Greetings Muskie Hunters!

It is finally starting to feel like spring. I hope the polar vortex is behind us now and we can start to turn our attention to the important business of catching muskies. On that note, congratulations to Wayne Sobotka and Kevin Butts who each got out during the milder January weather and scored some nice fish. Wayne got his on Jan 1, what a way to start the season, and Kevin's was a 45" lunker. A few more of our members will have an opportunity to get their seasons off to an early and hopefully positive start at our first Chapter Outing of the year which will be a trip down to Tony Grant's Muskie Lodge on Cave Run Lake, KY later this month. Tony is also going to be the featured speaker at our March meeting.

We recently received some great news from the IRS. Our Chapter has been recognized as a 501c3 Charity. This status will help our fundraising efforts immensely. Thank you to everyone who helped to make this happen. It was a very hard-won victory, but the process made us place additional focus on our fisheries, research and youth activities, which I feel is  more....