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Pewaukee Classic 2024

MCMI’s Pewaukee Classic is back again for it’s 40th year and is slated for Saturday, May 11th.  This is a fund raising and trophy tournament. Much of the money raised is used to benefit stocking effort for Okauchee, Lac Labelle and Pewaukee Lakes. The monies raised are also used for monthly speakers, Big Brothers/Big Sisters youth outing, Veterans outing and much more.

Fishing is allowed on 4 Lakes. Pewaukee, Okauchee, Oconomowoc, and Lac Labelle.

As in years past, required check in registration at Nettesheim Park in Pewaukee before fishing hours, with the banquet, meal, door prizes, awards, and high quality raffle tables at Sussex Bowl afterwards.

The Pewaukee Classic brochure, that includes Tournament Rules and Registration
Form, is available for download here:

April Meeting

Tuesday, April 23 at 6:15 PM.  Machine Shed.

Opening weekend is just a few weeks off.

You have studied your lakes and you have a good game plan in place for opening day.

Your baits are organized and hooks sharpened. You have put new line on your reels and have oiled them to ensure they are operating smoothly.

Opening day hits and you hook your boat up to your tow vehicle and the lights on the trailer do not work. You are half way to the launch and all of a sudden one of your wheel bearings is screaming. You launch the boat and the outboard will not start. You get the idea, something has failed on your boat or trailer and you cannot fish. You get the idea, happens to all of us if you have done it for any length of time.

How do you avoid or minimize the chance of any of that happening? The technicians from H2O Marine will be “Prepping Your Boat and Trailer for the Season and Equipment Installation.”  This is a great opportunity to hear how professionals approach keeping us on the water as well as how to install our equipment and electronics.

As an added bonus, we will begin the evening by hearing from one of our own members, Dave Hart. He offered to share with us how he records his outings by using hat and chest GoPro cameras. He will talk about how he records and then downloads his fishing outings so that he can view them whenever he wishes. This is the perfect follow up to what Chas Martin had to say in our last meeting. Review your retrieves and figure 8’s to get an accurate idea as to what you are doing and then make the necessary adjustments to improve.

We hope to see you there!

March Meeting

Chas Martin of Joe Bucher Outdoors!

Our March speaker will be Chas Martin with Musky Mastery Guide Service. You have probably seen Chas on the ”Fishing With Joe Bucher” television show as Chas is the co-host and videographer. He has been guiding the Vilas, Oneida and Forest county lakes for over 17 years. He also hosts the Musky Mastery You Tube show helping anglers grow and hone their knowledge of musky and multi-species fishing. His presentation of “Developing the X Factor” will provide the little details that will help you put more fish in the boat.

When:  Tuesday, March 26.
Where:  Machine Shed
Time:  6:00ish

We will be having a raffle prior to Chas speaking and we really hope to have him speaking prior to 6:30.

We hope to see you there and remember, the Machine Shed gives us the room for free.  So please feel free to come early and enjoy a meal prior to the meeting.

February Meeting

Steve Heiting!!!

Now here’s a speaker that you don’t want to miss.

When:  Tuesday, February 27.
Time:  6:15ish.
Where:  Machine Shed
Cost:  FREE

Anybody who is into musky fishing knows this man, this myth and this legend.  What you may not know is just how easy he is to chat with.  Steve gave me a few tips “up north” for great action lakes that do not get fished a lot.  And that led to a great day on the water and a lot of musky slime in my net.

He also took the time and chatted with me about a few boats that I was considering purchasing.

All of this for a guy who was and is a stranger to him.  He’s just that nice of a person.

Here is his bio….I hope to see you on the 27th.

Steve Heiting is one of musky fishing’s best-known anglers and an inducted member of the Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame. He is a fishing guide, freelance writer, and video & radio producer after working as managing editor at Musky Hunter magazine for more than 27 years.

Steve is co-owner of the University of Esox Musky Schools, conducts numerous musky fishing seminars, and serves as master of ceremonies for the National Championship Musky Open, the largest musky tournament in the world.
Each spring, Steve is lead presenter at the first-ever college musky fishing course, at Nicolet College in Rhinelander, Wisconsin.

Steve is host of Steve Heiting’s Northwoods Musky Report, a weekly radio segment broadcast throughout Wisconsin’s northwoods during the summer on WJJQ Radio, and archived on all podcast formats. He also produces Steve Heiting’s Musky Tips on YouTube and social media.

Steve has written, edited or contributed to 27 books about musky fishing and has produced five musky fishing DVDs.
For more information, visit www.steveheiting.com

January Meeting…Nate Osafar

Quick reminder that our first member meeting of the year will be on Tuesday, January 30’th at the Machine Shed.

Our guest speaker for the evening will be tournament angler, Nate Osafar.  I’ll try hard to have his seminar start around 6:15ish.

We hope to see you there!  Here is a quick write up concerning Nate….

Nate is one of the best Musky tournament fishermen in Wisconsin. He was the 2019 PMTT Top Gun angler and has over 30 years of experience putting muskies in the net. His fine-tuned and technical approach to muskies has led to 8 top 2 finishes in the PMTT. He also has a proven track record of winning in the WMC and the Kevin Worrall Memorial tournaments. Nate has placed in the top 10 in over 40 tournaments in 15 years.  In addition to utilizing his tactical methods for catching muskies and winning tournaments, Osfar has published magazine articles on the topic of convincing finicky fish to bite. Nate and his clients and boat partners have lifted over 1000 muskies for the camera in 6 different states. 

Nate will be talking all of the little things that he does in preparation for an outing. The little things that make a big difference when on the water that provide for more positive outcomes and will help you go from good to great. Put it on your calendar, Tuesday, January 30^th, 6:15 at the Pewaukee Machine Shed. 

Fall 2023-Winter 2024 Speaker Lineups!!!

We have been working diligently over the last few months putting together a high-quality speaker lineup for the next year. Below, you will find what we have scheduled to date. Please note that the October meeting will not be on the usual last Tuesday of the month, it is on Thursday, October 19th. This may happen from time to time as the speakers are busy making a living and sometimes we have to accommodate their schedule. I am providing a short bio on each speaker today. About 2 weeks prior to each event I will send a more detailed bio on each speaker.   Even though we are a Musky focused club we have heard from a few members as to having speakers on other species as well. The October meeting we will have a local Walleye pro talking about fishing Green Bay and other Wisconsin fisheries. This is your club, please let us know what you think about having speakers on other species. If you have ideas for topics or speakers that you would like to hear, please call or text me at 414-708-3445, or email me at rdivito53018@yahoo.com.   Tuesday September 26th – Erik Lenartz, Tactical Angling       Local guide that focuses for musky on Pewaukee, Geneva and Delavan Thursday October 19th – Max Wilson Walleye Pro Local Pro that started competing at 16 years old. Just won the NWT out of Sault Ste Marie, MI on July 28th Tuesday, January 30th  – Nate Osafar Musky tournament fisherman and guide 2019 PMTT Top Gun Angler and has placed in the top 10 in over 40 tournaments Tuesday February 27th – Steve Heiting Steve Heiting is one of musky fishing’s best-known anglers and an inducted member of the Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame Tuesday, March 26th – Chas Martin tentative Musky guide in the Three Lakes Eagle river area Tuesday, April 29 – H2O Marine                Prepping your boat and trailer for the season and equipment installation

Leech Lake Strain Stocking and Research Donations!

Donations made to Muskies Inc via this account will be devoted solely to stocking the Leech Lake strain of muskies into Pewaukee Lake. It is our goal to stock these muskies into Pewaukee and study them for the coming years. Stocking will occur for a minimum of the next 5 years.

The cost per fish is approximately $18.

Milwaukee Muskies Inc is a 501c3 organization.  Please consult with your tax advisor about possible tax advantages concerning your donation to our organization.

The link below will take you directly to PayPal where you can pay via your PayPal account or directly via a credit or debit card.

Should you wish to donate money directly to the club via a check, please make you check out to Milwaukee Chapter of Muskies Inc. 

Please use the address below to mail in your donation. 

Milwaukee Muskies, Inc.

PO Box 22

Pewaukee, WI, 53072-0022

Other BIG Annoucements!

The DNR will be running a warm water study on muskies.  They are planning on transferring 5, 30-35 inch fish, from  Pewaukee Lake to a facility to be studied regarding catch and release mortality rates.  This may have future management implications for waters that lack thermal refuge or reach high surface temperatures.

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