Newsletter
Take a Kid Fishing Card
The Headwaters Chapter of Muskies Inc. has started a program to get kids to go fishing. It involves giving kids a card provided by the Chapter. Each time a kids goes fishing with a different adult, the adult initials the card. Once the card is filled up, it is turned into a director to get recognition and/or a prize.Contact Art Anderson to get some Take a Kid Fishing cards to distribute. Email: art@nnex.net
Notes from the Secretary
Our Christmas party Chaired by President Bill Jacobs and First Lady Sandy Jacobs will be held on January 8, 2005 at Eagle Waters Resort. The festivities include all kinds of fun things as well as gifts especially for the ladies. We hold it after the holidays so as to be more of a relaxed, fun filled get together and not to interfere with family events. For more details check our Newsletter....
Our membership is holding at 426 according to Jim Chamberlin and the amount our Chapter donated in dollars to the Calendar Printing as a way of supporting and promoting Musky Inc.Fish registration by Barb Neddo shows our Chapter at 767 as of Oct 1st and more slated to be turned in with a nice bite going on in October here in the Eagle River area.
Vice President Paul Hansen has taken on the duties of editing our newsletter at this time due to a change of companies. Way to go Paul and a very talented member of our board besides catching his share of muskies. Gary Myshak stated that a new pier floating type will be needed for Muskelunge Lake next spring and it could just another club project come spring.
Our Awards Banquet and Fund Raiser is slated for Saturday April 2nd,2005 at the Eagle River Inn according to Chairman Dale Peterson. Our goal is to have 200 people in attendance to create another energetic and enthusiastic audience for the Auctioneer.
Jeff Miller is Chairman for our 25th Musky Classic Tournament to be held next June 11th and 12th here in Eagle River. Teams come from many States and it always fills up at 300 boats. With a $15,000 1st place prize at stake many musky hunters sharpen their hooks during the winter months.
We are looking for a report from Jordan Weeks a fish biologist at Steven Point University who was tracking the Muskies and Walleyes on the Manitowish Chain this pass summer. With Radio transmitters implanted in the fish, he charted the movements through out the summer on their behavior and where about. Chapter 12 as well as the Alliance Chapters provided funding for this endeavor according to Roger Sabota our Rep to that Committee.
Secretary,
Jim "Hi Pines" Rechlitz
