The Follow Up- June 2015 First Wisconsin Chapter of Muskies, Inc. Chapter Website: http://firstwimuskiesinc.org Editor: Paul Gottwald 715-271-6652 pjgecwi@gmail.com Dates to Remember June 1- General Meeting 5:30 Chippewa Rod n Gun Club. June 3- Wednesday Night League 5-10pm June 10- Wednesday Night League guest lake Lake Holcombe ONLY June 6-7- Kleeba Challunge Held on Lostland/ Teal lakes and Spider Lake Chain. June 13- Top Water Challunge on Lake Holcombe June 15- Board Meeting 6:30 Rod n Gun Club. All members welcome! June 17- Wednesday Night League 5-10pm June 24- Wednesday Night League 5-10pm Last outing till until August 8 July 6 - General Meeting 5:30 Chippewa Rod n Gun Club. General Meeting The Summer general meetings move to Chippewa Rod n Gun Club Pavilion on Lake Wissota (next to boat landing) starting in May. The following meetings are 1 st Monday of month at 5:30pm. They are short, with a donation meal, followed by fishing! Please invite a friend along. Wednesday Night League May 27 will be the start of the 9 th season for our fishing league. This is a social muskie fishing competition. The main rule is to fish with someone different each week thru out the season. Cost to join is $5.00 payable before any points can be registered. Complete rules and details are at end of the Follow- Up. Top Water Challunge Saturday June 13 is the Top Water Challunge. This outing is held on Lake Holcombe. Launch and have a lunch at Pine Point campground and fish from 1:00pm until dark:30. Meet at Big Minnow afterwards to report your releases. This is an individual points event with fish caught on Top Water lures.
Whispering Winds Resort on Lake Vermilion has donated 1week housekeeping cabin stay for two people. This is good for after Labor Day 2015. Value of $790 maybe applied to upgrade. www.whisperingwindsresort.com We will be selling a limit of 100 tickets at $10.00 each for this package. Winner will be drawn September 20 at the 2015 Tournament Awards presentation. Tickets are available from Joe Heil, 715-839-7089 or 715-559- 2945 muskyjoe13@yahoo.com Chairpersons FISHERIES Jason Smith jason.smith3@frerguson.com 715-577-6236 TAGGING Scott Schreiber scottschreiber@yahoo.com 715-797- 5828 OUTINGS/LEAGUE Alex Swanson alex.swanson3@yahoo.com 608-445-7703 FUNDRAISING John Imm huntingnut@charter.net 715-797-7006 PROGRAMS Tom Riedel mskytom@gmail.com 715-834-0286 YOUTH Nick Brenner nickolasbrenner@yahoo.com 715-456-4103 Please contact these people to get involved in activities and planning. 39 th Annual Tournament September 18-20 Be sure to invite other anglers. The more the merrier!! Fill out a donation form for the items you collect. Posters available soon. Contact Don Maves or Joe Heil to get them. Don Maves 715-563-2134 don@redcedarconstruction.com Joe Heil, 715-839- 7089 or 715-559- 2945 muskyjoe13@yahoo.com Muskie Inc. Outings The Kleeba outing will be June 6-7 on Lostland/Teal Lakes and Spider Lake chain (Hayward area). The Gill Hamm will be August 26-28 on Leech Lake in Minnesota. If you are interested in fishing either or questions about them contact Joe Heil, 715-839- 7089 or 715-559- 2945 muskyjoe13@yahoo.com
Membership You can renew your membership on line at http://www.muskiesinc.org by clicking on the JOIN button at the top of the screen. There is also and option to download and print the membership application form if you prefer to mail it in. If your membership expires you do not have access to the member section of the Muskies Inc. website until you renew. Reminder if you have any changes regarding address, phone #, or e-mail address, you will need to update your MI Profile on the website to be sure you do not miss any mailings. Muskies Inc. Website www.muskiesinc.org If you are having trouble navigating the website, contact Joe. If questions contact... Joe Heil, 715-839-7089 or 715-559-2945 muskyjoe13@yahoo.com Merchandise Bring in your favorite fishing shirt, jacket, etc to the meeting and Don can get them embroidered. Check out new merch at the meetings. Don Maves 715-563-2134 don@redcedarconstruction.com Muskies You Catch This Year Be sure to register your muskies on the Lunge Log. Either on the Muskie Inc website www.muskiesinc.org or pick up release forms at one of the meetings. Mail paper forms to: 1 st WI Chapter PO Box 122 Chippewa Falls, WI 54729 Fish must be reported within 30 days of catch. Please register your fish ASAP so we may keep our Members Only Fishing Contest and Lunker of the Month current. The Follow-Up would like to acknowledge Personal Best Release and fish 50 and longer. Please submit catch info and pictures to Paul Gottwald pjgecwi@gmail.com 715-271-6652 As of 5/24 Rick Hall leads the MOFC with a 34.5 and 46 for 29.5 points. The 46 gives him current LUNKER of the Month.
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2015 First Wisconsin Chapter of Muskies Inc. Wednesday Night League 9th season Commissioner Alex Swanson 608-445-7703 The league is for members and non members to enjoy the good waters we have in the Chippewa valley. It s an honor system league where the real goal is to get as many members of the chapter fishing with one another and learning from each other. The league also puts emphasis on taking kids fishing. League nights are Wednesday s starting the first Wednesday after Memorial Day and goes until the last Wednesday in September. There is no league a few Wednesday s in July do to the summer heat, see schedule. No rain delays, but I can call it for severe T-Storms and Tornado warnings. If such happens, I will make the decision 1-2 hours prior by email and phone. The Wednesday Night League has a Green Jacket awarded to the angler who had the most points at the end the season. There is also junior awards and an award for best net man. All awards to be handed out at the chapters banquet in January. Tie breakers are in this order, largest, most muskies, and first muskie caught. There is a small entry fee to pay for league, so it does not come out of the main clubs budget. The league charges $5 a head for the entire season of league (or just one league night) to purchase awards. You WILL NOT be rewarded points until you are a paid member. New this year***every guest lake league night fished gets you an entry into a drawing at the annual banquet for a prize to be determined. Anglers don t have to fish all of the weeks, the anglers TOP FIVE fish night scores count using Muskies Inc. rules and counting 30 and above fish. 30 fish is 4pts and one additional point for every inch afterwards. Example a 40 muskie = 14 pts. Muskies are counted to the nearest ¼ at.25 points per ¼ The league put Net Man Points into effect in 2007. Everyone in league that successfully nets a muskie for someone gains 2 points. If you catch the fish and net it yourself, you don t receive net man points too. All fish in league have to be measured laying flat with a stick ruler, floating ruler or bump board and witnessed by the net man to the nearest 1/4". You can pinch the tail, but no vertical measurements. Please be prepared and leave the fish in the net until ready, get cameras and ruler ready. Try not to keep the fish out of the water any longer then 10 seconds. League waters include Lake Wissota, Lake Holcombe and Old Abe Flowage as far as you can go by boat. Everyone meets at one landing on each lake after the scheduled hours and talks about fishing. Meeting point on Wissota is Rod and Gun landing. Every month there will be a "guest lake" where participating anglers must fish that one lake.
The leagues major rule is you MUST fish with a different angler each week. That way anglers get to fish with other anglers and complete the goal of the league to have FUN and meet new people. A list of league members and there phone numbers and email addresses are provided to everyone so they can get a new boat partner each week. See the Commish if there is reason why you have to fish with someone twice. Please try and offer to help pay for gas when fishing in another anglers boat. 1. Fishing hours on Wednesday are from 5pm until 10pm the first half and 5pm to 9:30pm the first 3 events in the second half and 5pm to 9pm after that. 2. Each person will be fishing for his or her individual points 3. Juniors can fish with their parents on every league night, providing there is a different anger with them each time, unless it s ok with the parent to have them fish with another. 4. You must call in your fish to Commish Alex Swanson at 608-445-7703 by midnight. Include your name, length of each catch and the name of your net man if a message has to be left. Wednesday Night League dates for 2015 LEAGUE HOURS FIRST HALF 5PM TO 10PM May 27 June 3 June 10 Lake Holcombe, Guest Lake June 17 June 24 (No League July 1, 8, 15, 22, 29) LEAGUE HOURS THE FIRST 3 EVENTS SECOND HALF 5PM TO 9:30PM August 5 August 12 Lower Long Lake, Guest Lake August 19 LEAGUE HOURS THE REST OF THE SEASON 5PM TO 9PM August 26 September 2 September 9 Island Chain, Guest Lake September 16 September 23 September 30