North Platte WU
Newsletter Editor
Thursday July 11, 2007
at Wyoming Game and Fish
Due to the first Thursday of the month falling the day after the 4th, many members wished to move our monthly meeting to the following week. Our usual meeting room was booked so our meeting will be on Wednesday, July 11, in the Pronghorn Room at the Casper Wyoming Game and Fish building.
We will be having elections for club directors and officers. Not being there, will not guarantee that you are not elected to an elective office. You might want to attend to protect your interests.
At our last meeting we voted to allocate $5000 for the purchase of fishing poles to be given away at various events during the next year. They have been ordered (at $11.00 each) and should arrive the first part of the month. We will donate 100 poles to the September outdoor show to be given away in our name.
Our club family outing at Glendo last month went very well. I would like to acknowledge and thank Roy and Lotus Herrington, Howard Ewart, and Joe Mercado for the fine job cooking with Bob Heck appearing to take a supervisory poaition. And thanks to Larry Rue, Buddie Dunn, and Joel Shinmori who cleaned the fish. Buddie Dunn was the winner of the Big Fish plaque. We had our monthly drawing and this months winning loser was Darrell and Ginger Dillon. Every month we have a drawing, and if that member is present they will win a gift certificate from Sportsman's Warehouse. Our next drawing will be for $130.
We have our July family outing on the 21st at Pathfinder. Bring your own plates and silverware and a covered dish and a friend. You do not have to be a member to attend. The club will provide oil, onion rings, chips, soft drinks and the like. See you all there.
At the Wyoming Walleye Circuit at Glendo Reservoir June 2nd and 3rd, the only members to make the top 10 was club vice president Rick Walter and his wife Mary who finished 2nd with a total weight of 38.44lbs just .6lbs out of first. They also won the family entry side of the event.
At the Lowrance-sponsored Pro Team Walleye Circuit-Toyo Tires Summer Slam at Boysen Reservoir June 20, 21, 22 our own John Marohn and Mitch Horning won the first place prize. Our Rick Mclaughlin and his wife Jeralyn took 4th with Chuck McAuley and Tim Lookingbill taking 7th.
The Wyoming Walleye Circuit 2007 Boysen Blast had members Rick Walter and Bruce Brugger taking first place money. Member Al Keffer and partner Bill Porter grabbed 2nd place.
For complete results of these tournaments you can find them at Walleye Central
Useless facts and space filler
July is Anti-boredom Month
And Baked Bean Month so no excuses.
July 1 is build a scarecrow day
July 8 is National barn day
Fishing reports, tips and tricks
It is my opinion that a trolling bite is on at all reservoirs. The Boysen tournament was won at the south end by the causeway trolling el-billed cranks 3 ½ feet deep in 7 ft of water behind boards. Worm harness and bouncers also are effective this time of year.
Area lake levels as of 6-30-07
Glendo................ 80% full........... inflow 2354 cfs..................outflow 5579 cfs
Boysen................ 64.5% full..........inflow 315 cfs.................. outflow 1337 cfs
Pathfinder...........24.5% full......... inflow 1765 cfs................. outflow 2645 cfs
Alcova..................98.2% full......... inflow 2645 cfs................. outflow 2414 cfs
Seminoe............ 45.6% full.......... inflow 1184 cfs................. outflow 1601 cfs
Area lake levels as of 5-31-07
Glendo................ 98.5 % full......... inflow 518 cfs........................outflow 41 cfs
Boysen................ 65.1 % full..........inflow 1162.3 cfs.................. outflow 1024.6 cfs
Pathfinder...........27.0 % full......... inflow 1238.0 cfs................... outflow 782.0 cfs
Alcova..................98.1% full.......... inflow 782.0 cfs................... outflow 500.0 cfs
Seminoe............ 42.3% full........... inflow 2496.0 cfs.................. outflow 1010.0 cfs
Pathfinder seems to need the most help. Let's hope we can get some rain upstream.
These businesses support us
Here is the list of Donors and Sponsors of our 2007 Banquet. Drop by and say thanks!
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White's Marine Center Compression Leasing Sportsman's Warehouse Casper Well Products Rocky Mountain Discount Sports Overman Realty LLC Bentz's Town Pump Mckendree Trucking, Inc Liquor Shed Andreen Hunt Construction, Inc Eagle Claw Ken Mayer-Countrywide Home Loans Terry Doughty Extreme Exteri-ors Hilltop National Bank Ben Knox White's Mountain Motors Platte River Builders Silver Fox Lounge USA Trucking Lowrance Electronics Scott's HotShot Service Rick's Rocks Lathrop Equipment Co Wilson Equipment Hilltop National Bank Jim Ellison - Versa Ramp Parkway Plaza Walgreen's Overhead Door Company Staples Shakespeare Minn Kota | John Green Buffalo Creek Clothing Company Lake Tobin Lodge Greg and Tracy Alvar Red Butte Ranch Bed and Breakfast JTL Group Inc. John Ma-rohn Western Walleye Magazine Bakers Narrows Lodge Lowrance Pro Team Walleye Circuit Rick Mclaughlin A1 Tires Dave Underhill Overhead Door Company Shawn and Connie Edmonson Wyoming Builders Supply Xtools Kevin Reinhart Red Rum Sport Fishing Karst Motorsports Cowboy Auto Spa Team Outdoor TV by Lowrance Berkley Abu Garcia Mack's Lures Bar D Signs Woody's Little Print Shop Big Wyoming GMC Shoremaster Docks Walmart Artist Choice Gallery Woody G's Gallery & Frame Shop |
Some great quotes
Did you know babies are nauseated by the smell of a clean shirt? -- Jeff Foxworthy
Everywhere is within walking distance if you have the time. -- Steven Wright
There's no such thing as soy milk. It's soy juice. -- Lewis Black
On the lighter side
Cowgirl
A cowgirl, who is visiting South Carolina from Texas, walks into a bar and orders three mugs of Bud. She sits in the back of the room, drinking a sip out of each one in turn. When she finishes them, she comes back to the bar and orders three more.
The bartender approaches and tells the cowgirl, "You know, a mug goes flat after I draw it. It would taste better if you bought one at a time."
The cowgirl replies, "Well, you see, I have two sisters. One is in Australia, the other is in Dublin. When we all left our home in Texas, we promised that we'd drink this way to remember the days when we drank together. So I'm drinking one beer for each of my sisters and one for myself."
The bartender admits that this is a nice custom, and leaves it there.
The cowgirl becomes a regular in the bar, and always drinks the same way. She orders three mugs and drinks them in turn. One day, she comes in and only orders two mugs. All the regulars take notice and fall silent. When she comes back to the bar for the second round, the bartender says, "I don't want to intrude on your grief, but I wanted to offer my condolences on your loss."
The cowgirl looks quite puzzled for a moment, then a light dawns in her eyes and she laughs.
"Oh, no, everybody's just fine," she explains, "It's just that my husband and I joined the Baptist Church and I had to quit drinking."
"Hasn't affected my sisters though."
The Brick Layer
Possibly the funniest story in a long while. This is a bricklayer's accident report, which was printed in the newsletter of the American Insurance Journal. This is a true story. Had this guy died, he'd have received a Darwin Award for sure..
Dear Sir: "I am writing in response to your request for additional information in Block 3 of the accident report form. I put "poor planning" as the cause of my accident. You asked for a fuller explanation and I trust the following details will be sufficient.
I was alone on the roof of a new six-story building. When I completed my work, I found that I had some bricks left over which, when weighed later, were found to be slightly more than 500 lb.. Rather than carry the bricks down by hand, I decided to lower them in a barrel by using a pulley, which was attached to the side of the building on the sixth floor.
Securing the rope at ground level, I went up to the roof, swung the barrel out and loaded the bricks into it. Then I went down and untied the rope, holding it tightly to ensure a slow descent of the bricks.
You will note in Block 11 of the accident report form, that I weigh 135 lb..
Due to my surprise at being jerked off the ground so suddenly, I lost my presence of mind and forgot to let go of the rope. Needless to say, I proceeded at a rapid rate up the side of the building.
In the vicinity of the third floor, I met the barrel, which was now proceeding downward at an equally impressive speed. This explains the fractured skull, minor abrasions and the broken collarbone, as listed in section 3 of the accident report form.
Slowed down slightly, I continued my rapid ascent, not stopping until the fingers on my right hand were two knuckles deep into the pulley. Fortunately by this time I had regained my presence of mind and was able to hold tightly to the rope, in spite of beginning to experience a great deal of pain.
At approximately the same time, however, the barrel of bricks hit the ground and the bottom fell out of the barrel. Now devoid of the weight of the bricks, that barrel weighed approximately 50 lb..
I refer you again to my weight.
As you can imagine, I began a rapid descent, down the side of the building. In the vicinity of the third floor, I met the barrel coming up. This accounts for the two fractured ankles, broken tooth and several lacerations of my legs and lower body.
Here my luck began to change slightly. The encounter with the barrel seemed to slow me enough to lessen my injuries when I fell into the pile of bricks and fortunately, only three vertebrae were cracked.
I am sorry to report, however, as I lay there on the pile of bricks, in pain, unable to move, I again lost my composure and presence of mind and let go of the rope and I lay there watching the empty barrel beginning its journey back down onto me. This explains the two broken legs.
I hope this answers your questions.
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Tight Lines -- Woody G.