Greetings!
Welcome to the May edition of the BLC Newsletter.
This month's meeting is our Poolside Demo. We will be meeting at Cragun's Resort, Tuesday May 11th, 7pm - 9pm. Our guests are Brett Erickson of Thorne Bros, Wade Witt of Wade's Wobblers and Phantom Lures. It's also our Membership Drive at the meeting. We'll be having discounts on new and renewal memberships. We hope to see you there at Cragun's!
____________________________________________________ A couple youth programs are coming up very shortly. The Brainerd Parks and Rec is hosting their Youth Fishing Clinc on Saturday May 29th at Lum Park. The kids will have plenty of fun. There will be multiple fishing stations including fish cleaning, boat safety, cold water survival, campfire safety, casting contest, fishing contest and much more. Food will be offered as well. There is no charge so bring your kids and enjoy the day at Lum Park! Click here for more info. Another youth event coming up is the Youth Outdoor Expo on Saturday, June 12th at the Lakeshore Conservation Club right across from Ski Gull. Another free event that includes a fishing station, bird house builder trapping and duck/goose call demos. Kids will also have the opportunity to shoot shotguns, bows, muzzleloaders and .22 rifles. Food is included along with plenty of prizes to be won. This is a great event for the kids! Click here for more info. ____________________________________________________ Alexander DNR Muskie Netting Survey Results The netting is done on Alexander and the results are in. Here's some numbers. Crappies - total 248 - biggest 15.75" Bluegills - total 624 - average length 6.7" Walleyes - total 570 - biggest 2 at 29.5" Northerns - total 265 - average length 25.7" Muskies - total 187 - 5 over 50" ____________________________________________________ Gil Hamm Attendees All those that are signed up to fish the Gil Hamm, due to budget cuts, we will be asking that each person pay $5 to cover the entry fee. Most of you have paid. If you haven't paid please do so as soon as you can so we can align our budget. Tri-Esox, producers of the Chicago Muskie Show, have contributed $1500 to the Hamm. Also we were notified that the Star of the North Chapter, the winners of last year's Hamm, has donated $500 as well. Both are very much appreciated! We will be looking for cash donations to help cover food expenses for an estimated 175 people attending. We are also looking for prize donations (lures, rods, etc) as well for raffles at the Hamm. If you can assist in either or both of these needs please contact Jeff Young. Thank You! There will be a Gil Hamm website up and running very soon. Within a couple weeks. It will have all the info that you need about the event including: the agenda, fishing times, Chapter's teams, leaderboard, Lake Vermilion info, maps, updates, sponsors, etc. ____________________________________________________ Stocking Proposal Support Letters The BLC, along with the MMA, will be sending out letters to people to educate and look for their support for the 5 lake stocking proposal. One of the biggest concerns out there that is causing opposition is the misconception that northern spearing will be banned on these lakes. It can't be stressed enough to the public and spearers that northern spearing will NOT be banned. The DNR stated clearly that they have no intention what so ever to ban spearing! The spearing bans that are in place now were set some 20 years ago and the mind set of the DNR on spearing bans have changed since then. ____________________________________________________ Courtesy of Breakline Custom Tackle the 2010 Solunar Calendar is now available on our website in the News/Notes section. The calendars are set up for the Brainerd Lakes area and will have to be time adjusted if your fishing east or west of the area. Sunrise/sunset, moonrise/mooset, minor/major times are all available. Here is May and June. Enjoy and Good Luck fishing! ____________________________________________________ Welcome to the Brainerd Lakes area Tom Dietz! Tom Dietz is the new Baxter Gander Mountain Manager and has recently become a member of the BLC. Tom has been fishing muskies for a long time. He is a guide, educator and writer. You may have read his articles in Musky Hunter Magazine and other magazines. Click here to check out Tom's website and get to know him better. ____________________________________________________ Release Patches If you would like a release patch for your 2009 releases, please email Dusty or call him at 330-2125 and let him know. The patches will cost $8 this year. The patch will state the year and the total number of releases you submitted in 2009. | 
