WALLEYES FOREVER

E-NEWSLETTER

 

From www.WalleyesForever.com

 

No. 9:  3-22-07

 

 

 

Wolf Point walleye angler Elliot Garfield achieved a rare feat

 with the addition of winter-caught 12-pound and 11-pound

 walleyes from Fort Peck.  He completed a “Montana Walleye Flush”

in  WalleyesForver.com’s  Montana 10+ Club.  Garfield has five weights

in a row with 15, 14, 13, 12 and 11-pounders.  You can see the fish

on the Montana 10+ Club page.   Only one other angler has

achieved the flush in the club – Bernie Hildebrand.

 

 

Canyon Ferry walleyes to get reward tags

 

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks

State fisheries biologists this spring will put reward tags on 500 walleye in Canyon Ferry Reservoir.

The tags will bring $75 each to anglers who report catching one of walleye, whether they keep the fish or release it.

“We’re tagging the fish as part of a larger study to determine what percentage of tags anglers are voluntarily returning,” says Steve Dalbey, Fish, Wildlife and Parks fisheries biologist.

Biologists are also trying to determine what percentage of the total walleye population anglers are keeping.  

About 1,000 walleyes will be captured and tagged near known spawning areas throughout the spring. Biologists will weigh, measure, age and tag the fish.

Half of the fish will receive an orange tag that states, REWARD $75.   The other 500 will receive the standard fisheries tag. If a fish with either tag is caught, FWP would like to hear about it.

Anglers should call in the tag number and include date and general location of capture, length of fish and most importantly, if the fish was harvested or released. Tags can be removed, or clipped, and the fish released.

“Reward tags have been used for years in waterfowl management to determine tag (band) return compliance,” says Eric Roberts, FWP senior fisheries technician on Canyon Ferry.   “The amount of $75 is the value where nearly 100 percent of anglers will return the tag.”

FWP will place signs at all major access sites on Canyon Ferry with contact information.

Anglers who catch a tagged fish should call Eric Roberts, (406) 495-3272, or mail the tag with date and general location of capture, length of fish and if the fish was harvested to Eric Roberts, FWP, 930 W. Custer, Helena   MT   59620.

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Canyon Ferry, Hauser, Holter meeting set

 

 

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks

 

The annual upper Missouri River reservoir fisheries management update meeting will be 7-9 p.m., April 3, at the Montana Association of Counties Building, 2715 Skyway Drive, which is near the Helena Regional Airport.

Eric Roberts and Steve Dalbey from the Fish, Wildlife and Parks fisheries division will present the latest trends from Canyon Ferry, Hauser and Holter reservoirs.

Talks will focus on the status of the multi-species fisheries, changing angler use and other topics of interest.

A brief review of the goals of the 10-year fisheries management plan (1999-2009) will be presented.   The meeting is open to the public.

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Walleyes Forever at the MORE Show

Walleyes Forever had a successful run at its exhibit booth at the MORE Show at MetraPark in Billings on March 16-18, signing up new members and answering a lot of questions from show visitors. 

The rod and reel raffle was won by Tom Canape and many folks left with new Walleyes Forever logo caps and other WF items.

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Walleyes Forever Banquet set for March 31 at Elks

 

 

Walleyes Forever’s first annual banquet will be held Saturday, Mar. 31, at the Elks Club in Billings, with seating planned for 400 and plenty of prizes including a three-day, four-night fishing trip to Last Mountain Lake in Saskatchewan.

 

Only a handful of tickets are left and are available for $20 for adults and $10 for children aged 4-11.  Youngsters 3-under eat for free.  The banquet will begin with no-host cocktails at 5 p.m.  Dinner will begin at 6 p.m.  The meal is an all-you-can-eat walleye dinner.

 

For tickets, contact Treasurer Linda Granholm at 652-2605. 

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WF logo caps are in – members get one free

 

As part of your $25 annual membership in Walleyes Forever, each member will receive one, free WF logo cap.  Our first cap order of the embroidered, khaki-colored caps was completed recently by Sutton's.  A second cap order is in the works.

 

Caps will be available for members to pick up at the April 12  WF meeting at the Elks Club or at the banquet at the Elks. If possible, we'd like to distribute these by hand to save what would be a considerable postage cost for the club.

 

If you'd like to purchase additional WF logo caps, they'll be on sale for $8 each at club meetings or from WF Treasurer Linda Granholm.

 

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Lights Out project aims to protect migrating birds

 

Minnesota DNR

Two downtown Minneapolis skyscrapers, the 57-story Wells Fargo Building and the 33-story Accenture Building, are the first to sign up with Lights Out Twin Cities, an effort to make the cities more bird friendly during migration.

The Lights Out Twin Cities project is encouraging city, state and privately owned buildings to turn off non-necessary lighting during peak migration hours during spring and fall. The Minneapolis and St. Paul Building Owners and Managers Associations have expressed interest as well, and are encouraging their members to sign on to this exciting project.

This spring's Lights Out effort started March 15 and runs through the end of May from midnight until daylight. Most songbirds migrate at night and must navigate around hazards like tall buildings along their routes.

Millions of birds die preventable deaths each year as they are drawn to and collide with lighted buildings or are dazed by the lights and circle until exhausted.

Lights Out programs in Toronto, Chicago and New York, where many buildings are dimmed during migration, have a proven track record of saving migratory birds, according to Mark Martell, director of bird conservation for Audubon Minnesota.

"Reducing bird deaths from collisions will have a positive effect on bird conservation," said Martell. "The Lights Out program costs building owners or managers little or nothing to implement and will save energy and money at the same time it saves birds."

Lights Out Twin Cities is a joint effort by the Department of Natural Resources' Nongame Wildlife Program, the Audubon Society, the Bell Museum of Natural History, the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center and Bird Conservation Minnesota.

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New North Dakota fishing licenses needed

 

North Dakota Game and Fish

Hunters, trappers and anglers are reminded that new North Dakota fishing and furbearer licenses are required April 1.  The 2007-08 licenses are effective April 1, 2007 to March 31, 2008.

Anglers are also reminded this is the second year of the current two-year fishing proclamation. Refer to the 2006-08 North Dakota Fishing Guide for regulations.

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2007 Montana fishing banquet dates

 

March 31: Walleyes Forever Banquet, Elks Club, Billings, contact Linda Granholm at 652-2605 for ticket info.

 

To add your fishing banquet date to the list, just e-mail us at walleyes@walleyesforever.com

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And, finally……..

They Walk Among Us – How Scary!
 

 I walked into a Quizno's with a buy-one-get-one-free coupon for a sandwich. I handed it to the girl and she looked over at a  little chalkboard that said "buy one-get one free".  They're already buy-one-get-one-free", she said, "so since you have that coupon, I guess  they're both free".  She handed me my free sandwiches and I walked out the door.

 They walk among us.

One day I was walking down the beach with some friends when one of them shouted, "Look at that dead bird!"   Someone looked up at the sky and said, "Where?"
  They walk among us!

 

 While looking at a house, my brother asked the real estate agent which direction was north because, he explained, he didn't want the sun waking him up every morning. She asked, "Does the sun rise in the north?"   When my brother explained that the sun rises in the east, and has for  sometime, she shook her head and said, "Oh, I don't keep up with that stuff."

  They walk among us!!

 I used to work in technical support for a 24/7 call center.  One day I got a call from an individual who asked what hours the call center was open. I  told him, "The number you dialed is open 24 hours a   day, 7 days a week."   He responded, "Is that Eastern or Pacific time?"   Wanting to end the call quickly, I said, "Uh, Pacific."

 They walk among us!

 My sister-in-law has a life-saving tool in her car designed to cut through  a seat belt if she gets trapped. She keeps it in the trunk.

 They walk among us!

 

My friends and I were on a beer run and noticed that the cases were discounted 10%. Since it was a big party, we bought 2 cases. The cashier multiplied 2 times 10% and gave us a 20% discount.

 They walk among us!

 

I couldn't find my luggage at the airport baggage area, so I went to the lost luggage office and told the woman there that my bags never showed up. She smiled and told me not to worry because she was a trained professional and I was in good hands.  Now," she asked me, "has your plane arrived yet?"

 Yes, they walk among us!

 

While waiting for my order at a pizza parlor, I observed a man ordering a  small pizza to go. He appeared to be alone and the cook asked him if he  would like it cut into 4 pieces or 6. He thought about it for some time before responding.  "Just cut it into 4 pieces; I don't think I'm hungry enough to eat 6 pieces."

 Yep, they walk among us!

 

AND,  they reproduce!



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