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M A R C H 2 017

What’s Inside

Board - General 2

Raffle info and IMA report

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Indiana Musky

Classic 4

Membership Cor-ner & Fundraiser

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March Speaker 6

Challunge on the

Chain Entry Form 7

Banquet Registra-

tion Forms 8-9

Dadson Blade Bait

Raffle 10

Members Photos 11

U P C O M I N G

E V E N T S

March 8th club

meeting fea-

turing Mike

Hulbert!

March 11th FRV

Fundraising

Banquet at the

Schaumburg

Golf Club.

March 15th FRV

BOD meeting at

Cabela’s!

As you receive this newsletter, March is just around the corner! It’s been a relatively mild few months with record breaking warm temperatures. Hopefully we are past the worst days of this winter season. With April only a month away, its time to start thinking about the southern lakes and reservoirs. In 20 some years the earliest I’ve been fishing has been mid-May. I just booked my first ever trip in mid-April down to Cave Run. I’ll let you know how I do. If you want to jump start your season, here are some sug-

gestions: On March 18th, the Capital City Muskies will be holding their 16th Annual Intermediate and Advanced Muskie School at Waunakee High School in Wau-nakee, Wisconsin from 7:30AM to 4:00PM. Waunakee is located on the north edge of Madison. For $35.00 you can choose from 30 available course offerings including rod and reel repair. The admission price includes donuts and coffee and a catered lunch. There will be raffle prizes and discounted fishing tackle for sale as well. For additional information contact Steve at MPD339r@charter.net or visit their website and register online. Our regular club meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 8th and our guest speaker will be renowned musky guide Mike Hulbert! Mike will be speaking about Lake St. Claire muskies. The meeting starts at 7:00PM and is usually over by 9:00 at Chandler’s Chop House in Schaumburg. A buffet dinner is no longer available but guests can order off the menu if your looking for something to eat! The cash bar is still available to everyone. Finally, our Annual Awards Banquet and Fundraiser will be held on Saturday, March 11th at Chandler’s Chop House in Schaumburg. We have approximately $29,000 in prizes to give away to the lucky winners including Blackhawks, Cubs and Bulls tickets, concert tickets to see Eric Church, James Taylor and Jimmy Buffet. We have autographed Hawks jerseys and other sports memorabilia, jewelry, a freezer of meat, Weber Big Green Egg Grill and much, much more! For the sportsman we have a rods, reels, baits, guide trips and resort stays. Spa and getaways will also be available as well as household items and liquor. Prizes will be awarded through bucket and silent auctions and there will be a few live auctions and games. Details and order forms are in the newsletter. Ticket packages are $45, $55 and $100 which include family style dinner and bucket raffle tickets depending on the package. Thanks to everyone who inquired about my heart surgery. The procedure was successful and I’d like to thank everyone for their over-whelming support, prayers, well wishes and concern. This new valve will allow me to resume normal activities once I’m healed and I’ll finally be able walk a distance with-out getting short of breath. I hope to be at the March 11th banquet! Again, thanks so much for everyone’s thoughts and prayers. Hope to see you all at the Banquet!

Steve Kroll

March Issue

FRV NEWS CAST

GENERAL MEETINGS

7:00 PM @ SCHAUMBURG GOLF

CLUB/CHANDLER’S CHOPHOUSE

401 N. Roselle Road in Schaumburg, IL.

(847) 885-9009

BOARD MEETINGS

6:00PM at Cabela’s on Wednesdays

following our General club meeting.

All members are welcome to attend.

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2017 BOARD MEMBERS

Frank Lucido - Membership Director 847-559-8300 Mark Lamont - Media Director 847-791-4766 Steve Crook Res. & Stocking Dir. Todd Minor Speaker Director/ IMA Dave Klop PR Director Pete Barber IMA Delegate Dan Lamkin Trade Show Director Ken Miller Contest Director Hugh Flack Chapter Rep. Tim Crews Merchandise Director Rich Gallagher Newsletter Editor Mark Rue ALD Mike Mark Youth Director Blake Pawlikowski Webmaster Joe Erkenswick Webmaster

OFFICERS

President Steve Kroll (773) 724-6305 steve.kroll@thealdennetwork.com Vice President Dan Koniewicz Treasurer Pete Barber Secretary Mark Lamont

SALES@3DPICTURESTORE.COM

P.O. BOX 8066 BARTLETT, IL. 60103 347-433-8577

PETER J. BARBER & Associates, Inc. CPA & Consultants

Family & Estate

Tax Planning & Preparation

Business Accounting & Taxes

(847) 726-7267

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SUPPORT YOUR CHAPTERSUPPORT YOUR CHAPTER

FRV MONTHLY CLUB RAFFLE!FRV MONTHLY CLUB RAFFLE!

The Catch a Trophy Raffle will begin in March! We are selling monthly raffle tickets for $20/each and we will have 9 monthly drawings! Monthly CA$H prize payouts will be as follows: 1st: $250.00 2nd: $100.00 3rd: $ 75.00 4th: $ 50.00 5th: $ 25.00 The First drawing will be held at our March 11th, 2017 Fundraising Banquet and then every month thereafter. If you win, your ticket will get put back into the drum, so it will be possible for you to win multiple times throughout the year! A booklet of 5 tick-ets has been mailed to every club member and you should be receiving them soon. We ask that each member either buy the 5 tickets for themselves or sell the 5 tickets to friends, family or co-workers! Monies raised by this raffle will help support the clubs efforts with stocking, conservation and youth programs throughout 2017! Please send your $100.00 check for the 5 tickets to Steve Kroll, 5406 W. Wilson Ave. Chicago, IL 60630. As always we appreciate your support! Get out there and sell some tickets and raise some money for your chapter! Good luck and hopefully you or someone you know will cash in sometime in 2017!!

Steve Kroll FRV President

2017 CLUB OUTINGS We have some awesome club outings scheduled for 2017!! We will have two summer outings to Lake of the Woods, Lake St. Clair in July, Cedar Lake Ontario in September, Crivitz, WI outing the 2nd weekend in October, Suckerfest 2017 in St. Germaine at Jacksons Resort the 1st weekend in November and an outing at Cave Run Lake in KY in December. These outings will fill up quick-

ly, so if you’re interested in attending one of these awesome events either by yourself or with a group, see Dan Koniewicz for additional information in exact dates and costs and to get your spots reserved. These outings are a lot of fun, just ask our members who have attended some of them!

IN MEMORIUM P A G E 4

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Dave Schober, our fellow musky nut & FRV member passed

away Saturday, January 28, 2017 at Condell Medical Center in Liber-tyville, as a result of a tragic accident at his home the previous week. Dave was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed fishing, hunting, snow-mobiling and coaching his daughter. Dave was 1988 graduate of Freeport High School (go Pretzels!), and attended Southern Illinois University. Dave worked at Jewel for 15 years and Follett (McHenry) for 15 years; he worked hard, so he could play harder. Dave married his soul mate, Debbie (nee Dobbs), on May 18, 2002 and instantly became a beloved stepfather to Emily Crandall. Dave and Debbie grew their family with a daughter, Courtney Rose born on April 16, 2004. Dave enjoyed his passion for life through hunting, musky fish-ing, snowmobiling, caring for his house full of girls, and coaching Courtney. His amazing personality, wonderful sense of humor, and his contagious laugh touched everyone who knew him. He was a loy-al fan of the Green Bay Packers, Chicago Cubs, and Chicago Black-

hawks. There were plenty of people in Packer, Cubs and Blackhawk jerseys at his visitation! To those of us who knew him, and to those of us who got to spend some time with him; either hunting or fishing or just simply shooting the breeze over a cold one, you now know how truly blessed you were to have called him your friend! He was a good man, a good friend, a great Father and a won-derful husband who was taken too soon by a tragedy that rocked us all. Truly, he lived life to the fullest with no regrets. He made the world a better place and we are better people for having known him. R.I.P. Dave! The family respectfully requests that in lieu of flowers, you please consider a donation in Dave’s memory to: Fox River Valley (FRV) Chapter of Muskies, Inc., Dave Schober Memorial, P.O. Box 7613, Algonquin, IL 60102 or a donation can be made to the Schober Family Fundraiser established for his girls at www.gofundme.com/schober-family-fundraiser.

SATURDAY MARCH

18TH AT WAUNAKEE

HIGH SCHOOL!!

16TH ANNUAL INTERMEDIATE & ADVANCED MUSKY SCHOOL HOSTED BY CAPITAL CITY CHAPTER OF

MUSKIES, INC!!

Entry fee is $35.00/person if paid on/before 3/11/17. $45 if fee is received after 3/11/17. Kids 17 or younger $10/each. Com-

plimentary coffee and donuts will be available starting at 7:30AM. Lunch will be served at noon and this is included in

your fee. You can register on line at http://www.capitalcitymuskiesinc.org/annual-muskie-school/ Doors open at 7:30AM.

You can choose what seminars and classes you sit in on! Any questions contact Steve at 608-770-7131 OR E-MAIL Steve at

MPD339r@charter.net

Note: rod building class is full!

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FROM THE MEMBERSHIP CORNER… FROM THE MEMBERSHIP CORNER… What season are we in? Are we going into Spring or is Winter still lurking around the corner? It has been disconcerting to “say the least” with record braking warm temperatures. The club’s One Hope United Ice Fishing event was rescheduled for February 25

th in hopes there would

good ice on Deep Lake! Now we have no choice but to cancel once again and reschedule this event for the boys who live at the One Hope United facility for next year. On March 4

th Satur-

day the annual Indoor Flea Fishing Market will be held at Rolling Meadows High School on Central Ave. from 8am to 1pm. FRV will have a booth selling used fishing items like rod &

reel combos, lures, electronics and more. If you have not been to the Flea Market in the past, please come, you will be impressed with the variety of fishing and fishing related items for sale at discounted prices. The money raised from this event by FRV will go into our youth fund. As you can see we do more than just plan fishing trips for our members, we reach out to the community by helping the DNR with their projects when they are in need of financial help. We sponsor the Bartlett Kids Fishing Derby plus the Hoffman Estates Fishing Derby and more. This is one more good reason for you to keep-up your membership and help support the club’s efforts in these endeavors. Reminder of expiring memberships: Andress, Bowman, Coscino, Duffy, Ellis-Ralph & Charles, Farris, Hardin, Jackow-ski, Johnson-James & others, Kafka, Kos, Kostus, Marinangel, Miller, Peterson, Phillips, Piorkowski. I will sign off by saying hope to see you at the next monthly meeting,

Frank Lucido

Membership Director

Awards Banquet and Fundraiser!!Awards Banquet and Fundraiser!!

This year the FRV chapter will hold its annual Awards

Banquet and Fundraiser at Chandler’s Chop House in

Schaumburg, Illinois on Saturday, March 11th, 2017.

The Banquet honors the top anglers in the chapter in

the musky category as well as multi-species category.

This event is our major fundraiser of the year which

supports the programs discussed in this newsletter. We

have a vast assortment of items that are raffled off in silent, live auctions and buck-

et raffles. The value of our prizes now exceeds $25,000. It includes not only fish-

ing tackle, but also guide trips, resort packages, electronics, entertainment and

dinner tickets and sporting events. Top prizes include Cubs, Bulls and Hawks tick-

ets, a six pack of Cubs tickets for two, a Weber Big Green Egg Grill, Bose Wave Ra-

dio, musky rods and reels & musky tackle boards, freezer of meat, $1,000 cash and

much more. Information will be available on the website and at the February &

March meetings. For additional Information contact President Steve Kroll at: Ste-

vekrollcpa@sbcglobal.net Seats are filling up fast so get your tickets ASAP!

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THE FOX RIVER VALLEY CHAPTER PROUDLY PRESENTS THE FOX RIVER VALLEY CHAPTER PROUDLY PRESENTS MIKE HULBERTMIKE HULBERT

WENDNESDAY MARCH 8WENDNESDAY MARCH 8THTH

, 2017, 2017 SCHAUMBURG GOLF CLUBSCHAUMBURG GOLF CLUB

Join us on Wednesday March 8th, 2017 when Mike Hulbert will be talking Musky fishing on Lake

St. Clair. Owner of the Mike Hulbert Guide Service, many of you may recognize Mike as a writer/

field editor for Musky Hunter Magazine, as well as an occasional a guest on the Musky Hunter TV

show. A proven big fish finder with prior years cutting his teeth on bodies of water in Indiana and

Minnesota, Mike now focuses primarily on Lake St. Clair and the Detroit River. He has spent the

last several years dissecting and developing a significant understanding of this unbelievable water-

shed and has a track record of putting his customers on trophy fish (muskies and smallmouth bass)

with regular multi-fish days. Admission is $3.00/person at the door. Dinner is available to anyone arriving before the meeting and wishing to order from the menu. Updates on FRV outings, events, and member fishing reports begin at 7:00PM. The speaker usually begins around 7:30PM. The Schaumburg Golf Club is located at 401 N. Ro-

selle Road in Schaumburg, IL. All meetings are open to the public, so grab a friend and come on out to see this awesome musky presentation!

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ST. CLAIRE OUTING P A G E 8

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Lake St Clair Outing July 19th Lake St Clair Outing July 19th --23rd 23rd Where: Belle River Ontario. Located on the south shore of Lake St Clair – both trolling and casting are op-tions. Canadian fishing license, passport and a seaworthy boat needed. Consider obtaining your license on-line as bait shops are limited.

When: John Kretchmer, Tom Maki and Martin Fudulov will be arriving mid-day on July 19 and be departing mid-day on July 23. Your schedule is up to you.

Accommodations: To be arranged on your own.

John, Tom and Martin will be staying at La Petite Dragon located in Belle River less than ½ mile from marina. Rooms approximately $75 per night. 1-519-728-1147

Another option in Belle River – Belle River Yacht Club. Limited # of rooms. $100+ per night. 1-519-257-3095.

Lots of options in Windsor – ½ hour to the west.

http://www.visitwindsoressex.com/wps/wcm/connect/TWEPI/TWEPI/LEFT+NAV/ACCOMMODATIONS/%5Bvisitwindsoressex.com]

Boat Launch: Belle River Harbor has multiple concrete ramps, good parking, a park and is very shel-

tered. 2016 ramp fee was $12.

Charter Info: If you want to arrange a trolling charter out of the Belle River Harbor I would recommend

Can-Am Charters with Captain Rick. http://www.can-amcharters.com/ Rick Cell – 519-562-6340

Contact/RSVP Info: John Kretchmer – 815-519-2924 kretchmer655@comcast.net Tom Maki – 847-712-3474 tmaki@mc.net

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18th ANNUAL INDOOR FISHING FLEA MARKET18th ANNUAL INDOOR FISHING FLEA MARKET

The 18th Annual Indoor Fishing Flea Market will be Saturday March 4th, 2017 at the Rolling Meadows High School. For those of you who have been to the Flea Market the name pretty much says everything there is to know. For those of you who haven’t, it's an excellent place to buy, sell, and barter for new and used fishing & boating equipment. In the past we have had vendors with new inventory, inventory overruns, and inventory closeouts. We also have ven-dors, who sell antique and collectible lures. Just about everything related to fishing & boating is sold: rods, reels, line, lures, tackle boxes, nets, motors, etc., etc., etc. There will be a raffle and delicious food and refreshments. The event long raffle will start promptly at 8:30 A.M. and will continue throughout the morning. This is a great raffle so be sure to purchase tickets. There will also be speakers again this year, the schedule is:

10:00AM - Captain Pat Harrison of Pat Harrison Outdoors will be talking about fishing the Chicago River, the Lake Front, and other with local hot spots.

11:00 AM - Captain Chris Taurisano from T-Bone Guide Service will be talking about Muskie fishing

12:00PM - Dave VanDoorn - Director of Pro Staff for Take A Vet Fishing will discuss muskie fishing in Illinois and Wisconsin and the Great Events Take A Vet Fishing puts on.

The Indoor Fishing Flea Market is co-sponsored by the Chicagoland Muskie Hunters and the Rolling Meadows High School Post Prom Committee. Two great groups doing great things! Admission is $5.00 for adults, $4.00 for seniors and students. Children under 10 are free. Parking is Free. Tables are sold-out. However, we may be able to fit a cou-ple more in, you can get an application here: www.chicagolandmuskiehunters.org/VendorApp2017.pdf, to be put on the wait list. You can also call 847-769-4061, or email me zacharyarnold2000@yahoo.com. Tables are sold-out. 18th Annual Indoor Fishing Flea Market March 4th 2017 - 8:00 A.M. – 1:00 P.M. Rolling Meadows High School 2901 West Central Road Rolling Meadows, IL 60005

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Website: laxreproductions.com

Bus Phone: 715-547-3710

Cell Phone: 715-490-3710 Email laxreplicas@hughes.net

Ryan Vincent Ziebka Born 2/16/17.

9lbs 2oz and 21.75”! Congrats to the

Ziebka’s!

GOT PHOTOS?? GOT PHOTOS?? It can be anything outdoor related, fish-

ing photos, hunting, outdoor scenery,

weather, sunsets, wildlife etc…. Any fish

species is OK, it doesn’t have to be just

muskies! Please e-mail your photos to Rich Gallagher at

rgallagher@awtlabelpack.com and we’ll get it in the up-

coming issues for you!

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P.O. Box 7613

Algonquin, IL 60102

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