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UPCOM ING EVENTS

♦ Aug 6th - Annual Bartlett Kids Fishing Derby - Beaver Pond, Bartlett

♦ Aug 10th - Chapter Mtg - Aaron Sands

♦ Aug 17 - 20th - FRV Youth Muskie Outing - Indian Lake Chain - Vermillion Bay Ontario, Canada

♦ Sep 14th - Chapter Mtg - Mike Pehanich - Pike in Russia

♦ Sep 17—24th - LOTW Fall Outing

What’s Inside

Aug Meeting - Speakers 2

IMA Report - FRV Canadian Youth Outing

3

FRV 30th Decal - One Hope United Fishing Event

4

LOTW Recap & Members Photos 6

Follow the Hot Bite - Article 5

Hopefully everyone is enjoying the HOT summer we’ve been having! I trust by now that many of us have either taken a vacation, or are planning to take one with family & friends before school resumes! Our FRV members have just returned from the club outing to Angle Outpost on Lake of the Woods. The fish were really snapping while our club was up there, as 81 muskies were caught & released during the week on the Woods, along with (3) 50-inch fish! Here are some interesting stats from the trip. The big fish outing winner was Dave Schober with a 50"er! The most fish for the week team winners were Dan Koniewicz & Frank Bottiglieri with 15 fish for the week! The big fish winner for Sunday was Phil Gutmann with a 46". The big fish winner for Mon-day ended in a tie with Steve Hill and Frank Bottiglieri both catching 45.50" fish! The big fish winner for Tuesday was Phil Gutmann with 45"er. Big Fish

winner for Wednesday was Phil Gutmann again with a 44.50" musky. The big fish winner on Thurs-day was Dave Schober with a 50"er and the big fish winner for Friday was Steve Kroll with a 43"er. Largest Pike honors went to Dan Koniewicz with a 39" Pike & the winner for catching the smallest muskie went to Tim Crews who caught a 20" muskie! Congrats to all who fished this outing. Hopefully next year we’ll get some new members out with us to experience the “Woods” and all she has to offer! Our “summer break” is now officially over and our normal monthly meeting schedule will resume. Aaron Sands is our featured guest speaker for the August 10th meeting! Many of you may know Aaron’s father Denny Sands, who is the founding president of the Shabbona Lake Sportsman Club that helped enhance this fishery in DeKalb County. Aaron grew up fishing with his Dad on Shabbona Lake and most often you can find him working during his “off-time” at Lakeside Bait, Tackle and Boat Rental. Aaron is a great musky fisherman who really knows Shabbona! Aaron will be covering the “how & where” to fish for muskies on Shabbona Lake! The Wednesday August 10th meeting will be-gin at 7:00 PM at the Schaumburg Golf Club in Schaumburg, so come early and join us for the “all you can eat” buffet. Dinner starts at 6:00 PM and the cost is $13.00/person! Don’t miss this meeting as it promises to be packed with great information! The 2011 Bartlett Kids Fishing Derby is set for Saturday August 6th and will be once again held on Beaver Pond. Beaver Pond is located near Route 59 & Stearns Ave in Bartlett, IL. We need lots of volunteers to assist for this event, so if you’re interested in helping out please contact Mike Zaborowski at [email protected] . This fishing event is open to all children from ages 2-16 and everyone is invited! You don’t need to be a Bartlett resident to attend. Our fishing derby last year set a new attendance record with well over 1,000 parents, grandparents and kids attending this event. This years fishing derby will run from 8:00 AM (registration) through 1:00PM. Actual fishing derby hours run from 9:00AM-11:00AM. Prizes will be awarded for top 3 fin-ishers in each age group. Following the awards, prizes will be raffled off to the lucky winners. Last years prizes included rods, reels, tackle boxes, tackle and tons of other goodies for the kids! Don’t miss this FREE event! Our annual Fall “Challunge on the Chain” is set for Saturday, October 22nd

and we will be headquartered out of Famous Freddie’s on Pistakee Lake. We still have openings avail-able for the Fall Challunge and currently we have about 35 teams already registered. If you, or some-one you know is interested in signing up for this tournament; entry forms are available on the FRV website at www.frvmuskie.com I’m excited at the prospect of someone sticking a 50”er during this years Fall Challunge! Imagine the press clippings that would generate!

Until next month...bulge a tail

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B O A R D M E E T I N G S 7:00 PM. Cabelas, on Tuesday

following the General meeting. All members are welcome to attend.

OFFICERS

President Rich Gallagher 847-741-9771 VP of Operations Steve Crook Regional VP Dan Koniewicz VP of Youth Mike Zaborowski 630-458-1861 Treasurer Steve Kroll Secretary Dave Hebeda

2011 BOARD MEMBERS Frank Lucido - Membership 847-559-8300 Mark Lamont - Media 847-791-4766 Ken Miller - Contests Todd Minor - Speakers Dan Lamkin - Show Coordinator John Deutinger - Website Jim “Jimmy Z” Ziebka - Outings/ Raffles Ken Sponseller - Stocking/Research Mark Rue - General Mtgs Tony Hardin - Merchandise Tim Crews - Merchandise Pete Barber - IMA Dave Lukac - Newsletter [email protected] Hugh Flack - At Large

WWW.FRVMUSK IE . COM

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AUG 2011 MEETING - AARON SANDS PRESENTING ON SHABBONA LAKE MUSKIES

Speaker: Aaron Sands - Muskie Guide When: Wednesday, Aug 10th - 7:00 pm. Where: Schaumburg Golf Club / Chandler’s Chophouse 410 N. Roselle Rd in Schaumburg. A bona fide Muskie Fishing Expert in Illi-nois, Wisconsin & Minnesota Waters, Aaron Sands has appeared on several TV & Radio Shows. Aaron has also written several fishing articles for Outdoor Note-book. Aaron’s Muskie Catch at Shab-bona Lake made front page of Muskies, Inc. Magazine. He has caught hundreds of Muskie, with personal best at 53 inches. Aaron grew up fishing Shabbona Lake! You can also find him working during his off-time at Lakeside Bait, Tackle and Boat Rental. Phone 815-508-1600

Our Sep 14th host will be Mike Pehanich - Covering Pike and Zander in Russia… Global Angler Extraordinaire Michael Pehanich will be covering Pike and Zander fishing info in the country of Russia… This will be a new and interesting twist from a FRV Guest Speaker!!! Do not miss this one...



North to Ontario!

2011 Youth Musky Scholarship Recipients Eagerly Await August Trip to the Indian Lake

Chain in Vermillion Bay Ontario, Canada!

The Fox River Valley Chapter of Muskies, Inc. has selected our Musky Scholarship Recipients, ten very lucky young anglers, who are eagerly preparing to embark on a this very special trip later this month, from August 17th-20th. This select group of young musky hunters, are all winners of an FRV Fishing Essay Contest. Winners will each be accompanied by an adult guardian, for this fabulous chaperoned trip to NW Ontario. They will be fishing the musky-filled waters of the Indian Chain of Lakes north of Vermillion Bay, Ontario. Youth participants will have all of their expenses paid by the Fox River Valley Chapter!! The 2011 youth musky outing continues the chapter’s storied tradition of organizing exciting trips to remote desti-nations, providing young musky fisherman with opportunities to build their own fishing and outdoor heritage. Ac-cording to Rich Gallagher, the Fox River Valley Chapter President, “Our board works tirelessly to promote the three main tenets of Muskies, Inc. -Youth, Fisheries and Conservation”. Gallagher added- “In addition to our work to add more Muskies to local waterways, and to protect those waterways for future generations, our youth pro-grams provide a vital platform to ensure the future of musky fishing by introducing the next generation to the magic of our sport and educating the public on the role and importance of the King of Freshwater Fish. The kids are sure to have encounters with lots of fish and have a terrific time.”

IMA MEETING HIGHLIGHTS The new Shabbona Fish Barrier opened after about 9 inches of rain fell recently. The hinged doors open from excessive water pressure, and need to be manually closed after a flash flood. As a reminder, FRV contributed $4,700 in 2010 to this $15,000 Barrier Project. The downstream musky rescues have already put more than 150 muskies back in the lake, over the last year or so. Overall, the project has been a major success. An Evergreen Lake Musky Rescue was also held and they found two 50 inchers.. Unfortunately , the biggest fish died during the transport back to the lake. It was very hot and the fish were taxed.

Earlier this year, the FRV Board approved the purchase of a pro-jector for our local DNR regional office and biologist. The projec-tor was funded by FRV, in July of 2011. Additionally, DNR wants to purchase Zebco 33 type rod and reel combos for use in the collar counties around Chicago. So, FRV volunteered, & has contacted rod and reel vendors and manufacturers to obtain best prices for the combos. Our Chapter will be donating 100 rod and reel combos to the DNR...

Zebco 33 Combo

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One Hope United Fishing Event - June 25th - Recap The One-Hope United Fishing Event was a Volunteer Outing, organized by FRV Treasurer, Steve Kroll. One Hope United is an orphan-type home for young boys, who are wards of the state of Illinois. Steve put together (8) volunteer boats, & a ground crew for shore fishing. FRV donated tackle boxes, & got Cabelas to donate rod & reel combos. Ca$h prizes were donated, and were awarded for biggest fish, & most fish by shore & by boat...

FRV Muskies 30th Anniversary Decals "30th Anniversary Decals"

$3.50 each or (3) for $10 Only 80 remain!!! Please see Jim "Jimmy Z" Ziebka at the raffle table at meetings.

The Volunteers in front of the Lake Villa Home

Kids Group



Follow the Hot Bites for More Muskie Action - by Todd Minor At the end of the 2001 season, I told myself that something needed to change. I was tired of putting in all this time on the water and not catching many fish. I was tired of catching less than (10) fish a year, and spending many days on the water, be-fore I would actually catch a fish. Then, the fish was not even that big. I knew I was not the best fisherman in the world, am still nowhere near, but I felt I was doing better than my results were showing me. It was then I decided to start looking for new places to fish. Not just anywhere, but places where I felt my opportunities were greater at catching fish. Like former member, (now a Minnesota M.I. member), Joe Mellott once told me "It's not the fisherman, it's the fishing." Amazingly, I did not have to travel really far to accomplish my goal. In 2001, I caught (6) Muskies and about (15) in the boat. In 2002 I caught (28) Muskies and we put (57) in the boat! What a dif-ference a year makes, right? Well all I did was apply my craft to the hot bite. Finding these hot bites is not that hard; you just have to be willing to put in your time. One of the things I had at my disposal was a huge lake library. I started collecting map books and lake maps way back in 1981 when Fishing Hot Spots first came out. I was a teenage map geek savant. I could then, and proba-bly still could tell you information on about any lake in Wisconsin. There are other book makers out now, and I have them all. Maps are a great way to find and eliminate water. I have found so many "sleeper lakes" (a great book keyword) full of fish that get little pressure - and guess what, they are in a book. Use the internet. Just about every friendship I have made in musky fishing, I can trace back to a musky site like Muskie First. I am a member of this club because of this. I started fishing Indiana because of this. The internet is a great tool, because there are some people who just can't help but brag. Not only can you find hot bites, but the times of year these places are hot. Read between the lines as well and look for clue words. Just because they don't tell you, does not mean you can't figure it out. The lake library really helps with that.

Musky show swap meets. Nothing loosens the old jawbone like some alcohol. This is a great place to have your ears in perfect working order. You can talk to guides and people using the inter-net, who have been catching fish. This is a situation where you don't ask pointed specific questions that might get you a cold shoulder, you just let it flow. Even if you don't have anything to give back, just be honest and sincere, it is amazing how it works. It might cost you a couple beers, too. I have found some great new places to fish doing just that! (Continued ——>)



TV shows - Do you think these guys are fishing the "hot bite"? You bet!!!! They have to can a show, and in short order. Go where the fish are biting! Some places are pretty easy to figure out like Lake Saint Claire. Others not so much. Look for clues in the background, the strain of fish, the shoreline, water color, trees, even how they are fishing can tell you where they are if you give it some thought. Anybody know where Bucher films his musky segments when he is not on LOTW? I figured it out watching his show. Be a pioneer. Just because nobody is fishing it, does not mean it's not good. Talk to the local tackle shop. Look at state stocking re-ports. Here is where the lake library can come in to play. I have caught many fish from bodies of water before the guides and the public ever warmed up to it. I hope some of these tips can put you on the hot bite for more fish action!

Brief Recap of FRV Lake of the Woods Summer Outing - July 9th-16th Big Fish Outing: Dave S. 50" Most Fish Outing: Dan K. & Frank B. - 15 Big Fish Sunday: Phil G. 46" Big Fish Monday: Steve H. & Frank B. 45.50" Big Fish Tuesday: Phil G. 45" Big Fish Wed: Phil G. 44.50" Big Fish Thursday: Dave S. 50" Big Fish Friday: Steve K. 43" Largest Pike: Dan K. 39" Smallest Muskie: Tim C. 20.00"



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Coming Attractions…

♦ Aug 6 - Bartlett Kids Fishing Derby -

Beaver Pond - Rte 59 & Stearns Ave

♦ Aug 10 - Club Mtg - Aaron Sands

♦ Aug 17-20 - FRV Canadian Youth Out-

ing - Indian Lake Chain, Ontario

♦ Sept 14 - Club Mtg - Mike Pehanich -

Pike & Zander Fishing in Russia

♦ Sept 17-24 - LOTW Fall Outing

♦ Oct 22 - FRV Challunge on the Chain

Fall Catch & Release Tournament

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