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.

         

GBAGLSF Announces February Speaker

Our February Speaker will be Dale Stroschein, perhaps one of the areas most
recognized fisherman. Dale prides himself on educating fishermen who want to
learn how to fish in Door County and Green Bay waters. Dale has fished the
Pro Circuit for 12 years and has been a Charter Captain for more than 20 years.
Come early to see this great speaker, seats will fill up fast. Don’t forget the meeting is on WEDNESDAY this month.

Meeting WEDNESDAY
Feb. 16th 7:00 PM
STADIUM VIEW SPORTS BAR & GRILL
1963 HOLMGREN WAY – GREEN BAY WI

If you have questions about fishing the Bay of Green Bay – this will be a good one. Guests are afforded free admission but once you get a taste of what’s goin’ on – you’ll want to be a member. Plus there’s a raffle where you can win some great fishing gear.

GBAGLSF Announces January Speakers

January Speakers
There will be TWO speakers for January. Tammie Paoli, WDNR Senior Fisheries Biologist, will talk about the status of the yellow perch population on Green Bay. Tammie will also describe the annual surveys and most recent results, and give an overview of the perch commercial fishery. Lastly, she will talk about how cormorant nest numbers are responding after 5 years of egg oiling on some of the Green Bay islands.

We will also have Dave Mull, Editor/Publisher of “Great Lakes Angler Magazine”, speak about trends and GOOD fish photos. Dave will also have a hot deal on magazine subscriptions. Don’t miss this one!

All Meetings will be held at The Stadium View Sports Bar & Grill. Board of  Director Meetings (BOD) begin at 6:30 PM and General Membership Meetings begin at 7:00 PM. Unless otherwise noted.

Green Bay Area Great Lakes Sportfishing Club October Speaker

Greg Ellison of Traxstech will speak about boat rigging.. This could be a very interesting topic and good for new boat owners as well as old seasoned owners looking for an update.

The meeting will be held on Thursday night, October 21, at 7:00 PM at the Stadium View Sports Bar & Grill located at 1963 Holmgren Way in Green Bay.

Green Bay Area Great Lakes Sport Fishermen Hosts 16th Annual Fishing Banquet

The Green Bay Area Great Lakes Sport Fishermen presents their 16th Annual Fishing Banquet. The Banquet will be held at the Stadiumview Bar and Grill and if you attend - you could go home with some cool prizes.

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Northeast Wisconsin Sport Fishin' Show

By: John E. Durben

The Northeast Wisconsin Sport Fishin' Show was held in Green Bay, WI. on March 6 - 8 at Shopko Hall. Many of the regular vendors from previous years were set up at this event hoping to sell their products. There were a number of speakers providing seminars which included: Bob Mehsikomer, "Ranger Rick" Krueger, Tasmin Kaliska, Mike Mladenik, Lee Haasch, Andrea and Amy, and Jason Gaurke to name a few. As one who has attended or worked these Shows for a good number of years now, one could see that the current economy is taking its toll on these sporting events too. It appeared to me that the traffic was down some this year.

These two young ladies took a minute off from handing out free drink tickets for the Tilted Kilt in Green Bay so that I could snap this photo. It's the first time I've seen them here and I heard a lot of positive comments.

The Wisconsin DNR had their fish wagon set up as they normally do. In past years they collected fish from the Fox River by the Dam however they were unable to do that this year. I was told these fish came from the Hatchery in Wild Rose, WI.

The Green Bay Area Great Lakes Sport Fishermen (GBAGLSF) sponsors a Trout Fishing outing each year for Special Olympians in the surrounding Counties. The participants are bused to the National Guard Armory in Green Bay where they each catch a few nice Trout. GBAGLSF volunteers clean and bag up the fish and they are sent home with each individual ready for the frying pan. In addition to the fish, the Olympians are treated to a lunch and beverages also served by GBAGLSF volunteers. Pictured above is my wife Mona and I selling tickets at the Sport Show. Proceeds from the Raffle goes toward funding this worthy annual event.

GBAGLSF members Bob Gorecki and Robert Stark are pictured at the Show selling subscriptions for Great Lakes Angler Magazine. The Club was to receive a percentage of each subscription sold.

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GBAFLSF Membership Meeting – Thursday, January 22

January Speaker: This month’s speaker will be Captain Kyle Wogsland of Jenny Ann Sportfishing. Captain Kyle will be talking about shallow water salmon fishing. Captain Kyle did very well fishing shallow during the Kewaunee Challange and maybe will spill the “beans” or at least give some of us rookies some tips! Captain Kyle is a new Associate member of the club. Come on down and bring your questions!

And then there's the raffle...

We’ll start out with a Shimano Stradic reel on a Shimano Convergence rod combo worth $160.00. Then four ice rod and reel combos including a Berkley Lightening double rod and reel pack. There will be 3 tackle bags and hardside tackle box. Also a 6” Lazer hand drill worth $75.00, and 3 different types of tip-ups. How about a Coleman Quad Cat catalytic heater worth $460.00? On to jig kits. In this raffle there will be just about every ice jigging kit made. Rapala spoons and minnows, diamond eyes, HT ice jigs and many others. There will be knives, multi-tools, scales and a very nice Smith’s sharpener. Also a small lantern perfect for in an ice tent. And finally, a $25.00 Gander gift card.

And Now For the Very Special Raffle. The January special raffle will be a Jiffy Legend STX 3 horse ice auger with an 8” blade. To buy one like this it would cost you between $450.00 and $475.00. You already have an auger? Take a chance anyhow and either sell the old one or the new one if you win. And as always tickets for the special raffle will be $5.00 each or 3 for $10.00 Please come on down and bring friends. Get them to join the club. And as always, thank you for your support!

Green Bay Area Great Lakes Sport Fishermen (GBAGLSF)

Meetings are held at: Stadium View Sports Bar & Grill, 1963 Holmgren Way, Green Bay, WI.

Green Bay Area Great Lakes Sport Fishermen Presents 15th Annual Fishing Banquet

The banquet will be held on February 26, 2009 at the Stadium View Bar & Grill located at 1963 Holmgren Way in Green Bay, Wisconsin (A good block or so from Lambeau).

Tickets are still just $25.00 per person with Cocktails starting at 5:00 p.m. and dinner at 6:30 p.m.

There are raffles...

The Grand Door Prize is a Digital Camera. (Imagine photographing your fish so they can be uploaded onto WCSFO's site.)

Other raffles include: Fishing & Gun Raffle, 50/50 Cash Raffle, Special Free Ladies Raffle, a Silent Auction, Plus Additional Raffles and Door Prizes.

Proceeds Benefit Local Fish Stocking in Green Bay.

Tickets available at:

Stadium View Bar & Grill - 1963 Holmgren Way, Green Bay
Russ's Barber Shop - 1345 Velp Ave, Green Bay
West Green Bay - Bernie Erickson at: 920.497.9006
East Green Bay - Bill Willis at: 920.468.7099
Howard/Suamico - Tom Patzke at: 920.822.2342
DePere - Larry Miller at: 920.336.3926
Shawano/Cecil - John E. Durben at: 715.745.2248
Algoma/Kewaunee- Ed Coppersmith at: 920.388.4484

Mark your Calendar and make your plans now to attend...

GBAGLSF General Club Meeting to be held on December 18

This months speaker will be Chuck Neson. Chuck has a “Thing” for night fishing for Kings. Come hear his hair raising stories, tips and tricks about fishing the Full Moon.. (and I hope that’s the one in the sky) .. and night fishing. Bring a friend (it’s Xmas!)

Tom’s Merry Christmas Raffle: There will be some very nice prizes and some suprises in this raffle. I’ll start off with a $50 Gander Mountain gift card for some last minute shopping. Then there will be 3 tackle bags and a hardside box. Onebox is an extra large Cabela’s Storm Proof bag with a 3700 series boxes worth $80. For rods, the big one is a 7’ St Croix Triumph Spinning rod matched with a St Croix spinning reel. This combo is worth $130. Also have 4 ice rod and reel combos including a Wonder Stick combo worth $40. Add to that a Croton case with a pair of ice rods&reels included. There will be 3 tip ups, and a Mr. Buddy heater worth $70. There will also be a Cobra MR HH 90 hand held marine radio pack with batteries and cigarette adapter worth over $80. Next will be a Gerber fillet knife, a mini lantern, multi tools, more knifes and a lot of different ice jig kits to make up for last month. How about a backpack fishing chair for those hike in lakes. And last but not least ... a framed print.

Tom’s December Special Raffle: Onto the Very Special Raffle ..... The December Special Raffle will be an Eskimo Qwik Flip 2 two man ice fishing tent. This is the same unit I have for ice fishing and I will say I really like mine. It has plenty of room for 2 B I G guys with a bench seat. This tent will set you back $350 but can be won for $5 a ticket or 3 for $10 special ticket. Come on down, introduce some new friends to the club and support the raffle.

All Meetings will be held at The Stadium View Sports Bar & Grill unless specified on the 3rd Thursday of the month except June, July, and August.