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June

2018

Editor: Tom Raschke tomraschke50@gmail.com Club Web Site: http://www.yaharafishingclub.org

In this issue: Kids Fishing Day Page 2. Big Bay De Noc Page 3. Future Outings Page 4. Walleye Survival Rates Page 5.

Trolling for Panfish by Pat Westberg

Pat uses bullet bobbers for trolling. They are a directional bobber with a hole in

front and in back to set direction. Can also use them as a slip bobber. They

are just like a mini planer board. They drift off to the side of the boat and allow

you to cover a much broader area. Come in 2 sizes, small and large. Check

them out at BulletBobbers.com. Can use with just about any bait, i.e. tubes,

jigs, live bait, etc. Can use 2" Gulp instead of crappie minnow. Stays on hook

a lot better.

Pat trolls at .8 to 1.2 mph. Often, when he slows down or stops and thus the

bait is falling, that is when the fish will hit. Works best in calmer water. The

larger size is better when there are a few waves.

Uses for fishing white bass on Mendota. Uses chartreuse shad body, Mr.

Twister, etc. Trolls at 4 mph. He said he has tried Off Shore Boards and Yel-

low Bird planer boards but they required some modifications.

Pat mostly fishes the Madison lakes.

He also uses a Charlie Brewer slider rig for fishing brush piles. Designed to fall between the branches without getting snagged. See YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U79vOGw0PBA

When he finished answering questions, he switched topics and demonstrated

how he creates a "quick set rig".

Notes by John Kanvik

Bullet Bobbers

Next Club Meeting

June 13th, 2018, Time: 6:00 pm, On the Water Meeting

Meet at Warner Park boat launch on Lake Mendota

1017 Woodward Dr, Madison, WI 53704

Pizza will be served by the club— a $5.00 donation is requested, BYOB.

Members are encouraged to bring their boats to accommodate those who

will need a ride. Jack Hurst will go over information at the meeting of

spots to find white bass if you want to fish for them.

If we are going to cancel the on the water meeting for Wednesday

Gard will make the decision by noon on Tuesday and it will be sent

out via the YFC web page and/or an email. If our On the Water

meeting is canceled due to weather we will hold it on Thursday. If

by any chance that we have two bad days in a row we will then

cancel the meeting altogether until the next meeting.

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Kids Fishing Day 2018

From Facebook:

Hi everyone. I would like to thank all those members that showed up yesterday for the kids fishing day. Without all the members who showed up we would not be able to do this event each and every year. We ended up giving away 262 rods and reels and all of the tackle boxes. For members who couldn't make it this time, try to make it to the kids ice fishing day in January. For those that were there yesterday who took pictures please post them to our Facebook site so we can use them for promoting the kids fishing day in the future, or send them to Tom Raschke. Those members who ordered hats, tee shirts, and sweatshirts and were not at the kids day, please contact me so we can make arrangements to get your orders to you. I will have them at the on-the-water meeting on Wednesday, June 13 at Warner Park. And one last thing for all that do volunteer, don't forget the date Sunday, September 23 for YFC 2nd annual club appreciation picnic at Lake Mendota County Park. Gerald King

Facebook Pictures courtesy Mary Regel, Duffy Kopf, Tom Raschke

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Big Bay De Noc, 2018

Our 5th year on this fantastic outing really paid off during Memorial Day

weekend! The weather was absolutely perfect escaping the heat in Madi-

son to upper 60’s, sunny with light wind in the UP. The fishing was also

spectacular with 177 fish total in my boat this year with plenty over 20” and

one fish at 21”. First timers Greg Belanger and his family caught 111 fish

and other club members caught more and less than this but everyone had

a great time! Jim Pankratz

I went up with Dave Dockus and John Pribek. Although fishing was slow-

er than the Tue-Ths after Memorial Day, we caught fish every day and

once boated 30 fish in two hours. Club members know of a lot of specific

locations and recommended tackle. For those thinking about the trip for

next year, it is a pretty good deal. John and I shared a room with two twin

beds for $62.00 a night. The Nahma in provides a cold breakfast, sand-

wiches and snacks for lunch, and has great draft beer This year we had

the bonus of “paranormal investigators” filming and recording the halls one

of the nights.

Tom Raschke

Jim Pankratz with 5 lb 20" smallie Dave Dockus with a huge smallie

More Bay De Noc Pictures page 6

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2018 YFC Outings

Big Green Lake: June 16. Time: 7-8 AM start. Fish as long as you want to.

Launch: Governor Dodge Memorial Park on the southwest side of BGL on Cty K. An alternative launch is Sunset Park

on the east end of BGL on Cty A.

BGL is the deepest natural lake in Wisconsin with a maximum depth of 237 feet. It is both a cold water and a warm wa-

ter fishery. Species of fish such as lake trout, brown trout, cisco, musky, LM bass, SMbass, walleye, bluegill, crappie,

and perch can be found. The following are some locations, methods and presentations by which to fish BGL:

We can fish for trout, ciscoes, musky, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, walleyes and panfish. We have a lot of spe-

cific information to give you for each species if you sign-up for this outing.

Local outing June 23 on either Lake Waubesa, Monona or Mendota: We send out the lake and location to you

through email after our club meeting next week.

Lake MI charter fishing outing in Port Washington July/August: Currently we have 12 members signed up for 2 coho charters in June. Looking to chase down the mighty king salmon? We have members wanting to go and you can go with them in July or August. This is a well guided charter with club member and charter Captain John Iverson. We need to book a trip fast as spots are filling up. Trips are available during the week and weekends. Let me know if you’re interested. Up to 6 people on each trip are possible with many hour options. Check out www.iversonsportfishing.com for more information.

Eagle Lake Onatario Canada: We have 3 great resorts to choose from at great rates! All kinds of trips are available

including a bus trip. After speaking to owner Jeff Moreau of Temple Bay Lodge and the Expo we could do the ultimate

club trip with our own boats for as little as $250 a person for a group of 6 or the ridiculously low rate of $167 per person

for a group of 9. A week in Canada at these prices is pure awesome so what are you waiting for?!

Help create YOUR outings for our club! Let me know what you want to fish for and where and I will try to set an outing

up. Better yet you can volunteer to lead an outing. Below is a calendar of likely and suggested outings for 2018. Thanks

and looking forward to our best fishing year yet

May: Big Bay de Noc smallmouth, local outing, Oconto river walleyes, Peshtigo & Menominee River walleyes, Lake MI

Coho/salmon, Clements Fishing Barge, possible Door County smallmouth, possible Vilas County smallmouth

June: Green Bay walleyes, YFC on water meeting, local outing, possible Lake Winnebago outing

July: local outing, YFC on water meeting, Canada Eagle Lake, possible Green Bay, Lake MI Charter

August: YFC on water meeting, local outing, possible Lake Winnebago outing, Lake MI Charter

September: Clements Fishing Barge, Lake Mendota northern, Lake MI salmon

Jim Pankratz 608-709-6442 or jimannepan@aol.com

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Survival of Released Walleye in Summer Months

In-Fisherman recently reviewed two studies done on walleye release, with survival measured five days after release. Here is a summary of the findings:

1)Walleyes held in aerated live wells for 8 hours then handled to simulate tournament conditions:

54° water 85% survival

64° water 72% survival

75° water 0% survival

2) Walleyes released immediately after capture:

54° water high survival

64° water high survival

75° water 30% survival

At 64° lake temperature survival was improved by cooling the live well water and significantly decreased by warming the live well water, by 7° up or down. But at 75° lake temperature cooling the live well did not help and still had 0% survival.

Obviously for those who fish walleye in our summer months, fish to be

released should be handled as little and as gently as possible, and per-

haps unhooked while still in the water. It also calls into question the ef-

fectiveness of slot limits where most fish are released.

Phil James

Ken Terrill below the trestle on Lake Wisconsin this

May. This stretch of railroad track goes from Wau-

nakee, crosses the river at Merrimack, and continues

along the shore of Devil’s lake on the way to Baraboo.

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More pictures from 2018 Bay De Noc

Michael Oleniczak Bob Mckee

Lucas Aiello, 4.25lbs Fuzzy's 4.5lbs

Roger & Lucas Aiello

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PLACE STAMP HERE

Yahara Fishing Club Membership Form

P.O. Box 3271 Madison, WI 53704

Annual Dues are from January 1 to December 31. Please print. *** ESSENTIAL

Name *** ____________________________________________________________________________

If Family or Youth, Additional Names ______________________________________________________

Email ***_______________________@__________________________________

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Individual…………… $35.00

Family …………….. $45.00

Student……………….$10.00

Youth Members are free with other paid membership.

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The next YFC meeting is Wednesday, June 13th 6:00 pm On-The-Water at the Warner Park Boat Launch

Jack Hurst will present on trolling for white bass

Calendar of Upcoming Events

Board of Directors and Officers

Gard Strother, President Tom Wilke, Speakers Tex Torgeson, Auctioneer

Phil James, Vice President Karlette Schoen, Treasurer Mark Riederer

Gerald King Larry Reed

Ken Terrill Jim Krause

June Events

Mary Regel Helps Us Again

Once more Mary has donated

$500.00 towards the Kids Fishing

Days from the Rod Regel Memorial

Fund.

Thank You Mary!

July Events

June 2, 2018, a Saturday, Kids Fishing Day at Warner Park

June 13, 2018, a Wednesday, On-the-Water Meeting at the Warner Park Boat Launch

July 11, 2018, a Wednesday, On-the-Water Meeting at the Olin-Turville Park Boat Launch

July 14-15, 2018 Fishing Has No Boundaries, Governor Nelson State Park

Save The Date: 2nd Annual YFC Picnic Sunday, September 23. Lake Mendota County Park