North Platte WU
Newsletter Editor
at Wyoming Game and Fish
Another year under our belts. Our December meeting had a great turnout, showing what happens when you mention free food and a chance to win a cupla bucks. I had ordered 50 chairs and we had half that many folks standing. Lacinda and Howard Tilton with the help of Lotus Harrington and some other members made sure we had enough to eat. And thank you White's Marine for hosting us.
Our usual meeting end raffle was instead a gift give-a-way with a large portion of the attendees receiving something. Every person who attended was given a ticket and we had a drawing to pick a winner for a $100 gift certificate to Sportsman's Warehouse. The winner was Jack Moore of the Casper Fire/EMS Department who attended to give us a year end rundown on the life jacket program. We also had a drawing from our entire membership for another $100 gift certificate but alas, TY and Lindsey Svejkovsky was not in attendence and became our December winning losers.
Club president Billy Brenton showed a preview segment of his upcoming TV series. I have a complete anouncement of this series inside.
We did a bit of business at the December meeting and it was suggested, seconded and passed that we donate $1000 to the Salvation Army to help them brighten the holiday season for their constituents.
I had suggested that we sink some christmas trees at Pathfinder Reservoir and it was met with some positive attitudes. Further investigations showed up some flaws with that plan on two different fronts. When I first suggested the plan to a leading Game and Fish Supervisor it was met with a rather bland attitude in that it probably would not be of any benefit but would do no harm.
A different discussion with a mid-level game and fish employee pointed out that the fish species in Pathfinder do not relate all that much with vegetation, that mostly perch and crappies take advantage of weeds and brush, neither of which are in Pathfinder. Pathfinder forage fish consist mostly of spottail and Emerald shinners, while the game fish species are Walleye and to a lesser extent Trout.
During that discussion. I also asked about a rumor I had heard about game and fish wanting to drain and poison Pathfinder. I could not get a straight answer but was instead told how the entire fishery would be devastated if the lake was to reach 17% of full pool. Keep in mind that Pathfinder is currently at 23% of full pool and we will have to ship extra water out of state to Nebraska for habitat enhancement.
I pointed out that the walleyes could survive the warm water created by low pool if given something to eat, but was met with non-commital pass the buck answers. I definitely got the impression that Game and Fish wants to poison that Reservoir. I like Pathfinder Reservoir as it costs a lot less money to get skunked there compared to going to Glendo or Boysen.
I think that it would be safe to imagine that Game and Fish would restock with trout and trout only. I will check on this rumor some more as see if I can get a more direct yes or no answer to this situation.
For those with internet access, I suggest you give a visit to the Wyoming Game and Fish website, especially to the Casper district angler newsletters. Because of frequent personnel changes they were unable to generate a 2005 newsletter until late late year.
At the same time they put out the 2006 angler newsletter which has a decidedly walleye slant. It highly informative and does give some insight as to the problems of maintaining walleye and trout fisheries and various attempts to address those problems. It is a good read and well worth a look. The website is: http://gf.state.wy.us/fish/fishing/newsletters/
I thought it might be interesting if I put in a list of our clubs contributions to the community over the last year. Our biggest expenditure was $3419 for a courtesy dock for Glendo Reservoir. We donated $2800 to the Wyoming Game and Fish dept to buy equipment to help them do a crappy habitat enhancement project at Boysen Reservoir. We spent $2000 to buy fishing poles, reels, line and tackle boxes that we gave away to the kids at our banquet last spring. We donated $1500 worth of life jackets to the Casper Fire/EMS Department for their life jacket loaner program. We assisted the Salvation Army's Christmas needs with a $1000 cash donation. We gave $500 to the Wyoming Heritage Expo and last but not least, we finally gave away a $100 gift certificate we purchased from Sportsman's Warehouse.
Fishing reports, tips and tricks
As of Jan 1, I received a report of a foot of ice in the Fremont Bay area of Boysen Reservoir. Jig and minnow and Swedish pimple were working although fishing was reported slow. It was mentioned fishing might be better further south.
TEAM OUTDOORS TV by LOWRANCE SET TO DEBUT JANUARY 5th
It's show time on the Sportsman Channel. Fishing and outdoor enthusiasts will be able to continue their celebration of the New Year during the first weekend of January with our new show called Team Outdoors TV by Lowrance.
Billy Media Inc. (Western Walleye Magazine, Lowrance Pro Team Walleye Circuit) will be launching its newest media vehicle Team Outdoors TV by Lowrance. The new show is a multi-species fishing show that will air on The Sportsman Channel starting in January and running for twenty-six weeks. We will be fishing for Salmon in Alaska, trophy Walleye & Pike in Canada and chasing Tuna in Mexico. "We haven't left the competitive anglers out, as we will be airing the tourneys from the 2006 Lowrance Pro Team Walleye Circuit and our Championships, says Billy Brenton the Executive Producer". "We've had a lot of fun traveling around the country filming these shows with our crew. I'm really excited to show the viewers some of the places that we've seen so they can travel to some of these places and have the same experiences that we have."
The first episode of Team Outdoors TV by Lowrance will air at 8:30 pm. ET on Friday, January 5th. Replays on Sunday at 4:30 am. ET, and Wed. at 1:30 pm ET.
Jan. 5th, Lowrance Pro Team Walleye Circuit Championship on Devils Lake-ND.
Jan. 12th King Salmon. Silver Salmon, Ling Cod, and Red Snapper fishing with Master Guide Bill Huntington of Quest Alaska Lodges from Sitka Alaska.
Jan. 19th Lowrance Pro Team Walleye Circuit-GatorHyde Summer Slam on Lake Sakakawea-ND.
Feb. 2nd Salmon Fishing on beautiful Lake Michigan with Yar-Craft boat builder/owner Cory Suthers.
Feb. 9th Lowrance Pro Team Walleye Circuit qualifying tournament on Big Stone Lake-MN.
Feb. 16th Lowrance Pro Team Walleye Circuit qualifying tournament on Lake Oahe-SD.
Feb 23rd Lake Trout, Walleyes, and Northern Pike from Southern Canada at Bakers Narrows Lodge in Flin Flon-MB, Canada.
Feb 30th Ice fishing on Boysen Reservoir in wonderful Wyoming for jumbo Perch.
Mar. 6th Chasing for the Tuna on the Southern Pacific Ocean with John Donavon from RedRum Sport Fishing Tours in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico (part 1).
Mar. 13th Marlin fishing with RedRum Sport Fishing Tours (part 2).
Mar. 20th TBA.
Mar. 27th The Best of the Best.
Media Contact:
Billy Brenton
Publisher - Western Walleye Magazine
Director - Lowrance Pro Team Walleye Circuit
Executive Producer - Team Outdoors TV by Lowrance
office - 307-472-9887
cell - 307-258-4418
www.westernwalleye.com
www.teamoutdoors.tv
Sportsman's Warehouse is having a GPS seminar next Tuesday, January 9th at 5:30 PM. If you would like to know how to get more out of your GPS, this is the place to be. As a side note, Jan 9th is also National Static Electricity Day so try to work that into your day also. If telemarketers are driving you nuts try this: http://howtoprankatelemarketer.ytmnd.com/ It is really hilarious and inventive. Worth a listen
Useless facts and space filler
If you can't fix it with duct tape, you haven't used enough
Remember........It is against the law to whale hunt in Oklahoma..........Really....
Organized crime is estimated to account for 10% of the United States' national income.
Being unmarried can shorten a man's life by ten years. But it shortens his misery by 40 years.
Remember that January is National Oatmeal Month
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Some great quotes
"Ninety percent of the game is half mental." -- Jim Wohford
Procrastinate now, don't put it off. - Unknown
Everyone has a photographic memory, some just don't have film! - Unknown
On the lighter side
Ole, the portrait artist
Ole, while not a brilliant scholar, was a gifted portrait artist. His fame grew and soon people from all over the country were coming to him in Minnesota for paintings.
One day, a beautiful young woman pulled up to his house in a stretch limo. She asked Ole if he would paint her in the nude. This was the first time anyone had made this request. The beautiful lady said money was no object; she was willing to pay $5,000.
Not wanting to get into trouble with his wife, Ole asked the lady to wait while he went in the house and conferred with Lena, his missus.
In a few minutes he returned and said to the lady, "Ya, shoor, you betcha. I'll paint ya in da nude, but I'll haff 'ta leave my socks on so I'll have a place to wipe my brushes."
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