THE RELEASE

JULY 2017
Website:
www.stcloudmuskies.com

Established in 1982

NO MEMBERSHIP MEETING IN JULY

So get out and fish!!!!

Time on the Water . . . . . . . By Bruce A. Kitowski, President

Happy 4th of July to all the members. I hope everyone is enjoying the summer so far. It truly seems to be flying
by. Before you know it we will be buying suckers.

There are a couple of things that went on last month that I want go over with you. On June 11th we scheduled to
hold the Annual Waite Park Festival Kids Fishing Contest. Due to the extreme bad weather we had to cancel.
With trees down over power lines, and the power outages, to go along with all the port-o-potties blown over, I
decided in the best interest of safety to cancel. I would like to thank all the people who were going to be there
to volunteer their time to help out with all the kids. So what to do with all the stuff we purchased with this
event? Well it just so happened that the St. Cloud Parks and Recreation group was putting on a Fishing Derby
at Lake George on June 25th. So we donated 98 bags of goodies to this event. They were very pleased.

Just a reminder that this month there will be no membership meeting. I hope to see you at our next meeting,
and that will be in August at which Eric Jacobson from Just Big Muskies video series will be our guest
speaker. In September Eric Altena will speak. Eric is the Fisheries Manager out of Little Falls.

Enjoy the outdoors and be safe.

Bruce
POLITICAL RESEARCH DIRECTOR REPORT . . . . . . By Aaron Meyer
THE MMPA SUPPORTS
* Science-based fisheries management and fishing regulation
* Conservation and improvement of fish habitat and waters throughout Minnesota
* Political activity and support for the DNR and its management plans
* Increased public information and education in matters regarding Muskies, Pike, and our fisheries
With broad statewide representation, it is our goal to be one collective voice for Muskie and Pike fishing in
Minnesota! We aim to preserve the outstanding fishing of today and to ensure that a high quality angling
experience remains available for future generations. We stand firmly on the basis of science and biology,
knowing that proper fisheries management is the only way to reach our directive. We meet regularly with DNR
biologists and management personnel to ensure that there is a direct connection and effective communication
between the DNR and the angling public.
Stay tuned for more details.
Aaron
MN Muskie and Pike Alliance Co-Chair

YOUTH DIRECTOR REPORT . . . . . . By Eric Kohn

MN High School Tournament Regional Recap

June 9th, Lake Alexander.

Tournament was a success and the anglers enjoyed a beautiful day on the water. No muskies were boated but
multiple teams saw fish. There were 15 boats from 7 different schools participate. The winning teams are as
follows with all information. These 5 boats all want on to fish in the state tournament. More info on the State
Tournament held on Lake Vermilion on June 23rd in next months newsletter.

1st Place Eric McQuoid, M 25" Pike

Isle John Kargel, L

2nd Place Nevin Freize, M 23 3/4" Pike

Sauk Rapids Jerad Schlichting, M

3rd Place Abby Posch, S 23 1/4" Pike

Sauk Rapids Cally Welsh, S

4th Place Colton Gottwalt, L 20 1/2" Pike

Little Falls Sam Nagel, L

5th Place Tyler Larson, L 19" Pike

Pequot Lakes Brendan Brill, M

The St Cloud Chapter has 10 Free Youth Memberships that can be given out to encourage our area youth to get
involved in the MI organization. The only "catch" is their parent can not be a MI member. This is to encourage
new members. So, if you have a youth in mind, contact me to get details on the membership.

Eric Kohn
epkohn34@homtmail.com
Eric Kohn and Brady Kohn A beautiful 52" x 25" Personal Best
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Corey Nazer 715-456-5531

www.NazeBaits.com
MEMBERSHIP REPORT. . . . . .By Nate Rose
In June, we had 1 new member Jeff Prill, so welcome him to the club if you see him. Up for renewal in
June weve got Aaron Meyer, Jason Jones, and Glen Hennemann. The easiest way to renew your membership is
online. The website (muskiesinc.org) should prompt you for renewal once your membership expires.

Spread the word and encourage anyone interested in muskie fishing/management to join our chapter, it
would be great to see our chapter grow.

CONTEST REPORT
Contest Standing June 30, 2017

CURRENT STANDINGS
Division Name # of Fish Points Largest
Mens Brad St George 3 60 47.00
Mens Nathan Rose 2 36 44.50
Mens Eric Kohn 1 26 52.00
Mens Chris Paye 1 15 41.00
Mens Scott Wold 1 13 39.00

LUNKER OF THE MONTH

Month Name Length Lake
May Scott Wold 39.00 Redstone
June Eric Kohn 52.00 Mississippi River

The 2017 season is in full swing now with June in the past. We had a warm first part of June and then it
cooled off. The water temperatures on area lakes have stabilized around 65-68 degrees for the most part. Fish
have been caught with everything from bucktails, topwater, cranks, and jerkbaits. For me, the rubber bite has
been good and it sounds like bucktails are heating up.

Congratulations to Eric Kohn who caught a giant 52 fish on the Mississippi River late in the month!
He even caught it with his kids which is great to hear. Also, congrats to Brad St. George who leads the contest
with 3 fish, the largest being 47. All really solid fish. Nice work to everyone who caught a fish in June and
best of luck in July!

Nate
OUTINGS CHAIRMAN . . By Ryan Hoffman
It's hard to believe but the Mantrap outing on Sept 21-24 is less than 3 months away! If you've been on the
fence about going, there are still 6 spots left!

We're staying at Norway Hill Resort again and we have deposits on the same 2 cabins we used last year that can
accommodate 14 people. Based on 14 people going, the cost is $130 each including tax (this includes your
deposit). Cost is subject to the cabins we rent being full. Please let me know as soon as possible if you are
interested in going or if I can answer any questions for you. You can call, text, or email me. 320-492-7369
/ rhoffmanisu@gmail.com.

Just a reminder for those of you who have paid your deposits, your full payment for your portion of the cabin is
due to me by the August club meeting.

Here is the video from the outing last year:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIGAqq7jgP8&t=121s

Here is the resort website, you may recognize a few faces on the fishing page!

https://www.norwayhills.com/html/fishing.html

Good luck on the water in July! The lakes have been good to me in early July in years past, I hope to stick a
few in the next week!

Ryan
FUTURE MEETINGS: By Bruce Kitowski
August 15TH Eric Jacobson will be our speaker (Just Big Muskie series)
September19 TH Eric Altena will be our speaker ( Little Falls area Fisheries Manager)

Monthly Lure Give Away By: Sven Larsen

Thanks to everyone for their support for our monthly lure raffle. Remember to bring a few bucks and take your
chance at the lure raffle.
Sven

The Web:.
Check out the chapters Facebook page for happenings in the Chapter. Feel free to share your catch and release
pictures for all to see. Those pictures inspire us to get out there and see what is around the next bend!! Each
member that has a Facebook account can simply select SHARE and we can inform many, many more people
about the Club. So, please take the time to do that and share the Club with others and encourage membership.
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