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June - Upper Missouri River Chapter
What a great time! The pavilion at the Silo's Campground was a perfect venue
for this event and we couldn't have ordered up any better weather. There
were 23 boats, 70 volunteers (most of them UMRC members), 97 kids in bright
green T-shirts designed by Top Signs and Graphics and at least that many
parents and other family members.
Dave Hagengruber and Adam Strainer from FWP presented the Fish
Identification session, which included several fish mounts. They also
assisted with the shore fishing. The Coast Guard Auxiliary - Carl Hutchinson
and his assistant fitted all the kids with life jackets and passed along
their boat/water safety information.
I'm not sure how many fish were caught - shore fishing was better than
expected, which kept the kids on the shoreline - tree limbs and all. I know
by now you heard about the 14 pound Walleye and 18 pound Carp. Also on the
catch list were other nice sized Walleye, Rainbow Trout and Perch. The Trout
and Carp were not only caught out on the lake, but also on shore. It's
amazing what the Rods & Reels from Capital Sports, Wally Newville's sinkers,
Kit's Tackle, and Sportsmans Edge night crawlers were landing. The
kids were so engrossed in fishing - both on and off shore - they wouldn't
stop for hot dogs! And those hot dogs from Bob's Thriftway were the best and
tasted great with the chips from the Fish Tales.
John Harrington came out from the Independent Record with his photographer.
He spent almost 2 hours interviewing the kids, parents and UMRC volunteers.
I think his article an excellent overview of the day. Unfortunately they
arrived right after the big Walleye was released. This was an awesome event
made possible by the dedicated volunteers of UMRC. I can't say enough about
how well it all worked - every one did their part! This group works like a
well oiled machine.
Roxanne Tubbs,
Catch Fishing Fever! Chairwomen
May - North Middle School
NMS Hooked on Fishing Not Drugs:
NMS fishing club went to Ulm FAS to clean up the access area. Like we have
found in the past, this wasn’t a bad job. We only got 11 bags of garbage
and it took about 2 hours. The rest of the time we enjoyed being out doors.
Special thanks to George Likeness for providing a great dinner, Alex
Ferguson for being our Cook, Bill and Bud for driving our Bus, and Warden
Golie for the history lesson about the area. We have a June fishing trip
the the Missouri River and a a few fisherman have Promised a floating trip
again. We are all looking forward to this! Hope you all have time to take a
child outdoors!
Pat Volkmar
April - North Middle School
The NMS club went to Baileys Reservoir on April 24th. Nice day but a little
wind. Caught some nice fish with a few pike, a monster Perch (13inch
1.5lb).
Thanks to the following for help on this trip.
Jack, always great help to the kids
Mike Brumble Sec/Treasure of GF Walleyes Unlimited help with the entire
trip
Alex Ferguson Pickup ,mobile classroom and being our cook
Gail Wanago for some great Banana Bread
Holiday Gas Station for water and treats
Vaughn Meets for Hamburgers
Jennifer Pospisil for helping and adding to the metal content of the Lake
This was a very fun trip! Trenton Orvalle is our fisherman of the month
with that monster 13 inch 1.5 lb perch, what a hog! The kids also did a
great job cleaning up around this pond finding almost a pickup load of
garbage.
NMS - February 15th
Took 50 kids to Piskun reservoir on Monday. The weather was great (40 plus
degrees and not a breath of wind). Thanks to everyone that helped out. The
fish cooperated and we caught lots of perch with a few being over 12".
Danny Devine our new cook thanks for awesome hamburgers
Alex Ferguson for bringing his trailer and a 4 wheeler
The Doughty Family for helping with the kids
The Wardens Association who have adopted our club (Warden Holland and
Kambic)
Vaughn Meets for the hamburger
Holiday Gas Stations Joe Wanago for muffins and Water
Jack Emard for helping Kids
Bud Place for driving the Bus
NEW SPONSOR "Mark Schulte and Shultes for gas for our buses
TAKE SOMEONE FISHING
Pat Volkmar
NMS January 18th
Wow, it was a great day fishing on East Fork Reservoir. Almost 40 degrees
with no wind. We had lots of kids from elementary, Middle School and High
School
Catching was pretty good! Most of the kids caught fish. Torie Howarth is
fisher lady of the month and she had great day and stayed on the bite all
day. Several other kids caught fish throughout the day.
Special thanks to:
Bud, Bill, Jack, Darrel,Jess and Bob for making the trip and helping kids
Alex for cooking and bringing the 4 wheeler and mobile classroom
Vaughn Meats for the Hot Dogs
Holiday Gas Station an Joe for the Muffins
Dons Store for help with the bait
Warden Shaun Briggs from FWP for helping kids (Clarifying regs)Also helping
with fishing
Walleyes Unlimited Great falls chapter for cost of Buses
Northwestern Energy for new Fishing gear and electronics
Lots of Parents helping out today
Hope I didn't miss anyone
TAKE A CHILD FISHING - PAT VOLKMAR
NMS December 30th
The club went fishing on December 30th with 18" of ice and -2 degrees. We
did catch some pretty good fish. The kids spent a lot of time on the mobile
classroom where the cook kept it nice and warm. We had hot dogs, chips and
cookies for lunch.
Thanks to Holiday Super station for the muffins, Nagel brothher, Jack and
Allen for helping with the kids. Vaughn meats for the hot dogs and Great
Falls Walleyes Unlimited for paying for lunch and buses. Bud and Bill for
transporting kids. Thanks to Alex for the use of his pickup and the mobile
classroom
Thanks Pat Volkmar
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