TRASH & TREASURE AUCTION. Join the fun! THE SMALLMOUTH HORIZON. Tuesday, April 20 th 6:30 p.m. at the Maple Tree, McFarland

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1 THE SMALLMOUTH HORIZON Helping to Protect and Preserve Quality Smallmouth Bass Fishing APRIL 2010 TRASH & TREASURE Tuesday, April 20 th 6:30 p.m. at the Maple Tree, McFarland Join the fun! Flies and lures Guided trips Tasty treats Rods And much more AUCTION

2 Trash & Treasure 2010 You won t want to miss our fifth annual Trash and Treasure Auction on April 20 th at the Maple tree Restaurant in McFarland. Registration will begin at 6:30 and the auction will start at 7:00. You re welcome to come earlier and enjoy dinner before the auction. Bob Harrison will again handle the duties of auctioneer. Bob s sense of humor always lends a special twist to many of the items, as well as to the auction atmosphere. Members and non-members have generously donated wonderful items. Trips by Roger Lapenter, Kip Vieth, and Ron Barefield are always the highlight of the evening. Hand-crafted items such as Stan Nichols folk art bird houses and Andy Davidson s woodworking are always popular. We have lodging in the Dells, adventure trips, etc. The list goes on. This year we are very fortunate to again have the Tight Line s guide selection of flies as well as dozens, yes dozens, of flies for many species of fish. Many of the tiers are club members, as well as invited tiers from Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois, Kentucky, and even Australia. The selection and quality of flies are outstanding. If you check out our auction list, you ll see spin and bait casting equipment from St.Croix, Fenwick, Diawa, and Shimano. Our fly fishermen will enjoy the selection of Sage rods and outfits, along with other fly fishing items. We ll have baked goods, maple syrup, Bucky Books, restaurant certificates, etc. Check out the extensive list in this newsletter and on our web site. Donations are welcome. Spring is also a great time to get rid of those unwanted items one man s trash is another man s treasure As always, this event is open to the public. Obviously donations are important, but even more important is that we have bidders and buyers in the audience. Please consider bringing a guest or two to assure the continued success of this event, our only fundraiser. If you ve attended in the past, you ve witnessed the fun that is had by members and guests each year. You can help the club by just showing up. The past year s contributions have been to the Kids On Ice program, Sauk County Youth Conservation Days, Fishing Has No Boundaries, The River Alliance, approval of funds for a landing on the Baraboo River, and the purchase of a projector for the club. WSA thanks all attendees and bidders for their generosity and support of this event. Without you, it would not be possible. Here s to continued growth! A reminder: only cash or checks are accepted as payment for auction items. Wisconsin Smallmouth Alliance Ltd Gust Road Verona, WI (608) wisconsinsmallmouth.com Steve Winters President (608) swinters@jvlnet.com John Pritchard Vice President (608) john_pritchard@sbcglobal.net Mike Simon Treas./Membership (608) madisonmike@tds.net Gerry Zingg Secretary (608) zingger@charter.net Jerry Pasdo Board (608) pasdo@ execpc.com Articles, photos, information, and calendar events for the newsletter are encouraged and should be submitted by the 1st day of the month to: Dan Johnson, 426 Glenway St. Madison, WI Word files sent to: johnson7@tds.net are most appreciated.

3 Spring conservation hearings this month On Monday April 12th, at 7:00 p.m., the Wisconsin DNR and the Conservation Congress will hold the annual spring hearings. For more information and the location in your county go to: ing%5fhearings/ Below are some of the proposed changes that may interest anglers: 1. Permit motor trolling in Ashland, Iron, Price and Sawyer Counties. 2. Eliminate the minimum size restriction for largemouth and smallmouth bass in Bear, Horsehead, and Upper and Lower Turtle lakes (Barron county). 4. Eliminate the minimum size restriction for largemouth and smallmouth bass in Lake Owen (Bayfield county). 6. Eliminate the minimum size restriction for largemouth and smallmouth bass in Big McKenzie lake (Burnett/ Washburn Counties). 9. Standardize trout regulations for all of the Wolf river (Langlade county), allowing hook and line fishing only with artificial lures from the First Saturday in May at 5:00am until September 30 with a bag limit of 3 and a maximum size of 12 inches. There is also a catch and release season from October 1 to November 15 for hook and line fishing with artificial lures. 10. Eliminate the minimum size restriction for largemouth and smallmouth bass in Half Moon, Pipe, and Ward lakes (Polk county). 12. Eliminate the minimum size restriction for largemouth and smallmouth bass in Chain, Clear, Island, and McCann lakes (Island chain of lakes, Rusk county). 14. Extend the season on Chippewa flowage (Sawyer county) from the first Saturday in May to the first Sunday in March for all species except muskellunge, walleye, and lake sturgeon. 15. Eliminate the minimum size restriction for largemouth and smallmouth bass in Whitefish and Sissabagama lakes, and the Chippewa flowage (Sawyer county). 19. Make permanent the 45 inch minimum size restriction for muskellunge in Little St. Germain lake (Vilas county). The current 45- inch minimum regulation is scheduled to expire November 30, Eliminate the minimum size restriction for largemouth and smallmouth bass in Middle McKenzie, Nancy and Long lakes (Washburn county). 22. Increase the minimum size restriction for northern pike on Big Muskego lake including Bass bay (Waukesha county) from 26 inches to 40 inches and reduces the daily bag limit from 2 to 1 fish. 25. Decrease the minimum length restriction to 7 inches for all trout in the Waupaca river downstream of River road. Current regulations are 12 inches for brown trout and rainbow trout, and 8 inches for brook trout. It also increases the daily angler bag from 3 trout to 5 trout. 26. Prohibit night fishing from September 15 to the first Saturday in May in the section of the Oconto river from the upstream side of the US 141 Bridge to the Stiles dam (Oconto county). 28. Extend the largemouth and smallmouth bass fishing season on Wisconsin-Michigan boundary waters from November 30 to December 31. This will make Wisconsin and Michigan rules consistent.

4 Wisconsin Smallmouth Alliance Annual Fundraiser Trash & Treasure Auction 2010 April 20, 2010 at the Maple Tree Restaurant, McFarland Auction sign-in at 6:30; auction begins at 7:00 pm All proceeds are donated back for Conservation related efforts, Smallmouth projects, and Youth education programs. Please patronize our generous contributors listed below! Questions? Contact Mike Simon Guided Trips & Lodging: Chequamegon Bay, 2 people one day - Roger Lapenter Mississippi or St. Croix River, 2 people one day Kip Vieth Wisconsin River or Madison lakes, 2 people one day Ron Barefield Wilderness Resort of Wisconsin Dells (2) one-night stays during off-peak times Vertical Illusion 50% off guided group tour (max 10 people) for rock climbing or kayaking on the Wisconsin River For more information about these generous guides, please visit the Links and Guides pages of our web site! Other Items: Guide s Selection of flies - Tight Lines River s Edge Sport Shop and Resort: Fenwick GS66L 6 6 rod for 1/8 to ½ oz. lures Fenwick GS70ML-2 7 ft. rod for 1/8 to 5/8 oz lures 2 Shimano Syncopate 2000 open-faced spinning reels Sage Bass fly rods: The Largemouth rod, line, and case The Smallmouth outfit: rod, reel, line, and case = lightly used and ready to fish! Sage Vantage outfit: rod, reel, line, and case = ready to fish and selected by Tom Andersen- Sage Rod Co. & WSA St. Croix Avid Rods: AVS70MF spinning rod, 7 ft., one piece med. power AVC70MF casting rod, 7 ft., one piece med. power St. Croix Rods & WSA Shimano Sedona SE 2500 FD spinning reel John Pritchard Stradic 2500 C14 spinning reel Dorn Hardware & WSA (2) Diawa Sweepfire 1500 Spinning Reels D&S Bait Laminated wood boat net made by Alan Hamstra $25 gift certificate Norton s Dry Dock, Princeton, WI Hand-crafted Leopold bench made by Andy Davidson

5 DNR requests anglers assist with creel survey Mike Donofrio, who is the Fisheries Supervisor for the northeastern part of the state, has asked our club and its members to help provide information on their angling results on the Menominee River for this coming season. Please read the following information carefully. Everything you need to know is there, including how to contact Mike if necessary. The following pages (which you can print for yourself) contain complete instructions, a sample form, and the form itself. The data that our club members provide will help our DNR better manage this great resource that is fished and loved by many of us in the Wisconsin Smallmouth Alliance. I'm requesting your participation in a voluntary fishing diary program for smallmouth bass anglers. I'm providing some basic instructions in this memo. We're interested in any game fish you catch and keep/ release, but my priority species would be smallmouth bass, walleye, northern pike, muskellunge and sturgeon. We have enclosed some creel sheets (Form ). I'm also enclosing a sample creel form that was completed and the reverse of form has instructions. You should leave the master waterbody code blank. If anyone has questions or needs more materials, just call me at or michael.donofrio@wisconsin.gov. I would like lengths to nearest ½" of all game fish caught and total number of hours per trip (day) by everyone in your fishing party, for each species. Please keep in mind the following: Record the date, number of hours fishing/ day and use a separate data sheet for each day. I need accurate length (nearest ½ inch) of every fish recorded. Record lengths on all fish, not just big ones. Data that groups fish i.e.. 10 fish 9-14" is not usable and also makes the recording of individual larger fish invalid for including in a total length frequency summary. Record location or water name, see map, for daily fishing trip on each sheet such as: 1) Brule: impoundment or downstream of dam 2) Twin Falls: impoundment or downstream 3) Kingsford: impoundment or downstream 4) Big Quinnesec: impoundment or downstream 5) Little Quinnesec: impoundment or downstream 6) Sturgeon Falls: impoundment or downstream 7) Chalk Hill: impoundment or downstream 8) White Rapids: impoundment or downstream 9) Grand Rapids: impoundment or downstream 10) Upper Scott: impoundment Chappee Rapids to the Park Mill dam 11) Lower Scott: impoundment 12) Below Menominee or Hattie St dam If you fish two areas in same day, fill out two separate sheets and the same applies for other waterbodies. Thanks you very much for your continued support and inform me if you know of other anglers who would like to participate in this voluntary program. I would like all of the notebooks and data sheets returned to me by November 15, Thank You, Michael Donofrio Lower Fox/ Upper Green Bay Fisheries Supervisor, Bureau of Fisheries Management, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Peshtigo Service Center 101 N Ogden Rd Suite A Peshtigo, WI phone: (715) fax: (715) Michael.Donofrio@Wisconsin.gov

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9 Our Next Meeting: Trash & Treasure Auction! Tuesday, April 20 th Maple Tree McFarland This month s meeting will be the last until regular monthly meetings resume in September. Upcoming Events: Tuesday, April 20 th 6:30 P.M Mapletree Restaurant, McFarland WSA Monthly Meeting Trash & Treasure night! Monday, April 26 th 7:00 P.M Mapletree Restaurant, McFarland BFF Monthly Meeting