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Wisconsin Fishing Club, Ltd.
http://www.wisconsinfishinclub.com
Our 45th Year
Sept. 26, 2011
Since only members were present, President Cliff began our meeting with Fishing Reports.
FISHING REPORTS
Kids Fishing Coordinator Wayne Avery said salmon and browns were active for shoreline anglers. Avery is using a 10’ fishing rod with fly line and a monofilament leader with a streamer fly.
On Lake Michigan, 120’ of water is producing 2 to 3 year old salmon.
The club outing on Lake Winnebago had slow action, but there were enough fish for a terrific shore lunch. In the frying pan were perch, a walleye and white bass expertly cooked by Editor Chuck Fischer.
Sergeant at Arms “Big” Dave river fished the “Blue Hole” area. This is ¼ mile north of Capitol Drive where he caught fish including walleyes between 6:30 and 7:30 p.m.
Secretary & Media Director Larry had smallmouth action in the Oconomowoc River. The fish were hitting Dick Smith’s Panfish Grubs.
The Mississippi River gave up white bass, crappies and sauger for back-up secretary Ray Letourneau.
Vice-President George fished his lake and boated a smallmouth and 4 walleyes.
Per President Cliff, Bob’s Bait has been offering good prices on fishing items so Cliff has been getting a number of door prizes from this store. Bob’s Bait has been contributing the bait used in the Kids Fishing Clinics.
The secretary’s minutes were read and approved by secretary & media director Larry Van Veghel.
Treasurer Dan Freiherr reported that we have $1255.00 in our bank account. The report was approved as stated.
After a general discussion on various forms of energy production including the cons of windmills in the Lake Winnebago and Alaskan skylines, pollution of certain fossil fuels and more, Cliff gave us a rundown on upcoming meeting highlights.
Oct. 10- Bass pro Justin Newkirk will discuss “Fall Bass Fishing,”
Oct. 24- Lowrance Rep. Gary Vanderhill will discuss their products with emphasis in using GPS units,
Nov. 14- No meeting. Watch the Green Bay Packers. The meeting has been moved to November 28,
Nov. 28- Al Hutchinson will talk about custom rod building. His talk has become a club favorite, since it is coupled with a later scheduled rod building get together. Hutchinson is a past president of the Rod Builders Guild.
Dec. 9- Christmas Party Time.
Dec. 12- Back by popular demand. Jerry Opicka gives us his annual ice fishing talk. He emphasizes safety.
Dec. 26- No meeting. Play with your new Christmas fishing toys.
Jan. 9- Andy Stuth on “Whitefish Fishing.” This talk has become another club favorite, as it is combined with an outing now termed “Gary’s Outing.”
Ray Letourneau has thankfully taken on the task of getting our website going. Secretary Larry is computer literate, so he will assist. He’s used computers to design industrial refrigeration units for Vilter Mfg. Corp., has 4 blogs, and writes an online southeastern Wisconsin fishing column for examiner.com out of Denver. Larry used to enter the fishing reports on our former website. Ray’s son will get us going on the website, and Ray will do the website after some training.
For your club roster info., add President Cliff’s cell phone at (414) 388-6888 and secretary Larry’s at (414) 801-1222.
Respectively submitted,
Larry Van Veghel
WFC & WCSFO Secretary and Media Director
http://www.examiner.com/x-15565-Milwaukee-Fishing-Examiner
Hi all,
Here’s a letter I received a few months ago. You might find it of interest.
L.A.
March 21, 2011
3/18/2011 3:46:00 PM Email this article • Print this article
Oxanna is one of 50 large cats that roam the Valley of the Kings sanctuary and retreat in Sharon. Since the non-profit organization that aims to make a tranquil living environment for abused and neglected animals, lost contracts for deer road kill, the large cats’ food has slowly dwindled, and are relying now more than ever on donations brought in.
If you want to help
Valley of the Kings Sanctuary & Retreat
W7593 Townhall Road
Sharon, WI 53585-9728
(262) 736-9386
info@votk.org
The Sanctuary’s needs are ongoing and enormous. Immediate needs are meats for its big cats. Raw beef, chicken, turkey and venison are accepted. Freezer-burned food is appreciated as well. People who buy half cows and get them processed, are asked to set aside beef heart or liver for the animals of Valley of the Kings.
Financial assistance through memberships, donations, fundraising efforts, recycling and grocery receipts through Pick and Save are all ways to help. A wish list is posted on the website and includes food, cleaning supplies, vehicles, lumber and much more.
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Animal sanctuary seeking much-needed food donations
MAUREEN VANDER SANDEN
Elkhorn Independent Editor
Valley of the Kings, a sanctuary and retreat in Sharon, is home to lions, tigers and other exotic creatures that have been rescued from mistreatment and neglect.
The private retreat on 10 acres of farmland was created by Jill Carnegie-Tomasi and her husband Jim, more than 30 years ago.
Caring for more than 150 animals ranging from bear to geese has proven a struggle over the years, according to Jill.
The couple relies on dozens of volunteers and an abundance of donations to ensure that the animals – many of which are discarded circus animals – get the best diet, housing, veterinary care and human interaction available.
“We are working seven days a week and more than 10 hours a day to care for our animals,” said Jill.
It costs approximately $800 a day to feed the animals’ voracious appetites that require more than 1,500 pounds of food each day, she said.
Local farmers have been a Godsend for the Valley of the Kings animals, she said, explaining that they often drop off stillborn animals or extra farm animals to feed the large animals. The farm animals are dead when they arrive, and are never killed for consumption by the cats.
In addition, the Tomasis have a contract with Walworth County to pick up deer road kill for meat.
However, such contracts with other counties, including Waukesha, have recently ceased, and since then, the Valley’s 53-foot-long semi trailer freezer that was once “chock-full” of meat for the summertime, Jill said, has dwindled down to emptiness.
Citing the extra cost, the vendors who secured the new three-year contracts through the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, told her they are unwilling to drive the distance to bring the deer to the sanctuary.
“It’s so sad – the deer’s fate. They are going straight to the landfill,” she said.
Losing the Waukesha County contract has been a huge impact on the sanctuary, she continued, with some weeks, 50-60 deer being dropped off for consumption.
Now, with the weather warming up, the sanctuary founder said she is concerned about having enough fresh food for the animals.
“If we could get more farmers on board, that would be great,” she said.
Farmers and residents are urged to drop off food donations at the sanctuary, W7593 Townhall Road, in Sharon. Donations should be kept in garbage bags and dropped off on the deck, outside of the sanctuary (across from the mailbox).
“We are able to accept any raw chicken, beef, turkey and venison,” she said. “Our cats devour freezer-burned meats as well. I know there are a lot of hunters out there with freezer-burned game.”
Feed animals’ deaths must have resulted from natural causes, she said, and must be fresh if not frozen (three to four days old with current temperatures).
As a nonprofit charity, all donations made to the Valley are tax deductable.
Processed meats such as TV dinners and brats will not be accepted. Also, the animals cannot eat pork or fish, as bones can cause harm or be fatal to the animals.
While the sanctuary is not open to the public, members are allowed to visit on weekends and at times, school groups are invited to tour the facilities.
By limiting visits to members only, the sanctuary remains a peaceful home for animals.
“This is their home, their last stop and their last chance,” Jill said. “The cats that come here remain permanently and when they die we bury them here at our cemetery with respect and dignity.”
The Valley’s ultimate goal:
“For humankind to take responsibility for that which he creates out of greed and care properly for the animals that are in need of protection. Until that time, we will provide a sanctuary and education toward that goal.
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I’m the Milwaukee Fishing Examiner, http://www.examiner.com/fishing-in-milwaukee/. That means, I write a fishing column for examiner.com. I cover southern Wisconsin fishing. Feel free to sign up for a FREE subscription. Go to my site as listed above. Use it as my thanks to all of you who help provide food for these animals. PETA won’t help. They NEVER do. It is up to us anglers, hunters, birders, etc. to continue being the true conservationists. Without us, there will be no animal life in the future. Thank you.
Casting all over a lake during the day and not catching fish easily dampens vacation days. It does the same for local outings. After a whole day in the sun and wind, anglers give up their casting and head for land.
Just before the mosquitoes come out and claim themselves kings and queens of the environment is when the migrations occur. While out on the waters this year, I’ve witnessed long lines of fish moving shoreward to dine in skinny water. On a Lowrance locater, I’ve never seen such large migrations as I’ve seen this year. Has catch and release helped create these traffic jams on the fish highways to their favorite dinner hotspots? Is it the increase in minimum sizes allowed to be kept by anglers? Is it the drop in numbers allowed to be kept by anglers the reason for these increased gamefish ? Or, is it the fact that panfish anglers can only keep reduced numbers of fish so that the larger, now more numerous bigger gamefish have enough fish to dine upon?
You decide.
The shoreward migration allows for some hot fishing. The location my friend Paul Redel and I have been focusing upon is a river mouth coming into a good size southeast Wisconsin lake. The river entrance has created a 6 foot flat river bordered by shallower underwater river shorelines which are bordered by water in the 18 to 21 foot range on the west side, but on the east side of the river entrance, the water covers a 6 foot deep, food plain.
Food plains are flat areas having good aquatic plant growth lacking non-oxygen producing algae. This is where aquatic insects abound, and so will the panfish relying on these creatures for food. Weed cutters vastly devour natural habitat needed so that good populations of fish can occur. The more food; the more fish. It’s that simple, yet too many people who make decisions on their lakes just don’t understand or seem to know or care that there is life below the surface where their pleasure boats cruise. It’s not the anglers who ruin fish numbers; it’s the riparians who turn natural shorelines where dragonflies and frogs abounded and many species of fish spawn into limestone eyesores or green grass that has its clippings, weed killers and fertilizers ending up in the world of our fish. Anglers who are riparians should fight for their fish.
It is the watery, weedy world where the wily gamefish enter for dinners and snacks. Without these underwater restaurant shopping centers, there are few fish.
Meanwhile, back at the shoreward cruise.
When the fish are swimming into shallower water, anglers should switch to lures that don’t dive as deep. Intercept the fish at the drop-offs. Cast along the slopes. For bass, use fat-bodied, tight wiggling crankbaits, plus spinnerbaits, tail spinners, and plastic worms or creatures. 4- and 6- inch plastic creatures are good when crawled along the slopes. This is great on the east side of the middle lake on Lauderdale Lakes. Inline spinners having some bulk are good. Experiment with colors. To narrow the selection, focus on black, white and chartreuse spinnerbaits and spinners such as those by South Bend, Yakima (Rooster Tails) or Wisconsin’s Mepps.
Once in the food plains, shallower baits are better. Floating Rapalas, spinnerbaits, C.C. Shads, Rebels, and other baits producing vibrations help fish locate your baits in waning light are good. Chatterbaits and Boojahs are great. Should the vibrations stop, set the hooks,. Become a line watcher. High Vis line will help your catch increase. Keep lines tight. Should you musky fish, keep your thumb on the open bail when figure eighting. Setting the hooks when the fish is right in front of you while having the bail closed leads to poor or no hook sets and broken lines. There is no forgiving line stretch. Set the hook with the bail open and then when the fish runs, slam the bails closed to powerfully set the hooks or keep your thumb on the bail, set the hooks hard and start back reeling.
Such is southeast Wisconsin gamefishing during evening fish migrations. The same techniques work throughout the state.
I hope you enjoy this article. I didn’t write it, but you can subscribe for free to my column at http://www.examiner.com/fishing-in-milwaukee/l-a-van-veghel
Bass Fishing with Scented Attractant – Juiced Up Baits
Report Abuse Posted On June 30, 2011
I have heard of anglers using everything from coffee to WD-40 to attract fish, others use pickle juice, and even the oil from a can of tuna to soak their soft plastic baits. I have posted blogs on the topic a few times in the past, but I must confess that I was somewhat skeptical until I gained a better understanding of the olfactory systems (sense of smell) of fish. I am convinced now that the instinct for a fish to feed can be stimulated by smell just as we sometimes hunger when passing a hot dog stand. In this post I will share some fish biology and a particular product that I have been testing with amazing results, Juiced Up Baits.
In recent years there has been extensive research done regarding the olfactory systems of salmon, catfish and bass. Biologists have learned that some fish can smell much better than previously thought. For example one study documented that a bass will discriminate scent much better than even the best hunting dog. The olfactory of a bass is used for foraging for food and for protection as well. Bass use their full range of senses when visibility is limited. As discussed in my other post, bass see well in low light, however the other senses are heightened, the lateral line can detect vibrations of baitfish, but smell becomes increasingly important in low light or muddy water situations.
Baitfish and crawfish that bass feed on are composed of amino acids, and as we learned in biology 101, these amino acids are the building blocks of all protein and flesh. Each fish contains differing proportions of these amino acids. An injury or cut in a baitfish will release more of the amino acids into the water and triggers searching behavior from the bass. This is why some of the commercial scents that contain amino acids are more affective than others. This is nature’s reaction to the release of amino acids. Biologists are certain bass can smell baitfish from as far away as 25 feet. Bass and other fish have a pair of nostrils, also called nares, on each side of its head. Located between the eyes and the upper lip.
Each nostril has two openings separated by a thin membrane of skin. Water circulates continuously through these short passages where microscopic cilia (hair like organ) detect the odors in the water. The water passes through the nostrils without entering the throat of the bass. As a bass swims water moves through the nostrils. A tissue membrane, known as the “olfactory epithelium”, consists of complex folds that line the nostrils. This membrane increases the receptive scenting smell of the bass, stimulating the olfactory receptor nerve cells telling the brain there is food near. It is believed by researchers that the older a bass becomes the more sensitive it will be to scent. My theory is this compensates decreased vision in older (larger) bass.
Bass use all their senses to survive, sight, sound (that’s another story), feeling vibrations and especially smell. When light is low, and or the water is clouded to muddy, I will be “Juicing Up” my bait. I recently gave the Juiced Up Baits line of products a test and I soon realized that Ralph Riley and his team at Juiced Up Baits have defiantly done their homework.
As opened the “Bass Blend” product made by the small family owned company in Glasgo Kentucky, I decided to try it on the dressed hook of a Rebel Pop-R top water lure. I sprayed the lure and made a long cast and watched as the lure landed into the water.
As the ripples of the lures impact were dissipating a bass struck the lure, and I had caught a bass on the first cast. I thought to myself, “that was luck”, after releasing the fish, I made a second cast and again after the lure floated a few seconds I was reeling in my second bass. This continued until it was late. The next morning I could not sleep, getting up and dressed well before the alarm clock sounded, I was on the dock casting into the darkness and again I was catching bass with the scented pop-r.
Juiced UP Baits makes this notable statement:
“Our bait enhancers are 100% environmentally friendly. We currently have Bass, Catfish, Panfish, Walleye, and Salt Water Blends available in either spray or gel. Juiced Up Baits will increase your catch and prolong that hard to get bait. Now that you have found Juiced Up Baits, your fishing will only get better.”
Although I have not tried it yet, the crappie gel works just as well I am finding out. Many crappie anglers are saying that they will never go with out it again. The products are working very well for tournament anglers all over the southeast according to testimonials on the companies website as well as other forums I found while researching more information on Juiced Up Baits.
It appears that I am not alone in my opinion that these products do as they are intended, attract fish. From Indiana to Texas I read story after story about these products.
One company in particular, ATTACK PAK™ Industries has teamed up with Juiced Up Baits to provide a unique line of scented soft plastic baits. In an exclusive agreement with Juiced Up Bait Company they bring to the market a highly concentrated fish attractant. ATTACK PAK makes this statement, “Never before has there been a product such as this offered in the soft plastic fishing industry that will trigger the fish’s natural instinct to feed. We give fish a reason to attack!”
The hard work of small companies with big ideas is helping anglers everywhere to become better. With a scientific approach and years of experience on the water it is products like these that give anglers a competitive edge and the confidence to enter more tournaments and to take others fishing, introducing them to this wonderful sport.
One tip I can share when using scented attractants, soak a cotton ball in the attractant and place inside of a Texas rigged tube bait. This will slowly release the formula into the water.
Happy Fishing!
Important News From Tri-Tronics!
Tri-Tronics has signed an agreement to be purchased by Garmin Ltd. This is really a combining of market leaders, and we hope that you’re as excited about it as we are.
As you probably know, Garmin is the pioneer in GPS dog tracking. What you may not realize is that their navigation systems are also found in airplanes, boats, cars, and many other devices, all over the world. They’ve been at it as long as just about anyone in the GPS business.
Tri-Tronics, of course, is a pioneer and market leader in its own right. Taken together, the strengths of the two companies are highly complementary, and together we believe that we can better serve the broader sporting dog market with the best products, service, and customer support.
The combination of our respective product lines will result in more choices, more innovation, and better value and service for our dealers, customers and supporters.
So as a practical matter, what does this mean for our customers, users, and supporters?
In a nutshell, it’s business as usual.
Tri-Tronics continues being responsible for supporting its own products just as Garmin will be for its own products. Tri-Tronics will continue to offer high quality products and stand behind them. We will continue to honor our product warranties and service products in Tucson. Our office in Tucson will remain open and your Tri-Tronics contacts will remain the same as before; the same people, phone number and email address. The current Tri-Tronics management team will stay in place through the transition period at which time a decision will be made about how the overseeing process will be handled.Tri-Tronics & Garmin provide updates to you as developments warrant.
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Wisconsin Fishing Club, Ltd.
http://www.wisconsinfishinclub.com
Our 45th Year
June 13, 2011
June 13- The Wisconsin Fishing Club, Ltd. speaker is: Kyle Drake from the DNR will give a presentation on “Boat and ATV Safety.” FREE! 7 p.m. Yester Years Pub and Grill, 9427 W. Greenfield Ave., West Allis, 414-476-9055. Contact: Cliff Schulz, President, (414) 453-9913, LindaESchulz@WI.RR.com. Fishing reports, a fishing equipment raffle, plus hot food and free pool are available. New members are welcome.
Have a great fishing season,
Larry Van Veghel
WFC, Media Director & Secretary and
WCSFO, Media Director & Secretary
414-769-6846
http://www.examiner.com/x-15565-Milwaukee-Fishing-Examiner
NOTES:
Our club is an active member of the Wisconsin Council of Sport Fishing Organizations, WCSFO, http://wcsfo.blogspot.com/
Yester Years: yesteryearspubandgrill.com.
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