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On Aug 10th we hosted another successful chapter outing with 20 members in attendance. It was also another record setting night for fishing (both casting and trolling) with nine muskies caught. The casters beat the trollers by a score of 6 to 3. We… Continue Reading “August 10, 2009’s Members Outing”
The threat of severe thunderstorms did not discourage the group of 16 chapter members that participated in our first Friday night outing. As the start of the fishing hours neared, the cloudy skies cleared, the sun came out, and the temperature reached a daytime… Continue Reading “July 10, 2009’s Members Outing”
The turnout for the June 10th outing was the best to date. Seventeen Milwaukee Chapter members registered and participated in our event along with five guests that are hopeful future members. We couldn’t have asked for better weather other than the east winds. Jim… Continue Reading “June 10, 2009’s Members Outing”
Over Memorial weekend, chapter members Nancy & Roy Hinkforth were contacted by Michelle, a friend of theirs. Michelle described her husband’s fight against a type of blood cancer and recent news that Russ was given two weeks to live by his physician. Michelle said… Continue Reading “May 28, 2009 – Russ’ Requested Outing”
Dave Dawson coordinated the second chapter outing of the season. Thirteen chapter members fished in the outing and enjoyed an evening on the water. The weather was really nice with comfortable temps, sunny skies and no wind after 5:30pm. The muskies were showing themselves… Continue Reading “May 28, 2009’s Members Outing”
The first of nine club fishing outings of the year took place on May 14th. Thirteen Milwaukee Chapter members and two Headwater Chapter members registered and participated in our event. Dan Buss and Bill Vierkandt, the Headwater Chapter members, both caught legal fish. Dan… Continue Reading “May 14, 2009’s Members Outing”
Fourteen Milwaukee Chapter members registered and participated in the outing on September 18th. Jim Dembiec was this month’s gift certificate winner. He caught the biggest fish of all four outings, a beautiful 47-1/2″ Pewaukee Lake muskie. Mike Phelps caught the only other muskie of… Continue Reading “September 2008’s Members Outing”
Nine Milwaukee Chapter members and one from the Headwaters Chapter registered and participated in the outing on August 21st.The fish were more active for this outing with four fish being caught (all trolling) during the outing hours of 4:30PM to 9:00 PM. Nancy Hinkforth… Continue Reading “August 2008’s Members Outing”
After canceling the June outing on Pewaukee Lake due to severe flood conditions both on the lake and at Smokey’s West, we were back on track with the July outing on the 17th. Eleven Milwaukee Chapter members registered and participated in the outing. Only… Continue Reading “July 2008’s Members Outing”
Mother Nature threw the chapter outing a curve with record amounts of rain and as a result, awful flooding. The City of Pewaukee put emergency restrictions in place, and many surrounding cities and waters did too. Smokey’s Muskie Shop where we base our outings… Continue Reading “June 2008’s Members Outing Was Cancelled”