RV Coregonus Schedule
Fishing Wisconsin
2023 R/V COREGONUS CRUISE SCHEDULE
Time | Purpose | Area | Gear |
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January 1 - March 31 |
Winter layup and vessel maintenance |
Sturgeon Bay | Gill net and trawl repair |
April 1 - 8 | Equipment /Launching and prep work | Sturgeon Bay | Change oil, general maintenance, load tank |
April 11 - April 21 | Offshore stocking brown trout | Green Bay stocking out of Marinette | Stocking tank / Oxygen, Regulator – Anti-foam |
April 24 - May 19 | Juvenile Whitefish Assessment | Lake Michigan and Green Bay | GMGN 2 - 3 1/2" 2 - 2 box gangs |
As soon as practical | Travel to Milwaukee | Milwaukee | |
May 22 - June 5 | Lakewide assessments Lake trout and burbot | NE Reef / East Reef. Nearshore Milwaukee |
GMGN 2 1/2 - 6" |
June 6 - June 23 | Yellow Perch spawning assessment | Southern Lake Michigan | Gill net / Dive Gear |
July 10 - July 18 | PFAS Sampling Assessment | Lake Michigan / Green Bay | Madison / Research |
Late June to the end of July | Vessel and gear maintenance | Sturgeon Bay | |
August 7 - August 31 | Yellow Perch Assessment / Whitefish | Green Bay |
Trawling equipment |
Large Vessel Safety Training (September 5 - 8) | Review Safety Gear and LV protocols | Milwaukee | |
September 11 - September 22 |
Hydroacoustic Survey? |
Algoma / Baileys Harbor | GMGN 1 1/2 - 3" 1 box GMGN, 2 boxes std |
September 11 - September 15 | Fall PFAS sampling assistance | Green Bay and Lake Michigan | Madison / Research |
As soon as practical | Travel to Milwaukee | Milwaukee | |
October 18 - November 3 | Lake Trout Spawning Wound Scarring Strain experiment |
Milwaukee inshore
North East / East Reef |
GMGN 4 1/2 - 6" 2 - 2 box gangs (inshore) 1 - 3 box gang (MLR) |
As soon as practical | Travel to Sturgeon Bay | Sturgeon Bay | |
November 6 - November 26 | Whitefish spawning survey Juv. whitefish nets set deep |
Cardy's Reef, Schauer Park, Baileys Harbor Area |
GMGN 3 1/2 - 5 1/2" GMGN 2 - 3 1/2" |
As soon as practical | Travel to Milwaukee | Milwaukee | |
November 30 - December 12 | Yellow Perch | Milwaukee | GMGN 1 - 3 1/4" |
As soon as practical by December 15 | Sturgeon Bay/winter layup | Sturgeon Bay |