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Opening Day Tourney!!!

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So, this is no Quad Classic Event, but we thought we’d try running a little opening day tournament, you know, to add a little more excitement to the opener.

Here are the specifics….

  • $20 buy in per person.
  • Scoring is total inches of fish caught.  Minimum of 30 inches on a musky to qualify.  Measured to the nearest 1/4 inch.
  • Scored via picture.  One on the bump board, one with the hold.  In the hold, the person holding the fish needs to have their hat on sideways.  Baseball type hat.
  • Pictures should be sent immediately after the release to Bob Petzke at 262 442 6260.
  • Club will keep $10 and those funds will go right into our stocking fund, which could really use some more funds.
  • Remaining dollars will be given to the winner of the event.   Total inches of muskies caught.
  • Trolling, casting and live bait are allowed.
  • Registration is from 7:00 to 8:00 at Nettesheim Park in Pewaukee.
  • You may pay cash at that time.
    • Or…you can use PayPal for payment.  Email address for payment is robertpetzke@yahoo.com.
    • Should you use PayPal, you do not need to register at Nettesheim.
  • You may fish any of the following lakes, Pewaukee, Okauchee, Oconomowoc or Labelle.
  • Fishing hours are 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
And really, that is about it.  Pretty simple format.
Forecast is looking great for the weekend and hope many fish end up in a net!
If you have any questions concerning registration or for this event in general, please contact Bob Petzke at 262 442 6260 or at robertpetzke@yahoo.com.

Have a great opener!

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2020 Chapter Updates

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So, we were hoping for some good news, but did not get any.  With the Safer At Home Order extended, we will be cancelling the following outings….

  • Quad Outing  
    • We hope to reschedule for the fall.
  • Pewaukee Classic 
    • This one really stings.  If you have already pre-paid via check, it will be returned to you.  We are looking into another outing to do in its place in the fall.

So, that is the bad news.

Onto some good news!

  • Lac Labelle Study
    • We partnered with MCW and the DNR on a project concerning tagging muskies in Labelle.  Between the two clubs, we purchased 12 transmitters to be surgically implanted into muskies that will be roaming Labelle.  It is possible that a fish or two will be put into Oconomowoc as well, but that isn’t known yet.
    • The goal of the study is to understand the migratory movements of muskies in Labelle.  We’ve invested a lot of money into stocking Labelle (MCW and MCMI) and we wish to see if they are leaving.  And if so, do they come back.
    • Our DNR biologist, Ben, is going to be working with us on this process and study.  Our hope is that this study helps him improve the dam on Labelle and ultimately helps him stock the lake in the future.

Our hope is that this update finds you and your family happy and healthy during this trying time.  We encourage you to fish within your community and hope to see you out there!

Doug Wegner – Speaker on Tuesday 1/14

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Machine Shed – 7:00pm Chapter Updates/Raffle ; 7:30pm Speaker
 N14 W24145 Tower Place (I-94 & WIS 164 Exit 294), Pewaukee, WI 53072.

Please join us for our first speaker of 2020, USCG Captain Doug Wegner, who will be sharing tips/tricks that he has found guiding the waters of Green Bay and Lake of the Woods. This is one you won’t want to miss.

See you there.

2019 Quad County Challenge

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The 33rd annual Milwaukee Chapter vs. Quad-County Chapter challenge will be held on  Saturday, May 4th (7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.) and Sunday, May 5th (7:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.) on Pewaukee Lake. This is a friendly event to kick off the season, see our friends from Illinois, and compete for bragging rights and the traveling trophy for the year. The honor system is used to “register” fish and the Muskies, Inc. point system is used for length.

As with past challenges, participants will simply launch their boat where ever it is their convenience. You may start fishing before 7:00, but you cannot count fish caught unless it is after the 7:00 start. We usually eat lunch at Curly’s Waterfront at noon to get updated on how everyone is doing. At about 5:30 on Saturday, we will have a catered meal to all participants at Nettesheim Park. At noon Sunday we have the traveling trophy presentation at Curly’s Waterfront.

If you’re interested in participating, Contact Bob Petzke at 262-442-6260.  There is a $10 fee to help cover food costs for Saturday evening.

April 23rd Meeting – Bait Swap & Meat Raffle

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Dave Olson was unable to fulfill his speaking commitment with us, so we will be hosting a bait swap and meat raffles instead of having a speaker for our April meeting.

It is with great excitement that we share our April meeting topic with you all.  It is…..BAIT SWAP!!!  You heard it correctly!  BAIT SWAP!  Tuesday, April 23rd, 7pm – 9pm.

This event is open for everyone to attend, but the selling of baits/gear is limited to Muskies Inc. members.  Please let Geoff Verges know, via email as space is limited, if you would like to reserve a table. You can reach him at vegas492@yahoo.com.  Get your emails in early so you can be sure to reserve yourself a table! We’ll do everything we can to accommodate as many as contact us.

Along with the bait swap, we will also be holding meat raffles.  There will be some really nice cuts of meat that we will raffle off every 30 minutes.

Again, this event is open to everyone to attend, but we ask that exhibitors be Muskies Inc. members.

 

2019 Winter/Spring Meetings & Speakers Lineup

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Machine Shed – 7:00pm Chapter Updates/Raffle ; 7:30pm Speaker
N14 W24145 Tower Place (I-94 & WIS 164 Exit 294), Pewaukee, WI 53072.

Tuesday, January 22nd – Todd Schulz – WI River

Thursday, February 14th – Ty Sennett & Luke Ronnestrand – Panel Discussion

Tuesday, March 26th – Members Contest Awards Night – Speaker TBD

Tuesday, April 23rd – Bait Swap and Meat Raffle

February 14th, 2019 Chapter Meeting

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Ty Sennett and Luke Ronnestrand Panel  Great Raffle Prizes!!!

Thursday, February 14th, 2019
Machine Shed – 7:00pm Chapter Updates/Raffle ; 7:30pm Speaker
N14 W24145 Tower Place (I-94 & WIS 164 Exit 294), Pewaukee, WI 53072.

Since this was such a success last year, we’ve invited them back again this year. Ty Sennett of the Chippewa Flowage/Hayward area and Luke Ronnestrand from Minnesota will be teaming up to do a great panel discussion for our February 2019. We’re very excited to have these two speak in this type of format.

We’ll have our normal lineup of high quality musky baits and a musky rod in the raffle.

 

35th Annual Pewaukee Classic – Saturday, May 11th, 2019

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MCMI’s Pewaukee Classic is back again for it’s 35th 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 this year! 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:

2019 35th Annual Pewaukee Classic Rules and Registration Form

2018 Pewaukee Classic Saturday May 12

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MCMI’s Pewaukee Classic is back again for it’s 34th year and is slated for Saturday May 12.  This is a fund raising tournament.  Much of the money raised is used to benefit our Muskie rearing and stocking effort for Okauchee and Pewaukee Lakes.  The monies raised are also used for monthly programs, summer youth outings, our veterans memorial outing, the publication of our news letter and much more.

The Pewaukee Classic brochure, Tournament Rules and registration form can be found here:

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canceled — 2018 MCMI Panfish Tournament

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Due to a number of circumstances, we are canceling the Panfish Tournament that was scheduled for 4/28 this year. We may revisit this idea sometime in the future, but this years event had to be canceled.

Milwaukee Chapter of Muskies INC is pleased to announce their first annual MCMI Panfish Tournament.  Think of this an Ice Fisheree with out the ice!!  The goal is a fun day on the water with family and friends with a friendly competition to see who can catch the longest fish of each species and heaviest bag limit.  This tournament will also help curb the panfish overpopulation that is occurring on Pewaukee.  It also coincides with Smokey’s Mistake on the Lake, so grab your new lures for musky season before/after fishing the tournament.  It’s the perfect time to made sure your boat is running and mark up those new weed lines on you GPS!!