Photo Essay: Conducting fish surveys at Fort McCoy

Photo By Bill Coppernoll | Watershed management biologists Derek Maki and Steve Rood with the Colorado State University conduct a fish survey at Big Sandy Lake on May 1, 2018, at Fort McCoy, Wis. The fish surveys, according to Fisheries Biologist John Noble with the Directorate of Public Works Environmental Division Natural Resources Branch, are necessary to determine the health of the installation’s many waterways. The surveys produce data that is critical for fisheries management. Surveys include electrofishing streams and netting and electrofishing lakes and ponds. Much care is taken to ensure the fish caught are not harmed. Fish caught include rainbow, brook, and brown trout; bluegills; bass; pumpkinseed; crappies; and other warm-water species. (U.S. Army Photo by Bill Coppernoll, Public Affairs Office, Fort McCoy, Wis.)  

FORT MCCOY, WISCONSIN, UNITED STATES

05.29.2018

Story by Scott Sturkol                                                                                                          

Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office           

Watershed management biologists Derek Maki and Steve Rood with the Colorado State University conducted fish surveys and lakes and ponds at Fort McCoy, Wis., in late April and early May.

The fish surveys, according to Fisheries Biologist John Noble with the Directorate of Public Works Environmental Division Natural Resources Branch, are necessary to determine the health of the installation’s many waterways.

The surveys produce data that is critical for fisheries management. Surveys include electrofishing streams and netting and electrofishing lakes and ponds.

Much care is taken to ensure the fish caught are not harmed. Fish caught include rainbow, brook, and brown trout; bluegills; bass; pumpkinseed; crappies; and other warm-water species.

Learn more about Fort McCoy online at www.mccoy.army.mil, on Facebook by searching “ftmccoy,” and on Twitter by searching “usagmccoy.”

• Date Taken: 05.29.2018
• Date Posted: 05.29.2018 14:53
• Story ID: 278712
• Location: FORT MCCOY, WISCONSIN, US