Hope Everyone is Enjoying Their Summer!

Hunger Task Force needs our help at the fish cleaning station to filet donated Lake Michigan trout and salmon from generous tournament participants. The fish we process into cleaned filets, gets put into family size portions, put into Ziploc storage bags and onto the refrigerated truck to be delivered on Monday to area families that would not normally get this valuable protein in their diets.

Please share this with fellow club members or if you have someone such as a teenager that needs service hours, or a friend/spouse that wants to help but doesn't clean fish well, they can still help by bringing fish to a cleaner, putting processed filets into storage bags, changing water buckets, putting fish scraps down the incinerator, loading bins onto the refrigerated truck, etc. 

Please sign up via email or text (wildcatcreekfarm@gmail.com or 414-467-6658) for this event as soon as possible if you are able to help the whole 4.5 hourrs or just part of it. "Many hands make light work" and it's great to be outdoors with fellow fisherman for a good cause!

What to bring:

Filet knife (manual or electric) HTF does have some extras on hand

Apron and hand rag (HTF has paper towel but a rag is helpful)

Wear old clothes/shoes you don't mind getting wet or can throw out.

Possible bug lotion for flies

Water is provided for volunteers from HTF, and the concession stand will be open.

The Brew City Fish Tournament is scheduled for Saturday, August 4 (rain date August 5th) at McKinley Marina located at 1750 North Lincoln Memorial Drive Milwauke, WI 53202 

The fish tournament runs 5:30 am - 1:30 pm

(but fish processing volunteers are needed noon - 4:30 pm) boats must be in the breakwater by 1:30 for weighing in which begins at noon.

For more information on the the tournament 

https://www.glsfclub.com/brew-city-tournament/

With Gratitude,

Brenda Rosin-Schaff

Wisconsin Council of Sport Fishing Organization (WCSFO)

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Kids Fishing Clinics of Southeastern WI (KFC)

OPEN HOUSE - Root River Steelhead Facility

HELP NEEDED!

Help Needed July 29th/rain date July 30th

The Hunger Task Force is requesting our help again this year at the Brew City Fish Tournament hosted by Great Lakes Sport Fishing Club at McKinley Marina on Lake Michigan at: 1750 N Lincoln Memorial Drive, Milwaukee, WI 53202.

Through the generosity of tournament attendees that may choose to donate their catch to the HTF, we are able to process the fish and distribute cleaned filets to the community.

This is a great community outreach program servicing those less fortunate that would not have the funds to purchase salmon & trout in the marketplace. 

As a possible added bonus, we might even end up encouraging recipients to become anglers and fish on their own!

How can you help? Volunteers are needed at the fish cleaning area from about 12 pm – 4 pm.

Please note that not all volunteers need to know how to clean fish. We also need volunteers to bring the fish to cleaners and also volunteers to put the cleaned filets into zip lock bags and into the refrigerated truck. 

For more information or to volunteer to help, contact us at: wildcatcreekfarm@gmail.com

LAST WEEKEND WAS AN “OK” FISHING EVENT

WCSFO Treasurer Cornell Stroik shared a couple photos taken after fishing this year’s season opener.

The first picture is of Cornell holding two of the Bass he caught at the Saturday Club Tournament at Lake Como. In that event he caught 5 bass over 14 inches. Pictured is the largest bass he caught 3 Lbs. His total weight for the Tournament was 9 Lbs. 4 tenths.

In the second photo he is holding the one bass he caught in the Sunday Club Tournament at Pewaukee Lake. It is the only fish that he caught in that event.

Thanks for sharing. If you have Club information or photos you would like to share, please sent them to: fishmeister@frontiernet.net

Sheboygan Area Great Lakes Sport Fishermen Host 14th Annual Swap Meet..

Request for Volunteers for this Saturday, August 1st…

Just a reminder that we have the Brew City Fish Tournament that benefits Hunger Task Force this Saturday. If anyone can spare a few hours amongst fellow fisherman, we'd love to have you help us out!

Plan on being ready to help at McKinley Marina by 11:00 at the cleaning station. If you have a regular fillet knife or an electric filet knife please bring it.

If you know of anyone else that can help with cleaning or be a runner, we can get done sooner. I need a final count of volunteers by Thursday please. Last year we cleaned about 1,400 pounds of fish.

To volunteer – call: 414-467-6658

Directions to Park

Brews City Fish Tournament Information

Hunger Task Force Information

Volunteers Needed…

We are looking for anyone that is interested in helping out the Hunger Task Force at McKinney  Marina 11:30 am until at the latest 5pm (or whenever they can stay until), for the Brew City Fish Tournament. They need a few people to filet fish and a few runners. Electric filet knives would be helpful if you have one.  Last year approximately 1200 - 1400 lbs. of fish were cleaned and given to Hunger Task Force recipients!

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31st Annual Kid’s Fishing Clinics (Free)

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Kids Fishing Clinic Menomonee Park 2015

The temperature was eight degrees and wind gusts up to 40 MPH but that didn’t keep these kids from attending the 24th Annual Kids Ice Fishing Clinics held on Saturday, Feb.14. The Clinics took place in seven area parks in Milwaukee and Waukesha counties.

There was a total of 163 kids with 75 volunteers from the local fishing clubs that did their best under adverse conditions to teach kids about fishing.

Below are photos from Menomonee Park/Lannon Quarry, Townline Rd. (1/2 mile north of Good Hope Rd., Menomonee Falls), which was hosted by Badger Fishermen’s League. Thanks to Brenda Rosin-Schaff for providing the pictures.

  

     

  

  

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Green Bay Area Great Lakes Sport Fishermen 21st Annual Fishing Banquet

24th annual Kids Ice Fishing Clinics set for Saturday, Feb.14

MILWAUKEE – Kids 15-years-old and younger are invited to discover the joys of ice fishing at the 24^th annual Kids’ Ice Fishing Clinics on Saturday, Feb. 14, at park lagoons in Milwaukee and Waukesha counties.

The free clinics will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Participants will receive instruction on the proper use of equipment and techniques, such as knot tying, ice safety and much more. The clinics are taught by members of local fishing clubs and last 45 minutes, and then the young anglers can begin fishing. Classes begin every hour on the hour starting at 9 a.m., with the final session beginning at 2 p.m.

            “These clinics are an excellent way to introduce youngsters to the sport of fishing and a perfect opportunity for families that want to enjoy some of the outdoor recreational activities that Wisconsin has to offer,” says Department of Natural Resources Secretary Cathy Stepp,

The clinics represent a cooperative effort by the Wisconsin Council of Sport Fishing Organizations, Milwaukee County Parks, Waukesha County Parks, the Hunger Task Force Fish Hatchery and the Department of Natural Resources.

All equipment and snacks are provided free of charge and instructions will be given regardless of weather. No pre-registration is required, but please call DNR Urban Fish Biologist Matt Coffaro at 414-263-8614 for groups of 20 or more, or for additional information. Listed below are the clinic locations and sponsoring fishing clubs:

Milwaukee County

Humboldt Park, 3000 S. Howell Ave., hosted by Great Lakes Sport Fishermen & Milwaukee Casting Club

McCarty Park, 8214 W. Cleveland, hosted by Southside Sportsmen Club

Brown Deer Park, 7835 N. Green Bay Rd., hosted by Okauchee Fishing club

Scout Lake, 5902 W. Loomis Rd., (wheelchair accessible) hosted by Walleyes Unlimited

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

Waukesha County

Menomonee Park/Lannon Quarry, Townline Rd. (1/2 mile north of Good Hope Rd., Menomonee Falls), hosted by Badger Fishermen’s League

Fox Brook Park, 2925 N. Barker Rd., hosted by Wern Valley Sportsman’s Club

24th Annual Kids Ice Fishing Clinics

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

MARK YOUR CALENDARS NOW!!!

2015 KIDS FISHING CLINIC

WISCONSIN COUNCIL OF SPORT FISHING ORGANIZATIONS

2015 KIDS FISHING CLINIC

 

Holly Glainyk

Waukesha County Parks Program Specialist

515 West Moreland Blvd Rm. AC230

Waukesha, WI. 53188

Dear Holly:

We have begun the planning for our 2015 Kids Fishing Clinics. We are planning on holding the clinics as listed below at your parks. Flyers for these clinics will be made available to your office as soon as we are able to complete the planning for them. Please contact me as soon as possible if there is any problem in reserving the parks for these dates. .

The Kids Fishing Clinics are being held this year on February 14th, and April 11th. We are planning on conducting the WCSFO Clinics on February 14^th at Menomonee and April 11^th at Muskego, Menomonee, and Foxbrook Parks in Waukesha County. The clinics will start at 9:00 AM and end at 3:00 PM.

The contact people for this years clinics are as follows:

Feb. 14, 2015 Menomonee Park Brenda Rosin Schaff 414-467-6658 Badger Fishermans League

Apr. 11, 2015 Muskego Park Jean Tackes 262-246-1993 Womens Hunting & Sporting Assoc.

Apr. 11, 2015 Menomonee Park Don Camplin 262-392-4183 Wisconsin Houseoutdoorsmen

Apr. 11, 2015 Foxbrook Park Dave Schmitt 262-781-8993 Wern Valley Sportsmen

The instructors teaching the clinics have completed the DNR Angler Certification course and have been certified. I hope as in the past we can have the Park entrance fees waived for the clinics. As you know part of our clinics are class room activities and I would request that an appropriate building for these activities also be reserved at each park.

Thank you again for your support and cooperation in helping to make the Kids Fishing Clinics a success. If you have any questions you can contact me at : # 414-321-0869

Sincerely: Ron Gray, Secretary

Kids Fishing Clinic

 

cc:

Brenda Rosin Schaff, Kids Fishing Clinics Coordinator

Matt Coffaro, DNR Liaison

Ted Lind, WCSFO

John Durben, WCSFO

Jean Tackes, Women’s Hunting & Sporting Assoc.

Douglas Doughty, Wisconsin House Outdoorsmen

Don Camplin, Wisconsin House Outdoorsmen

Dave Schmidt, Wern Valley Sportsmen

Kids’ Fishing Clinic Saturday April 12th, 2014

Make your plans now to attend.

Photos from the Kids Fishing Clinics 2014 #4

The Fourth batch of photos here was also supplied to us by: Brad Miller who from Walleyes Unlimited USA. Thanks again Brad and all those involved for sharing these photos with us.

Judging by the smiles on the faces and the size of some of these fish, it appears to have a very successful outing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Photos from the Kids Fishing Clinics 2014 #3

The third batch of photos was  supplied to us by: Brad Miller who also represents Walleyes Unlimited USA. Thanks Brad for sharing the photos with us.

 

 

 

 

Look at the size of that Perch!

 

Photos from the Kids Fishing Clinics 2014 #2

This second batch of photos was also supplied to us by: Brian Boelter from Walleyes Unlimited USA. Thanks Brian for all the great photos.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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