July - August 2004 - Chicagoland Muskie Hunters

CHICAGOLAND
MUSKIE HUNTERS
http://www.muskiesinc.org/chapters/03/
CHAPTER OF MUSKIES, INC.
President’s Line
By Beau Farias
JULY/AUGUST 2004
SPEAKERS
July 6th
ON THE
WATER
MEETING
The meeting will be held on
Channel Lake at the Thirsty
Turtle, you can launch your
boat there. 6 p.m.
7600 KILBOURN AVE.
SKOKIE, IL 60076
August 3rd
Jeff Aromi, Mens Masters.
Harold Peters June Lunker of the Month.
ROUNDTABLE
DISCUSSION
A few off our members will
talk about muskie fishing and
maybe give up a few secrets
in the process. Be there.
MEETINGS
General Meeting
Kevin Lynch, 1st Place Mens Release.
Marty Gadzinowski Silver Lake Outing.
FIRST TUESDAY
7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, July 6th
Tuesday, August 3rd
PARK RIDGE VFW
10 W. Higgins Ave.
Park Ridge, IL
847-825-4588
(Corner of Higgins & Canfield)
PLEASE BE THERE!!
Board Meeting
6:30 p.m.
First Tuesday of each
month. One hour before the
General Meetings.
Joe Shay 2nd Place Mens Release.
Rob Denkewalter Illinois Big Fish.
OFFICERS
PRESIDENT..............BEAU FARIAS
1ST V.P....MARTIN GADZINOWSKI
REGIONAL V.P......KARL SCHERER
SECRETARY.........MARTY LAZARE
TREASURER....STEVE ANDERSON
BOARD MEMBERS
STEVE ANDERSON
GREG DENNY
DON DUBIN
BEAU FARIAS
MARTIN GADZINOWSKI SR.
JIM GALATI
CARY GELFOND
DENNIS JOHNSEN
TOM JOHNSON
NORM KOCH
MARTY LAZARE
DEAN ROSSET
LEAH ROSSET
KARL SCHERER
ALAN WEINBLATT
COMMITTEE
CHAIRPERSONS
Muskies Matter
Members
Only
Contest
FINAL POINTS AS OF 6-1-04
Name
# Fish Points
Name
# Fish Points
Rob Denkewalter
2
14
Karl Scherer
2
Tom Johnson
3
14
Lynn Shuster
1
Norm Koch
1
9
John Tomasiewicz
2
Pete Kosanovich
1
11
To Date: 12 RELEASES and NO KEPT FISH
30
7
21
* Denotes Late or Non-Witnessed Fish
SEND TO:
Tom Johnson
3517 N. Ottawa Ave.
Chicago, IL 60634
or Call 773-625-5978
[email protected]
Norm Koch-3/19-Kinkaid-35.
Karl Scherer-4/22-23-Green River Lake-39, 43. (First place winner
Cabin Fever Challunge).
Lynn Shuster-4/28-Independence Lake-33. (New family type facility at
Rt. 176 & Milwaukee. Shore fishing & Boat Rental).
Tom Johnson-5/1-Webster-31, 5/16, 31, 5/29, 30.
Rob Denkewalter-4/24-Fox Chain-31. (13th place in the FRV Tourney),
5/14-Shelbyville-35.
Peter Kosanovich-5/6-Channel-37. (First Day-First Cast).
John Tomasiewicz-4/28-Shelbyville-33, 40.
Don Dubin-5/11-Independence Lake-34.
Paul Hortenstine-5/5-Shelbyville-39, 5/31-Heidecke-35. (First chapter
fish from this lake).
Mike DeSantis-5/26-27-Webster-35, 41.
Note: The more pictures, the larger the braggin’ board. But please put
info on the back, Name, Size of fish, Lake, and use labels so ink won’t
smear.
STORY TO TELL . . . EXPERIENCE TO SHARE . . .
CALL DEAN & LEAH AT (847) 677-0017
LAKE SHELBYVILLE PMTT TOURNAMENT
President Beau Faris presents Steve Rusteburg with a $2000
check for Project Green Genes.
MEMBERSHIP............Norm Koch
(847) 394-4727
OUTINGS................Karl Scherer
(773) 725-4453
MERCHANDISE....Alan Weinblatt
(847) 520-7914
MEMBERS ONLY.....Leah Rosset
(847) 677-0017
NEWSLETTER.......Tom Johnson
(773) 625-5978
ARTICLES................Beau Farias
(630) 766-8394
PROGRAMS................Don Dubin
(847) 679-1531
ALL ITEMS FOR THE
NEWSLETTER SHOULD BE
SUBMITTED NO LATER THAN
THE 1ST OF THE MONTH.
By Dean Rosset
As of 3-27-04
Beau Faris June Lunker of the
Month and Kinkaid Outing.
Megan Lynch 2nd Place Junior
Release.
MERCHANDISE AVAILABLE
Be sure to ask about the merchandise available to you with the club
logo at the next meeting. There is a wide selection of different items and
apparel. Contact Alan Weinblatt at the meeting or call him at 847-5207914 to find out more about the merchandise.
Successfully defending their 2003 victory with an impressive display of
knowledge, skill and dogged determination, well known local Illinois pro
anglers Duane Landmeier & Steven James Rusteberg broke new ground
in this qualifier of the 2004 Professional Musky Tournament Trail season,
hosted by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources here on Central
Illinois’ explosive Lake Shelbyville, as they registered three musky of 411⁄2, 38-1⁄2 & 35-3⁄4 inches, utilizing precise high-speed trolling tactics and
fire-tiger jointed Depth Raiders at 4.3 mph on 53-1⁄2 feet of line in the relatively well-known Lithia Springs Cove area to become the first team in
PMTT history to earn consecutive victories on the same waters. They
won both the prestigious Ranger Cup Award of $500 and 1st Place cash,
a whopping $14,500 for their efforts!!
2nd Place went to Tony Carswell & Dave Eichelberger of nearby
Champaign, IL. who made a serious bid for the lead on their ‘home
waters’ when they also tripled up, sticking fish of 38-3⁄4, 34-3⁄4 & 34-1⁄4
inches, casting fire-tiger Grandma minnow/twitch baits onto an ‘undisclosed’ mud flat to fall just short of the leaders, taking home $3,500.
3rd Place and Sundays $500 Big Fish Award, totaling $2,600, went to
the team of Jim Carlson Sr. & Jr. of Grafton, WI. who doubled trolling firetiger Depth Raiders in the amazingly popular Lithia Springs area bringing
a 34 and shad-fattened 43-1⁄2 incher to the boat.
Relatively stained-to-muddy and slightly below average water levels with
a surface temperature averaging near 67 degrees, accompanied by a
passing cold front Friday and some fish reportedly still in the spawn/post
spawn mode (evidenced by observations of some larger fish still having
eggs), may have contributed to the spotty and overall unpredictability of
the bite. The105 teams, featuring more than 200 of the Nation’s top pro
& avid amateur musky anglers, combined to bring a meager 19 legal fish
to the boat on day one and only 9 on day two! Trolling smaller, fire-tiger
pattern crank baits of various brands, on relatively short lines at speeds
nearing 5 mph, in and/or around Lithia Springs was the predominant tactic and what was used by many of the teams
CHAPTER
NOTES
CLUB OUTINGS
July 6 will be an on the water
meeting at the Thirsty Turtle
on Channel Lake, 6 P.M.:
August 8-15, Lake of the
Woods Chapter Challenge:
Sept. 17-18, Lake Webster,
IN: Oct. 9, Silver Lake, WI:
Oct. 9, 10, Lake Kincaid.
See Cary Gelfond at the
meeting or call him at 773784-7858.
THIS
SPACE IS
AVAILABLE
Want to place an ad, sell
something, find a fishing
partner, or whatever . . .
Contact
Tom Johnson
773-625-5978
FOR SALE
In-Fisherman magazines #1
to date $100, back issues of
Musky Hunter $1.50 each or
4/$5.00, Esox Magazine
$2.00 or 3/$5.00, 17’ mooring canvas $50. Call Dean at
847-677-0017.
SEND COMPLETED
MEMBERS RELEASE
FORMS TO:
Leah Rosset
7600 Kilbourn Ave.
Skokie, Il 60076
(847) 677-0017
CHAPTER MAILING
ADDRESS
Chicagoland Muskie Hunters
c/o Dean Rosset
7600 Kilbourn Ave.
Skokie, Il 60076
(847) 677-0017
Web Site: http://www.
muskiesinc.org/chapters/03/