Two boats with electrical charging devices were used. We were warned not to put your hands in the water!!! The electrical charge being used could stop your heart. Also, everyone wore life jackets at all times.
Here's a map showing our start point at Swann's Marina, and the six spots where we began the 30 minute electro fishing periods.
Launching the boats at Swann's Marina
Richard did a masterful job of piloting the boat in many tight places. Note the generator on Richard's left.
This is the big Honda generator that was to the right of Richard.
Current from the generator was fed to the orange pipe.
At the end of the orange pipes was a bar on chains which allowed 3 highly charged cables to contact the water.
Here's some the fish floating after the charge, which were quickly netted and put into the large live well on the boat, IF they were bass, crappie, walleye or sauger.
Another floating fish.
Here's some of the fish collected in the live well.
Off to another survey location.
One of the crappie being taken from the livewell.
Here it is being measured (in centimeters).
The fish are next weighed (in grams).
Here's a small bass being weighed.
Another bass being measured.
Richard getting the boat into position.
Stan worked the net on the bow. Here he's holding a nice largemouth.
Another picture of the electrical shocking mechanism.
One largemouth we collected had a hook broken in its mouth. We removed the hook.
Here's the hook we rook out of the mouth of the largemouth.
We were admiring a beautiful largemouth.
Another crappie being measured.
The one and only sauger that collected on our boat.
Fish float to the surface rapidly, and have to be netted quickly.
No bass or crappie is too small to be collected, measured and weighed.
We even got a couple of water snakes. They were not measured. Whew!
Here's Matt with a fish he netted and is transferring to the live well.
Another pretty bass.
And another...
Off to another location.
A pretty crappie ready to be checked for its vital meassurements.
A large largemouth.
A pair of large largemouths.
Here's the computer device that was used to enter the data from the fish measurements.
A largemouth going on the scales. What a day!!! Just think these guys get paid for doing this kind of work.
Here's another view of the map showing our travels on Douglas Lake. If you have questions or comments please contact me at jrw5255@gmail.com
