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Check Out the New LCWA Message Board Lake Champlain Walleye Association FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Bob Samson, President August 5, 2010 (802) 782-0974 Dedication Ceremony Sandy Point Fishing Access Route 78 Swanton,VT in honor of Larry Greene, former President of the Lake Champlain Walleye Association On Thursday, August 19, 2010, at 11:00 AM, the Fish & Wildlife Department will hold a dedication ceremony to re-name the Sandy Point Fishing Access on Route 78 in the Town of Swanton in honor of Larry Greene. Mr. Greene (deceased) was a past president of the Lake Champlain Walleye Association, and did a great deal to further walleye management and restoration in Vermont. This dedication ceremony will also provide an opportunity to thank Governor Jim Douglas (who will be in attendance), the Lake Champlain Walleye Association, as well as some legislators, for their support of the Walleye Restoration efforts and Fishing Access Area Programs. Mr. Greene spent countless volunteer hours towards restoring the historic walleye fishery on Lake Champlain. “Larry’s tireless efforts over the years on walleye restoration working cooperatively with the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department make Larry deserving of recognition” said Bob Samson President of the Lake Champlain Walleye Association. A career IBM employee, fire chief, charter captain and loving father and grandfather, Larry’s passion was for the out of doors. There was nothing he enjoyed more than being on the water taking someone fishing for “old marble eyes“. Larry experienced the phenomenal Lake Champlain walleye fishery as a youth in Burlington. When the walleye’s went into decline in the seventies and eighties, Larry Greene became part of the solution to restore the fishery. He joined the Lake Champlain Walleye Association (LCWA) and over the years served the organization in many capacities, from Membership Chairperson to President of the Board of Directors. Under his Presidency the LCWA became one of the most important conservation organizations in Vermont. Through his leadership the LCWA pioneered the first Five Year Walleye Management and Restoration Plan for the Lake Champlain Basin in cooperation with the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department. Walleye restoration is making strives each and every year due to the cooperative efforts of the Lake Champlain Walleye Association and the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department. The walleye continues to come back due to fishery pioneers such as Larry Greene. Larry will not see the fruits of his efforts as he succumbed to cancer a decade ago. There is no greater tribute to a man and his family that did so much for Lake Champlain than the upcoming naming of the Sandy Point Fishing Access in his honor. The Lake Champlain Walleye Association (LCWA) is dedicated to the preservation and restoration of the walleye fishery in the Lake Champlain Basin. To learn more about the LCWA and its programs visit the web site at http://www.lcwalleye.org.
VERMONT AGENCY OF NATURAL RESOURCES PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release: October 15, 2009 Media Contacts: Mark Scott or Christopher Saunders, 802-241-3700 Vermont’s Youth Hunting Essay Contest WATERBURY, VT -- The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department and the Vermont Big Game Trophy Club are seeking submissions for the third annual Youth Hunting Memories Contest. “Young Vermont hunters are encouraged to submit a short essay and photo, if available, describing their hunting experience this year,” said Mark Scott with the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department. “Some of the greatest stories told about the Vermont woods in the past two years have come from the hearts of the kids who were out hunting with their family.” Each youth must submit an essay about one of their hunting experiences and include why hunting is important to them. Criteria to be judged include ethics, landowner relations, appreciation of wildlife, respect for our hunting heritage, and family values. Entrants are encouraged to send in their hunting photos with their story. The top entry from each Vermont County will win a special prize from the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department. The Fish and Wildlife Department along with members of the Vermont Big Game Trophy Club and the Vermont 4-H Shooting Sports will select the winners. Winners will be announced at the 2010 Yankee Sportsman Classic Show in January. In addition, the top entry from each county will be eligible to compete for a special big game hunt provided by the Vermont Big Game Trophy Club. Photographs should be sharp, and any game should be displayed in a tasteful manner. Submissions will not be returned. The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department and Vermont Big Game Trophy Club reserve the right to publish photos and essays, and omit submissions that might be offensive. Submissions must include: hunter’s first and last name, address, age, telephone number, county of residence, email address if available, and location of hunt. The contest is open to anyone 16 and younger. Submissions must be received by 4:30 p.m. on December 31, 2009. Email submissions to Ann.Shangraw@state.vt.us or mail to:
2009 Youth Hunting Memories Contest
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VERMONT AGENCY OF NATURAL RESOURCES PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release: August 3, 2009 Media Contact: Wayne Laroche, 802-241-3700
Public Meeting Aug. 6 – Restoring the Missisquoi River
WATERBURY, VT – Restoring the Missisquoi River to a natural flow by removing the no longer used Swanton Dam would improve the resident fishery and be an economic benefit to the local community, according to the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department.
Fish & Wildlife is holding a public meeting from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m., Thursday August 6, at the Swanton Municipal Complex to discuss and answer questions concerning removal of the Swanton Dam and restoration of fish passage from Lake Champlain to Highgate Falls.
Commissioner Wayne Laroche will provide a short presentation and facilitate a public discussion. If you are interested in learning more about this issue or would like to express your opinion, please attend. VERMONT AGENCY OF NATURAL RESOURCES PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release: April
29, 2009 New Walleye Regulation Reminder WATERBURY, VT – With walleye fishing season starting Saturday, May 2, in much of Vermont , the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department is reminding anglers of a new minimum length and daily limit set by regulation. A new fishing regulation designed to improve walleye fishing in Vermont took effect in January. The new fishing rules apply to all waters of Vermont except Lake Carmi , Chittenden Reservoir and the Connecticut River . Walleye and sauger now have an 18” minimum length and a 3-fish combined in the aggregate daily creel limit. The open season is from the first Saturday in May to March 15. The 18” minimum length limit increases the chances that female walleye will have at least one opportunity to spawn before being caught by anglers. The reduced creel limit may help spread the harvest more evenly among anglers. The statewide closed season will help protect walleye during the spawning period. The new regulation also protects sauger, which are increasingly rare in Lake Champlain . Fishing rules on Lake Carmi , Chittenden Reservoir and the Connecticut River will not change in 2009. Lake Carmi ’s special slot limit for walleye was implemented because of the uniquely high productivity and high rate of walleye harvest in this lake, but fisheries biologists say this slot limit is not appropriate for most of Vermont ’s waters. Chittenden Reservoir has special walleye regulations in order to produce large walleye that can help control the over-abundant yellow perch population in that Reservoir and provide anglers with an opportunity to harvest a trophy walleye. New Hampshire is responsible for the walleye regulations on the Connecticut River .
The group became active and began to raise Walleye Fry in ponds to produce Fingerlings for stocking. Realizing that the State of Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department should be involved the group became politically active. As a result of their political actions a legislative mandate was issued that there would be a Walleye restoration plan by Vermont Fish & Wildlife. The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department in conjunction with LCWA created the first five year Walleye Plan. Since that time enormous progress has taken place. Please take the time to review the program descriptions here on our website you will see how much has been accomplished.
LCWA was incorporated in 1984 as a non-profit and received a 501 C-3 federal status in 1994. LCWA is an all volunteer organization. We have no paid staff and rely solely on our membership for all of our accomplishments. We welcome your participation. If you would like to participate in the Walleye restoration effort, please contact one of our Officers or Directors listed on this site.
We will make every effort to keep current and useful information available to you.
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