Northern Lakes Walleye Club

                             April 2012 Newsletter

Here is our schedule for the 2012 season:

 Location            Date              Launch

Lake Charlevoix              May 19                      Ironton

Big Manistique                June 16                     East Launch

To be announced            August 18                  To be announced

Mullett Lake                   September 15            Hobart’s

Burt Lake                        October 6                  Maple Bay   

All tournaments are 7:00 am to 3:00 pm with registration and live well checks beginning around 6:00 am.

Thanks to all club members who were able to attend our spring meeting at Maple Bay Marine.   The club discussed the option of changing the Bays De Noc tournament to a different location.  To maximize our attendance at our August event and allow all members to have input, we will hold a vote at the conclusion of the Lake Charlevoix tournament.  Each team may cast two votes to keep the schedule the same or to switch to another location.  If you are a paid member and will not be present at the Lake Charlevoix tournament, you can call or email me with your vote in advance.

2012 Membership Fees

If you still need to pay your membership fee for this season please mail the attached membership form and your payment to Scott Landon  PO Box 1218 Indian River, MI 49749.  You can also pay your membership fee at the Lake Charlevoix tournament registration. 

Lake Charlevoix Tournament

Please plan on arriving early to allow extra time for registration and getting to the take-off area at the south end of the narrows in Ironton.  Be sure to monitor channel 68.  For those who would like to start the event fishing the big arm of the lake, you can stage at the no-wake buoy just around from the barges in Ironton and await the countdown on the radio.  There are no boundaries for this event (all of Lake Charlevoix, Round Lake, and Lake Michigan are open to fishing).  Make sure to have all your required safety equipment to meet USCG guidelines.  Word on the water is the Coast Guard has been checking many of the boaters out this spring.

Directions from the north:

Take US 31 south and travel through Charlevoix past Holiday gas station.  Turn left at the light on M-66 towards Ironton.  Just before the Ironton Ferry, turn left on 5^th street and the boat launch is on the right.

 Other local tournaments in May:

May 12  Wolverine Lions Club Indian River Walleye Tournament

(Two man teams, $25 per angler, go to www.wolverinelionsclub.org for info.)

May 26   4^th Annual Indian River Walleye tournament

The walleye opener is finally here!  See you on the water, and best wishes for a safe and successful fishing season.

John McDonald, President

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