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FRV NEWS CAST
UPCOMING
EVENTS
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April 13th
club meeting
featuring Lake
St. Clair Captain Matt
Firestein
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April 20th FRV
BOD meeting at
Cabela’s.

Challunge on
the Chain Saturday May
14th!
April Issue
What’s Inside
Board - General
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April Speaker Captain Matt Firestein
talks St. Clair muskies!
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Musky Tales Update/Membership/
IMA
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Youth ActivitiesChallunge Entry
Form
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Banquet Photos
Members Photos
Indiana Musky
Classic
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A P R I L 2 01 6
This past weekend we held our Awards Banquet and Fundraiser.
It was a rousing success! We had our largest attendance ever
with 226 paid guests and over $32,000 in prizes. From the initial
feedback it appears that everyone had a great time. While the
final accounting isn’t complete, it looks like we raised slightly below $30,000 and after expenses will net around $15,000. This
money will go a long way towards providing the funds we need for
activities for the upcoming year. This could not have happened
without the support of those who attended, our sponsors and
those individuals and businesses that made cash or merchandise donations. As usual the food and service at Chandlers was great. I encourage you to consider them if
you are holding an event in the future. A special thank you goes out to the board and
other club members that helped pull this together. They worked hard and it showed
in the success we had. Dan Koniewicz did a great job as Master of Ceremonies by
keeping things moving and entertaining. As a side bar we presented an award to Jim
Ziebka for his thirteen years of service to the FRV chapter. We also raised $916 for
One Hope United and $300 for Take A Vet Fishing. Planning is already underway for
next year’s event so mark your calendars for March 18, 2017 as the tentative date for
next year’s event. More good news is that we received notification from the Hugh
Becker Foundation that we will be receiving a grant totaling $5,000 of which half is to
be used for stocking and the other half for IDNR equipment needs. April is here and
we have only two more monthly meetings before we break for the summer. Our April
speaker will be Captain Matt Firestein speaking on Lake St. Clair. May will feature
Bill Bennett talking about Indiana muskies. Meetings are on the second Wednesday
of each month with a buffet starting at 6:00 PM and meetings starting at 7:00 PM.
Come ad check us out before you head out for your summer Muskie hunts. Our next
big event is the one day “Challunge of the Chain” Tournament to be held on Saturday, May 14th on the Fox Chain. Entries are $200 per two man team and cash prizes
will be awarded to the top finishers. After the event, we will present trophies to the
winners, have some dinner and raffle off some great prizes. For information see the
flyer in this newsletter or contact Dan Koniewicz at [email protected] We have
multiple events and outings planned for this summer and fall including a Saturday on
the water get together on the Fox Chain in the mornings in June, July and August.
The newsletter and website will contain the details. We hope you can join us. I encourage you to invite your Muskie fishing friends and families to our meetings and to
join Muskies, Inc. and our Chapter. Membership is only $35 a year and I think that
those who actively participate in our meetings and events will say it is worth it. We
cannot succeed without a strong and active membership base. See you at April’s
meeting.
Until next month be well.
Steve Kroll
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GENERAL MEETINGS
7:00 PM @ SCHAUMBURG GOLF
CLUB/CHANDLER’S CHOPHOUSE
401 N. Roselle Road in Schaumburg, IL.
(847) 885-9009
BOARD MEETINGS
6:00PM at Cabela’s on Wednesdays
following our General club meeting.
All members are welcome to attend.
Our thanks goes out to Chandlers and their fantastic staff
for donating their banquet rooms to us every month! We
can show our appreciation by attending the buffet dinners before our meetings which begin at 6:00PM whenever possible… This helps to defray the costs for our
monthly meeting charges. Please join us as often as possible for a great
meal and some camaraderie! Cost is $16.00/Adults, $8.00/Child - does not
include beverage!
OFFICERS
President
Steve Kroll
(773) 724-6305
[email protected]
Vice President
Dan Koniewicz
Treasurer
Pete Barber
Secretary
Blake Pawlikowski
2016 BOARD MEMBERS
Frank Lucido - Membership Director
847-559-8300
Mark Lamont Media Director
847-791-4766
Todd Minor
Speaker Director/ IMA
Dave Klop
PR Director
Pete Barber
IMA Delegate
Dan Lamkin
Trade Show Director
Ken Miller
Contest Director
Hugh Flack
Chapter Rep.
Tim Crews
Merchandise Director
Rich Gallagher
Newsletter Editor
Mark Rue
Membership Director
Mike Mark
Youth Director
Rich Cain
IMA/Youth Director
Steve Crook
IMA Delegate
Joe Erkenswick
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Family & Estate
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Business Accounting & Taxes
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APRIL
2016
APRIL SPEAKER IS LAKE ST. CLAIRCAPTAIN MATT FIRESTEIN!!
This fish was caught by Matt (Catfish) Firestein.
It is 55.25” and weighed 41.5 Pounds. It was
the largest fish ever proven caught and released on lake St. Clair. It was also the largest
ever caught in a tournament on St. Clair. Matt’s
team finished in first place. It was caught on an
11” Spanky Baits Fireball (Spankybaits.com)
Trolling 4.25mph. Matt has been fishing Muskies since 1993 and specializing in fishing Muskies on Lake St. Clair as a tournament angler
since 1999. He has fished the majority of Trophy waters in North America and belongs to
several Musky Clubs. He served as a first mate
and now as the Captain of his own Charter
Company – Whopper Stopper Musky Charters.
In high demand for his vast knowledge of Muskies, he has led seminars and is sponsored by
many of the Industry’s best companies. He is
ready to share his knowledge of how to catch
those mammoth Muskies! Matt Firestein, aka “Catfish” is well known for his
ability to catch BIG Muskie. Matt fishes anywhere there is Muskie, from Lake
St. Clair to Lake of the Woods. Matt has put big Muskie in the boat. If you have
never met or seen “Catfish”, then you don’t want to miss this meeting!!!!!!! Admission is $3.00/person at the door. The buffet dinner runs from 6:00PM7:00PM and the cost is $16.00/person. The April buffet menu will be a garden salad with Ranch and Italian dressings, assorted pizzas, penne marinara, garlic bread, Italian sausage & peppers and dessert!! Our meeting
begins at 7:00PM. The Schaumburg Golf Club is located at 401 N. Roselle
Road in Schaumburg, IL. All meetings are open to the public. Guests are always welcome.
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New Twist to Club Raffles!!!
E
ach month in 2016, FRV will be raffling $50 gift cards in
addition to great lures provided by many of the exhibitors
at the Chicago Muskie Expo, rods, reels and other quality, muskie
equipment. FRV has the biggest and best monthly club raffle of
any MI club in our area. Our monthly raffle prizes now average $400-$500 in value.
Come to our April meeting featuring Lake St. Clair Captain Matt Firestein who will be
talking GIANT ST CLAIR MUSKIES!!!!! Enjoy a great Chandler's dinner and win
some big prizes. Hope to see you there!
Musky Tales update!
With the ice off we want to get the word out of our continued efforts to become a local destination for fishing and outdoor enthusiasts. We begin with a soon to be improved boat launch at our
Channel Lake location. The high water level kept the repairs from
being done before the ice came on. The plan is to have this done
still before season opens. Annual launch passes are $125 for club
members ($150 for non) and can be purchased in store or by calling Kurt @ (847)456-9806. Annual launch pass holders also get
10% discount on tackle, bait and food at our new location. As
many of you may already know we also have taken down the vacant building on the property. Improvements of all sorts will be
done to make the best use of the land but this will require quite a
bit of time and resources so please be patient. More immediate impact is our newly acquired property most recently know as Lake Marie Lodge. First, you have a bathroom to finally use but more importantly a place to get
tackle , live bait and food. Our retail store will be opening again in March along with our website. The food business will be known as Time 2 Bite and located in the bar area of the building. With that said we plan to obtain our
liquor license in the months ahead as well. Our menu will evolve
but will be breakfast and lunch options. Our intent is not to be a
new restaurant or bar in town but rather a business model built to
bring our customer base more. We now also have 20 seasonal
slips (in channel behind Webbs Marina) for rent along with room
for boat storage, services and events. Lastly, we have the property (formerly known as Sorensen’s Bait Shop) and hope to make
that a rental cabin for guide clients, tournament participants or
weekend warriors too far for commute. Please make the time to
stop in as you venture out this season!
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FROM THE MEMBERSHIP CIRCLE…
Dear Members,
The weather has been surprisingly mild, if this trend continues we might have an early
spring. Most Fishing Licenses expire on March 31st. Now is the time to renew your
fishing licenses before they expire and speaking of renewing fishing licenses, the State
of Illinois is no longer mailing vehicle license plate renewal applications. Take a look
at your expiration date you might be due! It might also be time to renew your FRV
membership! Currently 28 memberships will expire by the end of April. We need your continued support as a
member in good-standing. You are vital to health of the chapter and just as important; we need your attendance at the monthly meeting. The folks at FRV do value your participation, so please come to the meetings,
get away from the TV get those gray cells working not lapsing. Sign-up for one of the Club’s sponsored trips.
They are fun! You never know, you might catch a 50 incher! All members are welcome to join us at the
next Board Meeting at Cabela’s. Meetings are held in one of their meeting rooms on the upper level; the
Wednesday following the normal monthly meeting. Sit-in, ask questions, feel free to contribute to the discussions, become a board member, help shape the future of our Chapter. Remember you are the life blood of the
chapter. Below is a list of expiring memberships, if you have already renewed thank you. Behrends, Todd
Berg, Duffy, Erkenswick, Gallagher, Hanifl, Hegner, Hoerich, Jaras, Koniewicz, Kyle, Koss, Lamkin, Latoza, Latoza, Minor (Court Jester), Murphy, Nowak, Petrone, Rosegay, Sass, Trattner, VanDoorn, If your
name appears on this list, see me at the next meeting to renew and receive a free Spinner Bait.
Thanks Again,
F rank Lucido
Membership Director
IMA REPORT
The winter, quarterly meeting was held Feb., 28th at Bass Pro Shop in Bolingbrook. A letter of
thanks from Denny Sands of the Shabbona Sportsman Club thanking the IMA and member
clubs for helping repair the retention fencing below the dam was introduced. FRV contributed
$1,500 to this project. DNR has finalized its wish list for this year. The total amount now including 5 trap nets is $10,555. In order of priority they are seeking the 2nd trailer to haul fish
($4,000), PIT tags and guns for 3 biologists ($4,055) and the trap nets ($2,500). The state
cannot fund these projects. As of this writing, other IL muskie clubs have pledged $2,750. FRV, the largest club in IL,
has budgeted $3,500 towards 2016 projects. This is in addition to $5,000 for stocking. FRV's Board is considering the
amount to be contributed toward these DNR projects. DNR has also requested help in upgrading its booth at sport
shows. Locally, it exhibits at the Chicago Muskie Expo, the Schaumburg and Tinley Park fishing shows. Dan Lamkin,
FRV's Show Director has volunteered to help redesign their booth. Creel Survey - The 2015 muskie creel survey shows
601 fish were registered. The benefits to the IL muskie program of reporting every muskie caught regardless of size are
substantial in helping the biologists plan and manage our fishery. Muskie fishing in IL has never been better because of
the emphasis DNR has been giving to the muskie program. Want more and better muskie in IL? Report your catches.
This is in addition to reporting to the MI Lunge Log were your report of 30"+ fish contributes to this vast storehouse of
individual lake statistics that we each can use every day. You can report to the DNR at ifishillinois.org or by filling out
and mailing in a green card. Reports to MI's Lunge Log are made at muskiesinc.org or thru the link on FRV's web site
www.frvmuskie.com
Respectfully submitted ,
IMA Delegates
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2016 Summer Youth Activities
Hoffman Estates Kids Fishing Derby - June 4
One Hope United Boys Fishing Outing - June 11
Bartlett Youth Fishing Derby - August 6
YCA Youth Muskie Weekend - September 21-24
Hoffman Estates Kids Derby
On June 4, 2016 from 9am-1pm, South Ridge Lake, Freeman and Mumford Roads, Hoffman Estates. We need 3-4 Fishermen to man our booth for the event. For more information about
event see, www.hechamber.com
One Hope United Boys Fishing Outing
We are 8 short weeks away from the One Hope United Boys Fishing Outing on Saturday, June 11, 2016. The One
Hope United facility is located at 215 North Milwaukee Avenue, Lake Villa IL 60046. The propose of this event is to
take 20 foster care children from the One Hope United Campus facility in Lake Villa fishing on Deep Lake. We are looking for 15-20 volunteers and their boats. The commitment from you requires a ½ day of guiding expertise and patience. This is one of our "feel good" outings of the year. Many of these foster kids have never been in a boat, let alone
had a "father figure" around to teach them anything about the outdoors or fishing. Right now, we need FRV members
who are willing to share their fishing knowledge with ~20 kids and their chaperons who are all OHU staff members. When pledging your support we also need to know if your are able to bring a boat and if so, the number of fishermen your boat can comfortably handle.
Bartlett Youth Fishing Derby
Rain or Shine! Saturday, August 6, 9-11am Location: Beaver Pond, two blocks east of Route 59 on Stearns Road.
Come get hooked on fishing as the Bartlett Nature Center and Fox River Valley Chapter Muskies, Inc. present this free
catch and release derby. This event is sponsored by the Bartlett Parks Foundation and Cabela’s. No pre-registration
required. Children 2-15 must be accompanied by a parent/guardian and should bring their own rod and gear. Bait and
drinking water will be available for a small donation. For further information call 847-608-3100 or visit
www.bartlettparks.org/naturecenter. Normally there are 350-500 children attending this annual event. We are looking
for anyone who would like to help with this event, setting up, tearing down, being a fishing judge, etc…. The
more judges we have, the easier it is to register al of the children's fish.
YCA Youth Muskie Weekend
September 22-24, 2016, FRV is sponsoring 4 young adults ages 7-17 and their parent or guardian, to a expense paid
event at The Mystic Moose Resort in Hayward, WI. FRV sponsorship includes 3 days lodging, meals and equipment (if
needed) for both the youth participant and the guardian. Fishing licenses and transportation will not be included. This
event will be held in partnership with Muskies Inc. and the YCA (Youth Conservation Alliance) This event will place a
major emphasis on teaching youths about environmental sciences through the sport of Muskie fishing. Student Applications can be obtained by contacting Michael Mark C815.558.6453 or Rich Cain C847.321.0080. Additional information
can be obtained from…Muskies Inc. www.muskiesinc.org or the YCA www.theyca.org or Fox River Valley Muskies Michael Mark michaelmark1213@gmail or Rich Cain [email protected] The YCA is looking for volunteer guides and their boats for this event. To donate your time and watercraft, please contact Kevin Bushnick of
the YCA at 847.987.3622.
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Bus Phone: 715-547-3710
Cell Phone: 715-490-3710
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MEMBERS PHOTOS
GOT PHOTOS??
It can be anything outdoor related, fishing photos, hunting, outdoor scenery,
weather, sunsets, wildlife etc…. Any fish
species is OK, it doesn’t have to be just
muskies! Please e-mail your photos to Rich Gallagher at
[email protected] and we’ll get it in the upcoming issues for you!
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Fox River Valley Chapter
P.O. Box 7613
Algonquin, IL 60102
Interested in sponsorship for
our tournament or advertising
in our newsletter? Please contact the FRV Board members
via email at:
[email protected]
Chain.
 May 14th Spring Challunge on the
Cabela’s.
 April 20th FRV BOD meeting at
St. Clair Captain Matt Firestein!
Coming Attractions…
 April 13th club meeting featuring Lake
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