations of Dan Speas Rearing Station.
Sean T. McAlpin, Wyoming Game and Fish
8:45 - 9:10 Spawning Northern Pike in Nebraska: Finding our way out of a Sandhills Whirlwind.
Dana Krueger, Nebraska Game and Parks
9:10 - 9:50 Renovations at the Story Fish Hatchery: It’s the little things that count.
Jennifer Meineke, Wyoming Game and Fish
9:50-10:10 Break (5 minutes of door prizes)
AM SESSION II: Moderator – Colorado
10:10 – 11:00 Two hundred thousand dead carp – that’s a good thing isn’t it? Attack of the Koi Herpesvirus in
Calamus Reservoir.
Jeff Schuckman, Nebraska Game and Parks
11:00 – 12:00 Panel Discussion on State/Province bait regulations and ANS. What is happening and how is it
affecting fisheries field staff, anglers and resources.
Moderator: Nebraska Game and Parks
12:00 - 1:00 Lunch
Tuesday, February 1
PM SESSION I: Moderator – South Dakota
1:10 - 1:20 Remarks, Door Prizes
1:20 - 1:40 Demographics of harvested walleye, white bass, and white crappie in two Nebraska reservoirs.
Peter J. Spirk, University of Nebraska - Lincoln
1:40 - 2:00 Understanding seasonal food habits and growth of age-0 walleye with the use of stable isotope
analysis.
Chrisopher S. Uphoff, University of Nebraska-Kearney
2:00 - 2:20 Scale influences our understanding of fish recruitment.
Jason DeBoer, University of Nebraska - Lincoln
2:25 - 2:50 Sexual size dimorphism and management implications of yellow perch.
Christopher S. Uphoff and Casey W. Schoenebeck University of Nebraska-Kearney
2:50 - 3:15 Break (5 minutes of door prizes)
PM SESSION II: Moderator – Wyoming
3:15 - 3:30 A change in population surveys – smallmouth bass from electrofishing to monofilament gill nets.
Kyle Potter, South Dakota Game, Fish, and Parks.
3:30 - 3:55 Electrofishing catchability of largemouth bass in Nebraska Interstate -80 lakes.
Seth A. Lundgren, University of Nebraska – Kearney
3:55 – 4:30 Nebraska’s Aquatic Habitat Program: The teenage years.
Mark Porath, Nebraska Game and Parks
4:30 - 6:30 Hospitality Room
7:00 - 9:00 Banquet, raffle drawing
8:30- 9:00 The Values of Fishing (a bigger can of worms than you might think).
Don Gabelhouse, Nebraska Game and Parks; presented by Keith Koupal Nebraska Game and
Parks
9:00 - ? Hospitality Room
Wednesday, February 2
6:30 - 8:00 Breakfast
8:10 - 8:20 Door Prizes, Remarks
AM SESSION I: Moderator – Mike Ruggles
8:30 - 8:50 Native fish barriers on a plains stream: working toward a solution.
Paul Foutz, Colorado Division of Wildlife
8:50 - 9:20 Eastern Wyoming prairie stream surveys – where do we go from here?
Gordon Edwards, Wyoming Fish and Game
9:20 - 9:40 Demented fish racists: analyzing rainbow trout introduction in brown trout dominated streams.
Kurt Davies, Colorado Division of Wildlife
9:40- 10:00 Development of a broodstock pond for small fishes.
David Schumann, University of Nebraska-Kearney
10:00 – 10:20 Break (5 minutes of door prizes)
AM SESSION II: Moderator – Nebraska
10:20 - 10:40 A LK @ 2DAYS ANGLR: How technology reveals patterns in the internet age. Jason Deboer, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
10:40 – 11:10 Water development along the front range, can we mitigate it?
Ken Kehmeier, Colorado Division of Wildlife
11:10 – 12:00 Business Meeting and adjourn
Poster Presentations
Solar Powered Self-Cleaning Fish Screen
Mark Lindvall and Roger Foster, Fort Niobrara-Valentine National Wildlife Refuge USFWS
Exploring Spatial Distributions of Larval Yellow Perch and Prey in Relation to Wind in a Nebraska Sandhill Lake:
Implications of Perch Recruitment Mark A. Kaemingk, Jeffrey C. Jolley, and David W. Willis SDSU
Workshop Presentation Abstracts
Renovations of Dan Speas Rearing Station
Sean T. McAlpin Wyoming Game and Fish Department
8200 Speas Road
Casper, WY 82604
Dan Speas Rearing Station is located near Casper, WY and was constructed in 1957 on 17 acres. Starting
in 2004, the Wyoming State Legislature appropriated $3.3 million for capital construction at three Game
and Fish stations Wigwam Rearing Station, Dubois Hatchery and Dan Speas Rearing Station. This was the first time in forty years general funds were allocated to the department. In 2005-2006, monies from
the Legislature and Game and Fish Department were utilized to construct a water well and water
treatment facility to improve water quality from the main source of water supplied by the Goose Egg Spring. In 2006, further funding of $10.4 million was appropriated to allow the expansion of the rearing
facility, covering of the spring, installing a pipeline from the well to the station, to build an effluent
treatment system, and construct a new residence for an additional employee. With the new
improvements, we expect production to increase from 100,000 pounds to 300,000 pounds annually. Currently, we are in the process of constructing a new hatchery building to support our increased rearing
capacity and another employee residence.
Spawning Northern Pike in Nebraska:
Finding our way out of a Sandhills Whirlwind
Dana Krueger Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
HC 13 Box 151 Valentine, NE 69201
No abstract available, contact author direct.
Renovations at the Story Fish Hatchery:
It’s the little things that count
Jennifer Meineke Wyoming Game and Fish Department P.O. Box 160
Story, WY 82842
Story Fish Hatchery is the oldest state-owned fish culture facility in Wyoming. The first improvements to
the site were made in 1909 and the facility has continually adapted over the last 100+ years to keep up
with changing fish culture methods and fish management requirements. A brief overview of the first 95
years will be given to trace Story’s evolution from hatching location to a fish production site to the largest brood station in the state. The remainder of the talk will focus on the “why’s, what’s and how’s” of brood
facility renovations completed in 2010. The new ideas, technology and neat gadgets contained in the talk
have helped pave the way to a modern and successful brood stock station and will give other culturists
ideas on how to improve their own facility.
Two hundred thousand dead carp – that’s a good thing isn’t it?
Attack of the Koi Herpesvirus in Calamus Reservoir
Jeff Schuckman Nebraska Game and Parks Commission 2201 North 13
th
Norfolk, NE 68701
The koi herpesvirus (KHV) also known as cyprinid herpes virus 3, is a relatively new disease that affects
common carp and ornamental koi. First identified in England in 1996, the first reported case in the
United States was in 1998. The virus is now found in all countries worldwide except Australia. The
virus is spread by fish to fish contact, infected water and other vectors. The virus is expressed with water temperatures ranging from 72 to 81 F. Mortality rates are from 80 to 100%. Clinical signs of the virus
include sunken eyes, gill lesion, pale patches or blisters on the skin, and lethargic fish near the water
surface. Infected fish need to be sent to a fish disease lab for varification of the virus. This virus in a notifiable disease. Any fish that survive the viral infection are considered carriers. Nebraska’s first
confirmed outbreak of KHV occurred in a private aquaculture facility near Kearney in south central
Nebraska in 2007. Another KHV outbreak was confirmed in 2008 and Cheyenne SRA lake, again close to the Kearney area. In August of 2010, a KHV outbreak was confirmed at the 5,000 surface acre
Calamus Reservoir in north central Nebraska. The outbreak occurred around August 21 and endured for
over two weeks. The water temperature at the time of the outbreak was 77 F. It was estimated from
sample counts that perhaps over 400,000 carp were killed by the virus. This amounted to 80 carp per acre and an estimated 160 pounds per acre or 400 tons of dead carp. Future monitoring will determine if the
carp population once again increases over time or if the presence of the virus will result in a future low
standing crop of carp in the reservoir. It is unclear at this time how the virus was transported from south central Nebraska to north central Nebraska.
Demographics of harvested walleye, white bass,
and white crappie in two Nebraska reservoirs
Peter J. Spirk Nebraska Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
5135 Vine St. Apt 904
Lincoln, NE 68504
Angler harvest is an important component of any managed aquatic system. Anglers tend to selectively
harvest individuals of a population, which could alter population dynamics. Furthermore, length limits
may amplify this selective harvest and create differences in vulnerability between groups. We examined three species, walleye, white bass, and white crappie at two Nebraska reservoirs to determine what growth
differences were evident between sexes. Additionally we summarized demographic information for
harvested fish during May through July. Differences in size, age, and sex ratios of harvested fish occurred for all three species at both reservoirs.
Understanding seasonal food habits and growth of age-0 walleye
with the use of stable isotope analysis
Chrisopher S. Uphoff University of Nebraska-Kearney
2401 11th Avenue
Kearney, NE 68845
Variability in age-0 walleye growth and recruitment has been observed in Harlan County Reservoir and
similar reservoirs of the Republican River watershed. Fall sampling at Harlan County Reservoir over the
last few years has shown age-0 walleye can range in length from 100 mm to 300 mm going into their first winter. In this study we will examine the intrapopulation variability in growth of age-0 walleye in Harlan
County Reservoir. We hypothesize differences in ontogenetic diet shifts of individual age-0 walleyes will
influence age-0 walleye growth rates. This hypothesis will be evaluated using stable isotope analysis; in addition, we will investigate factors that may be causing intrapopulation differences in food habits.
Factors that may be affecting diet shifts include hatch date and the timing of walleye and prey fish (i.e.,
gizzard shad) spawning events. Growth can be an important indicator of recruitment as the size of age-0
fish after that first growing season can be an indicator of over-winter survival.
Scale influences our understanding of fish recruitment
Jason DeBoer Nebraska Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit 3310 Holdrege Street
Lincoln, NE 68583
The resolution at which we conduct science often has important bearing on our findings. The current paradigm shift in fisheries management is to broaden the scale with which we evaluate resources and
administer regulations, often due to social or political reasons. We modeled recruitment of walleye and
white bass in irrigation reservoirs in southwest Nebraska at two different scales: an individual-reservoir scale and a whole-watershed scale (all reservoirs combined into single model for each species). Contrary
to our a-priori predictions, most of the reservoir-scale models were comparable to other published
literature in explaining variability in the data (approximately 50-60%). We suggest that, in certain
situations, fine-scale approaches may improve the quality of the information obtained and the management decisions made compared to broad-scale approaches.
Sexual size dimorphism and management implications of yellow perch
Christopher S. Uphoff Casey W. Schoenebeck University of Nebraska-Kearney University of Nebraska-Kearney
2401 11th Avenue 2401 11
th Avenue
Kearney, NE 68845 Kearney, NE 68845
Predicted and observed mean lengths at age were used to describe sexual-size dimorphism (SSD) of
Yellow perch, Perca flavescens (Mitchill) across a broad geographic range. Predicted mean lengths
at age were significantly greater for female yellow perch after age-3 indicating female-biased SSD upon
maturity. Using observed mean lengths at age, 10 of the 11 study populations had at least one year class where females were significantly larger than males. Sexual-size dimorphism was significantly female
biased in two-thirds of the individual observed mean length at age year class comparisons. Sexual size
dimorphism could not be predicted using yellow perch population dynamics or lake morphometry, however SSD could be predicted using lake productivity. This study demonstrates the likely presence of
female-biased SSD in the majority of yellow perch populations across the study area and suggests the
possibility of female-biased harvest exists in perch populations that exhibit female-biased SSD as studies have shown perch anglers to be size selective.
A change in population surveys – smallmouth bass
from electrofishing to monofilament gill nets
Kyle Potter South Dakota Game, Fish, and Parks
20641 SD Hwy 1806
Fort Pierre, SD 57532
Smallmouth bass were introduced by South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks in the early 1980’s into Lake
Sharpe, South Dakota. Since then, staff has struggled to get a handle on population parameters for this species due to the life history habits of smallmouth bass. Spring shoreline electrofishing was used from
1993 to 2008 but small fish were dominant in the catch unless a lucky large female was caught. Annual
fish population surveys via multifilament gill nets occasionally collected off shore smallmouth bass but were very inconsistent. In 2004, we began to experiment with large and deep mesh monofilament gill
nets to try to collect enough smallmouth bass for an upcoming graduate student project on food habits of
smallmouth bass. We found smallmouth bass netted very well in the shallow waters of Lake Sharpe and sizes of fish collected was similar to angler catches.
Electrofishing catchability of largemouth bass in Nebraska Interstate -80 lakes
Seth A. Lundgren University of Nebraska–Kearney 2512 Ave A #1
Kearney, NE 68847
Electrofishing catch rates (CPUE) are often used to index population density. However, gear saturation and nonrandom searching effort may cause catchability to vary with population density. This study was
undertaken to determine if largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides electrofishing catchability is density
dependent in Nebraska’s’ Interstate- 80 lakes. Eight lakes were electrofished, at night, 4-9 times throughout the fall and population estimates were obtained for each using the Schnabel multiple mark-
recapture method. Electrofishing catch rates (largemouth bass per hour) was not linearly correlated with
density (largemouth bass per acre) in the fall. Catchability was not related to littoral zone, and density had no relationship with proportional size distribution (PSD) and condition factor (Wr). Therefore,
caution must be used when using largemouth bass CPUE to index density because electrofishing
catchability was density independent in Nebraska I-80 lakes.
Nebraska’s Aquatic Habitat Program: The teenage years
Mark Porath Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
2200 N 33rd
Lincoln, NE 68503
No abstract available, contact author direct.
The Values of Fishing (a bigger can of worms than you might think)
Don Gabelhouse Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
2200 N 33rd
Lincoln, NE 68503
No abstract available, contact author direct.
Native fish barriers on a plains stream: working toward a solution
Paul Foutz Colorado Division of Wildlife
4255 Sinton Road Colorado Springs, CO 80907
No abstract available, contact author direct.
Eastern Wyoming prairie stream surveys – where do we go from here?
Gordon Edwards Wyoming Fish and Game Department
3030 Energy Lane Casper, WY 82601
No abstract available, contact author direct.
Demented fish racists: analyzing rainbow trout
introduction in brown trout dominated streams
Kurt Davies Colorado Division of Wildlife
317 W Prospect Road
Ft. Collins, CO 80526
No abstract available, contact author direct.
Development of a broodstock pond for small fishes
David Schumann University of Nebraska-Kearney
2401 11th Avenue
Kearney, NE 68847
No abstract available, contact author direct.
A LK @ 2DAYS ANGLR:
How technology reveals patterns in the internet age
Jason Deboer Nebraska Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
3310 Holdrege Street
Lincoln, NE 68583
Change of presentation, no abstract available, contact author direct.
Water development along the front range, can we mitigate it?
Ken Kehmeier Colorado Division of Wildlife
317 Prospect
Ft. Collins, CO 80526
Change of presentation, no abstract available, contact author direct.
Business Meeting Minutes
February 2, 2011
Holiday Inn Sidney, Nebraska
Submitted by Zac Brashears, (NE), Secretary –Treasurer, 2010-2011
1. The 60th annual business meeting of the Great Plains Fishery Workers Association
(GPFWA) was called to order by outgoing president 2010-2011, Al Hanson (NE) at
11:00, February, 2, 2011.
2. Secretary-Treasurer’s report by Zac Brashears (NE).
Zac Brashears (NE) reviewed registration revenue and number of attendees, auction revenue,
and raffle revenue. Expenses were also reviewed however exact amounts will not be
determined until all of the expenses have been paid and deposits made. There was $6451.56
forwarded from North Dakota and preliminary numbers show approximately $8900 taken in
on registration, auction, and raffle. There will be a surplus of approximately $6500.00. This
surplus will be forwarded on to South Dakota for seed money. After expenses have been paid
and deposits figured, anything over the amount of $6500 will be put towards Nebraska’s
scholarship fund.
Motion: Brad Newcomb (NE) moved to accept the 2010 preliminary treasurer’s report
as read; Jeff Schuckman seconded the motion; the motion was approved by unanimous
vote.
3. Review of 2010 business meeting minutes.
Al Hanson (NE) asked the group if they would like to have the 2010 business minutes read.
Bud Stewart (WY) moved to suspend reading of the 2010 business meeting minutes.
Brandon Kratz (ND) seconded the motion; the motion was approved by unanimous
vote.
4. Old Business
No old business was discussed.
5. Honorary Membership
No nominees were selected for honorary membership.
6. New Business
Al Hanson (NE) asked if there was any new business from the group. Kyle Potter (SD)
brought up that he took it upon himself to consolidate all of the Great Plains Fishery Workers
Association historical archives and deliver it to the DC Booth Historic National Fish
Hatchery and Archives at Spearfish, South Dakota. He also mentioned that if anyone ever
wanted any of that information they could request copies or originals as long as they returned
them when done. Brad Newcomb (NE) suggested that it should be investigated if this
information could be put into a computer data base. Al Hanson (NE) and Bud Stewart (WY)
both mentioned that they had more information that could be added. It was discussed with the
group that all information should be gathered and brought to the meeting in South Dakota
next year and added to the archives.
Bud Stewart (WY) motioned the GPFWA history and files be kept at the DC Booth
Historic National Fish Hatchery and Archives Museum. Mike Ruggles (MT) seconded
the motion; the motion was approved by unanimous vote.
Scholarships were also discussed as new business and Casey Schoenebeck (NE-UNK) asked
for the group to explain how the scholarships were handled. Al Hanson (NE) explained what
the processes were for the scholarship in Nebraska and also gave the Nebraska scholarship
report. He also discussed that donations can be made to the scholarship and one individual
donates each year to that scholarship. Bud Stewart (WY) and Gordon Edwards (WY) gave
the Wyoming scholarship report and explained about the commissioner tag that is donated to
Wyoming and used to increase the amount of scholarship monetary values. Brandon Kratz
(ND) gave the North Dakota scholarship report and mentioned that is similar to Nebraska’s.
Brandon also mentioned that last year $2010.00 was put into the North Dakota scholarship
fund. Mike Ruggles (MT) gave the Montana scholarship report and noted that it was similar
to the way Nebraska dealt with theirs. Jason Sorensen (SD) gave the South Dakota
scholarship report and mentioned that each year they get a photo and report of the student
who received the scholarship. It was discussed that some states need to work on getting more
informed reports of who is receiving the scholarship and how it is being handled. Jennifer
Meineke (WY) discussed how she was granted the scholarship in Wyoming.
Zac Brashears (NE) brought up if there were any ideas as to how the email distribution could
be handled more efficiently. It was discussed that the states are not hard to get the
information out to but the provinces, colleges, and contractors seemed to change emails and
employees. This was discussed as to each state/province should be in charge of putting out
the information to interested individuals. Brandon Kratz (ND) mentioned that they had
discussed building a GPFWA web site to address these issues but monthly site management
became a problem.
7. Election of 2011-2012 officers
Nomination: Vice president from Manitoba. Bud Stewart (WY) motioned to wait and
figure out vice president since no one from Manitoba was in attendance. Jason Sorensen
(SD) seconded it.
Nomination: Jason Sorensen (SD) nominated Kyle Potter (SD) for President 2011-2012:
Jeff Schuckman seconded it; approved by unanimous vote.
Nomination: Kyle Potter (SD) nominated Ryan Rasmus (SD) for Secretary-Treasurer
2011-2012; Jim Barner (WY) seconded it; approved by unanimous vote.
Kyle Potter (SD) accepted the Great Plains Fishery Workers Association Badge and Gavel
for Al Hanson (NE), and thanked Nebraska for the meeting. He also commented that next
years meeting will be held around the Deadwood, Rapid City, or Spearfish area and invited
everyone to attend.
Bud Stewart (WY) thanked Al Hanson (NE) and Zac Brashears (NE) for having an excellent
meeting and wanted everyone to give them a hand.
Kyle Potter 2011-2012 (SD) adjourned the meeting.
GPFWA 2011 Financial Statement
Item Description Revenue Expenditures
Hosting
Catering/Hotel Services
$3,958.41
Fish Fry/Hospitality Room
$869.38
SUB-TOTAL
$4,827.79
Other Expenses Administration-Check account
$44.44
Auctioneer
$250.00
Plaques/Honorary Membership
$87.75
Registration Gifts
$809.46
Auction Items
$350.61
UNL Scholarship Fund
$1,250.00
South Dakota GPFWA
$6,500.01
SUB-TOTAL
$9,292.27
Registration Fees
Regular (47) x $100.00 $4,700.00
Student (6 ) x $80.00 $480.00
Fish Fry (2) x $18.00 $36.00
SUB-TOTAL $5,216.00
Other Income
Donations $100.00
Auction $1,298.50
Raffle $1,054.00
North Dakota GPFWA $6,451.56
SUB-TOTAL $8,904.06
Total
$14,120.06 $14,120.06
Balance $0.00
2011 GPFWA 60th
Annual Meeting Contributors
Cabela’s Herrick Marine
Eagle Claw Brown Bag
Berkley-Pure Fishing Nebraskaland
Plano Molding Co. Ponca State Park(NGPC)
Bass Pro Shops R and D Repair
Merritt Trading Post Full Draw Archery
Darrel and Sharon Hartman Millard Bait
Yakima Bait Co. Wolf Tackle
Bullet Weights Inc. Fishin Freddies
Steve Isom Frahn Construction Inc.
Minnesota Trapline Products Inc. Fred’s Bait
Orvis Co. UNL Water Center
Aksarben Aquarium (NGPC) St. Croix
UNL School of Natural Resources Coleman Company
Nebraska Environmental Trust Scheels
Fort Niobrara-Valentine NWR AFS-Student Subunit
