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WCSFO MEETING MINUTES
March 22, 2008
WCSFO president, Ted Lind, of Walleyes Unlimited, USA, began our meeting at
10 a.m. Attendance was light due to a major snowstorm the day before.
Clubs are again reminded to send their representatives or presidents in
fall.
We introduced ourselves and stated whom we represented.
Secretary media director, Larry Van Veghel, of the Wisconsin Fishing Club
Ltd., read the minutes from the fall statewide meeting. The minutes were
approved as read.
Our treasurer, Chuck Plotz, of Walleyes Unlimited, said we have $3,050.96 in
our savings and $5,486.05 in our checking accounts.
From our checking account total, we paid for the printing of the “Kids
Fishing Klinics” publication. $1748.08 was submitted to Lind by Plotz to
cover postage, printing, etc. We voted to reimburse Lind.
We also voted to allow Ted Lind to dump all of the old WCSFO computer
components. Many are obsolete.
Mike Staggs, Director Bureau of Fisheries Management, WDNR, handed out the
Bureau of Fisheries Management Report, the new Fishing Regulations booklet,
the new Trout Fishing Regulations booklet, Sportfishing in America – from
the American Sportfishing Association, ASA –, a PowerPoint handout on VHS,
plus the amendments to the VHS rules.
The WDNR will attempt to extend the emergency VHS rules until the
permanent rules take effect. The amendments should help bait dealers who
have lost business due to anglers buying less minnow. These anglers don’t
want to dump excess minnows when leaving bodies of water.
Mike Arrowood, of Walleyes For Tomorrow, had several questions regarding
raising walleyes to stock fingerlings into the Milwaukee River below the
Campbellsport dam.
Mike Staggs covered the Lake Michigan stocking for 2008.
Ted Lind asked Staggs why the DNR hasn’t done more educating of tournament
promoters.
Staggs said there will be more effort put forth to accomplish this goal.
The WDNR purchased a bar and restaurant on Lake Elizabeth, in Kenosha
County, to assure anglers’ access.
Lind said Washington County’s Friess Lake access is being built.
We adjourned at 1 p.m.
Our 2008 Statewide Fall Meeting will be held on October 18, 2008, (third
Saturday) from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. at the Walleyes For Tomorrow headquarters in Fond du Lac. For representation, member clubs must send their delegates. New member clubs are always welcome as are new individual and business members.
Respectively submitted
By
L.A. Van Veghel
Wisconsin Council of Sport Fishing Organizations, secretary & media director
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