BLC March 2011 Newsletter

Monthly Meetings are the second Tuesday on the month at the Waterfall Inn - 7pm start time
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March 2011 Edition
Brainerd Lakes Chapter Newsletter

Greetings!

Welcome to this month's newsletter!

This month's meeting is our annual Lure Swap! It's that time of year again to bring those lures in and make some deals. In the past the Lure Swap has upwards of 300 lures spread out looking to be bought, sold or traded. It's a great time to adjust that tackle box. Either restocking it or making some room.

Hope to see you all there!

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2011 BLC Banquet

Location: The Brainerd Armory

Date: Saturday, March 12th

Time: 5:00pm Social - 6:30pm Buffet

Tickets: $40 each

This is it! Only 1 week away!

If you haven't purchased your ticket please do so! We have a great night planned. Our prize organizer, Jason, said that he believes this years prizes are the best he's seen! Well over $40,000 in prizes.

Our guest MC/Speaker is set! Muskie guide, educator and lure manufacturer Lee Tauchen will be our guest. Lee has a video presentation set including a massive muskie caught in the middle of a snowstorm! Sure to be very entertaining!

To reserve your tickets at the door please contact Jeff at jyoung@brainerd.net or call 821-3669 or 821-3727 for Jody.

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Fisheries 2011 Issues

There are many issues on the DNR's lap concerning our resources. Some are highly contested but all need our input. Here are a couple links that we recommend you checking out and offering your input.

http://www.brainerdmuskies.com/2011LegislativeBills.pdf

http://www.votervoice.net/core.aspx?APP=GAC&AID=1356&issueid=24019&SiteID=-1

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Leech Lake 5 Mile Spawning Ground

Did you know that Leech Lake, in the heart of Minnesota's lake country, is one of the primary Muskie stocking resources in the country and a premier Muskie fishing destination?

In 2003, the Leech Lake Area Watershed Foundation joined forces with the Minnesota DNR and Muskie fisherman across the Midwest to purchase 1,150 feet of privately owned wild shoreline on Five Mile Point of Leech Lake to protect one of seven known Muskie spawning areas on Leech Lake from the impacts of development. The Minnesota DNR now owns and manages this property as an aquatic management area (AMA).

An additional 200 feet of shoreline adjacent to the Five Mile Point AMA is threatened by development. Please help raise $50,000 to purchase this property--to become Five Mile Point 2 AMA---and insure continued quality Muskie fishing on Leech Lake and throughout the country for generations to come.

Your donation to the Leech Lake Area Watershed Foundation is fully tax-deductible. It will be dedicated to the completion of the Five Mile Point 2 AMA Project and matched by the Minnesota Reinvest in Minnesota (RIM) fund. Please donate today.

Click here for more info

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2011 Outing Schedule Dates Set **updated with lakes**

Our Tourney Director Brett Stark has this year's dates set. The lake locations are still in the works but will be locked up very soon.

April 30 (Saturday)

Crappie Outing

Gull Lake

8am - Noon

June 19 (Sunday)

June Clash

Cedar

6am - 3pm