Muskie Shootout Tournament on Leech Lake, October 12-13 at Horseshoe Bay Lodge. Another great Tournament is planned with a payout increase over last year. The website has been updated and will continue to do so as things progress. For more details visit
muskieshootout.com
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Chapter Release Forms
The season is finally here! With that, muskies will be CPR'd and members will then need to submit release forms to our Release Chairman Chad Davis or at the monthly meeting or submit them onto the Lunge Log on the MI website. The same rules will apply in submitting release forms. A RELEASE FORM MUST BE SUBMITTED NO LATER THAN 30 DAYS AFTER THE RELEASE! Forms submitted after the 30 days will NOT be recorded in the Chapter's release standings.
Keep it simple and worry free. Catch a muskie and submit a form ASAP!
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Replica Eligibility
A few changes will be made in our Replica program for this year. Final details will be solidified very soon and we'll announce the changes asap. Some things will stay the same including the eligibility requirements.
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The Brainerd Lakes Chapter of Muskies Inc. held its 4th Annual High Regional Muskie Fishing Tournament on June 21st on Lake Alexander. Fifteen different teams from eight area high schools participated in the event. Brainerd Lakes Muskies Inc. members also volunteered to act as judge boats for the day to verify all catches and insure that all fish were safely released. The top four teams qualified to participate in the State Muskie Tournament, also hosted by Muskies Inc., on June 28th on Lake Alexander. The tournament followed a basic format of most inches of muskies measured followed by the longest pike as criteria for scoring. Following the event, teams were invited to a cook out and awards ceremony at Scandia Valley Community Park. All students who participated received a variety of muskie lures, and the top team took home additional prizes and plaques for the event. This years top regional finishers were:
1st Place: Will Stolski & Parker Sunquist, Brainerd High School 40.5" Muskie
2nd Place: Cullin Erickson & Mac Gruber, Pierz High School, 26" Muskie
3rd Place: Cody Novdmann & Jacob Hedlund, Pierz High School, 30" Pike
4th Place: Logan Battig & Brandon Ertl, St. Cloud Apollo High School 29" Pike
The state event, scheduled for June 28th will include the above teams as well teams from Faribault, Wayzata, Elk River, North Branch, Dilworth Glydon Felton, and Detroit Lakes. The event is scheduled to take place from 5:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. with awards to follow at Castaways Restaurant on Lake Alexander.
The BLC would like to once again give Jim Kath a standing ovation for his hard work on setting up and putting on this great event. Thank you Jim!
Pictures of the winning team, their muskie and a group shot of the event are located on the header of this newsletter.
