WCSFO president, Ted Lind, of Walleyes Unlimited, USA, began our meeting at 10 a.m. Attendance was light due to a major snowstorm the day before. Clubs are again reminded to send their representatives or presidents in fall.
We introduced ourselves and stated whom we represented. Secretary media director, Larry Van Veghel, of the Wisconsin Fishing Club Ltd., read the minutes from the fall statewide meeting. The minutes were approved as read.
Our treasurer, Chuck Plotz, of Walleyes Unlimited, said we have $3,050.96 in our savings and $5,486.05 in our checking accounts.
From our checking account total, we paid for the printing of the “Kids Fishing Klinics” publication. $1748.08 was submitted to Lind by Plotz to cover postage, printing, etc. We voted to reimburse Lind.
We also voted to allow Ted Lind to dump all of the old WCSFO computer components. Many are obsolete.
Mike Staggs, Director Bureau of Fisheries Management, WDNR, handed out the Bureau of Fisheries Management Report, the new Fishing Regulations booklet, the new Trout Fishing Regulations booklet, Sportfishing in America – from the American Sportfishing Association, ASA –, a PowerPoint handout on VHS, plus the amendments to the VHS rules.
The WDNR will attempt to extend the emergency VHS rules until the permanent rules take effect. The amendments should help bait dealers who have lost business due to anglers buying less minnow. These anglers don’t want to dump excess minnows when leaving bodies of water.
Mike Arrowood, of Walleyes For Tomorrow, had several questions regarding raising walleyes to stock fingerlings into the Milwaukee River below the Campbellsport dam.
Mike Staggs covered the Lake Michigan stocking for 2008. Ted Lind asked Staggs why the DNR hasn’t done more educating of tournament promoters. Staggs said there will be more effort put forth to accomplish this goal.
The WDNR purchased a bar and restaurant on Lake Elizabeth, in Kenosha County, to assure anglers’ access.
Lind said Washington County’s Friess Lake access is being built.
We adjourned at 1 p.m.
Our 2008 Statewide Fall Meeting will be held on October 18, 2008, (third Saturday) from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. at the Walleyes For Tomorrow headquarters in Fond du Lac. For representation, member clubs must send their delegates. New member clubs are always welcome as are new individual and business members.
Respectively submitted by:
L.A. Van Veghel - WCSFO Secretary & Media Director
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