GBAGLSF Hosts Annual Smelt Fry

The Green Bay Area Great Lakes Sport Fishermen held its Annual Smelt Fry at the Stadium Bar & Grille in Green Bay last night. There were numerous pounds of the tiny fish consumed along with loads of French Fries, Cole Slaw, Rye Bread and sweet red onion by close to two hundred sportsmen/women and younger anglers in attendance.

Unlike most club meetings where one of the main attractions is a guest speaker who presents a seminar on locating and catching fish or the giant raffle where many of the attendees goes home with fishing tackle or a rod and reel of some sort; this one is dedicated to the kids and recognizing some of the members with Awards for their participation in Club activities.

The special raffle last night involved approximately 30 young kids. Each kid was provided a raffle ticket with the second portion of the ticket being placed in a pitcher for the drawing. Surprisingly or not, each kid was fortunate enough to have their lucky ticket stub pulled from the pitcher winning them their choice of a fishing rod & reel, a tackle box or a pillow.

Shortly after this raffle a second raffle was held with a young boy and girl each winning a chance to fish with fishing pro Jim Pyle in a fishing tournament. The winner of this Tournament would go on to the Championship in Canada.

Pictured below are some of the Kids with their winnings. Click on photos to enlarge.

         

Kids Fishing Clinic held at Greenfield Park

Report by Rich Hehn from the Great Lakes Sport Fishermen of Milwaukee regarding the Kids Fishing Clinic on April 13^th.

It was a slow day at Greenfield Park.  The temperature was 34 degrees at 9am with snow showers on and off until noon.  We had several fish caught, 2 rainbows, a small bass, and a perch that measured about 8".  We had 31 kids show up.  The guys from the Milwaukee Casting Club were the heroes, doing the outdoor part of the clinic in miserable conditions.  The kids and the Casting Club guys enjoyed the hot beverages, and chili that went with the usual hot dogs. Our “kitchen crew” did their usual good job. We had 13 volunteers from GLSF, and a reported 9 more volunteers from the Casting Club. We had no new kids from 2:00- 2:40, so we started shut down, and cleared the building at 2:55.  I had one guy bring his young son to the house this morning to pick up the rod and reel combo he won in the raffle/give away.  The kid was around 4 years old, and was really excited to get his prize.

Hope everyone else had a good time too. Hopefully the weather will cooperate with the event next year.

                   

Thank you to the Great Lakes Sport Fishermen of Milwaukee and the Milwaukee Casting Club for their participation in this event.

The event was Sponsored in cooperation with the Wisconsin Council of Sport Fishing Organizations; Milwaukee, Racine, Washington and Waukesha County Parks; Hunger Task Force Fish Hatchery; and the Department of Natural Resources.

Friends of the Mill Pond and Oak Creek Watercourse, Inc.

Photos we received from Friends of the Mill Pond and Oak Creek Watercourse, Inc. who also participated in the Kids Fishing Clinics on April 13th.

 

29th Annual Kids’ Fishing Clinics a Success

The 29^th Annual Kids Fishing Clinics were held last Saturday, April 13 at various locations throughout Southeastern Wisconsin. The free fishing instructions were provided to children 15 years and younger and taught by members of local fishing clubs.

Instructions included Fishing Techniques, Equipment Use, Knot Tying, Safety, Fish Identification and some kids even got to catch some fish.

Locations included: Milwaukee County

Brown Deer Park, 7835 N. Green Bay Rd. Hosted by: Okauchee Fishing Club

Greenfield Park, 2028 S. 124th St. Hosted by: Great Lakes Sports Fishermen; Milwaukee Casting Club

Humboldt Park, 3000 S. Howell Ave. Hosted by: Lunkers Unlimited

McCarty Park, 8214 W. Cleveland Ave. Hosted by: Southside Sportsmen’s Club

McGovern Park, 5400 N. 51st Blvd. Hosted by: Badger Fisherman’s League

Mitchell Park, 2200 W. Pierce St. Hosted by: Bay View Rod and Gun Club

Oak Creek Parkway, Oak Creek Pkwy. and Mill Rd., South Milwaukee Hosted by: Friends of the Oak Creek Millpond

Scout Lake Park, 5902 W. Loomis Rd. Hosted by: Walleyes Unlimited, USA

Sheridan Park, 4800 S. Lake Dr. Hosted by: South Milwaukee 1400 Fishing & Hunting Club

Washington Park, 1859 N. 40th St. Hosted by: EB Garner’s Fishing Club

Wilson Park, 1601 W. Howard Ave. Hosted by: Wisconsin Fishing Club

Racine County

Quarry Lake Park, 3800 Northwestern Ave. Hosted by: Salmon Unlimited

Sheboygan County

Kohler- Andrae State Park, 1020 Beach Park Lane Hosted by: Great Lakes Sports Fishermen - Sheboygan County Chapter

Washington County

Sandy Knoll Park, 2064 Wallace Lake Rd., West Bend Hosted by: Trout Unlimited Southeast Chapter; West Bend Kiwanis Early Risers

Waukesha County

Fox Brook Park, 2925 N. Barker Rd. Hosted by: Wern Valley Sportsmen’s Club

Menomonee Park/Lannon Quarry, W220 N7884 Townline Road, Menomonee Falls. Hosted by: Wisconsin House Outdoorsmen

Muskego Park, S83 W20370 Janesville Road, Muskego Hosted by: Women’s Hunting and Sporting Association

The event was Sponsored in cooperation with the Wisconsin Council of Sport Fishing Organizations; Milwaukee, Racine, Washington and Waukesha County Parks; Hunger Task Force Fish Hatchery; and the Department of Natural Resources.

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