November 2020
From the President
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Hello Steelheaders, good meeting at the October Meeting with Tim Muir. He gave excellent information on the MUCC Club. Tim is the Vice President.
We are going to have elections in January. There are going to be a lot of openings on the Board. I have been President for six years and have been doing the News Letter for eight years. I am burned out, besides being in the hospital three times this year.
We have put our Fish Talk newsletter online, have a state of the art website that you can download Tournament Forms and many other things. A photo gallery is also available. Our website is the best I have ever seen.
Working with Mark Casebeer and Vice President John Bibbings, you can now sign up online thru our Paypal account.
Working with other Board Members, this Club has come a long way. I understand why the old Steelheaders want to keep the Club going, but I do not know why they do not want to do any of the board functions. I have been on the Board since 1995. People saying I have done my part does not wash anymore. On January 19, 2021, our elections are your chance to participate in becoming a board member.
The Chapter is a non-profit club with a tax ID number. We worked a year with some help from other members to get this.
The Election Committee members are Frank Smith 269- 908- 6577 Dave Haulman 269-274-4504. Thanks to all the Board Members, which made my job easier over the last six years.
Two more River Tournaments next month. November 14 - Kalamazoo River Trout Quest and November 28 - St. Joe River Fall Steelhead. Then on December 5 is the Chapter Challenge
The Christmas Party is on December 12 at Kalamazoo Eagles. 1332 Branch St. Kalamazoo 49001. 6.00 per person, bring a dish to pass, table setting, and a wrapped gift for the raffle table. Due to Covid 19 restrictions, we will need people to serve food. Please let one of the board members know or me if you can help.
With the Covid, it is tough to get a speaker, and our membership meeting is November 17, two days after the deer opener. We're not planning on a November Meeting but stay tuned; we may change if we get a speaker.
Tight Lines, Dave
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NOV 14 - Kalamazoo River Trout Quest
Allegan Dam
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NOV 28 - St. Joe River Fall Steelhead
I-94 Boat Ramp
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To download and print out an entry form please visit our tournament and events page by clicking on the button below.
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Recent Tournament Results
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Kalamazoo River Salmon and Trout Slam Results.
On October 24th, 24 fishermen in 11 boats set out on the first tournament of the fall river season. Paul LaJoie and his crew came in
1st with a box weighing 28.3 lbs. Jeremy Knapper and his crew were 2nd with 3 fish limit of 20.6 lbs. 3rd place went to Justin Johnson and Nate Suhr with a limit of 15.8 lbs. Big Fish went to Jeff Root with a nice Steelhead weighing in at 11.11 lbs. Many thanks to all that entered and fished.
Kokomo Joe
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2020 Kalamazoo River Memorial Tournament Results.
On a cold Halloween morning, 37 fishermen in 15 boats set out to tempt their fate with the wary and mighty river run Steelhead. Nate
Suhr and Justin Johnson came in with a box of fish weighing 31.5lbs.
and one of the largest in recent memory. Coming in 2nd place was
Jeremy Knapper with a limit of 28.2 lbs. 3rd place went to Glen
Campbell and his crew with a total weight of 24.11 lbs. 4th place went to Rick Kinney and his crew with 16.7 lbs. Big Fish went to Dick
Shilts with a big fish weighing 11.3 lbs. Thanks to everyone who entered and fished. See you in 2 weeks.
Kokomo Joe
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The Kings, Coho, Steelhead, started in mid-October to fill the rivers north, Manistee, Peer Marquette, Muskegon, even a few Skamania up by tippy.
Spawn skein on floats and thunder sticks seem to be working best, but body baits, in general, are a good bet if your fishing from a boat.
Large-billed junior thundersticks in the chartreuse and blue hues seem to be working best.
Closer to home, Allegan dam is loading up with every species, including the occasional Walleye.
All the rivers are really low in water, so be careful; slow and steady will save your lower units.
Local lakes for pan fishing seems to have slowed some; a transition period is underway.
Next week's temps in the '60s should provide some good opportunities to catch some panfish fillets for that winter fish fry.
Erie still producing good catches of Perch, and Walleye, Raisin River, and the Michigan-Ohio mid-lake border producing good catches, wiggle warts, thunder sticks producing the best.
Good luck and be safe.
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To place a classified ad for free please email Dave using the button below.
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Monthly Meetings
At this time no November meeting is planned. If this changes we will send out a notice.
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The Battle Creek Steelheaders would like to thank all of our sponsors. The Steelheaders appreciate your continued support. For their generosity, we ask the membership to please support our sponsors. Please click on the button below to see the complete list of sponsors.
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STEELHEAD
JOHN BIBBINGS 53 PTS
NATE SUHR 53
NATE SUHR 51
BEN KNOLL 51
JEFF ROOT 50 X2 ENTRIES
BRYON POMAROY 49
DON OMAN 48 ½
DON OMAN 43 ¾
BEN KNOLL 41 ½
COHO
TOM PECK 46 ½
JOE FOY 46 ½ TIE
DAVE MIDDLETON 46
JEFF ROOT 38
LAKE TROUT
NATE SUHR 53 ¾
NATE SUHR 52 ½
DAN FOSTER 50
JEFF ROOT 50 TIE
JEFF ROOT 49
BRYON POMAROY 46
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CHINOOK
JOE FOY 69
JEFF ROOT 65
NATE SUHR 63
NATE SUHR 62 ¾
JEFF ROOT 60
JOY FOY 59 ½
DEN KNOLL 59
JEFF ROOT 59 TIE
DAN FOSTER 56 ½
NATE SUHR 56 X2
DEN KNOLL 55
JEFF ROOT 55 X2
JEFF ROOT 54 ½
JEFF ROOT 53
PERCH
GREG PECK 24 ½
DAN FOSTER 22 ¾
BEN KNOLL 18
BEN KNOLL 15 ¾
WALLEYE
DAN FOSTER 48
NATE SUHR 47 X2
BRYON POMAROY 36 ½
DAN FOSTER 35
YOUTH DIVISION
CHINOOK
ANGELINA STEGMAN 55 ½ PTS
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Nice catch Ben Knoll and Don Olman
To see more photos please click on the button below.
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Complete Club Events List
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Click on the button below for the complete list of tournament and events.
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In need of a crew member or if you would like to hook-up with a boat captain? Just click on the button below to call one of your fellow steelheaders listed below.
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