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P.O. Box 611337
Port Huron, MI
48060-1337
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V35, #7 • August 2009
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40,000 FISH RELEASED IN
LAKE HURON
Summer Salmon Skewers
FROM THE PRESIDENT
Mike Warshefeski
For the third year in a row, the Department of Natural
Resources Fisheries Division planted lake herring in
Lake Huron.
On Monday, July 13th, 40,000 fish were released into
the lake’s waters near Lafarge’s west dock in Alpena.
The planting is part of an experimental pilot program
to see if the species can thrive in the area and potentially fill a void left when the population of alewives
crashed in 2004.
This was the third and final year of planting the fish
in the lake. This year’s stock consisted of fish born in
February at the Wolf Lake State Fish Hatchery.
Ingredients
2 (6 ounce) skinless salmon fillets, about
1-inch thick, cut into 2-inch strips
1/3 cup lemon juice
1/4 cup white wine
1 tablespoon chopped fresh mint
1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
2 tablespoons minced garlic
1 pinch crushed red pepper flakes
1/4 cup olive oil
Dave Fielder holds
the pipe that pumped
40,000 lake herring
into Lake Huron.
What a beautiful summer!
Great weather, not too hot where the flies are biting! It’s a great summer to fish, AND socialize! Please
mark your calendars for the annual club picnic. It is
Wednesday, August 12th at 6:00 p.m. at the Lions Club
on Water Street. Please bring the kids, a dish to pass
and your beverages. Fresh fish will be accepted to
serve the masses.
The club is in need of a person to take over the advertising in the newsletter. We now have more room, so
we can acquire more advertisements. Please contact
me at 987-5881 for more information on how to go
about this.
I’ll see you on the shore, perhaps on the lake, and
hopefully at the picnic!!!
UPCOMING TOURNAMENTS
Frankfurt, Michigan
August 8th & 9th
Salmon Tournament
6:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
weigh-in 12:00 noon
Directions
1. Preheat grill for medium-low heat.2. Rinse fish, and pat dry. Cut into 10 equal pieces.
2. Lie the salmon in the bottom of a baking dish. Whisk together the lemon juice, wine, mint, dill, parsley, garlic, and red pepper flakes in a bowl. Slowly drizzle in the olive oil while whisking vigorously. Pour the
mixture over the salmon. Marinate the salmon in the refrigerator for no more than 30 minutes.
3. Thread the salmon onto metal or soaked wooden skewers lengthwise. Cook on preheated grill until
opaque in the center, about 4 minutes per side. Serve immediately.
Fisheries Biologist Dave
Fielder holds some of the
5-month old fish.
Board of Directors
Meeting:
Tuesday, August 4th, 7:00 p.m.
at AV Maritime Center
P.O. Box 611337
Port Huron, MI 48060-1337
1 (800) 255-0508 • Fax: (313) 841-3786
www.bluewatersportfishing.net
E-mail: [email protected]
General Membership Meeting:
BWSA Club Picnic
Wednesday, August 12th, 6:00 p.m.
at the Lions Club on Water Street
page 3, August 2009
page 2, August 2009
FISHING REPORT FROM
ERIEAU, ONTARIO
1st Place - In the Net
2nd Place - Double Down
We had a total of six teams that entered
the club tourney at Erieau on July 11th.
Weather reports of a thunderstorm had
been sprouting the evening prior, but it did
not stop this determined fleet. Maybe it
should have! It was a doozie! The morning
bite gleemed hopeful, but when the storm
hit, half the boats ran for cover. All the
boats re-gained their composure to pursue,
but it had seemed the fish had lost their imposing hunger. Joel Anderson from” In the
Net” was not discouraged. He and his crew
(Danski & Mike Mitchell) over-came the
hurdles and made a fantastic Come-Back
Victory. Congratulations to Joel and crew! From all members of BWSA, “Thank you for
providing us with your excellent services at
Anderson’s Pro Bait”.
those who want to take a two day trip, you
may want to target other species such as
perch during the day and crappie at night.
Currently, panfish is on fire close to the
shore line and in Rhondeau Bay. A possession limit of one day’s catch per person of
a certain species can only be transported
back across the border from Lake Erie. According to Canadian and American laws,
you may not transport live bait across the
border. Be very conscience about these laws
as they are strictly enforced and carry a stiff
fine.
The season has started off a little slow
(about 2 weeks behind) than normal due
to the cold temperatures of 2009. I’m sure
as you read this, thermoclines should be
developing nicely out there and fishing
should reach their optimum potential. Last
year, rave reports of limits of steelhead
and many walleye were taken all the way
through September. I hope many of you
take advantage of this amazing fishery. For
http://www.erieaumarina.com/report.shtml
http://www.andersonsprobait.com/
http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/
index.html
http://www.greatmich.com/main/
http://www.skunked.ca/
If you are like me and want to know the
most accurate and detailed reports regarding the “hot-bite”, you can use these sites as
a reference:
Good Fishing All! Double Down


TOURNAMENT RESULTS Erieau, Canada
1st-
2nd-
3rd-
3rd Place -Kid’s Fishing
In the Net
Double Down Kid’s Fishing
Joel Anderson Jim Frazer Dan Owen Top Ten Standings for Captain of the Year
1st- 2nd- 3rd- 4th- 5th- 6th- 7th- 8th- 9th- 10th- Double Down Eveready
Nev-R-Ending
Eyes Habit
Bee Z B
Golden ‘ Eyes
In the Net
Sea Duce
Kid’s Fishing
Fisher of Men
Jim Frazer 77 pts.
Preston Schroeder, Jr. 60 pts.
Randy Bugaiski 52 pts.
George Murdick 43 pts.
Frank Biessel 42 pts.
Richard Hisscock 38 pts.
Joel Anderson 20 pts.
Rob Helzer 19 pts.
Dan Owen 18 pts.
John Qualls 18 pts.
COST OF CHARTER
TIP FOR THE CAPTAIN
BEVERAGES FOR 3
FISHING WITH YOUR BOYS
$575
$80
Fred Witter
$24
PRICELESS
Over the years, I’ve learned that the enjoyment and memories gained from fishing is not
determined by the number of fish in the box. Often, it is the first time experience of ocean
fishing, the excitement of targeting a species for the first time, or just from being with your
family and sharing the time, that makes the fishing trip a lasting memory. These thoughts
were proven again to me last June when we took our yearly family vacation in Cape May, New
Jersey. Months before our trip, I checked out the websites of the charter boats operating from
Cape May. It is the second largest commercial port on the Atlantic in the U.S. with hundreds of
charter boats in about ten large marinas. I got a phone number and talked to the captain of the
first service that I called. His excitement about fishing and good prospects of fish to be caught
was all that I needed to hear; I booked a six-hour charter to go Flounder fishing for my son,
son-in-law, and myself.
The day before the charter, I got a call from the captain who wanted to get an earlier start to
get the trip in before some weather blew in. We left the harbor at 5:00 a.m. to head out to artificial reefs off shore about 16 miles. The boat was 38‘ long with a 13‘ beam. It had a heavy keel,
built in Maine, primarily designed for lobster fishing. It was very sturdy and took the rough
water well, plowing through the waves. It took about an hour to get to the fishing grounds
where the day before they boated a limit of 42 flounder for the seven on the boat. Needless to
say, we all had high hopes of doing as well.
The technique for flounder fishing is vertical jigging. We used a 4 oz. Jig with a bucktail. A
stinger hook was added to trail behind and cut bait was hooked onto both hooks. The weight
on the jig was about the diameter of a half-dollar in white or chartreuse. The idea was to raise
the jig off bottom about 8 inches and let it back down, repeating as you drift across the bottom.
The area we fished was a flat area between two artificial reefs. We boated two during the pass
and pulled up when the captain told us to as we were near the second reef. We headed back to
the starting point to begin our second pass. The captain was using the dual engines to keep the
boat as still as possible, but it was a not easy to keep the lines vertical in the increasing wind.
As the morning passed, the winds changed from 10 m.p.h. to 20.
Our interest was drawn to a tug pulling a barge. It approached from the north and circled
around us. On the barge were about 24 rail road cars and an excavator. Trailing the barge were
two other boats quite large in size. Soon we saw the excavator lift the cars one at a time and
drop them into the ocean. We witnessed the building of the reefs that we were fishing. The
captain explained that these were worn out cars from the New York Subway System that are
cleaned out, degreased, and made environmentally safe. It brought back memories of the
project that our club took on with the construction of the reef in Lakeport.
After about 3½ hours of fishing, we had four flounder large enough to keep, a few undersized
ones, and a Sea Bass that was also too small. My son, Eric, caught the sea bass as well as some
ribbing about the redneck character in the movie, Dumb and Dumber, whose name was Sea
Bass. The fish was enough for the entire family to enjoy for supper, done on the grill at the
motel where we stayed.
You never know what you are going to come away with from a fishing trip. The crew that
caught the limit the day before missed the excitement of seeing the reef being built. This is one
fishing outing that I will remember always.
“NEW TO ME”
Attention all members, we would like to show off your “new toys”. If you have any
pictures of anything that you or a fellow “shy” member would like to share with
us to boast or brag about, let’s get it in the newsletter! I will start it off. This fine
fishing vessel was recently purchased by Brian Meredith of “Idyl Moments”. It is a
30’ Pursuit “Dream Team Fishing Machine”. Brian, Dan Fenner, Mike Rymar, Darrin
Sherman and Jim Frazer will be taking her to Lake Ontario for the Tightline Shootout at Bluffer’s Park,Toronto in August for its maiden voyage. Wish us luck! Pictures
and story to follow in the September newsletter. Don’t forget to submit your Lake
Michigan stories and pictures or any other trip you may take this summer. We want
to make you famous!
Please submit to:
[email protected] or [email protected]