  North Platte Walleyes Unlimited takes to the road with its trailer. North Platte WU Newsletter Editor at Wyoming Game and Fish in Casper Our meetings are the first Thursday of the month Happy New Year! It's going to be an interesting year by many measurements. As a club, we ended 2008 well but not without a glitch or two. Our last meeting in December almost didn't happen. I went to get the meeting room key from Game and Fish and was told we couldn't have the room that night. This was to be our Christmas Party meeting with food and a much larger than normal number of attendees. I was told "we shudda called you.........." Apparently part of the Wyoming State Legislature was using the room for two days and wanted to leave the room as is overnight. After long minutes of near heart attack emotions it was decided we could have the room at night if we returned it as we received it when we left. We had our meeting and all ended well. Our Christmas party meeting was well received as we had great food. The brisket and ham was again excellently prepared by Armour's Silver Fox restaurant. All attendees received at least one gift if not two as well as receiving two of our new logo stickers. At each meeting we hold a drawing from our entire membership. If that member is there they receive a $100 gift certificate that was donated by Sportsman's Warehouse. We add $10 to the pot each month. We had a drawing and the winner was Ty and Lindsey Svejkovshy who wasn't present and lost out on the $150 prize. We then drew for just the gift certificate and the lucky winner was Hubert Vogel. At each meeting during the year we have small raffles of fishing gear and sporting goods. At the end of the raffle all the non winning tickets are put into a pot for a final drawing at the end of the year at our Christmas party. The winner receives a nice Carhart jacket with our club logo embroidered on the back. The winner was greatly appreciative but I forgot his name. We did a little business at our Christmas meeting that made me proud. We voted to donate $1000 to Joshua's Storehouse which serves the disadvantaged community with all volunteer help. We donated $550 worth fishing pole kits to Toys for Tots which was delivered by our Tom Durst. He reported management was extremely happy to receive the rods. K2 TV was there as well as a radio station It was shown on 12/13/08 at the 5 & 10 pm news. The radio station guy said that he would credit the Club for this gift. $550 worth of fishing pole kits were delivered by Raylan Heck to the Wyoming National Guard family support groups of the HHC Casper, Alpha Company of Douglas, and the Regional Training Institute in Guernsey. These units are scheduled to be shipped out next month. The second annual Platte River Revival was held on September 20 from 9 a.m. to noon. The event totals are in: 483 Volunteers planted 100 trees and removed 578,420 pounds of debris! Thank you to all volunteers and sponsors who made the 2008 event a success! We had a few members of NPWU volunteer for this event. Maybe we can generate a larger participation in 2009 At this month's meeting, Brandon Green, co-winner of the 2007 Wyoming Walleye Circuit Championship will be giving a presentation of Ice fishing on Wyoming waters. Poaching is Mutiny on your Bounty! Add this number to your cell phone speed dial - 1-877-WGFD-TIP Annual banquet Our biggest fundraiser of the year, the Sixth Annual North Platte Walleyes Unlimited "All You Can Eat" walleye banquet is drawing near. Tickets will be available at our January meeting or by calling any club officer. We should sell out early, so if you plan to attend I suggest you get your tickets asap. We are looking for sponsors and donors and would appreciate any assistance in locating items for our auctions and raffles. Fishing reports I don't have much to report this month. Boysen seems to be the place to be if the wind is blowing, Glendo if it's not. No reports on Pathfinder or Alcova. Ocean lake was reported good with fish caught in 10-14' ft of water using small kastmasters Boysen is fishing fair with one report of 17 perch and 4 walleye caught with small ice jigs and minnows. It was mentioned that Walkers Bait in Shoshoni currently has some very nice minnows available. Alcova is still open for boats with some bays covered with thin ice. Fish, mostly trout are being caught from shore with crank baits and what I call trout putty. It is still a bit early to be fertilizing roses. General ice thickness guidelines These are safety guidelines for new, clear ice ONLY, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Remember, these are minimums for safe travel on the ice: 2 inches thick or less - STAY OFF 4 inches - Ice fishing or other activities on foot 5 inches - Snowmobile or ATV 8 - 12 inches - Car or small pickup 12 - 15 inches - Medium truck Calendar of events March 7th, 2009 -- 6th Annual North Platte Walleyes Unlimited Banquet. April 25th Toughman Tournament at Alcova June 6th Game and Fish Kids Fishing Day at Harry Yesness pond. June 13th NPWU family outing at Glendo Reservoir July 18th NPWU family outing at Pathfinder Reservoir. January is National Braille Literacy Month January 3rd is Fruitcake Toss Day January 8th is Bubble Bath Day January 11th is Step in a Puddle and Splash Your Friends Day January 24th is Beer Can Appreciation Day Notable quotes and space fillers "I think gay marriage is something that should be between a man and a woman." - Arnold Schwarzenegger Liberty is the right to choose. Freedom is the result of the right choice. - Anonymous The man who smiles when things go wrong has thought of someone to blame it on. - Robert Bloch These businesses support us Here is the list of Donors and Sponsors of our 2008 Banquet. Drop by and say thanks!
Recipes Baked Walleye Recipe : from nodakoutdoors.com ½ lb. walleye fillet 8 oz. small, cooked shrimp 2 tbsp butter 2 tsp lemon juice 1 cup whipping cream 1 cup shredded provolone and mozzarella cheese chopped basil or a hint of parsley ½ tsp salt lemon wedges Prepare fish by rinsing and drying the walleye fillets. In a small baking dish, slowing melt butter. Put the fillets in the dish and add the lemon juice and salt. Place dish in preheated oven and bake at 375 degrees for 8-10 minutes. In a saucepan , slowly heat cream to boiling than turn down to medium. Take the baked walleye dish and sprinkle shrimp over the fillets. Pour the cream over the walleye/shrimp combo and than cover that with the cheese. Broil until cheese is melted. Remove and sprinkle with the basil and/or parsley. Use the lemon wedges when served. Don's Baked Walleye from.freshwater-fishing-canada.com Ingredients: 8 walleye fillets 2 chopped green onions ½ brick of butter 6 ounces crushed almonds Bread crumbs Salt 1 cup milk Pepper to taste Preheat the oven to 450F. Lightly salt the fillets and add pepper to taste. Dunk the fillets in the milk and immed- iately roll them in the bread crumbs. Place in a baking dish. Bake fillets for 15 minutes. Melt the butter and sauté the crushed almonds with the chopped onions. Spoon the almonds and onions over the fillets and cook for another 2-3 minutes. The walleye is done when it flakes easily with a fork. Very good with wild rice on the side. Serves 6 . Walleyes and Wild Rice from from www.cooks.com 4 walleye fillets 2 c. light chicken bouillon 1 tbsp. lemon juice 1/4 c. butter (1/2 stick) 3 tbsp. chopped onion 3 c. cooked wild rice, about 2/3 c. uncooked 1/3 c. chopped fresh dill Poach the fillets in the chicken broth and lemon juice, cooking almost until flesh will flake on sides of fillets. With slotted spoon remove walleye to platter and keep warm. Melt the butter and saute the onion and wild rice briefly, just to soften onion and heat rice. Add 1/4 cup of the fish-chicken broth and dill weed. Divide the rice among 4 dinner plates and place fillet on rice. On the lighter side What Norwegians won't say Three Norwegians went to Mexico to celebrate college graduation, got drunk, and woke up in jail, only to find that they were to be executed, though none of them could remember what they did the night before. The first one, Sven, was strapped in the electric chair, and asked if he had any last words. He said, " I just graduated from Waldorf College and believe in the almighty power of God to intervene on the behalf of the innocent." The executioner threw the switch and nothing happened. The jailers all fell to the floor and begged for Sven's forgiveness, and released him. The second, Lars, was strapped in and said "I just graduated from Concordia College in Moorhead and I believe in the power of justice to intervene on the part of the innocent." The executioner threw the switch and, again nothing happened. Again the jailers all immediatly fell to their knees and begged for his forgivness, and released him. The last one, Ole, was strapped in and said, "Vell, I am from Nort Dakota State University and yust graduated with a degree in Electrical Engineering; and I'll tell ya right now, ya ain't gonna electricute nobody if you don't plug dis ting in." Woody Tight Lines -- Woody G. |
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