PO Box 652, Eagle River, WI 54521 NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION U.S. POSTAGE PAID EAGLE RIVER, WI PERMIT NO. 0079 Headwaters Newsletter September 2016 Issue #252 Muskies Need your Help!! We need your support to promote catch & release and muskie stocking. Resource education builds a better fishery. You Will Receive with Your Membership: 1. International membership card. 2. Muskie Magazine (10 issues) 3. Qualification for International and Headwaters fishing awards. 4. Headwaters Chapter monthly newsletter. 5. Camaraderie of other muskie anglers. Education Is Our Theme! Chapter money and member s efforts have been utilized by doing the following projects: Installed Know The Difference and Eurasian Milfoil signs at Vilas and Oneida County Lakes. Purchased and distributed 50,000 Know The Difference license holders. Members trained in boater safety offered classes throughout Vilas and Oneida Counties. Support Kids Fishing days with money and personnel. Donated to the Ben Bendricks Scholarship Fund. Purchased 10 handicap piers for various lakes. Assisted financially with improvements of boat landings throughout Vilas and Oneida Counties. Financial support to Three Lakes Fish & Wildlife Improvement Assoc. Financial support to Trophy Lake Research Project by the DNR Financial support for stocking bluegills in the Eagle River Chain. Donated half the cost of publishing Muskies, Inc. History Book. Stocking of over $50,000 worth of muskies in area lakes Contributed financially to new park and dock on Yellow birch Lake. Hosted state and international functions. Host of the Spring Classic Muskie Tournament on the Eagle River Chain and the Fall Classic Muskie Tournament in Three Lakes. Sponsor the $1,000 Headwaters Chapter of Muskies Inc. Memorial Scholarship at the Natural Resources School at UW Stevens Point, WI. The Headwaters Chapter has spent over $1 million in the last several years on the above projects!! The Headwaters Chapter was the recipient of the Wis. Conservation Congress Sports Organization of the Year Award for 2013. Headwaters Chapter 12 Officers: Bill Jacobs, President 923 Catfish Lake Dr. Eagle River, WI 54521 715-891-5574 promusky@live.com Andy Hendrickson, Vice President 5480 Lake Julia Rd. Rhinelander, WI 54501 715-401-0475 hendosanglingexpeditions @outlook.com Scott Samuels, Secretary & P.R./Marketing 5161 Rummels Rd. Conover, WI 54519 715-547-3340 scott6915@hotmail.com Glenn Matula, Treasurer 5140 Shorewood Acres Dr. Eagle River, WI 54521 Cell 847-989-3825 grm5850@aol.com Dale Peterson, Fish Registration & Newsletter Editor 8247 Lost Lake Dr. W. St. Germain, WI 54558 715-542-2012 muskypete@frontiernet.net Elmer Jensen Chapter 12 Representative 1406 Lincoln Dr Eagle River, WI 54521 715-479-9228 ejguides@charter.net Headwaters Chapter Web Site: www.headwatersmuskies.com Web site managers: Jerry and Margie Hollnagel decoys@mwwb.net Past Presidents: Stan Casey 1979 Randy Riley 1980 Dick Moore 1981 Chet Meyers 1982-83 Dennis Rushlow 1984-85 Ralph Rosinski 1986 John Bishop 1987 Mike Gajewski 1988-1989 Bill Marsh 1990-91 Jeff Miller 1992-93 Duke Verkuilen 1994-95 Elmer Jensen 1996-98 Allen Schroeder 1999 Paul Hansen 2000-02 Bill Jacobs 2003-17
September Newsletter, Headwaters Chapter of MI 2 Special points of interest: ENDURO outing Fish Photos Gil Hamm Outing NorthWaters Challunge Spring Bay Outing Chapter pins send out Club outing at LOTW Inside this issue: President s Message 2 LOTW Photos 3 Fish Report & Vermilion Lake Outing NorthWaters Challunge 5 Members Photos, Gil Hamm Advertisers & ENDURO sign up form Advertisers 4 6 7 8 9-11 NEXT MEETING: October 5, 7:00 pm Eagle River Inn, Eagle River President s Message sept. 14, 2016 Our chapter sold $6,885.00 in alliance boat raffle tickets this year, making our share $5,163.00. Jim Chamberlin did another great job directing the tickets sales. Can t say enough about how Jim has continued to increase our sales year after year. Thanks Jim, we couldn t have done this without you. Many thanks to all fellow members for selling the boat raffle tickets. We had a great time at our annual fall outing on LOTW Canada, at Redwing Lodge. Mike, Ann and their crew really made us feel special. Not only did they put on a free meal for us, they gave a free week stay to one of our members staying there. Thanks to Glenn Matula for managing this event. Lucky winner of the free week was Jim Ellerman. We had 21 members attending with 80 fish released with 4 of them over 50. Releasing 50 s were: Pattie Miller 51 Bill Jacobs 50 and doubling up Dan Pudlo 50 & 51 ¼. Outing results are: Garth Darton 43 Lisa Darton 40 ½ Rick Janick 38 ¾ Austin Haugen 40 Brian Hagen 37 Paul Hansen 36, 37 Tom Pfeffer 31 38 Pattie Miller 35 48 51 Jeff Miller 37 40 32 Joe Koschnik 41 38 34 Tom Neddo 32 30 38 43 ½ Brian Wydule 41 ½ 33 ½ 31 ¼ 36 Dan Pudlo 51 ¼ 50 42 41 ½ Glenn Matula 38 36 ½ 41 ½ 32 ½ 48 ¼ Jay Hollnagel 38 ½ 37 ½ 38 45 41 ¼ Jason Jacobs 43 ½ 41 ½ 30 ½ 46 39 42 Ed Martins 39 ¾ 33 ¼ 38 44 ¼ 37 ¼ Kip Cramer 49 43 36 39 41 39 Jim Edwards 30 34 35 1/2 39 ½ 37 ½ 34 34 Jim Ellerman 47 ½ 45 ½ 38 38 ½ 36 ½ 45 35 Bill Jacobs 37 40 44 37 ½ 39 ½ 43 41 43 50 We are in the process of picking a date for next years LOTW Outing. So far the Week of August 26 th to September 2 nd or September 2 nd to 9 th (Labor Day Week), have been suggested. If you plan on attending and have a preference please let me know. The quicker we make a decision the better your chance to reserve a cottage. Please send your Enduro forms to me by the 20 th of October. Fish anywhere from 7am, to 4pm. All fish 30 and larger will be eligible for a prize. If you are arriving late, please give me a call. 715-891-5574. all paying $20.00 to fish are entered in the big fish pot. Largest Musky released during fishing hours wins the big fish pot. We are still looking for members to fish the Chapter Challunge on Saturday October 1 st. If interested please let Fred Brogle, 715-479-4978, know to get you on a team. See the form in this newsletter, p. 5. Get the Net!!!! Bill Jacobs Tommy White Outing and Big Tiger, Jeff Mathwig. 12
NO Minutes from Sept. 14th Directors Meeting 3 The Headwaters group at Red Wing lodge for our LOTW outing Sept. 3-10, 2016 Jason (Whip) Jacobs with some nice fish, 46 & 43.5 Joe Koschnik enjoys one of Bill s plate size pancakes.
Fish Report September 14th 4 545 fish caught as of Sept. 14th. One in April, 37 in May, 133 in June, 204 in July, and 116 so far in August, and 54 in Sept. Big fish of the year are: Mens: Charles Schauer 52, Womens: Margie Hollnagel 51.5 and Juniors: Sean Scheuers 48.25. Lunker of the Month winners: May: Mens Tony Piantek 43.5 and Mens Masters Charles Schauer 43. June: Mens Kevin Pepin 49.5 ; Mens Masters Charles Schauer 48 ; Womens Masters Pattie Miller 46 ; Juniors Alex Pellowski 47 ; July: Mens Brian Karau 50 ; Mens Masters Charles Schauer 52 ; Womens Masters Margie Hollnagel 51.5 ; Juniors Sean Scheuers 48.25 ; August Leaders: Mens Masters Bill Jacobs 49.5 ; Mens Tony Piantek 47.5 ; Womens Masters Barb Neddo 46 ; Juniors Adam Piantek 44.25 ; Sept. leaders: Mens Dan Pudlo 51.25 and Mens Masters Bill Jacobs 50. I still need photos of some fish to qualify for awards. If you have not sent me photos please send them before the end of Jan. 2017. Marine Band radios are for sale at $25 each, we have about 25, call Glenn Matula 847-989-3825 if you want one, First come first serve. Chapter pins for 5, 10, 20, and 30 years in Muskies Inc. were sent out today. Sorry for the delay but takes a lot of time to figure who gets what and then find envelopes for sending out the pins. If you get a 10, 20, or 30 yr. pin, attach it to the 5 yr. pin you should already have. Just open the small ring and attach to the hook on the 5 yr. pin. Muskies First Outing Vermilion Lake, Minn. Aug. 20-27th 7 members of the Headwaters Chapter fished the Muskies First Outing out of Spring Bay Resort on Lake Vermilion in Cook, Minn. 54 fishermen fished the outing. We had a tough week, we did not catch a single musky. Did see some nice ones but nothing in the boat. Did catch Northern and Bass. Musky Pete caught the biggest Northern of the week, 42, and won a musky rod. I think a total of 12 muskies were caught with a 49.5 fish being the biggest for the week. He won a free week stay for next years outing. Free pizza on Sat., ribeye steak on Wed., and BBQ pork sandwiches on Fri. Total cost was $375/person which included the meals and lodging. 3 days they had dock side demos and gave away baits and 3 one half day guide trips. We had a great cabin right next to the lake with our own docks. We have the same cabin reserved for next year so will have to see if we can fill it up. Coach, Joe, and Gordie relaxing in our great Lakeside cabin at Vermilion Lake, Cook, Minn. Musky Pete s 42 Northern. Dates look like Aug. 19th-26th. That was a double bubble split screen left with an inside draw fake. Coach explains football play on TV. Welcome New Members James Gallant, Eagle River; Dyan and Brooklynn Rait, Redgranite; Gabriel Mordente, Downers Grove, IL; Max Rauch, Peshtigo; Nico Henley, LaGrange Highlands, IL ; Lori Gall Eagle River
THANK YOU LETTERS We received a number of Thank You letters from the following: 5 1. Vilas Co. food pantry 2. Alex Pellowski Big Fish winner in Juniors Division 3. Vilas county Parks and Recreation for $6000 towards restroom at Eagle Lake 4. Conover Lions Club for $500 donation for Take a Kid Fishing Event 5. Sugar Camp Fishing Class for rods and reels from our chapter 6. Fishing Has No Boundaries kids for a day on the lake. 7. Guides/Kids Fishing Day 2016 WISCONSIN NORTHWATERS CHAPTER CHALLUNGE When: Oct. 1 st, 2016 Where: Fish any lakes you want Time: 7 am 5 pm Entry Fee: NONE, FREE Fishing open to: Members of Headwaters or Northwoods Chapters ONLY Teams: One team consists of 3 boats with 2 fishermen or 2 boats with 3 fishermen each, may be less, but not more Fish verification: Honor system, Photos would be nice but not necessary. Live bait is allowed Trolling is allowed. Registration slips: Must be turned in to Fred Brogle before 6 pm, available at the awards after fishing. Winner: Same point system as Monday Night Musky League. 8 pts. for a Musky 30 or over and 1 pt. for each 1/2 over 30. Team with the most points wins, that is the total of all 3 boats. Winning chapter get the beautiful pink fish trophy. Fish raffle: For every musky you catch 30 or over, your name goes in the hat for the fish raffle drawing, 3 prizes. Raffle: Separate raffle for Musky stuff, number of items depends on how many fishermen we have. Next year s host chapter: The host chapter will switch between chapters each year. Northwoods Chapter hosts it in 2017, odd number years. Awards: 12 Pines Restaurant in Eagle River Meal: Pizza courtesy of Headwaters Chapter Big Fish Pot: $10 per boat (2 fishermen) Separate rules apply (Photo of fish on a bump board or verification by another boat required, longest fish wins, must be 30 or over, in case of a tie, 1 st fish caught wins, if no fish caught, drawing will determine winner. Sign up your team today and send to Fred Brogle before Oct. 1, 1040 Fox Lane, Eagle River, WI 54521 or Northwoods Chapter, Attn: John Bennet, PO Box 1090 PMB#204, Minocqua, WI 54548 or e-mail form to: jbennett@northwoodsmuskies.com. Team consists of 6 persons or less. A team could be 1 to 3 boats. Even if you only have 1 or 2 people, sign up and we will try to get you hooked up with 2 other boats for a full team. Fishermen: Name Chapter Big Fish Pot? Yes No (Circle one) Big Fish Pot? Yes No (Circle one) Big Fish Pot? Yes No (Circle one) Help your Headwaters Chapter bring home the trophy this year!!
Gil hamm outing Aug. 24-26 6 Bill Jacobs with a great 49.5 Musky pre fishing the Gil Hamm outing Red Wing Lodge LOTW Jay Hollnagel wins the Big Fish pot at the Gil Hamm outing with a 49.25 Musky. Fred Janick with a nice 46 Musky caught at the Gil Hamm outing. The week Yea, at LOTW a black was and a successful white bucktail outing. on As LOTW usual some nice fish should by the work. group Thanks were caught for the before advise. the outing started. Bill got a 49-1/2 on Saturday. Teams were: Team #1 Jay Hollnagel, Bob Jacobs, Margie Hollnagel, Jerry Hollnagel, & Zach Hollnagel; Team #2 Fred Brogle, Tom Rahlf, Bill Jacobs, Fred Janick, Jeff & Pattie Miller; Team #3 Tom & Barb Neddo, Dave & Lori Gall, Ed Martens, Paul Hansen. 146 fish caught during the Hamm not to count the fish prior to the outing. The Star of the North won it again, (found out a few of those guys troll) but Headwaters had a good showing as Team #2 Finished in fourth and Team #3 Finished 6th. Team #1 did not finish in the top 10 but Jay Hollnagel did get big fish of a 49-1/4 just minutes before noon on Friday when it ended. Full info will be posted on the Gil Hamm Website. New Member Jesi Klabak with her personal best 37. Hold on, Jesi beats her personal best with a 43.5 Musky caught on the Chippewa Flowage.
7 Brian Karau with a great 50 Musky caught July 25th. Coach with a 44.5 Musky caught in August. Jay Hollnagel with a 41.25 Musky caught in July. Kids Fishing Tips with Jim Heffner and Harvey Sadler. Over 145 kids/parents have showed up to learn about all phases of fishing: casting, knots, fish ID, etiquette, and get a goodie bag.
2016 Calendar of Events!! 8 ENDURO 2016 Back by popular demand: SPECIAL PRIZE FOR THE BEST HALLOWEEN COSTUME Saturday: Saturday October 29 th 2016, fishing hours: 7:00 am-5:00pm Dinner: Eagle Waters Resort Cocktails: 5:00pm / Dinner 6:30pm Fishing: Big Fish Pot & Dinner $25.00 Dinner only: $20.00 Children under 10, $11.00 Fishing and Dinner open to all members and Non-members, invited by a member. Name $ Name $ Name $ Name $ Total Everyone fishing are automatically in the big fish pot. Rules are the same as our outings. Send reservations and check made payable to Headwaters Chapter by 10/25to: Bill Jacobs, 923 Catfish Lake Dr., Eagle River, WI.54521 Late Registration: Call/Text: 715-891-55744
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Tommy White Outing and Big Tiger!! To honor a fallen Director, Tom White, a group from the Sayner/ St. Germain Thurs. Musky League fished Tommy s favorite lake, Squirrel, on June 21st. We were honored to have Tom s wife Mary Jane join us. We made Left to right: Joe Koschnik, Ken Pedersen, Harvey Sadler, Mary Jane White, Musky Pete, Glenn Matula, and Fred Janick. 12 a toast to Tommy with a shot of Blackberry Brandy. No fish caught, but Joe did miss a nice fish in the 45 range. Tommy taking care of his muskies. Jeff Mathwig with a beautiful 48 Tiger caught July 21st on a Vilas County lake, still swimming!!!