We are the local chapter of Muskies Inc. Our chapter was started in 1995 and is known as Chapter #10; the Heartland Chapter of Muskies Inc.
Muskies Inc. has over 6,000 Members and 56 independent Local Chapters throughout the country. We have become a national voice of the protection of the Muskie species. Muskies Inc. is widely recognized as the first organizedgroup of anglers to espouse the “Catch and Release” practice now embraced by many conservation minded groups throughout North America. Muskies, Inc. focuses on three critical areas: Youth, Fisheries, And Research.
We provide the chance for people of various fishing abilities the opportunity to join and fish with an organization that is environmentally-conscious, takes great pleasure in muskie fishing and the continued development of the next generation of muskie fisherman – our youth. We are not a fishing club. Although we have members who do tournament fish from time to time, the main purpose of our chapter is the furtherance of our national organization’s core areas of Youth, Fisheries, and Research and, as an insubstantial part of our activities, to allow folks across the area to gather and enjoy muskie fishing. If you are just getting started or wish to learn more then there is no better way than to come out and join us for an outing or meeting. We have participated in many Gil Hamm tournaments and numerous club outings to various lakes in a three state area over the years. Lots of nice fish have been caught, and many great stories created.
We have on many instances worked with the DNR to promote and protect our muskie population in Clear Lake.
We assisted in aeration system cost reimbursement/support, paid for the signs that are currently posted at boat ramps that inform people about the rules and how to properly identify muskies vs pike, as well as gotten dock access at Lynne Lorenzen Park in Ventura.
We have also purchased PITT tags that DNR was unable to purchase due to lack of funding. These are implants that are inserted into the fish and allows the DNR to monitor the muskie population with scanners. We stepped in to cover the cost of this program for many years.
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