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Article: PAUL A. SMITH A random sampling <> Assessment helps group understand Winnebago system
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- August 17, 2008
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Calumet Harbor -- The Calumet pulls out of its dock just after
sunrise, chugging west through a veil of steam that rises from the
warm waters of Lake Winnebago.
It's another day of work on the lake for the 53-foot trawler and
its crew, another opportunity to gain understanding of Lake
Winnebago, one of North America's most unique fisheries.
The crew includes three Department of Natural Resources employees
-- captain Bob Hoodie and fisheries technicians Bob Olynyk and Doug
Rinzel -- and four volunteers (Mike Arrowood, Donald Chrapla, Tracy
Galica and Bob Marin).
At 137,708 acres, Winnebago is Wisconsin's largest lake. It's
also very shallow for its size, with a maximum depth of about 21
feet, ...