Dates to Remember: Oct 1 General Meeting 7:00 Fill In Station Joe Gerbyshak will present from the WI DNR on our local fisheries.

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1 The Follow Up- October 2018 First Wisconsin Chapter of Muskies, Inc. Website: If you have anything you would like added to the newsletter, please Dates to Remember: Oct 1 General Meeting 7:00 Fill In Station Joe Gerbyshak will present from the WI DNR on our local fisheries. Oct 15 Board Meeting 6:30 VFW 305 Nov 5 General Meeting 7:00 Fill In Station Musky Mark Saemisch Nov 12 Board Meeting 6:30 VFW 305 Dec 3 General Meeting 7:00 Fill In Station Jason Helfin Dec 17 Board Meeting 6:30 VFW 305 As always, if anyone has anything to share, feel free to send to travis.sharer@hotmail.com Check the EVENTS tab on our website for more

2 Members Only Fishing Contest Please register your catches of legally caught muskies, 30 and above, in the Lunge Log online at muskiesinc.org as soon as you can so we can keep the MOFC current as possible. If you don t have online access, Entry forms can be requested at the address below. Entries must be made or post marked within 30 days of release. All muskies under 30 caught by Junior Division fisher people count for the chapters contest. Please send an entry form to: 1 st WI Chapter of Muskies Inc. P.O. Box 122 Chippewa Falls, WI Send photos of registered fish and we ll try to post them on our website. Have a great 2018 season and practice Catch & Release! Paul Gottwald pjgecwi@gmail.com Fish: Shane McLaughlin and 50 ; Dave Jann ; Andrew Adams ; Jordan Klingbeil-52 ; Josh Rabska-52 ; Chuck Spletter-52 ; Clint Keuler ; Nathan McKeeth-50 Century Mark: Ace Sommerfeld-300; Dan C. Hanson-200; Mike Milz-100

3 Personal Best: Dave Jann ; Andrew Adams ; Jodan Klingbeil, Josh Rabska-52 ; Clint Keuler ; Nathan McKeeth-50 ; Chris Liske ; Max Gibson, Trevor Nelson-49 ; Fischer Smith ; Jeremiah Wolf- 47 ; Darcy Carlson, Jack Gerlach ; Bill Brunstad, John Goodbrake- 46 ; Tony Eckert-44 ; Rayce Paleceh-40 ; Travis Sharer-37. Be Sure To Register Your Tournament Fish!! Chapter Fish List for 2018 as of 9/23 First Wisconsin Chapter Member Name Division Muskies Caught Total Points Largest Fish Fischer Smith Juniors Rayce Palecek Juniors Arianna Smith Juniors Jacob Weeks Juniors Darcy Carlson Womens Loretta Carter Womens Jeremiah Wolf Mens Shane Mc Laughlin Mens Matthew Ross Mens Jordan Klingbeil Mens Nickolas Brenner Mens Todd Carlson Mens Josh Rabska Mens Max Gibson Mens Tony Eckert Mens Nathan Mc Keeth Mens Chris Hostak Mens Keith Hammerbeck Mens Mitchell J Gibson Mens Chris Liske Mens Cortland Spletter Mens Brandon Wilcox Mens

4 Bill Brunstad Mens John K Imm Mens Brian D Phillips Mens Chad Harris Mens Joseph Heil Mens Michael Milz Mens John Goodbrake Mens Dave Jann Mens Scott D Schreiber Mens Arlan D Carter Mens Tim Hillery Mens Dan C. Hanson Mens Martin Ursin Mens Jack Gerlach Mens Vern W Weeks Mens Andrew Adams Mens Clint Keuler Mens Trevor Nelson Mens Bruce Scott Mens Don Maves Mens Corey Demulling Mens Scott T Smith Mens Travis Sharer Mens Matthew M Eiden Mens Kris Brenner Mens Jason P Emerson Mens Rick Hall MensMasters Matt Rokus MensMasters Jason D Smith MensMasters Ace Sommerfeld MensMasters Brett Olson MensMasters Tom Riedel MensMasters Jeffrey Bunch MensMasters Dan Klein MensMasters Chuck Spletter MensMasters Brian H. Wright MensMasters Leonard J Rubesch Jr MensMasters Total Fish Total Points Avg Largest

5 Lunker of the Month for 2018 First Wisconsin Chapter Month Member Name Length May Trevor Nelson June Arlan D Carter July Andrew Adams August Jordan Klingbeil August Chuck Spletter August Josh Rabska September Dave Jann General Information The Annual Parking pass at Chippewa Rod N Gun will be going up in cost on April 1 st, It is $25 before then, or $35 after. We will send out another reminder closer to that time. 42 nd Annual Muskie Tournament

6 Thank you to everyone that came out and participated in the tournament. A big thank you to all of our sponsors. If you are out and about and stop by their place of business, be sure to send a big thanks for supporting the tournament. Tournament recap and information. For all details, please view our website under tournament results. All together, we had 173 people register and participate in the 42 nd annual tournament. We had youngsters, husband and wife pairs, and not-as-youngsters come from North Dakota, Minnesota, and Illinois for an all around fun weekend. The weather was a mid-summer heat blast with clear skies for most of the weekend. The weather didn t cooperate as we wished, but still managed to snap 48 photos of hot and sweaty smiles with their catches with it. Our 2018 longest release of the weekend was a 47.5, which went to Pete Ross. Our 2018 points winner, with points and 4 fish, was Jeremiah Wolf. Gil Hamm: Other Tournaments 12 Chapters attended this years Gil Hamm. 94 Muskie Inc members participated with 20 teams. 1st day: 61 fish caught, 2nd day: 39, and the last day: 19. Three 50-inch fish caught with the biggest being 52 inches. Star of the North won with 18 fish total points 274 a new record. 2nd was Bemidji/Cass 1 16 fish points. 3rd place was Bemidji/Cass 2 12 fish points. 4th place Wausau 1 with 10 fish, 144 points. 5th place was Shawnee Muskie Hunters with 8 fish 128 points. 6th place was 1st Wisc 1 with 8 fish 94 points. 1st Wisc 2 place 16th with 2 fish 29.6 points. Total fish caught during the tournament was 119. Looking forward to 2019 Gil Hamm. Alliance Raffle The raffle winners have been posted. The bad news is that none of the tickets were sold by our chapter. The good news is that we have better odds at selling a winner next year! (If that is how odds work..)

7 Pit Tagging information Please continue to turn in all tagging information. The more data that we have on our fisheries, the better cases we can make in the future for our fisheries.

8 Board Meeting Minutes Secretary s report: - Nothing new to report. Treasurer s report: -The report was given, all is well financially, and the report was approved by the board. A Muskies Alliance Grant for $3,000 from the boat raffle was received. Chapter Rep Report: - Boat raffle was drawn and the results are above. - There is still money for youth projects or outings from National. Any ideas for this year will be warmly welcomed on how to use. - 90, 60, 30 day renewal notification for renewals. After that it will be up to local chapters. - National President election is coming up. - Current Membership is over 6,300 at the National level. Membership: 233 Members - School renewals coming up soon. Fisheries Report: - Joe G. is coming to the October meeting to present findings. Tagging: - Nothing new to report Outings / League: - Fall Meltdown - We are looking for someone to organize our outings, specifically our annual Fall Meltdown. If you are interested or have ideas of when and where, please send a message to the board members. Need someone to organize. Fundraising: - Nothing New Youth: - If anyone has any ideas for promoting youth fishing, please let us know. - Money is available for youth projects or ideas. Programs:

9 - Nothing new to report. Oct. - Joe G Nov Mark Samish Dec. - Jason Helfin Feb Josh Brovofski March Brad Wert April Lee Tauchen Jan Rice Lake 8 th Dustin Carlson April 9 th Rice Lake - TBD Merchandise: - Nothing new to report. Newsletter: - If there is anything you would like added to the newsletter, please send to Travis. New Business: - Advertising if you know of a business that is interested in advertising, please contact John Imm. - If there are any events that you would like to see added to our website, please contact Joe Heil. Old Business: - We are still seeking a new home for our Muskie Aquarium. If you know anyone interested in displaying it in a high traffic area of fishermen and women, please let us know. New Business: - We will be doing individual election for board members. - The idea is to get more board members to join. - We will need new people to fill in roles. We need officers and Board Members. Banquet Info: Saturday the 19 th of January 2019 at the Fill Inn Station Advertising: Will be ending in December. Volunteers Needed

10 We are always looking for more volunteers to help with various events, youth outings, board members, and chair persons. If interested, contact anyone on the board for more information. There are multiple board members that are looking to pass the torch. If you are interested in being a board member, or have questions on it, please speak with anyone on the board. Board Members

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