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www.muskiesinc.org September / October 2017.....MUSKIE 1 Board of Directors The President’s Message Executive Committee President, Jim Ashton 3KRQH  Email: [email protected] VP Finance/Treasurer, Jim Ashton (TEMP) 3KRQH %\-LP$VKWRQ (PDLO YSILQDQFH#PXVNLHVLQFRUJ 0XVNLHV,QF3UHVLGHQW VP Fisheries & Research, Jim Moore 3KRQH  Email: president@ (PDLO YSUHVHDUFK#PXVNLHVLQFRUJ muskiesinc.org VP Internal Affairs, Fred Brogle 3KRQH  Email: YSLQWHUQDODIIDLUV#PXVNLHVLQFRUJ During a recent Muskies, Inc. VP Membership, Jim Evers meeting a member said: “I 3KRQH  believe there are members, I (PDLO YSPHPEHUVKLS#PXVNLHVLQFRUJ believe there are volunteers”. VP Communications & Marketing, Patrick With more than 6,000 members, Krumenacker 3KRQH  Muskies, Inc.’s success and (PDLO YSFRPPXQLFDWLRQV#PXVNLHVLQFRUJ strength relies on and benefits VP Youth Activities, Caiden Ramsell from the efforts of active 3KRQH members who participate in their (PDLO YS\RXWK#PXVNLHVLQFRUJ chapters in various positions as Corporate Secretary, Jim Ashton (TEMP) well as promoting and enjoying 3KRQH  muskie fishing. Without the Email: [email protected] “muskie” Muskies, Inc. and Past-President, Carl Phillips other similar organizations Email: [email protected] would not exist. But with thanks 6HQLRU5HJLRQDO5HSUHVHQWDWLYHVDUHDOVR ([HFXWLYH&RPPLWWHH0HPEHUV to the active involvement of members at all levels we are Regional Representatives moving forward in strong fashion in our 51st year. 5HJLRQ Term Expires Like any mature organization, Muskies, Inc. may have experienced  Curt Ellestad ......  years when it was one step forward two steps back. The Board has Brian Johnson ......    0LNH5LKD......  recognized and prioritized areas of operation and communication 5HJLRQ that need to be addressed. We are working to improve these areas,  -HII0LOOHU ......  but realize that our approach will take longer to gain results in lieu   *UHJ:HOOV......  of a band aid approach that will not benefit MI. In the coming 7HPSRUDULO\9DFDQW ......  months I hope to share with you what the Board has accomplished 5HJLRQ since March and what some of our goals are for the future.  'DYLG-RKQVRQ ......  Bob Sisson ......  At the top of our list is our effort to reinstate all chapters under  7HPSRUDULO\9DFDQW ......  Muskies, Inc.’s 501(c)(3) eligibility. This problem occurred several 5HJLRQ years ago; why it happened is no longer noteworthy. What is  .LPEHUO\&DWHV ......  Earle Hammond ......  important is for our membership to know we are making progress,   )UDQN$:DOWHU......  albeit a bit slower than we would prefer. This effort has involved  6HQLRU5HJLRQDO5HSUHVHQWDWLYH 086.,( LV SXEOLVKHG H[FOXVLYHO\ IRU WKH PHPEHUVKLSRI0XVNLHV,QFDQGVXEVFULSWLRQV FRPHZLWKDSDLGPHPEHUVKLS0XVNLHV,QFLV Submissions to MUSKIE Magazine D  F    QRQSURILW RUJDQL]DWLRQ Membership classes and associated annual Persons interested in submitting reading content for publication dues are listed on the form at the bottom of page one. Copies of MUSKIE magazine are should contact the Editor at - [email protected] DYDLODEOHDWHDFKIURPWKH0XVNLHV,QF Persons interested in submitting photos for publication should contact 0HPEHU6HUYLFHV&RQWULEXWRUVJUDQWULJKWVIRU 0, WR SXEOLVK RQFH LQ 086.,( 0DJD]LQH the Photo Editor at - [email protected] ERWK WKH SULQW DQG RQOLQH YHUVLRQV LQFOXGLQJ DUFKLYHVDQGRQWKH0,ZHEVLWH Contributors grant rights for MI to publish in MUSKIE Magazine (both WKHSULQWDQGRQOLQHYHUVLRQVLQFOXGLQJDUFKLYHV RQWKH0,ZHEVLWH 0,FDOHQGDUVRFLDOPHGLDDQGDQ\DGYHUWLVLQJSULQWVYLGHRV

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4 MUSKIE..... September / October 2017 2017 Minnesota State High School Muskie

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Minnesota Chapters of Muskies, Inc. with hadhad a ninicece meameall whwhileile DiDirectorrector RRihaiha announceannouncedd places support from the Hugh Becker Foundation held the and prizes. 2017 Minnesota State High School Muskie Tournament Every participant received a Plano Tackle Box with on Lake Vermilion. This was the 8th year of this four new muskie baits. Every participant received a tournament. Tournament headquarters was located at blaze orange Sport-Tek shirt with the Tournament logo. Vermilion Dam Lodge on the north-central part of the Winners of the tournament were Hunter Penrose and lake. Rayce Eggebraaten of Parkers Prairie High School The day started at 6:15 AM with guide Bob Benson located in west-central Minnesota. Both sophomores giving the 12 competing teams a few pointers on the won by catching the largest northern pike of the day. tournament waters. Lake Vermilion is so large that we (No muskies were caught on tournament day). Each limit tournament waters to the western half of the lake. received a walnut plaque in the shape of the state of Bob gave sound advice in telling the kids to try the Minnesota and a 9-foot muskie rod. three options at this time of year: weeds, rocks, and Second Place went to Colton Gottwalt and Sam Nagel representing Little Falls especially open water. Hunter Penrose and Rayce Eggebraaten were Then director Mike Riha advised WKH¿UVWSODFHZLQQHUVRIWKHWRXUQDPHQW High School. They received participants about the rules, contact second place plaques and an information, where the emergency 8-foot muskie rod each. boats were spread about the lake, Third place went to Tyler and that any fish caught needed to Carlstrom and Jeremy be out of the water for 30 seconds Gilbertson, both seniors, or less. This was a catch, photo, representing Wayzata High release tournament. No fish could School. They also received be kept. Each team was given a third place plaques and 7-foot departure number and they left in muskie rods each. order. Mike Riha would like to thank The weather was cold, cloudy, all the parents and relatives that but thankfully without rain. From had to sacrifice time, effort, and 6:30 AM to 2:30 PM the teams treasure to see these kids get a tried their best, but alas, as is often chance to fish a big lake with the case, the muskies were not big fish. cooperative. Special thanks go to the adult Some sad faces coming in turned volunteers who chose to use to happy faces as teams viewed the their valuable resources to help prize packages waiting for all. Ed Tausk, owner and with the tournament. They include: Terry Schar, Nick operator of Vermilion Dam Lodge, had his chef, Rick, Poppler, Aaron Peterson, Mark Weiss, Chris Thury, make brats, potato salad, beans, and lemonade for the Curt Ellestad, Erin and Josh Knutson, Chris Cochran, returning participants. They, along with their relatives, (Text continued on page 6) www.muskiesinc.org September / October 2017.....MUSKIE 5 Chris Riha, Jim Kath, and the Women Angler’s of Minnesota. Without them the tournament would not have happen. Second Place went to Colton Gottwalt The tournament committee is and Sam Nagel representing Little Falls +LJK6FKRRO considering changing the eligibility for the tournament for next year. We are thinking of expanding the tournament to include 7th and 8th graders as well. If you are reading this and have kids in those grades next year and you think they would be interested in competing send an email next February to the tournament director Mike Riha at [email protected]. If you have an opinion as to whether including these younger kids in our tournament is good or bad and wish to share that with the committee-againi i send your comments to the tournament director. Third place went to If you would like to volunteer or donate to the Tyler Carlstrom and tournament, contact the director. We always need the Jeremy Gilbertson, financial help and service help as there are no fees both seniors, representing Wayzata charged by the tournament for participation by kids. +LJK6FKRRO - Mike Riha, Tournament Director

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Phone: 1-800-US-BUILT www.lakewoodproducts.com [email protected] JUNE LUNKER OF THE MONTH: Chapter 47’s Adam J. Minnick (Coopersville, Michigan) comes in not only with June’s Lunker of the Month, but the largest registered fish of the season. Adam and his best fishing partner Scott were fishing the Elk Chain. He describes the Chain as being 16 miles long, an aggregation of large and small lakes. Cut off from Lake Michigan years ago by a dam to create the lakes, the Chain holds a pure strain of lake trout and has deep clear water in many of the lakes. Adam and Scott had planned it as a four-day trip of fishing, but weather was a factor. Plagued with high skies and high pressure they spent over 35 hours fishing and went into the middle of the last day with no fish. Fishing a location of open - Fred Esox Brogle water near a travel-way the two had one bite off the planer board, it was Adam’s turn and the fish took a GreetingsGreetings eveveryone:veryone: CaCann yoyouu bebelievelieve itit?? We aarere ooverver homemade frog-colored crankbait two hours before half way through the year. You are getting this issue for they were to leave. Their perseverance finally paid off September/October, but our reporting records ended with a 56.75-inch monster that had a huge head. Note July 9th. We have been giving those East Coast and the unusual mark on top of the head. Adam believes reservoir anglers a head start, this to be a lamprey mark, so but the Midwest will make they named her “Spot”. their run and if you look at the MEN’S TOP 25: Our top numbers they are catching up. two leaders for the Top 25 are So let’s go through the divisions our same two Lunkers of the and see who is on top. Month anglers. Adam Minnick MAY LUNKER OF THE with our largest registered fish MONTH: Chapter 47’s of the season, his 56.75-incher. Nicholas Day (Rapid City, In second place is Nicholas Michigan) had a good day; Day with a real nice 55 incher. twice, in a manner of speaking. Nick and Adam are from the $GDP0LQQLFNKROGVDQLQFUHGLEOHORRNLQJLQFK Last year Nick was fishing the ¿VKFDXJKWIURPWKH(ON&KDLQ0LFKLJDQ7KH(ON same chapter and know each Elk Chain on May 31st, 2016 Chain is kicking out some giants! other well and fish the same when his girlfriend caught a water but in different locations. 55-inch muskie with a crooked Nick Day with a porky 55 incher from MEN’S DIVISION: Last issue back. One year later, to the day, 0LFKLJDQ¶V(ON&KDLQ+LVJLUOIULHQGFDXJKW we featured Kevin Holland, who WKHVDPH¿VKD\HDUEHIRUH Nick returned to the same crib spot is still leading this division, so I and caught the same muskie. The want to highlight our second place fish still had a crooked back and angler, Chapter 52’s Richard according to Nick, the fish Fedewa. Richard is from obviously looked the same. He was Campbellsville, Kentucky and fishing solo while trolling in 18 to fishes the Green River. He 20 feet of water near those cribs. basically has three favorite spots He was only fishing 20 minutes and this year has been a muskie when this beast hit a Hammer Lure. anglers dream. Richard has been That fish gave him a good fight and finding fish on flats in “wolf was released after the photo. That packs” early in the season and has is a good story Nick and a darn nice been throwing spinnerbaits. One fish. day while fishing 2 to 3 feet of (Text continued on page 8) www.muskiesinc.org September / October 2017.....MUSKIE 7 Men's Top 25 for 2017 (as of July 9, 2017) Rank / Member Chapter Length Date Caught Lake County State Lure Ricahrd Fedewa and a lanky 49 1 Adam J. Minnick 47 56.75 6/9/2017 Elk Chain Antrim MI Homemade Crank Bait LQFKHUIURPWKH*UHHQ5LYHU 2 Nicholas Day 47 55.00 5/31/2017 Elk Chain Grand Traverse MI Hammer Lure 3 Spencer Berman 58 54.75 6/27/2017 Lake St. Clair Macomb MI Bull Dawg Jerk 4 John Mortimer 47 54.00 6/8/2017 French River Ontario ON Mortimer Kirby 5 Spencer Berman 58 54.00 6/28/2017 Lake St. Clair Macomb MI Bull Dawg Jerk 6 Mike Brister 46 53.50 6/19/2017 Plantagenet Hubbard MN Jake 7 Brian Klein 65 53.25 6/3/2017 Detroit Lakes Becker MN Blue Water Bait 8 Todd Clanin 39 52.50 6/16/2017 Wisconsin River Lincoln WI Dr. Evil 9 Adam D. Cooper 10 52.00 2/21/2017 McMaster Knox IL Suick 10 Mike Brister 46 52.00 6/21/2017 Plantagenet Hubbard MN Headlock 11 Eric Kohn 37 52.00 6/22/2017 Mississippi River Stearns MN Whopper Plopper 12 Ray H. Elkins 19 52.00 6/23/2017 Lake St. Clair Ontario ON Wiley Crank 13 John Santer 21 52.00 7/1/2017 Vermilion St. Louis MN Medusa 14 Brian Rutten 15 51.50 7/5/2017 Plantagenet Hubbard MN Slammer Crank 15 Brian Toia 22 51.00 4/21/2017 Greenwood Lake Sussex NJ Wiley Crank 16 Michael Hanson 8 51.00 6/15/2017 Fox River Brown WI Essox Assult 17 Kyle DeBell 30 51.00 6/25/2017 Vermilion St. Louis MN Mattlock 18 Dale D. Mueller 35 51.00 6/29/2017 Minnetonka Hennepin MN Suick 19 Charles R. Carpenter 9 51.00 7/6/2017 Lake St. Clair Ontario ON Medussa 20 Brian Rutten 15 51.00 7/8/2017 Plantagenet Hubbard MN Physco Sister 21 Christopher Franzen 21 50.75 6/7/2017 Minnetonka Hennepin MN Plastic Minnow 22 Chuck Harmon 19 50.50 6/3/2017 West Branch Reservoir Portage OH Boss Shad 23 Chris Shuck 19 50.50 6/3/2017 Salt Fork Lake Guernsey OH Legend Perch

water he caught eight fish in only 12 casts. On another day he was guiding a client when he caught 10 fish in one hour and lost two. He relates to several days like this when the water was high and the water temps were cooler. Right now the -Hৼ+DQVRQKROGVRQHRIKLV DWWKHWLPH water temperatures are in the 80s making fishing more of writing) 57 muskies, just one behind the difficult. Here is Richard with his biggest fish of the 0HQ¶V0DVWHUV'LYLVLRQOHDGHU'DYLG:KLWH season a really nice 49 incher. MEN’S MASTERS: Even though David White is leading this division, Chapter 8’s Jeff Hanson from Verona, Wisconsin, with 57 fish, is only one fish Charlotte Fuchs sits atop the behind the leader. Jeff guides on the Madison Chain :RPHQV0DVWHUV'LYLVLRQ+HUH and attributes his success to just being on the water she’s seen posing with a nice muskie IURP/HHVEXUJ5HVHUYRLU2KLR

Men's Division for 2017 (as of July 9, 2017) Muskies Avg. Rank / Member Name Chapter City State Points Caught Length 1 Kevin Holland 49 Hammond IN 63 801 39 2 Richard Fedewa 52 Campbellsville KY 31 454 41 3 Brian Toia 22 Astoria NY 29 404 40 4 Sang Vang 8 Madison WI 22 379 43 5 Randy Huizenga 11 East Moline IL 30 357 38 6 Michael F Zicafoose 9 Fairmont WV 34 319 35 7 Jason Chalmers 19 North Canton OH 25 281 37 8 Ryan Smith 19 Massillon Oh 23 267 38 9 Rickie Dunlap 63 Weston WV 17 241 40 10 Will Tolerton 19 Paris Oh 22 224 36 11 Timothy A Smith 19 Rogers OH 16 208 39 12 Michael Handlogten 47 Middleville MI 15 208 40 13 Gordon Dixon 64 Shippenville PA 17 196 37 14 Frank Porupski 16 New Salem PA 15 186 38 15 Jeff Micholic 62 Wausau WI 14 183 39 16 Jordan Klingbeil 6 Stanley Wi 16 174 37 17 Bill Zonker 18 Bridgeport OH 12 168 40 18 Billy Wehrle 63 Charleston WV 16 164 36 19 Matthew Ross 63 Elizabeth WV 15 157 37 20 William A. Hall 9 Fairmont WV 15 155 36 21 Jason Basic 23 Youngstown OH 14 152 37 22 Kevin Pepin 12 Crivitz WI 19 145 34 23 Steve Bates 21 North Saint Paul MN 15 144 35 24 Brian Klein 65 New Berlin WI 10 143 40 25 Dan Roberts 9 Elizabeth WV 14 142 36

8 MUSKIE..... September / October 2017 3URXGGDG-Hৼ+DQVRQKHOSVKLVGDXJKWHU every day. Jeff fishes primarily Monona and Waubesa and 'HY\Q+DQVRQKROGKHU¿UVWPXVNLH often uses a “Muskie Train” crankbait. The day I spoke with Jeff, he had his daughter, Devyn, out on the water when she caught her very first muskie. Keep it up Jeff! WOMEN’S TOP 25: Anita Doenz, of Chapter 33, is from Grasston, Minnesota, and recently joined Muskies, Inc. Although she is new to Muskies, Inc., she isn’t new to muskie fishing. She is at the top of this category with her very first muskie entered in the Lunge Log. Anita’s 51.5 inch was caught on Lake Vermilion at the same spot where she caught a 53 incher last year, while fishing with her boyfriend and net man Tony. She was not a member at the time. This day Anita was fishing a weedy bay throwing a white Fudally “Candy Spin” which she likes to use most of the time. The fish hit rather lightly and at first she wasn’t sure what she had on, but then the fish took off and she had a good tussle. Welcome to Muskies, Inc. Anita and congratulations on your very first entry. WOMEN’S DIVISION: Lisa Tenney at this time seems to be a runaway winner in the Women’s Division, with 44 fish registered, WOW! We featured Lisa in our last edition and she has a tremendous passion for the sport, this woman loves muskie fishing. You’re doing great Lisa, keep it up. I am sure we will see more on Lisa in the future. WOMEN’S MASTERS: A tie in numbers but a leader $QLWD'RHQ]VWUDLQVWRKROGDJLUWK\LQFK¿VK in points. Charlotte Fuchs from North Canton, Ohio and caught on Fudally Candy Spin from Lake Vermilion, Chapter 19 has the current lead. Charlotte has a cabin on 0LQQHVRWD$QLWDUHFHQWO\MRLQHG0XVNLHV,QFVROHW¶V welcome her aboard! the Leesburg Reservoir where she does most of her fishing. Charlotte prefers trolling as she has carpal tunnel syndrome, so she runs two flat lines on ten-foot rods, one

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12 MUSKIE..... September / October 2017 With colder nights and shortening days, big muskie season is just around the corner. When you catch one of those giants, send us your photos! As you read this have revealed populations of fishes that consist of we are compiling content for the 2018 Muskies, Inc. individuals with different behavioural types, such as calendar, so if you have anything from the spring or those that are bold and shy. In fact, recent research has summer that you’d like to share pass that on to us. shown that bold fish take more risks and are thus more We recently entered a trial partnership with Steve vulnerable to angling. This finding has important Worrall of OutdoorsFirst to promote Muskies, Inc. via implications for the structuring of fish populations, Facebook. I am pleased to report that we have obtained though such results are likely most important in over two dozen new memberships. At a time where harvest-based fisheries (i.e., not muskie fisheries). In social media is playing an increasingly important role any case, I’m eager to interact with some bold muskies in everything from politics to dissemination of science, in the near future, maybe in the gin clear waters of the this perhaps does not come as a surprise. I think this is St. Lawrence River. something we can foster and continue to develop. If If any Muskies, Inc. members are SCUBA divers and anyone has additional ideas on how we can use social have encountered muskies before, I’d love to hear from media to promote Muskies, Inc., drop me an email at you. Maybe if you have a worthy story or two it could [email protected] to share your thoughts; become the basis for a short article here in MUSKIE. I will then pass those on to the powers that be. Good luck to everyone hitting this water this fall. Remember: (on those sunny fall days) wear your sunscreen and practice catch-and-release. - Sean

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14 MUSKIE..... September / October 2017 This might not be the best time to be throwing your sharp? Check your drag. Keep a comeback lure handy. favorite lure. Search baits like bucktails, swimbaits, I keep a spare rod and reel ready in case a backlash or and topwaters are the best bet for covering ground other problem develops. Make each cast 3’- 5’ apart. quickly. Bucktails may be the best search bait going. I Figure 8 as often as you can even if you don’t see a fol- XVHDYDULHW\RIGL൵HUHQWEODGHVDQGVL]HVXSWR¶VDV low. My partner Nick Brenner can tell you about the searchers. Their straight retrieve doesn’t require much LPSRUWDQFHRIEOLQGV

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Les Lyons and his son Jacob from the Penn-Jersey chapter were fishing with guide Todd Young on Lake Chatauqua when this 46.25-inch muskie agreed to make Jacob smile. Another nice tiger muskie from the Utah mountain waters for of Chapter 65. Tom Fowles This nice release Being in the water with the fish really makes for shot is from a personal connection - and a cool picture! Chris Franzen (North Metro), who needed some help from his pregnant wife Andrea to net this 50.75 incher. Congrats on both!

Eric Gruenhagen from the Mississippi Valley Chapter safely sends off a thick 47-inch fish.

Mike Milz of Chapter 6 captured a cool moment with his dad Quentin silhouetted against the golden Rhinelander sunset.

www.muskiesinc.org September / October 2017.....MUSKIE 17 A Fudally Candy Spin ZLWKDVLPSOHEXWHৼHFWLYH MODIFy PRGL¿FDWLRQDZKLWHJUXE RQWKHWUDLOKRRN7KHDXWKRU also advocates replacing the ÀXWHGEODGHVZLWKD Colorado blade for more FALL WKXPS 0RGL¿HG5DG'RJVSLQQHUEDLW with a white grub attached to BITE WKHWUDLOHUKRRN - Steve Scepaniak

I mentioned to my clients to modify their jerk baits RI\RXUVSLQQHUEDLW0DQ\VSLQQHUEDLWVKDYHDÀXWHGILEL0L with the changes I sent them as they insisted on using blade. I like to replace mine with a number 8 Colora- their own lures. Needless to say the changes to their do blade. This blade adds a ton of “thump” factor and lures did not get done. vibration. Too much hair will cause the lure to rise to :HZHUHRQWKH¿UVWSDVVRIDSURGXFWLYHZHHGEHG quickly. Trimming the hair will help keep it down in ZKHQWHQ\DUGVLQ,JRWWKH¿UVWKLW:HQHWWHGDQGUH- WKHVWULNH]RQH,NHHSDJRRGVXSSO\RIGL൵HUHQWFRORU leased a fat 46 incher. I quickly turned the boat around and size blades. Changing the color of the blade can be and followed my GPS trail exactly to repeat the last very productive. SDVV7HQ\DUGVSDVWZKHUH,FDXJKWWKH¿UVWPXVNLH, IN LINE BUCKTAIL: For over thirty years I have got hit again. Just like the other muskie, we netted the DGGHGDYHU\VPDOOEODGHDWWDFKHGWRD¿QHZLUHDQG 45 incher and let her go. I turned the boat around and a swivel on repeated the last two passes. In the same spot as the 45 the back of my LQFK,JRWKLWIRUDWKLUGWLPH,FRXOGWHOOWKLV¿VKZDV bucktails. Now ELJJHUDV,ZDV¿JKWLQJLW$IWHUSLFWXUHVRILQFKHV you can buy and a good release I had two clients searching franti- them. But do cally for any tool they had to modify their Suicks the WKLV PRGL¿FD- way I instructed them to do two weeks earlier. A tiny teaser blade tion to your can be added to your All three muskies were caught on the same pass with- double bladed favorite bucktail by LQWHQ\DUGVRIHDFKRWKHUDQGZLWKLQ¿IWHHQPLQXWHV lures. I did attaching one to a This kind of action is not uncommon when there is a small clevis, then a this as soon as short length of wire QHZRUPRGL¿HGOXUHWKDWWKHPXVNLHVKDYHQRWVHHQ double blades that can be looped With the lack of muskie stocking in many mid-west- came out and over a bend in one of WKHWUHEOHV HUQVWDWHVFDWFKLQJWKHHOXVLYHSUHGDWRULVGH¿QLWHO\EH- ZH RXW ¿VKHG coming harder and harder, but with some simple tweaks those double DQGPRGL¿FDWLRQVWR\RXUFXUUHQWOXUHV\RXFDQSXWWKH blades without odds back in your favor. Here are a few simple ideas WKLV PRGL¿FD- and ways to help your fall bite this year with jerk baits, tion. Add a dif- spinner baits and in-line bucktails. ferent size and color blade to MODIFICATIONS WKHEXFNWDLO0DNHDQR൵VHWFXWZKHUHWKHKROHDWWKH top of the blade is. Attach the blade to the clevis and SPINNERBAITS: There are many ways to modify bend straight to secure. Trim the hair. Lure companies your spinnerbaits into a more productive lure. I like DGGDORWRIKDLUIRUDUHDVRQ:KDW¿VKHUPDQZDQWVWR to add a four inch white grub to the rear single hook. buy a scantily haired lure? :KLWHLVWKHFRORURIHYHU\JDPH¿VKEDLW¿VKDQGSUH\ JERK BAITS: My favorite lure in fall is the jerk ¿VKEHOO\LQWKHIUHVKZDWHUV\VWHP&KDQJHWKHEODGH bait. I personally like the Suick. You can easily modify

18 MUSKIE..... September / October 2017 $PRGL¿HG6XLFN 0RGL¿HG6XLFN complete with teaser tail showing blade attached to the position of WKHWDLO the hole that a small blade can DWWDFKWR any jerk bait that has a metal tail on the back by add- ing a piece of colored Mylar tape to the tail. There are many colors and choices. Put the tape on the bottom of the tail. Weight your jerk baits. I like to weight mine so when I get a hit I can come sstraightttrai igh htt up wwithit ithh th theer rod R൵VHW'ULOODKROHLQWKHERWWRPRIWKHOXUHWRZDUGVWKH for a hook set. front. Add a piece of cut round stock and epoxy it shut. +RZ H൵HFWLYH LV WKLV MHUN EDLW PRGL¿FDWLRQ DQG UH- ,WR൵HUVDWRWDOO\GL൵HUHQWDFWLRQ trieve? Between my clients and me in over 28 plus years Add a seductive teaser blade to the metal tail. There of guiding, we have taken over 1,500 muskies and pike are a few ways to do this. Find center on the tail and RYHULQFKHV2QHPRGL¿HG6XLFNDORQHLQ\HDUV drill a small hole an eighth inch from the bottom. Add caught over 1,000 pike and muskies up to 36 pounds. a split ring, and then a small swivel with another split I retired that lure when it was featured in “OUTDOOR ULQJ1RZDGGDVPDOOEODGHWKHVL]HRI\RXUOLWWOH¿Q- LIFE” magazine. gernail. All my blades that I add to any lure are orange. +DYH IXQ WU\LQJ \RXU RZQ PRGL¿FDWLRQV RQ \RXU lures. Remember there isn’t a lure the muskies have not seen, but if you change it up in one way or another it TECHNIQUE EHFRPHVDWRWDOO\GL൵HUHQWOXUHWRWKHHOXVLYHPXVNLH Keep a tight line and set the hook HARD. (YHQWKHEHVWORRNLQJDQGPRVW¿QHO\WXQHGOXUHLV *Steve is the owner of Predator Guide Service (320) 253-7535. worthless if not worked properly. With my spinner baits, I cast out and let them sink for at least two to three seconds before I begin my retrieve. I like to retrieve them just fast enough to feel a steady thumping of the blade. In line spinners I will cast out and again let them sink. I will retrieve them at a fairly fast steady pace. Never burn them. I will only speed up if I have a follow. 7KH MHUN EDLW LV D GL൵HUHQW VWRU\ HQWLUHO\ :KHQ , work it the lure resembles a spastic disco dancer. This WHFKQLTXHSD\VR൵³%,*´WLPH0XVNLHVDUHRULHQWHG to sound. Cast out and let it sit for a few seconds. If there is any muskie in the area, this pause will give the muskie enough time to home in on it. I give one small jerk and pause again for a couple of seconds. Now I begin my retrieve. I start with a hard sharp jerk straight GRZQZLWKP\URG QRWR൵WRWKHVLGH DQGZLQGXSWKH slack quickly. Ninety percent of the strikes on a jerk bait happen on the pause when you wind up your slack and if you wait too long to retrieve it, you will never feel the hit. The rhythm and series of jerks goes like this with each jerk as number. Jerk, 1 retrieve, 1-2 re- trieve, 1 retrieve, 1-2-3 retrieve. Repeat this technique at a fast pace all the way to the boat. I always jerk down www.muskiesinc.org September / October 2017.....MUSKIE 19 a Tradition Living - Stephanie Forrer-Harbridge

The early morning chill was crisp, the fog thick. A ky Ridge Sports Shop, a local bait, tackle, and meat TXLHWH[FLWHPHQW¿OOHGWKHDLUDQGDQWLFLSDWLRQJUHZWKH shop in Radisson, Wisconsin owned by Mike’s brother, closer we got to the lake. I was going through the gear Mark Heath. One thing we immediately noticed about FKHFNOLVWLQP\KHDGDORQJZLWKDOORIWKH¿VKLQJSRLQW- this area is it that we felt at home everywhere we went. ers I received from our buddy Ace Sommerfeld during I, personally, cannot think of anything more fun than RXUPDQ\ULYHU¿VKLQJWULSV,ZDQWHGWREHDEOHWRKROG a family friendly muskie tournament. It gives you the my own and keep up with “the guys”. H[SHULHQFHRI¿VKLQJLQDWRXUQDPHQWZLWKRXWWKHKLJK Little did I know, I would soon be having one of the dollar entrance fees and equipment. It provides the EHVW¿VKLQJWULSVRIP\OLIHQRWEHFDXVHRIDELJFDWFK comradery of the locals and their families and friends, but because of the people I met along the way. That is which is my kind of competition. Many of the entrants RQHRIWKHEHVWWKLQJVDERXW¿VKLQJ area locals, both young and old, it does not always have to be about ZKRZ KDYH ¿VKHG WKLV WRXUQDPHQW what you catch to make a truly life- forf many years. As I met more and changing experience. morem contestants I soon discovered One of the best kept secrets in thatth there were several who also Wisconsin is the Last Frontier droved hundreds of miles from as Muskie Tournament held annually farf away as Illinois to attend. This on the third weekend in September tournamentt not only helps teach and the second weekend in June. Sunrise opening morning of the tournament as youngstersy about healthy competi- This year marks its 34th Anni- 0LNH+HDWKUHHOVLQKLV¿UVWFDVWRIWKHGD\ tiont and working with other sports- versary and it is the oldest known men,m but how to respect and prop- muskie tournament in the area, erlye handle wildlife. with the tradition of allowing both When talking to Mike about the OLYH DQG DUWL¿FLDO EDLWV 7KH VWRU\ beginningsb of the Last Frontier behind the beginning of this tour- MuskieM Tournament his eyes twin- nament and history of the area are kledk and he would talk about being very interesting. a young boy working at the lodge The town of Winter, Wiscon- forf a summer job. He happens not sin was founded in 1904 and the RQO\WREHRQHRIWKHRULJLQDO¿VKR -

WRZQ¶V SRVW R൶FH ZDV EXLOW WKDW Canadian Geese frequent the shorline of the HUPHQLQWKHWRXUQDPHQWVWLOO¿VKH - same year. The town is located in ODNHVDQGPDUVKHVWKURXJKRXW:LVFRQVLQ ingin today, but was also present at the southeastern corner of Sawyer theth “kitchen table” where the tour- County and was named after W.C. WiWinter, a SSuperin- i QDPHQWZDV¿UVWGUHDPWRI\HDUVDJR¿G tendent of the North Western Railroad Line that runs He describes a day in May 1983 when friends Nola through the town. Sawyer County itself has miles of Stephano of Blaisdell Lake Lodge and Donald and trails for hiking, cross-country skiing, ATV riding, and Marian Heise of (Maradon Resort on Barker Lake, snowmobiling. Hunting in the area is some of the best discussed having a muskie tournament. Mike saw the around for deer, bear, and turkey. In addition, there are dream become a reality and the tournament was soon PDQ\DFUHVRIODNHVDQGULYHUVIRUERDWLQJDQG¿VKLQJ held alternating between the two lakes; one would hold 7KHQXPHURXVODNHVULYHUVFUHHNVDQGÀRZDJHVKDYH the tournament in the fall and the other in the spring. YDULRXVVSHFLHVRI¿VKLQFOXGLQJDPXFKVRXJKWDIWHU This carried on for a number of years until Blaisdell population of muskies. Lake Lodge closed and Maradon’s was sold. I had the pleasure of meeting a lifetime resident, and The tournament was then held at the Wolf’s Retreat owner of Mike’s Guide Service, Mike Heath. My hus- Resort, the new name for the former Maradon Resort. band Scott and I met Mike while shopping at the Whis- The tournament is now sponsored by the Bucktail

20 MUSKIE..... September / October 2017 Lodge,L Winter, WI. Al- old timers,” they said with a smile and a chuckle. thoughth the tournament $FRXSOHRIRWKHU¿VKLQJSDUWQHUVZHUHEURWKHUVLQ ssponsor has changed law Carver Davis from River Falls, Wisconsin and Tom oover the years, the tra- Housel a local resident. They talked about the Hallow- ditiond is still going HHQVQRZVWRUPZKHQWKH\VWLOOZHQW¿VKLQJDQGFDXJKW strongs and welcomes a personal best muskie for them. Tom placed third in newn entrants from near the 2015 fall tournament. anda far. Fishing is al- During the spring 2015 tournament, they netted a llowed on several local muskie that Tom described as being over 50 inches. He llakes and a steak dinner said he is going back after her again this year! Mike Heath demonstrates a proper hold, prior to releasing one of the iis put on at the Bucktail The overall winner of the fall 2015 Last Frontier Muskie’s he caught and released LLodge with trophies, Muskie Tournament was Tyler Janzen with a 47.25- GXULQJWKHWRXUQDPHQW sseveral additional priz- LQFKPXVNLHDFORVHVHFRQGZDV7L൵DQLH.RKOV ZLWK ees, and lots of goodies KHUYHU\¿UVWPXVNLHDWLQFKHV2WKHU¿UVWPXVNLHV for everyone provided by Ron Bundy, Bob Berg, and were Memphis Hulbert with a 33-inch and Tom Hundt Mike Heath, the tournaments organizers. They also ZLWKDLQFK$WRWDORIHOHYHQPXVNLHVZHUHYHUL¿HG receive several donated prizes from vendors and local for the tournament. Several were caught, released and businesses as well. not registered. ,¿VKHGLQWKHIDOOWRXUQDPHQWZLWK0LNH+HDWK 7KDWLVWKHWKLQJDERXWPXVNLH¿VKLQJ\RXFDQVSHQG and his son Nick Heath. In the buddy boat with us were an entire day having great fun and enjoying the scenery Duane Serck (left) of illinoismuskies.com and Greg all while not catching a thing. Kos (right) of Red Eye Custom – Muskie Bait Finish- Fishing with Mike Heath, his son Nick Heath, Duane ing. They were a fun group of guys! Serck and Greg Kos I felt like one lucky gal. I had front Nothing gets your heart beating faster than the antici- URZ VHDWV ¿VKLQJ ZLWK D JURXS RI JX\V WKDW , KLJKO\ SDWLRQRIDWRRWK\¿VKKLWWLQJ\RXUOXUHZKHQ\RXOHDVW UHVSHFWDQGPDGHPHIHHOOLNH,ZDV¿VKLQJZLWKP\ expect it, but then Mike landed a beautiful 36.25-inch EURWKHUV7KH\UHVSHFWWKHVSRUWDQGWKH¿VKDVPXFK muskie. Mike holds the tournament record muskie for DVWKHRWKHU¿VKHUPHQ7KHFRPELQHGZHDOWKRINQRZO- the past 25 years at 52 inches. edge these men hold is truly amazing. I listened to everyone tell of their exciting hits, catch- :KHWKHU\RXDUHDFDVXDO¿VKHUPDQRUDVHDVRQHGDQ- es, misses, and of course, those that got away. Julian JOHUWKH/DVW)URQWLHU0XVNLH7RXUQDPHQWR൵HUVVRPH- 0DUWHQVRQ DQG 1DWH 6WROO ORRN IRUZDUG WR ¿VKLQJ LQ thing for everyone. For additional information or entry the tournament every year, driving up together from form please contact the Bucktail Lodge 715-266-8013. :DXQDNHH:LVFRQVLQ7KH\WDONHGDERXWSODFLQJ¿UVW This year’s 34th Annual Fall Tournament will be held second, and third in 1999. “Not too bad for a couple of on September 15th, 16th, & 17th, 2017.

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www.muskiesinc.org September / October 2017.....MUSKIE 21 ChapterCh 47’s, ’ Adam Photo Minnick, shows off the Contest giant head on this trophy Michigan By: Michael Winther muskie. It’s easy Photo Editor to see why they [email protected] nicknamed her “Spot.”

Mountain West junior member, Dillon 0HJDQ.HUNRZZDVXSRQ/DNHRIWKH:RRGV Hill, is all ZLWK KHU GDG -DVRQ 1RUWK 0HWUR &KDSWHU  smiles after ZKHQWKLVQLFHPXVNLHVKRZHGXS7KLVLPDJH catching his new personal FDSWXUHVDFRRO¿VKLQJPHPRU\WKHMR\RIWKH best at 43 RXWGRRUV VKDUHG ZLWK IDPLO\ DQG IULHQGV 7KH inches. SKRWRJUDSKHU GLG D JRRG MRE RI SXWWLQJ WKH Congrats, ¿VK DQG SHRSOH LQ WKH FHQWHU RI WKH IUDPH E\ Dillon! PRYLQJLQFORVH3DLULQJWKDWZLWKJRRGOLJKWLQJ VXQJODVVIUHHIDFHVDQGVRPHJHQXLQHVPLOHV Alex and PDNHVIRUDZLQQLQJVKRW Fischer Congratulations to Megan and Jason on being Smith (Chapter 6) VHOHFWHGDVWKH3KRWR&RQWHVWZLQQHUVIRUWKLV enjoy a month. A nice package of lures from Joe Bucher perfect 2XWGRRUVLVFRPLQJ\RXUZD\VRRQ topwater moment at the end of a :H¶YHKDGDYHU\SRVLWLYHUHVSRQVHWRDJDLQ day of EHLQJ DEOH WR UHZDUG ZLQQLQJ SLFWXUHV IRU WKH fishing on Photo Contest. Please continue sending in all Lake of the of those great images to pictures@muskiesinc. Woods. RUJDQGZH¶OOSXWWKHPWRJRRGXVH And if you’re interested in being a featured VSRQVRU SOHDVH FRQWDFW 0LFKDHO :LQWKHU DW SLFWXUHV#PXVNLHVLQFRUJ RU .HYLQ 5LFKDUGV DW DGYHUWLVLQJ#PXVNLHVLQFRUJ DQG PHQWLRQ the Photo Contest.

Dustin Murphy from the Capital City Chapter caught this fish trolling a fly behind his pontoon while boating with his wife, twin 6-month old babies, and dog. At 36 inches long, this muskie is part of the ongoing study that CCMI is leading with the WI DNR to compare growth of Leech Lake strain and Wisconsin strain muskies in the Madison area.

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God’s Country - %RE1RQWHOOHEREQRQWHOOH#\DKRRFRP keep the organization functioning. If you believe in 31..... Penn-OhioBBBBBBBBBB the preservation of our sport, this comes as a great 32..... Flatlanders'LFN&KRONHFKRONH#PFKVLFRP opportunity and we need your help. As a Regional 33..... Lake Superior&XUW(OOHVWDG&XUWHOOHVWDG#MDPDUFRPSDQ\XV 35..... Milwaukee%ULDQ0LUHNEULPLUHN#JPDLOFRP Representative you can become a liaison who com- 37..... St. Cloud%UXFH.LWRZVNLHVR[PDVWHU#FKDUWHUQHW municates between the chapters and the Board 38..... Alexandria-Vikingland .DWHH&DPSLRQFDPS]#DROFRP of your region and will have an active role in the 39..... Fox River Valley - 6WHYH.UROOVWHYHNUROOFSD#VEFJOREDOQHW Muskies, Inc. decision making. Regional Represen- 41..... Central Ohio%RE6LVVRQ%RE6LVVRQ#JPDLOFRP WDWLYHVHOHFWWKHFRUSRUDWLRQ¶VR൶FHUV,I\RXKDYHDQ 42..... Hoosier Muskie Hunters - TJ HenriksenPXVNLHFODVVLF#\DKRRFRP 44..... 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NW TIGER PAC - Michael Floyd: UDLQERZMLJV#DROFRP DQGSUR¿WE\PHPEHUVKDYLQJGLYHUVHVNLOOVHWV 58..... Lake St. Clair Muskies, Inc.&KDUOHV/HJDUVNL[email protected] 59..... New Mexico Muskies, Inc.$OOHQ:LWWZLWWDOOHQ#JPDLOFRP ,Q$XJXVWWKH&KDSWHUVZLOOUHFHLYHR൶FLDOLQYLWD- 60..... Mountain Muskies'RXJODV:RRGGRXJODVZRRG#FRPFDVWQHW tions to their Regional Meeting together with their 61..... Northwoods Chapter - Pete Stoltman: SVWROWPDQ#QRUWKZRRGVPXVNLHVFRP region’s agenda. On November 14th after all Re- 62..... Wausau Area Chapter7\OHU.HQQHG\W\OHUFNHQQHG\#\DKRRFRP gional Meetings have been completed, the Muskies, 63..... South Central West Virginia-DNH)OLQWPXVN\PHVVLDKOXUHV#\DKRRFRP Inc. Board will hold a Board meeting. Once again, 64..... Nittany Valley Musky Alliance3DWULFN.UXPHQDFNHUQYPDLQF#JPDLOFRP 65..... Mountain West Muskie.LP:DJner: .PXVNLH#JPDLOFRP questions may be directed to your Regional Repre- 69..... New York Muskies-DPHV5H\QROGV sentatives. )UHG(VR[%URJOH 90..... Prairieland Muskies -______:  24 MUSKIE..... September / October 2017 7ZLQ&LWLHV We have a Youth Event sched- CHAPTER 3UHVLGHQW6KDZQ.HOOHWW uled for June 3rd. We’ll be work- 1  LQJZLWKWKH%X൵DOR*URYH3DUN ZZZWZLQFLWLHVPXVNLHVLQFRUJ District to help put on the An- 0HHWVQG7XHVGD\30.QLJKWVRI&ROXPEXV:WK6W%ORRPLQJWRQ01 QHDUWKH6(FRUQHURIWKHLQWHUVHFWLRQRI,DQG,: nual Huck Finn Fishing Derby RQ *UHHQ /DNH %X൵DOR *URYH Happy 50thhi Anniversary to Muskies, kil Inc.’s longest running i tourna- Our Chapter members will be ment: the Frank Schneider Memorial Muskie Tournament. This will providing on-site manpower by be held September 8th, 9th, and 10th on over 20 lakes from Bemidji to assisting kids with casting, land- Longville in northern Minnesota. Proceeds from the tournament help the LQJDQGXQKRRNLQJ¿VK7KLVHYHQWLVDIXQZD\WRJHWNLGVLQYROYHGLQ Twin Cities Chapter and the MN Department of Natural Resources in their ¿VKLQJ(YHU\NLGWKDWSDUWLFLSDWHVZLOOUHFHLYHDJLIWEDJDWWKHHYHQWDQG H൵RUWVWRSURWHFWDQGSURPRWHPXVNLH¿VKLQJLQWKHVWDWH,W¶VQRWWRRODWH DZDUGVZLOOEHJLYHQIRUWKHORQJHVW¿VKWKHPRVW¿VKFDXJKWWKHPRVW to enter. Information is available on the TC Chapter website. XQLTXHFDWFKDQGWKHPRVWFRORUIXO¿VK The 9th Annual George Wahl Memorial Muskie Tournament is sched- 2XU)LVKLQJ&RQWHVWLVR൵WRDVORZVWDUWODUJHO\GXHWRWKHFUD]\VSULQJ uled for September 23rd on 12 Twin Cities metro lakes. 100 percent of the weather we’ve been experiencing down in our area. As the seasons open SURFHHGVDUHXVHGE\WKH7ZLQ&LWLHV&KDSWHUWRSXUFKDVHPXVNLH¿QJHU- across the rest of the muskie range, we should see more reports start to lings for stocking in metro lakes. The chapter has also provided funds to roll in. the Minnesota DNR to purchase equipment for their hatcheries and pit and You can keep up with all our Chapter’s catches and activities by follow- ÀR\WDJVIRUWKHLUVWXGLHVRQVWRFNLQJPXVNLHV7KHGROODUHQWU\IHHLVD ing us on facebook/chicagolandmuskiehunters. small price to pay for a friendly day of competition, for an evening meal, Keep on chuckin’. DQGWRVXSSRUWWKHPHWURDUHD¿VKHULHV5HJLVWHURQOLQHWRGD\ - Frank Loye Mother Nature won the Capable Partners Outing on June 11th. Strong winds, thunder, and heavy downpours came through the Lake Minnetonka Pomme de Terre CHAPTER President - *HRUJH'RQQHU area, and the event had to be rescheduled for September 24th. Volunteers 5 JHRUJH#PLVVRXULPXVNLHVRUJ DUHQHHGHGWRWDNHDSK\VLFDOO\FKDOOHQJHGSDUWQHU¿VKLQJIRUWKHPRUQLQJ ZZZPLVVRXULPXVNLHVRUJ 7KH 7ZLQ &LWLHV &KDSWHU 4XDOL¿HU IRU WKH HLJKWK$QQXDO 6WDWH 0HHWV9DULRXVGD\V&DOOIRUVFKHGXOH High School Muskie Tournament was held on Lake Independence on June WK1LQHWHDPVIURPIRXUDUHDKLJKVFKRROV¿VKHGKDUGWRTXDOLI\IRU Many Chapter 5 members have returned from trips to the northern lakes one of the three spots to participate in the Minnesota State High School of legends and Ole Mama Grizzletooth. With new stories and lots of pho- Muskie Championship held June 23rd on Lake Vermilion. Although no tographs, September is a month Missouri muskie anglers wait for. This is PXVNLHVZHUHERDWHGIRXUWHDPVGLGUHOHDVH¿YHQRUWKHUQSLNH&RQJUDWX- when the summer heat gives way to softer nights and gentler days. It is ODWLRQVWRWKHZLQQLQJWHDPVRI/DNHYLOOH:D\]DWDDQG/DNHYLOOH the prime month for muskie at our chapter’s home lake: Pomme de Terre. Thank you to Terry Schar and his team of volunteers for organizing this This is the reason two of the chapter’s favorite outings are scheduled for event. mid-month. The annual Guide for a Day is set for September 16th and Congratulations to the team from Parkers Prairie High School for win- WK DQG ZLOO ¿QG FKDSWHU PHPEHUV DV JXLGHV ¿VKLQJ VHYHUDO 0LVVRXUL ning the 2017 Minnesota State High School Muskie Tournament. The ODNHVWKLV\HDUQRWMXVW3RPPHGH7HUUH0HPEHUJXLGHVZLOODOVR¿VKWKH muskies in Lake Vermilion didn’t cooperate, so once again, the largest northeastern lakes: Henry Sever or Hazel Creek. If you wish to guide or northern pike took top honors. A special thank you goes to Mike Riha, OHDUQDERXWPXVNLH¿VKLQJFRQWDFW&KDSWHUXVLQJWKHZHEVLWHDERYHIRU Tournament Director from the North Metro Chapter, and his group of vol- contact information. unteers from all the chapters in Minnesota who chose to use their valuable The second big event for September is the annual Border War with resources to help with the tournament. Chapter 28: the Shawnee Chapter of MI. This one-day shootout was pre- It’s not too late to join the Minnesota Muskies, Inc. Tournament Trail. viously held during unpredictable weather in early spring. To increase The last three qualifying Muskies, Inc. chapter tournaments – Frank WKHFDWFKHVDQGSDUWLFLSDWLRQWKLVZLOOPDUNWKH¿UVW\HDUDVDIDOOHYHQW Schneider Memorial Muskie Tournament, George Wahl Memorial Muskie FRLQFLGLQJZLWK3RPPH¶VSHDN¿VKLQJ7KH:DUVKDYHQRWEHHQNLQGWR Tournament and the Brainerd Lakes Muskie Shootout – are being held in 3RPPHGH7HUUHWKHWUDYHOLQJWURSK\DOOWRRRIWHQ¿QGLQJLWVKRPHLQ September and October. To learn more or to register, visit muskiesinctour- Shawnee hands. Chapter 5 plans to bring the bragging rights back to the namenttrail.com, Ozarks with an all-out assault. Part two of the King of the Lake tourna- Stay safe on the water. ment will follow on Sunday, September 24th. - Elaine Randolph 2[\JHQWHPSHUDWXUHVWXGLHVFRQWLQXHGWKURXJKWKHVXPPHUDWDOO¿YH Missouri muskie lakes in the state program. These studies started in 2012, CHAPTER Chicagoland Muskie Hunters and data suggests the dissolved oxygen levels in Missouri lakes validates 3UHVLGHQW±*UHJ'HQQ\ WKHFOXESUDFWLFHWRVWRSPXVNLH¿VKLQJZLWKVXUIDFHWHPSVDERYHGH- 3 www.facebook.com/chicagolandmuskiehunters JUHHVXVXDOO\PLG-XQHWKURXJKPLG6HSWHPEHUGHSHQGLQJRQWKH¿FNOH- 0HHWVWKHnd7XHVGD\RIHDFKPRQWK#30 ness of Mother Nature. *LXVHSSH¶V/D&DQWLQD3L]]HULD#/HH6WUHHWLQ'HV3ODLQHV Results of the Annual Lake Report for Pomme de Terre summarized the We put our regular monthly meetings on hold for the summer so ourour fyke netting of early spring. Conditions were ideal with lake temps at 52 FKDSWHUPHPEHUVFDQJHWRXWDQG¿VKEXWEHIRUHZHEURNHIRUWKHVXPPHU degrees and lake elevation at pool minus one foot in early April. Ten nets our Board made several motions to donate funds to a few local causes. ZHUHFKHFNHGRYHUWKUHHGD\VHTXDOLQJQHWGD\V¿VKZHUHQHWWHG :H¶OOEHGRQDWLQJPRQH\WRSXUFKDVHVRPH¿VKFULEVWRKHOSUHVWRUHWKH RU¿VKSHUQHWGD\7KLVZDVIDUORZHUWKDQDQG¿VK ¿VKKDELWDWLQ/DNH6KHOE\YLOOHDQGZH¶OODOVREHSXUFKDVLQJD)\NH1HW were male; their condition was good with an average relative weight (Wr) for the IL DNR. YDOXHDW$ERXWRIDOO¿VKZHUHJUHDWHUWKDQLQFKHVHTXDOLQJ 2XU¿UVW&KDSWHU2XWLQJRIWKHVHDVRQZDVRQ6DWXUGD\0D\WKRQ WKH¿JXUHIURPWKHVDPSOLQJ the Fox Chain. With all the rain we’ve been getting, there was a lot of new -RGLH*RUGRQUHVHWWKH0,ODNHUHFRUGDW+HQU\6HYHU/DNHZLWKD¿VK ZDWHUWR¿VK8QIRUWXQDWHO\WKH¿VKIRUJRWWRDWWHQGWKHRXWLQJ1HYHUWKH- PHDVXULQJLQFKHV0DQ\LQFOXGLQJ-RGLHEHOLHYHLWLVWKHVDPH¿VKKH less, everyone in attendance had a great day on the water and enjoyed caught to set the record, only nine months older and half an inch longer. some good comradery during the lunch break (group pictured here). The original record is pictured in the photo-plaque donated to the MDC (Continued on page 28) www.muskiesinc.org September / October 2017.....MUSKIE 25 through Chapter 5 (See MUSKIE July/August 2017; News and Views). I have not booked a speaker yet, but I am talking with a few people now. The photo-plaque will hang in the Hannibal MDC, and the chapter is try- Check the website for updates on the October meeting. If anyone has ideas LQJWR¿QGVRPHZD\RIUHSUHVHQWLQJWKHQHZUHFRUG+HQU\6HYHULVD for future speakers, please contact me. I am always looking for ideas. Just stocked lake of 158 acres in north-eastern Missouri. send me an email at [email protected]. On October 13th and 14th, Plan ahead and join our chapter for its greatest outing: the annual Fall we are headed up to Vilas County for the Vilas county outing. Check the 7HDP7RXUQDPHQW LQ PLG2FWREHU7KLV WUDGLWLRQDOO\ ZDV KHOG WKH¿UVW website for updates as October gets closer. ZHHNHQGRIWKHPRQWKEXWVFKHGXOLQJFRQÀLFWVDURXQGWKHODNHPDGHLW CCMI is always looking for new members. You don’t have to be a QHFHVVDU\WRVHOHFWGL൵HUHQWGDWHV3UHUHJLVWUDWLRQRQ7KXUVGD\2FWREHU member to attend any of our meetings or events. As a member, try to use 12th, features the lure swap meet, which is always a good time with a our events to introduce someone new to the club. We also could use help simple meal of brats and burgers available for a small donation. Friday, with up and coming events. All that the club does, comes by the work of October 13th, the one-day tournament will launch from State Park Marina a select few. We are very grateful for the work they do. CCMI is one of ZLWKSUL]HVSD\RXWVDQGELJ¿VKDZDUGVIRU)ULGD\FDWFKHV6DWXUGD\DQG the biggest chapters of Muskies, Inc. This doesn’t happen by mistake, it Sunday, October 14th and 15th, will bring about the Annual two-day team takes lots of hard work and members like you. There are tons of ways you tournament, with a banquet dinner Saturday evening included in the entry can help out the club. It can be as little as bring in a new member. There IHH7KLVHYHQWDQGHVSHFLDOO\WKH%DQTXHWDQGUD൷HVPDUNVWKHKLJKOLJKW are committees you can join for various projects and outings that need of our fall outings with too many members trading their boats for tree someone to run. Your input on what the club is doing and not doing well stands and deer hunting. Do not forget the white bass outing on November is always welcome. There are board positions available if you want to go WKZLWKWKHQRPLQDWLRQVPHHWLQJIRUFKDSWHUR൶FLDOV$OVRWKHZHHNHQG WKHH[WUDPLOH,I\RXDUHLQWHUHVWHGLQKHOSLQJFRQWDFWPHDQG,FDQ¿QG will conclude on Sunday the 6th with Part three of the King of the Lake D¿WIRU\RX tournaments. Good Fishing. 6SHDNLQJRI&KDSWHUR൶FLDOV-DPHV6PLWKZDVGXO\HOHFWHGDQGHQ- - 7RQ\$OH[DQGHU, CCMI Vice President sconced as the new Treasurer of Chapter 5. Welcome James, and thank you for volunteering for this vital post. :HVW9LUJLQLD Keep ‘em sharp. CHAPTER President: Jim Moore - Todd Hardin 9 ZZZZHVWYLUJLQLDPXVNLHVLQFRUJ Meets: No definite schedule-call Capital City CHAPTER 3UHVLGHQW:LQVWRQ+RSNLQV 8 :LQVWRQMKRSNLQV#JPDLOFRP MMy partner, RiRickk AAlbright,lb i h andd I spent a productived i thirdhi d weekk off JuneJ ZZZFDSLWDOFLW\PXVNLHVLQFRUJ on the smaller waters of the Kawartha Lakes Region in Ontario. Our trip 0HHWVnd Monday at the %DU(UOLQJ$YH0F)DUODQG:, was highlighted by two doubleheaders and a 40 inch from Wolfe Lake. It has been many years since I have taken a forty incher from this remote ,,KDYHMXVWJRWWHQEDFNIURP9LODV&RXQW\¿VKLQJ,KDYHKDGEHKDYH MXVW JRWWHQ EDFN IURP 9LODV &RXQW\ ¿VKLQJ , KDYH KDG EHWWWHUWHU lake, and I had never previously been personally involved in the landing ¿VKLQJEXWGLGPDQDJHWRSXWDIHZ¿VKLQWKHERDW,ZDVOXFN\HQRXJKWR of two legal muskies simultaneously. Both “doubles” came from the same FDWFKRUVHHD¿VKHYHU\QLJKW(YHQWKRXJK,RQO\ERDWHGIRXU¿VKLWZDV weed-bed on Deer Lake, one casting and one trolling. still a good time with the family. 1RTXDOLI\LQJ¿VKZHUHFDXJKWDWRXU2GLH&XWOLS0HPRULDO7RXUQD- June with the club held the Youth Muskie Championship and the 34th ment on Stonewall Jackson Reservoir in early May. Cold, windy, and wet /DNH:LQWHURXWLQJ2Q-XQHWKNLGV¿VKHGWKH\RXWKFKDPSLRQVKLS weather made for very uncomfortable conditions. Charlie Carpenter and 7KHUHZDVRQO\RQHPXVNLHFDXJKWDQGVHYHUDOSLNH7KH¿UVWSODFHZLQQHU .HYLQ.HOOH\HDFKORVW¿VKQHDUWKH*HRUJHWRZQODXQFKVLWH'DYHDQG was very happy to receive his trophy. It sounded like all of the participants 'HUHN:HQ]HOZHUHDOVRKRRNHGXSEXWORVWWKHLU¿VKDWWKHQHW6RUU\ had a good time and received some nice prizes. June 24th was the Kake guys, but close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades! I don’t re- Winter Bill Wood Memorial Outing. Past President Lee Bartolini took member us ever before being shutout at a Stonewall Jackson outing. KRPHWKHWLQWKLV\HDU:LWK¿UVWSODFHKHQRZKROGVWKHWUDYHOLQJWURSK\ Action was slow at our Ohio Lakes Tournament, but at least a couple anda received various prizes. Second place went of legal muskies were caught. Everyone trolled at Salt Fork on Satur- WR'X൵\.RSI1H[W\HDULWZLOOEHKHOGRQ-XQHWR GD\/LVD7HQQH\¿VKLQJZLWK'DUOHQH)UDQFLVPDQDJHGWRERDWDEDUHO\ 23rd,2 2018. TXDOLI\LQJ¿VKRQDKDQGPDGHFUDQNEDLW7KLVUHODWLYHO\VPDOOPXVNLHLV With August right around the corner, we will not typical of what she usually catches. Lisa is having a super season and beb back to meetings. We will start at Goodland is almost assured of becoming the 2017 WV Chapter’s Women’s Divi- ParkP on Lake Waubesa. We start at 6:30 p.m., and sion Champion. She will surely be a serious contender for some National thereth will be plenty of food to eat. Stop down for Awards as well. a good time. Later on on Saturday, Chris Metz, trolling with President Jim Moore, August 19th through the 26th, we are heading caught a 36 inch on a 10 inch jointed bait he had received as a door prize to Lake of the Woods for our annual outing. Last DIHZKRXUVHDUOLHU7KLV¿VKZDVKLV¿UVW2KLRPXVNLHDQGHYHQWXDOO\ /HH%DUWROLQL¿UVWSODFH yeary my partner and I put 12 in the boat. Hope- proved to be the tournament winner for the team. Heavy winds and a ter- %LOO:RRG0HPRULDO IXOO\ZHFDQGRLWDJDLQWKLV\HDU7KLVRXWLQJ¿OOVIX ULEOHVWRUPLQODWHDIWHUQRRQKDPSHUHGWKHH൵RUWVDW3LHGPRQWRQ6XQGD\ upu fast. If you are interested, get on the list. Sign DQGQR¿VKZHUHUHSRUWHG:HFRQJUDWXODWH&KULVDQG/LVDRQWKHLU¿VKDQG upu will start as soon as we get back home. thank Darlene Kelley and Jim Moore for chairing these events. In September, we are headed back to the 5100 - John Kaltenecker, WV Chapter 09 Secretary clubc in McFarland. On the 11th at 6:30, Matt Re- leyle will be there to give us a talk on Vilas and Heartland OneidaO County lakes. Bring some extra money as CHAPTER 3UHVLGHQW5\DQ:LOFNH wew will be giving a half day trip with Matt. On the 10 UOZLOFNH#JPDLOFRP 23rd,2 we will hold the annual PIT tag challenge www.facebook.com/Heartland-Muskies-Inc-Chapter-10 www.heartlandmuskies.org RQ/DNH0RQRQD:HWU\WRVFDQDOO¿VKFDXJKWR forfof a PIT tag. 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It was held here at Clear Lake with January 2nd, 2018 (Tuesday) at 7 p.m.: Business Meeting to plan year participantsp from Chapter 10 and Chapter 29. It 2017 projects, activities, and budget. All board members are asked to wasw a great time to bring everyone together and attend. All interested members are welcome. The meeting will be at KDQJK RXW WDON DERXW ¿VKLQJ DQG PD\EH JHW WKH Grid Iron Pub and Grub.* “Iowa“ bragging rights.” Fishing Outings: Held every other Wednesday during summer. The 5HVXOWVIURPRXUHYHQWDUHDVIROORZV)RXU¿VK schedule was set in May, but be sure to check website. ZHUHFDXJKWZLWKRQH¿VKEHLQJRIVFRUHDEOHPHDZ - NOTE: For more information call Mike Persson at 715-634-4543 or surements.s A 34 inch muskie was caught by Josh visit our club’s website www.muskiesinc-hayward.org. ClausenC and was the event winner. Josh and Colby *Grid Iron Pub and Grub: 10562 Main Street in Hayward, WI. 'LFNHVFDXJKWWKH¿VKIRUWKLVHYHQW:HDWKHUIRU' Reminder: register your muskie catches with Hayward Lakes Chapter theth day was warm and very windy (again). It was RI0XVNLHV,QFDQGEHDSDUWRIWKHPXVNLH¿VKLQJVSLULWDQGDSRVVLEOH a good time for both chapters involved. award winner! Register your release forms online at the Muskies, Inc. Josh with the event The second part of the Iowa Chapter Challunge website (www.muskiesinc.org) or send paper forms to Hayward Lakes ZLQQLQJ¿VK willw be held September 16th in the Iowa Great Muskies, Inc. P. O. Box 609 Hayward, WI 54843. LakesL area, putting this event on the home turf of - Mike Persson ChChapter t 2929. ChChapter t 10 iis up to the Challunge of trying to retain the Chap- ter Challunge trophy. 7KUHH5LYHUV Chapter 10 is also helping sponsor a Scout Fishing Day on August 5th. CHAPTER 3UHVLGHQW 9DFDQW 93-RVHSK.+RXFN 16 PXVN\MRH#LZRQFRP The event will be held at the Fin and Feather Lake located south of Mason ZZZPXVNLHVLQFRUJFKDSWHU &LW\6RPHRIWKHHYHQWVIRUWKHNLGVZLOOEH¿VKLQJND\DNLQJ¿VKLQJ ZZZIDFHERRNFRPWKUHHULYHUVPXVNLHVLQFRUJ nd GLVFXVVLRQDQGVHPLQDUIRRGDQGDIUHHUD൷HIRUWKHNLGV5693WR&KULV 0HHWV 0RQGD\301RUWKVLGH6SRUWVPDQV &OXE:H[IRUG3$ 641-231-1844. We are always excited to hear from our muskie friends, so be sure to stay in touch with us via Facebook, messenger, or our website. We look :HOOLW¶VPLGVXPPHUKHUHDQGWKH¿VKDUHELWLQJQRWPXFKJRLQJRQ forward to hearing from you and seeing those pictures of the ones that as the club has taken break for the summer. There will be no meeting in didn’t get away. September! October will resume our regular schedule through the end of Until we meet again. the year. - Scott Pingel 2XU¿UVWWZRWRXUQDPHQWVRIWKH\HDUDUHRYHU 6L[W\SHRSOH¿VKHGWKH$QG\/XFKRYLN0HPRULDO7RXUQDPHQW3\PD- CHAPTER +D\ZDUG/DNHV WXQLQJDQGRQO\HLJKW¿VKZHUHODQGHG7KHUHVXOWVDUHDVIROORZV)LUVW President - Mike Perrson place: Mark King 40.5 inches. Second place: Andrew Arnold 38.5 inches. 13  ZZZPXVNLHVLQFKD\ZDUGRUJ Third place: Mike Coyne 35 inches. SHRSOH¿VKHGWKH&KDXWDXTXD/DNH7HDPWRXUQDPHQWDQG¿VK The guest speaker for our June meeting was Larry RamsellRamsell. Larry has were caught. The results are as follows: VSHQWDORWRIWLPHDQGH൵RUWUHVHDUFKLQJWKHGHWDLOVDQGEDFNJURXQGLQIRU- First place:=DFN%DNHUDQG-RKQ+D൵QHUFDXJKWVL[¿VK LQFKHV PDWLRQEHKLQGWKHFDWFKLQJRIELJ¿VKLQFOXGLQJZRUOGUHFRUG¿VK+HKDV 39 inches, 39 inches, 33 inches, 33 inches, and 32 inches). Second place: written several books on the subject. His presentation was “The History 'DYH )HF DQG -RHO 0RUURZ FDXJKW IRXU ¿VK  LQFKHV  LQFKHV of Big Muskies.” He had pictures going back many years to go with his 34.5 inches, and 31 inches). Third place: Frank Maus and Tadd Watkiss presentation. Needless to say, it was very interesting. We want to thank FDXJKWWKUHH¿VK LQFKHVLQFKHVDQGLQFKHV %LJ¿VKKRQRUV Larry for donating his time. ZHQWWR)UDQN0DXVZLWKDLQFK¿VK 7KHIROORZLQJSHRSOHKDYHUHJLVWHUHG¿VKLQRXUPHPEHUVFRQWHVWDV We are currently looking for ideas for a fundraiser for the Linesville of July 19th. KDWFKHU\ 7KH\ KDYH DVNHG IRU RXU KHOS LQ SXUFKDVLQJ ¿VK IHHGHUV IRU Women’s Division:&ODXGHWWH.HUVWHQZLWKQLQH¿VKDQGSRLQWV hatchery use. If you have any ideas or suggestions, please feel free to which includes a 48.5 inch from Lake St. Clair, and Vicki Shumway contact myself at [email protected] or 724-859-3386. All input is ZLWKWKUHH¿VKDQGSRLQWV greatly appreciated! Men’s Division:7RP.HUVWHQZLWK¿VKDQGSRLQWVZKLFKLQ- Our next tournaments of this year are as follows: FOXGHVDIURP/DNH6W&ODLU&DLGHQ5DPVHOOZLWK¿VKDQG September 16th: Allegheny River. SRLQWV&DUO/DQJKDPZLWK¿YH¿VKDQGSRLQWV6WHYH7UXYHUZLWK September 30th and October 1st: Lake Arthur. IRXU¿VKDQGSRLQWV$QGUHZ0XQW]ZLWKWKUHH¿VKDQGSRLQWV October 22nd: New tournament added on the Mon River. -DFN.HWHOKXWZLWKWKUHH¿VKDQGSRLQWV-%(OOLVZLWKWZR¿VKDQG We look forward to seeing some new faces at these tournaments, so SRLQWVDQG$O0F(OUR\ZLWKRQH¿VKDQGSRLQWV please spread the word. We will have the signup information on our Face- Master’s Division:-RKQ'HWWOR൵ZLWKHLJKW¿VKDQGSRLQWV0LNH book page and Three Rivers website. 3HUVVRQZLWKWKUHH¿VKDQGSRLQWVDQG/DUU\5DPVHOOZLWKRQH¿VK We would also like to thank our sponsors and lure makers of the club. and 20 points. Next time you’re out, don’t forget to take a look at their lures or services: Our schedule of events for the rest of the year is as follows: Wiley Lures, Legend Lures, Leo Lures, Mtailz Lures, Newman Lures, September 5th (Tuesday) at 6:30 p.m.: Business Meeting to prepare for Grandma Lures, Muddy Creek Guide Service, Hammer Lures, Allegheny tournament. 7:00 p.m.: General Meeting with Guest speaker to be an- Guide Service, Boss Shad, Red October Baits, and Baker Baits. nounced. Meeting is at Grid Iron Pub and Grub.* *RRG¿VKLQJ - Joel Morrow 28 MUSKIE..... September / October 2017 LQFK¿VK2IWKHSDUWLFLSDQWV¿VKZHUHFDXJKWGXULQJWKHL RQHDQG CHAPTER Akron-Canton a-halfa day event. President - Bob McCloud The 2017 High School Muskie Tournament was completed on June 23, 19 0HHWVUG7XHVGD\RIHYHU\PRQWK#SPDW 20172 at Vermilion Dam Lodge. Find the article of the results in this issue 0F&DOO¶V5HVWDXUDQWDQG%DQTXHW+DOO)DLUFUHVW6W6:&DQWRQ2+ )$&(%22.0XVNLHV,QF&KDSWHU$NURQ&DQWRQ0XVNLH0DQLDFV ofo MI Magazine on page 5. Region 1: Meeting of Muskies, Inc. reps will be held October 11th TheThe MMuskieuskie ManiaManiacscs hheldeld ththeireir secosecondnd ttournamentournament ooff ththee seseasonason on ata Vermilion Dam Lodge on Lake Vermilion in MN. This meeting will Leesville Lake on May 20th and 21st. We had 22 anglers with a total of be one day prior to the Larry Ramsell Fall Fishing Outing. Make your ¿VKFDXJKW)LUVWSODFHZHQWWR%LOO%UDQWZLWKWKUHH¿VKDLQFKD plans. If any president or chapter representative contact information has LQFKDQGDLQFK¿VK&RQJUDWXODWLRQV%LOO6HFRQGSODFHZHQWWR changed, please send changes to Mike Riha at [email protected]. -DVRQ&KDOPHUVZLWKIRXU¿VKDLQFKDLQFKDLQFKDQG The North Metro Fishing League took a breather during the month of DLQFK¿VK7KLUGSODFHZHQWWR6WHYH:DONHUZLWKKLVWZR¿VKRI July, but started again in August. The ending event of the League is the LQFKHVDQGLQFKHV6WHYHZRQWKHELJ¿VKSRROZLWKKLVLQFK¿VK Jim Shannon Memorial Chapter Tournament held September 16th on For- Our next event was our Chapter Challunge at Saltfork Lake on June est, Bald Eagle, and White Bear lakes. 2nd and 3rd. We had great weather and a good turn-out for this event. Our general meetings for 2017 and 2018 start again in September. We :H KDG  DQJOHUV ZLWK  ¿VK FDXJKW &KULV 6KXFN WRRN WKH &KDSWHU meet the third Tuesday of the month, except in February (banquet time), at &KDOOXQJH&KDPSLRQ$ZDUGZLWKKLVQLFHLQFK¿VK&RQJUDWXODWLRQV the Coon Rapids VFW from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. through May. Please join us. &KULV&KDSWHUZRQWKHFKDOOXQJHZLWK¿VKIRUDWRWDORISRLQWV A list of speakers/events will be on our website: nmmuskies.com. &KDSWHUFDPHLQVHFRQGZLWKHLJKW¿VKZLWKDWRWDORISRLQWVDQG - Mike Riha, VP North Metro Chapter &KDSWHUFDXJKWIRXU¿VKIRUDWRWDORISRLQWV&RQJUDWXODWLRQVWR DOOWKDWFDXJKW¿VK:HKDGDJUHDWWLPHFDPSLQJIRUWKHZHHNHQGDQGKDG CHAPTER &OHYHODQG a big shore lunch on Saturday for everyone to enjoy. President - Sherm Champlin 23 0HHWLQJVDUHKHOGQG0RQGD\#SPDW Our third tournament of the season was our joint tournament with :HVWIDOO¶V5HVWDXUDQW0DKRQLQJ$YHQXH/DNH0LOWRQ2KLR Chapter 23, which was held at West Branch Reservoir on July 15th and 16th. We had a total of 52 anglers and three youth that entered the tourna- PHQWZLWK¿VKEHLQJFDXJKW6WHYH.RODWWRRN¿UVWSODFHZLWK¿YH¿VK Chapter 23 opened its tournament season with the Tom Bishop Sr. Me- DLQFKDLQFKDLQFKDLQFKDQGDLQFK¿VK6HFRQGSODFH morial Tournament at West Branch on May 20th and 21st. We had 16 ZHQWWR5LFN0D\KHUZLWKKLVWKUHH¿VKRILQFKHVLQFKHVDQGD DGXOWVVLJQLQDQGRQH\RXWKZLWKDWRWDORIOHJDO¿VKFDXJKW)LUVW LQFK¿VK-H൵'YRUDNWRRNWKLUGSODFHZLWKWZR¿VKRILQFKHVDQG SODFHZDV-H൵'YRUDNZLWKWZR¿VK LQFKHVLQFKHV IRUSRLQWV DLQFK¿VK7KH\RXWKGLYLVLRQZDVZRQE\,DQ(UEZLWKKLVWZR¿VKRI 6HFRQGSODFHZDV%RE%DVLFZLWKWZR¿VK LQFKHVLQFKHV IRU LQFKHVDQGDLQFK¿VK7KHELJ¿VKZLQQHUZDV0DUN6PLWKZLWK SRLQWV7KLUGSODFHZDV7RP0RUULVZLWKWZR¿VK LQFKHVLQFKHV  KLVQLFHLQFK¿VK&RQJUDWXODWLRQVWRDOORIWKHZLQQHUV IRUSRLQWV7KH\RXWKFDWHJRU\ZDVZRQE\(WKDQ(UEZLWKWKUHH¿VK 2Q6DWXUGD\-XO\WKRXUFOXELVKRVWLQJD¿VKLQJGHUE\DWWKH2'15 LQFKHVLQFKHVLQFKHV IRUSRLQWV%LJ¿VKZDVLQFKHVDQG 'LVWULFW7KUHH2൶FH7KH\SURYLGH¿YHVWRFNHGSRQGVIRUWKHNLGVWR¿VK FDXJKWE\-H൵'YRUDN LQ/DVW\HDUWKHNLGVFDXJKWDYDULHW\RI¿VKDQGKDGDJUHDWWLPH&OXE Our second tournament, the Craig Champlin Memorial, was held at PHPEHUVZLOOKROGGL൵HUHQWFODVVHVIRUWKHNLGVWROHDUQKRZWRWLHDNQRW Lake Milton. We had 31 adults sign in and two in the youth division, with cast, place a bobber on their line, the ecology that leaving trash on the DWRWDORIOHJDO¿VKFDXJKW EDQNVRIRXUODNHLVEDGIRUWKHHQYLURQPHQWDQGDOVRDERXWWKH¿VK7KH )LUVWSODFHZDV6KHUPDQ&KDPSOLQZLWKIRXU¿VK LQFKHVLQFKHV 2'15SURYLGH¿VKLQJSROHVDQGEDLWIRUWKHNLGVWR¿VK2XUFOXEZLOO 31 inches, 30.5 inches) for 36 points. Second Place was Jason Basic with give each kid a rod and reel combo to take home with them, as well as a WKUHH¿VK LQFKHVLQFKHVLQFKHV IRUSRLQWV7KLUGSODFHZDV tackle box. We are also having a cookout for all that come to the event. 0LNH&OHPHQWHZLWKWZR¿VK LQFKHVLQFKHV IRUSRLQWV%LJ Our fourth tournament of the season will be our joint tournament with ¿VKZDVLQFKHVDQGFDXJKWE\6KHUPDQ&KDPSOLQ the OHIO Huskie Muskie Club on August 19th, or as we call it, the Nigh The third tournament for Cleveland Chapter 23 of Muskies, Inc. was %LWHWRXUQDPHQW:HZLOOVWDUWZLWKDFRRNRXWDQGWKHQVWDUWWR¿VKVWUDLJKW held in conjunction with Akron Canton Chapter 19 of Muskies, Inc. at WKURXJKWLOOHDUO\PRUQLQJ,ZLOOJLYHWKHUHVXOWVRIRXU¿VKLQJGHUE\DQG West Branch Reservoir on July 15th and 16th. We had a total of 52 adults our joint tournament with OHMC in our next issue. I will also give our VLJQLQWR¿VKDVZHOODVWKUHHLQWKH\RXWKGLYLVLRQ7KHUHZHUHOHJDO results of our Chautauqua tournament to be held on September 16th and muskies reported by anglers. 17th. )LUVW SODFH ZDV 6WHYH .RODW ZLWK ¿YH ¿VK  LQFKHV  LQFKHV  - .HYLQ3UR৽WW inches, 37 inches, 36 inches) for 62 points. Second place was Rick May- KHUK ZLWK WKUHH ¿VK  LQFKHV  LQFKHV  LQFKHV  IRU  SRLQWV CHAPTER North Metro 7KLUGSODFHZDV-H൵'YRUDNZLWKWZR¿VK LQFKHVLQFKHV7 IRU President - Dan Mruz // ZZZQPPXVNLHVFRP SRLQWV7KH\RXWKGLYLVLRQZDVZRQE\,DQ(UEZLWKWZR¿VK   21 0HHWVrd:HGQHVGD\DW 1RUWKGDOH%OYG&RRQ5DSLGV01IURPSP LQFKHVLQFKHV IRUSRLQWV%LJ¿VKZDVLQFKHVDL QGFDXJKW ZZZIDFHERRNFRP1RUWK0HWUR0XVNLHV,QF byb Mark Smith. The Cindy Dean Memorial Kids Fishing Derby was held at Lake Mil- ThThe JJune JJam TTournament, t sponsored db by ththe NNorth thMt Metro and dh held ldi in ton on June 3rd. There were lots of smiles on kids and parents alike. western Wisconsin, had its largest turnout in many years with approxi- On a sad note, Phil Hillman, 62, passed away suddenly July 10, 2017. mately 99 participants. Steve Wernersbach, retiring director, has grown Phil worked for the Ohio DNR and had a special place in his heart for the numbers for this fun, family orientated yet competitive tournament. Ohio Muskies. Phil will be missed. New director, Robb Meyers, also was present as he has been the past few - John Savu years. Robb was learning the last minute details of the tournament so that he can fully take over next year. Thanks go to Steve and Janet Yde for providing leadership and salesmanship the past few years. Now, they can ¿VKPXFKPRUHLQDQRXWLQJWKDWWKH\ORYH Here are the results of the June Jam: $GXOWZLQQHUZDV0LNH-DVLQVNLZLWKDLQFK¿VK Junior and Big Fish winner was Kate Jasinski with 35 inch and 43.5 www.muskiesinc.org September / October 2017.....MUSKIE 29 \HDUVQRZDQGZHKDGPHPEHUVVLJQXSWR¿VKWKLV\HDU-DVRQLVRXU CHAPTER %UDLQHUG/DNHV lead charter, and he arranges enough boats to satisfy our needs. It is al- President - Jim Kath ZD\VDJRRGWLPHZLWKORWVRI¿VKFDXJKWZLWKDIHZ¿VKRYHULQFKHV, 24 ZZZEUDLQHUGPXVNLHVFRP 0HHWVQG7XHVGD\302OG:DWHU)DOO,QQ%UDLQHUG01 do not have the results of this year’s trip due to the deadline of this article. In August, we sent two teams to the Chapter Challenge, and, again, it )DOOLVP\IDYRULWHWLPHRI\HDU,ORRNIRUZDUGWRWKH¿UVWKD) OO L I LW WL I , O N I G W WK ¿ W K UGIURVWDQGG I W G LVWRRHDUO\WR¿QGRXWWKHUHVXOWVRIWKLV\HDU¶VFKDOOHQJH,IRURQHDP rejoice in knowing that the hordes of mosquitos that have been making my looking forward to the challenge. evenings miserable for the past few months are gone. The grass slows its Our activities for the next two months are as follows: growth, the beach no longer needs to be kept clean for swimming, and the September 16th through 18th: Prairie Lake Outing time to chase those hungry fall muskies is here. Yes, the days are notice- September 23rd: Our annual Shawnee/Pomme de Terre challenge. This ably shorter, but the quality of the day makes up for it. year’s challenge will be held on Lake Pomme de Terre. Fall is an active time for our chapter as we again are hosting the Muskie October 7th: Shawnee Muskie Hunters Planning Meeting at the Bunk- Shootout on beautiful (but stingy) Leech Lake in October. We thoroughly house at 7 p.m. enjoy hosting this open to the public tournament, as well as participating October 7th and 8th: Our fall Guide for the Day program on Lake in it. If you are looking for one last trip to wrap up the season, come join Kinkaid. us. Thinking about it? Check our Facebook page or visit www.muskie- October 14th through the 4th: Annual Illinois High School Muskie shootout.com. We also have outings planned to Lake Plantagenet near Tournament. This year the tournament will be held on Prairie Lake. Bemidji and our season-ending Ice Man event, if the cold weather holds This tournament is open to any high school youth from 9th to 12th R൵,SHUVRQDOO\ORRNIRUZDUGWRJHWWLQJDZD\WR/DNH9HUPLOLRQDQGRXU grades in Illinois. The tournament is free, and trophies will be given annual visit to Muskego Point Resort. It is my wife’s happy place amongst out to the winning team, and a trophy will be given to their high school. the eagles and fall colors. After boating a personal best 48 inch last fall, Contact Jim Beaty at 616-971-7806 if you or your school want to take she is more excited than ever to return this year. part or go to www.shawneemuskiehunters.org. On the political front in Minnesota, all has been relatively quiet con- October 21st and 22nd: We will be holding our Fall Brawl Tournament cerning muskies albeit for the usual suspects still spreading misinforma- on Kinkaid. Contact John Wright for an entry form or go to our website tion. My anti-meter did go from zero to the red zone recently when I hap- www.shawneemuskiehunters.org for an entry form or information. SHQHGWRJODQFHDWDUHJLRQDOQHZVSDSHUZKLFKKDGEHHQGURSSHGR൵DW I think that is it for this issue. my wife’s salon. There was a large picture of a muskie with the foot of I’m in the other blue Lund. DVZLPPHULQLWVPRXWK7KHZRUGV³ÀHVKULSSLQJWHHWK´FDXJKWP\H\H - Walt Krause My mind was already looking for the author, the editor, and anyone else responsible for this travesty. I started scanning the article, then calmed *RG¶V&RXQWU\0XVNLHV down to actually read it. In a nutshell, it was the author recalling his child- CHAPTER President: Bob Nontelle 30 EREQRQWHOOH#\DKRRFRP hood and seeing a large muskie jump near him while swimming. The story ZZZODFURVVHPXVNLHVFRP went on about how he was envisioning the muskie chasing him down 0HHWVSPHYHU\WK7XHVGD\$PHULFDQ/HJLRQ+DOO IURPEHKLQGDQGWDNLQJKLVOHJR൵7KH¿VKQHYHUDFWXDOO\WRXFKHGKLPRU 0DUNHWDQGWKLQ/D&URVVH was ever interested in him. It was just his 16-year-old mind creating the event. The story then jumped ahead to a spear house and the author sit- Monthly Meetings are the fourth Tuesday of the Month at the American ting with his father when the muskie reappears. The father never moved Legion Post 52, located at 711 6th St. South in LaCrosse, WI. You can and when asked by his son why he didn’t spear it, he replied that no man follow us at God’s Country Muskies, Inc. on Facebook. The site is up VKRXOGEHDOORZHGWRNLOOVXFKD¿VK7KHDUWLFOHHQGVZLWKWKHDXWKRULQ and running. Anyone interested in more information or in possibly joining WKHSUHVHQWGD\UHÀHFWLQJRQWKHHYHQWVDQGKRZWKHJUHDW¿VKVWLOOVZLPV Muskies, Inc. are welcome to come to the meetings, meet the members, Okay, so the story was entertaining and I was not so put out as I was ini- and see what the club is all about. tially. I am still a bit hung up on the picture, but it is so cheesy it is comi- The summer is in full swing. The Steve Wiltinger Memorial Outing, cal. It was an obvious replica muskie with oversized teeth and a blurry chaired by Leif Tolokken, is completed for June. A good meal was had at something resembling a foot. I interpreted the article as a tongue in cheek Big Swedes’ on the Holcombe Flowage, as well as good conversation and VKRWDWWKHPXVNLHXUEDQOHJHQGVDQGGLGDELWRIVHOIUHÀHFWLRQDIWHUZDUGV ¿UHVLGHFRPUDGHU\6WHYHVWRULHVDERXQGHGHVSHFLDOO\DERXWKLVDELOLW\WR WRSHUKDSVQRWRYHUUHDFWZLWKRXWVHHNLQJWRXQGHUVWDQGWKHIDFWV¿UVW, just look at the lake map of a place he’d never even seen before and be think there is a lesson in there somewhere. able to pick out spots that were not only a near guaranteed muskie loca- A quick Gull Lake stocking update: small muskies are being spotted WLRQEXWELJJHUPXVNLHVDVZHOO:LVK,KDGWKDWDELOLW\QRSUH¿VKLQJ following the initial stocking last fall! I was told by a few separate eye necessary. Unfortunately, Steve also had the ability to lose most of the big ZLWQHVVHVWKDWWKH\KDGREVHUYHGWKH¿QJHUOLQJVLQWKHVKDOORZVDURXQG muskies he got hooks into, but the way he lost them was always epic. Bob WKHODNHGXULQJWKLVSDVWVSULQJDQGVXPPHU7KLVLVH[FLWLQJDQG,¿JXUH Nontelle won the grand door prize of a muskie rod. the little guys will be to trophy size about the time I retire and return to the July saw the Winter Flowage Outing at M-K’s resort chaired by Bob Gull Lake area to chase them around. 1RQWHOOH$UHD ODNHV DQG WZR ULYHUV ZHUH QDPHG IRU ¿VKLQJ WKH HYHQW Take care everyone, and I hope to see you on the water. Unfortunately for the lake muskie hunters, the ‘skis had a serious case of - Brett Sande , At-Large Director lockjaw and few were even seen. The Flambeau River Rats had the only ¿VKERDWHG¿ CHAPTER 6KDZQHH0XVNLH+XQWHUV Jim Wiltinger took the event with four muskie, the largest being 40 Presdient - Jim Beaty inches.i Mark Buell had the only other ‘ski caught, but it topped Jim’s 28 MEHDW\#FHUWDSURFRP ZZZVKDZQHHPXVNLHKXQWHUVRUJ biggestb by one inch. If you can’t catch many, catch the biggest! Paul Mar- quartq was Jim’s mystery partner who shared the pot. Lunch was at M-K’s Resort,R roast beef and gravy with sides and cheesecake, as well as a club IIl always look l kf forward d to this hii time of f year. ThThe water has h coole lddd down, sponsored bar. Jim Oldenburg won the main door prize: a Chippewa River DQGWKH¿VKLQJDQGFOXEDFWLYLWLHVZLOOVWDUWWRSLFNXS-XO\DQG$XJXVWDUH Custom Muskie Rod. always slow for our club. Due to our warm waters, our member’s either go $V RI -XO\ WK WKH:HGQHVGD\ OHDJXH LV LQ LWV ¿QDO ZHHNV 6R IDU QRUWKWR¿VKRUVHWWOHIRUEDVVDQGFUDSSLHWLOOWKHZDWHUFRROV Adam Malin leads with 28 points, Blake Erickson has 11, Jim Wiltinger Our club did sponsor a two-day trip on Lake St. Clair the end of July has 10, and Don Brietzman has one. ZLWK)LQVDQG*ULQVFKDUWHUV:HKDYHEHHQ¿VKLQJZLWK-DVRQIRUPDQ\ - Prairie Bob 30 MUSKIE..... September / October 2017 beginb at 4 p.m. for each outing and end somewhere around sunset. We Flatlanders wwill have informal meet ups at Curly’s Waterfront after the Pewaukee out- CHAPTER President - Dick Cholke ZZZIODWODQGHUVFKDSWHUFRP iings and Foolery’s after the Okauchee outings. If you have any questions, 320HHWVWKHth7KXUVGD\RIHYHU\PRQWK30 pplease contact Brian Mirek at [email protected] or (414) 807-4122. /RYHV3DUN9):+DOO:LQGVRU5G/RYH3DUN,/ The Milwaukee Chapter of Muskies, Inc.’s 2016 Fall Championship OpenO Tournament is approaching and will take place on September 30th, TheThe FlFlatlandersatlanders are hahappyppy to see tthehe earearlyly season bebehindhind usus. TThhiiss hahass 2017 on Pewaukee Lake. This is a payout-fundraising tournament. The been one of the toughest springs in many years for our chapter and other purpose of this tournament is to attract new members and raise funds for local chapters. Our next article will describe our big trip of the year to Bay club programs. This includes, but is not limited to, muskie rearing and Store Camp on Lake of the Woods. We will try some new ideas this year VWRFNLQJH൵RUWVIRUDUHDODNHVPRQWKO\PHPEHUVKLSPHHWLQJVZLWKJXHVW to share the hot patterns, lures, and type of structure on this outing. If we speakers, youth outings, and veterans’ memorial outings. There are some FDQKHOSHYHU\RQHZLWKVRPHJUHDWLQIRUPDWLRQZHZLOOJHWPRUH¿VKRQ changes in this year’s tournament entrance fees. Additionally, there is a the board and make it a better outing. rule change of no live bait. $IHZVLGHWULSVKDYHDOUHDG\SXWQLFH¿VKRQWKHERDUG.HYLQ6WHQ]HO The Veteran’s Outing took place on August 26th, so our next magazine did it again in June on Lake St. Clair: a 50 incher. This makes Kevin’s issue will feature more details on how this event went. Also, Membership IRXUWK¿VKRYHU¿IW\LQHDFKRIWKHODVWIRXUWULSV+HVKRXOGEHEX\LQJ meetings start back up in September, so be sure to watch the Milwaukee lottery tickets. Jack Pertz also landed a 46 incher and a 45 incher on the Chapter’s website for information on speakers. two-day trip with Fins and Grins Charter. 7RHYHU\ERG\ZKRLVUHDGLQJWKLV,KRSH\RXKDYHDVWURQJ¿QLVKWR :HGLG¿OORXUWHDPIRUWKH0,&KDSWHU&KDOOHQJH:HORRNIRUZDUGWR \RXUVXPPHUPXVNLHSDWWHUQVEXWDOVRDJUHDWVWDUWWR\RXUIDOO¿VKLQJ another great week at Lake of the Woods for this event. Upcoming events include: We will not have meetings in July and August due to so many members General Meetings: out on side trips. September 11th: Member Outing (Okauchee). :HZLOONLFNR൵WKHIDOOVHDVRQZLWKDELJPHHWLQJLQ6HSWHPEHU:H September 19th: Member Outing (Pewaukee). have booked Michael Hanson to speak on river muskies. He agreed to September 30th: MCMI Fall Open Championship. tailor his presentation to cover Lake Wisconsin and the Wisconsin River. - Ben Sieren If any of you heard the rumors last fall, the WisconsinW River produces a lot of muskies. St. Cloud WeW will also make our plans for our Sep- CHAPTER 3UHVLGHQW%UXFH.LWRZVN temberte outing to the St Croix River on ZZZVWFORXGPXVNLHVFRP 37 ZZZIDFHERRNFRP6W&ORXG0XVNLHV,QF SeptemberS 22nd through the 24th. This will 0HHWVrd7XHVGD\30$PHULFDQ/HJLRQ3RVW beb a new location for the chapter. It has a QG$YH1:DLWH3DUN01 greatg reputation based on the PMTT results in past years. Dave Jack will speak on St :KHQWKDW¿UVWIURVW\IDOOPRUQLQJVHWVLQ\RXPD\ZDQWWRWDNHWKDW .HYLQV6WHQ]LO´/DNH6W CroixC from his experience at the PMTT. GD\R൵DQGVWDUWZRUNLQJWKHVKDOORZVDGMDFHQWWR\RXUIDYRULWHVSRWIRUD &ODLU In addition, we will vote on locations for shot at a photo with a giant muskie with a beautiful fall landscape in the nextn year’s outings. Two new ideas were EDFNJURXQG6XPPHUUHDOO\VHHPVWRÀ\E\DQGFDQJHWDELWFUD]\EXWZH -DFNV3HUW]´/DNH6W&ODLU suggesteds for next year’s outing locations. KRSH\RXZHUHDEOHWRORJD¿VKRUWHQ MoreM one-day local outings may be fun, June’s annual monthly membership meeting is always our boat show. possiblyp in June. The other suggestion We all met at 6:00 p.m. in the Waite Park Gander Mountain parking lot for wouldw have us participate in a small tourna- a show-and-tell evening of camaraderie and knowledge sharing. We had ment,m possibly in the fall. We could support a good turnout and even had some kids join in the fun. I might add I was somes other chapter’s event and enjoy the SUHWW\H[FLWHGWRVKRZR൵P\QHZULJWRWKHFOXE festivities.fe Friday, June 9th was the High School Musky Tournament on Lake Al- The chapter will also highlight the fall exander. The tournament was a success, and anglers enjoyed a beauti- withw two more outings: ful day on the water. No muskies were boated, but multiple teams saw OctoberO 20th through the 22nd: Deer, Bone, ¿VK7KHUH ZHUH  ERDWV IURP VHYHQ GL൵HUHQW VFKRROV SDUWLFLSDWLQJ LQ AppleA River, and Wapogasset. WKLVHYHQW0DQ\QLFHSLNHZHUHFDXJKWDQGWKHZLQQHUVZHUHEDVHGR൵RI NovemberN 11th through the 13th: Big Sissa- those measurements. bagamab Area. We would like to say thank you to our Youth Director, Eric Kohn, for We welcome new members and hope any- everything he does to ensure the future of our great sport, creating unique oneo interested in the Flatlanders Chapter will opportunities and putting smiles on the faces of our young ones. It is an *UHJ/HKPDQQ´,/PXVNLH joinjo us for some of these great events. honor to share a position on the board with him. Thank you again, Eric, Get on the water, and get on the board! for all that you do. - Dick Cholke Sunday, June 11th, was supposed to be the yearly St. Cloud Chapter 0LOZDXNHH sponsored Waite Park Family Fun Days Fishing Derby, but due to some CHAPTER President - Brian Mirek H[WUHPHZHDWKHULWZDVFDOOHGR൵WKHVDPHGD\+HDY\ZLQGVDQGUDLQKDG 35 ZZZPLOZDXNHHPXVNLHVLQFFRP knocked over structures and downed trees, so we look forward to next ZZZIDFHERRNFRPPLOZDXNHHPXVNLHVLQF 0HHWVWK7XHVGD\January-May6HSWHPEHU1RYHPEHU#SP%RDUGPHHWLQJ year’s event and hopefully better conditions. SP*HQHUDO0HHWLQJ0DFKLQH6KHG5HVWDXUDQW3HZDXNHH1: July’s monthly membership meeting is typically put on hold so the 7RZHU3ODFH , :,6([LW 3HZDXNHH:, board can have an extra-long meeting and cover more topics in depth, so there isn’t much to cover other than I know that everyone has been very ThThroughout h t the th season, the th Milwaukee Mil k Chapter Ch t of f Muskies, M ki Inc. I h osts t EXV\DQG¿VKDUHJHWWLQJFDXJKW Monthly Member Outings. These are friendly, semi-competitive, and last Consider getting involved with your local M.I. Chapter, especially if throughout the summer and into October (list of the remaining dates is be- you live anywhere near the Granite City. We would love to meet you and low). This is a season long contest to see who can tally up the most inches share a little local know-how. Stay warm, stay safe, and enjoy the wonder- RIPXVNLHGXULQJWKH¿VKLQJKRXUVRIHDFKRXWLQJ7KHZLQQHUUHFHLYHVD ful fall colors. God bless, and we’ll see you on the water. plaque at our Member Awards Night in March. Fishing hours typically - Eric Poissant www.muskiesinc.org September / October 2017.....MUSKIE 31 Clint Olson with a second place ¿VKFDXJKWZKLFKPD\EHDUHFRUGIRU¿ U ´¿VK )R[5LYHU9DOOH\ tthis event. Early the next morning, wee CHAPTER 3UHVLGHQW6WHYH.UROO 39  gatheredg for our annual Wounded Vet-t ZZZIUYPXVNLHFRP eeran outing, which continues to grow. 0HHWLQJVDUHWKHQG:HGQHVGD\RIWKHPRQWK $OOPRQWKVH[FHSW-XQH-XO\DQG $XJXVW DWWKH6FKDXPEXUJ*ROI&OXELQ6FKDXPEXUJ,/ AlumA was a little slower that day; KRZHYHUK 7RP DJDLQ IRXQG ¿VK DV After our three month summer breakbreak, Chapter 39 is back in the swingswing didd a few of the other guides provid- of things with a busy fall schedule. Anyone who isn’t participating in our ing these young men an opportunity week-long club outing on Cedar Lake, Ontario (September 9th through to share our passion. The cookout the 16th), should feel free to stop by our usual meeting location (Chan- afterwards was a success as several dlers in Schaumburg) on Wednesday, September 13th. The September of the families joined us for the meal, meeting is usually a good opportunity for everyone to provide a recap of and we got a nice photo to mark the VRPHUHFHQWVXPPHU¿VKLQJWULSVVKDUHVRPH¿VKLQJUHSRUWV DQGVWRULHV  day. A special thanks to Jodi Boggs and enjoy a beverage. Kevin Stahl will be our featured speaker. Captain for organizing all of this and to Mark 6WDKORI5)5*2XWGRRUVDQGJXLGHVWD൵IRU'ULIWHU7DFNOHDUHJRLQJWR Steinert and Fred Lederer for their Marc Grattan with help all of us unravel the mysteries of locating and catching some of the VSRQVRUVKLSH൵RUWV:HWUXO\FDQ¶WGR a third place in the monster muskies known to swim the waters of Green Bay, Wisconsin! this without everyone’s generosity. &DQ$PZLWKD´ As many of our members know, Green Bay is a big, intimidating body of The end of June was the Ray De- water and often a tough nut to crack, so if any of you plan on heading up mers Memorial Can/Am. This is 6WHYH$XOW¶V¿VKIURPDIHZ that way, Kevin’s presentation could help point you in the right direction. without a doubt one of the most or- ZHHNVDJR Join Captain Kevin Stahl of RFRG Outdoors on the waters of Green ganized tournaments in Muskies, Bay, Wisconsin. Green Bay is well known to produce many muskies over Inc. Mark Pauling and the folks that 50 inches every year. Captain Kevin can show you the simplicities of put this on out do themselves every working the lower bay with planer boards or take you on a journey to learn year. We had 105 anglers take to the deeper trolling techniques on structures of the outlaying Bay. It’s up to water over the weekend and even you! Just contact Captain Kevin and tell him what it is you’d like to learn WKRXJK WKH ¿VKLQJ ZDV VORZHU WKLV about trolling for monster muskies on Green Bay. Whether a beginner year than in the past, St. Clair still wantingwa to learn about the equipment JDYHXSVRPHQLFH¿VK*RUG$OOHQ neededne to start trolling for muskies, ZRQWKHHYHQWZLWKDLQFK¿VK DQDQ H[SHULHQFHG ¿VKHUPDQ ZDQWLQJ WR and new member Clint Olson was second in his inaugural tournament learnlea new big water, or wanting time with us with a nice 46 inch. Marc Grattan took third with a 46 inch, Rob inin the boat with something new. 9DQ*RUGHUWRRNIRXUWKZLWKDLQFKDQG-RKQ3HUXVWRRN¿IWKZLWKD The October chapter meeting for 44.5 inch. Ben Sommers III was our Junior Division winner this year. The FoxFo River Valley on Wednesday, Oc- side project brought in 1,000 cans of food for the local food bank as well. tobertob 11th, will feature speaker Ben Our annual Kids Fishing event at the Park of roses in Columbus, Ohio Modica.M Mr. Modica is one of our resi- was another great time. One hundred inner city kids received a free rod dentde experts of the Fox Chain, owner and reel, hot dogs, chips, and the expert advice from MI members on the Kevin Stahl - Green of the Musky Fix Guide Service, and ¿QHUSRLQWVRIFDW¿VKLQJ,WZDVWKH¿UVWWLPHVLQFH,MRLQHGWKHFOXEWKDW %D\H[SHUWDQG)59¶V creatorcre of one of the better glide baits we had a thunderstorm interrupt things, but after a short downpour, a lot 6HSWHPEHUVSHDNHU available,av the Motivator! So, we’ve got RIWKHNLGVUHWXUQHGWR¿QLVKR൵WKHHYHQLQJZLWKVRPHPHPRULHVWKDWZH anan FRV member and local guy, with hope, will last their lifetimes. JUHDWLQVLJKWRQWUROOLQJXSWKHRIWHQ¿FNOH¿VKRIWKH)R[&KDLQRI/DNHV Our continuing coverage of the situation with the Ohio Division of What’s not to like? 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