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Ice anglers urged to follow VHS rules
With a new statewide poll showing that some anglers aren't taking all needed steps to prevent spreading VHS fish disease, state fisheries officials are asking anglers to redouble efforts year-round, including during winter when water temperatures are the coldest and the disease is most active in fish.
VHS, or viral hemorrhagic septicemia, is not a threat to people or pets but it's a significant fish disease and can cause fish to bleed to death. VHS can infect 37 different species of fish, including game fish and panfish favorites including walleye, bluegill, trout and muskellunge. The disease has demonstrated in other countries and Great Lakes states the potential to cause large fish kills, long-term reductions in wild fish populations, and severe economic impacts.
VHS was first detected in Wisconsin in fish from the Lake Winnebago System in early May 2007. Sampling in 2008 showed that VHS hadn't spread beyond Lake Winnebago and Lake Michigan; a credit to all anglers who followed the VHS rules.
A full listing of permanent VHS rules approved earlier this year can be found online. Printed copies of "Minnows as Bait," (pdf) a brochure explaining the rules are available in DNR service centers and regional offices
Link to WDNR on VHS
Ice anglers urged to follow VHS rules
With a new statewide poll showing that some anglers aren't taking all needed steps to prevent spreading VHS fish disease, state fisheries officials are asking anglers to redouble efforts year-round, including during winter when water temperatures are the coldest and the disease is most active in fish.
VHS, or viral hemorrhagic septicemia, is not a threat to people or pets but it's a significant fish disease and can cause fish to bleed to death. VHS can infect 37 different species of fish, including game fish and panfish favorites including walleye, bluegill, trout and muskellunge. The disease has demonstrated in other countries and Great Lakes states the potential to cause large fish kills, long-term reductions in wild fish populations, and severe economic impacts.
VHS was first detected in Wisconsin in fish from the Lake Winnebago System in early May 2007. Sampling in 2008 showed that VHS hadn't spread beyond Lake Winnebago and Lake Michigan; a credit to all anglers who followed the VHS rules.
A full listing of permanent VHS rules approved earlier this year can be found online. Printed copies of "Minnows as Bait," (pdf) a brochure explaining the rules are available in DNR service centers and regional offices
Link to WDNR on VHS
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