Flatlander's Tails
Meetings: 7:30 p.m. ~ Fourth Thursday ~ Loves Park VFW ~ 2018 Windsor Rd ~ Loves Park Illinois
Happy New Year; let’s make it our best ever
The Flatlanders have been around for more than
two decades and in that time the club has done a
lot of good work. We’ve created habitat at Rock
Cut State Park, we’ve stocked fish there and
helped with stocking efforts in other lakes.
We built the handicapped fishing pier at Pierce,
helped clean up the park, hosted Kid’s Fishing
Days and other events.
None of that could have been accomplished without
the dedication and support of the entire membership.
However, in recent years, fewer members have been
available to help the club achieve its goals. We need
everyone’s help if we want to continue to do the
wonderful things we’ve done in that past and perhaps
embark on some new ventures.
If you haven’t made a New Year’ resolution yet, why
not resolve to help out in at least one club activity. The
members of the executive committee welcome fresh
blood and new ideas. If you can help out, contact one
of the officers.
Thank you.
Same Old, Same Old
The officers who presided over the club in 2009
were re-elected during the December meeting.
Steve Ruhmann remains president; Jeff Blanck
is vice president; Jack Pertz, treasurer and
Wally Haas, secretary.
Meeting Schedule
Did you get what you wanted at the Chicago Musky
Show? That was our January meeting, but we’ll be
back at the VFW in February. We’ve lined up some
great speakers for those winter months where we
love to learn more about our favorite fish and how
to catch them. Here’s a tentative lineup of our events:
February 25: Rich Gallagher
March 25: Tanner Wildes;
March 27: Banquet
April: Jeff Hanson
May: Shock the spillway
June: Kid’s Fishing Day
July: TBA
Aug.: Swap stories
Sept. How to use live bait
David Estes caught his personal best, a 46-incher,
fishing with his dad on Twin Valley Lake. If you
have a fish you’d like to show off in the newsletter,
send it to whaas17@comcast.net. Please make
it a JPEG. (Sorry, have been unable to put pics on
our web site)
Awards Banquet
The annual awards banquet is scheduled
for March 27 at Lino’s. We’ve inserted the
banquet signup form with the newsletter.
You’ll soon get a letter asking whether you
want a plaque to list your 40-inch or bigger
fish. We will be charging what our cost was
for the 2008 plaques. Last year, the charge
was $18 and we expect the cost to be about the
same this year.
Banquet form follows;
Sorry for not having this as a PDF. You can copy and paste this in a
email to yourself and than print it. This is in case you loose your copy
in the newsletter.
Highlight (for copy purpose) the whole form and mail to
Jack as stated.
Flatlanders Chapter of Muskies, Inc.
2010 Awards Banquet
Please join us for an evening of camaraderie, laughter and recognition as we present the awards to
chapter members for their 2009 angling accomplishments.
When: Saturday, March 27th ~ Social Hour begins at 6:00 pm with Dinner at 7:00 pm
Where: Lino’s, 5611 East State Street, Rockford, Illinois
Meal Choices: Veal Parmigiana, Chicken Parmigiana or Baked Cod
Please complete the form below and return no later than March 12th, 2010.
Return with your check for the total amount due and made payable to
Muskies, Inc. Flatlanders Chapter to…
Jack Pertz
15955 Cannell Rd
Rockton, IL 61072
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Name _________________________ Entrée ____ Chicken Parmigiana ($20)
____ Veal Parmigiana ($20)
____ Baked Cod ($22)
Name _________________________ Entrée ____ Chicken Parmigiana ($20)
____ Veal Parmigiana ($20)
____ Baked Cod ($22)
Name _________________________ Entrée ____ Chicken Parmigiana ($20)
____ Veal Parmigiana ($20)
____ Baked Cod ($22)
Name _________________________ Entrée ____ Chicken Parmigiana ($20)
____ Veal Parmigiana ($20)
____ Baked Cod ($22)
Hope to see you there!!!
Annual fundraiser
There are a lot of things the club would like to
accomplish in 2010 – a rock reef, more stocking, etc.
– but we can’t do that without money. Soon you’ll
be getting your annual fundraiser tickets. We know
it’s a pain to sell these tickets, but this is how the club
gets most of its funds. If you can sell just one more
ticket than you did last year and everyone in the club
does that, it will help get us closer to our financial
goals. Please thank Amy Shackleton for running
the fundraiser again. She does a great job.
February Speaker
There will be a more detailed write-up in next month’s
newsletter, but I wanted to make a pitch for our
February speaker, Rich Gallagher. Rich is a guide and President
of the Fox River Valley Chapter of Muskies Inc. I saw Rich
at a seminar at the Cabela’s in Hoffman Estates and he did
such a good job I thought he’d be a perfect fit for one of
our meetings. The information he shared about fishing the
Fox Chain was great. For those of us who get the itch to
fish before the Wisconsin season opens, fishing on one of
the Fox lakes can be the cure. The information Rich will
share next month can help you make a trip on the Fox
Chain a successful one.
Rockford Fishing & Outdoor Expo
The Rockford Fishing and Outdoor Expo will be March 5-7.
The Flatlanders again will be having a booth at this local show.
Our focus is to bring in new members as well as let the public
know who we are and what our mission is. We again will be
needing volunteers to work the booth. Setup, show time hours
and tear down are the things that need to be covered by us.
We normally have two or three people in the booth working
three or four hour shifts. We really need your help. So if you
are interested, please Steve Ruhmann at 815-389-4622
Chapter Challunge
The Flatlanders will have a team for the Gil Hamm
Chapter Challunge. One team is set up and other
Flatlanders are welcome to get together and join
them. Team No. 1 is: Jeff Blanck/ Dan Blanck;
Tim Scruggs/ Kyle Scruggs; Phil Blanck/ Craig Born.
The event runs Aug. 21-28 on Lake Vermilion.
Vermilion Dam Lodge is the host. If you want to know
more, or if you want to enter, contact Jeff Blanck at
282-3334.
More Minnesota Muskies
The Minnesota DNR may stock muskies in five more lakes
beginning in the fall of 2011. The DNR is considering
Roosevelt Lake in Cass and Crow Wing counties,
Upper South Long Lake and Lower South Long Lake in
Crow Wing County, Tetonka Lake in Le Sueur County,
and the Sauk River Chain in Stearns County. There’s so
much fishing pressure on Minnesota lakes that the DNR
thought it might be a good idea to make more lakes
available for muskie hunters.
Flatlanders Point Standings as of December 8, 2009
Masters 400
1) Mark Carlson (63) 40, 40, 42, 58.25, 38, 48, 38, 42, 45, 45, 38, 57, 54.5,
52, 45.5, 45, 47.5, 38, 46.5, 38, 50, 47, 45, 40, 57.5, 46, 51, 48, 44, 42,
45, 47, 42, 35, 42, 44, 50, 42.5, 49, 43, 42.5, 48.5, 43, 46, 45, 49, 49.75, 53,
46.5, 43, 43, 43, 45, 48, 45, 48, 43, 42, 47, 53, 45, 43, 47 -- (1233)
2) Jerry Oesreich (55) 41, 38.5, 40, 35, 39.5, 38, 37, 40, 40.5, 37, 43.5,
38, 38, 36, 36, 35, 38.5, 42, 37, 44, 41, 38, 42, 40, 47.4, 40, 38, 43, 43.5, 40, 38.5, 39, 45,
44, 48.5, 36.5, 41.5, 38.5, 34, 38, 37, 43, 39, 40, 42, 43, 39.5, 35, 40.5, 36.5, 31, 38, 39.5,
37, 33 -- (742)
3) Steve Ruhmann (30) 37, 37.5, 34, 38.5, 32, 41.5, 34.5, 35, 47, 43, 40,
37, 42.5, 38, 34.5, 35.5, 41, 38.5, 40.5, 36, 40, 38.5, 36.5, 36,40, 36.5, 34, 35.5, 35,
36 -- (357)
4) Russ Hoenecke (28) 37, 45, 33, 39, 31, 40, 44, 31, 35, 37, 36,
36, 36, 44, 42, 38, 45, 31, 35, 34, 35, 34, 35, 31, 32, 34, 38, 37 -- (297)
5) Derek Ward (24) 43.5, 39.25, 39, 42, 34, 36.5, 42.5, 34.5, 36, 41, 32,
31, 31, 36, 36, 34, 30, 31, 34, 42, 37, 31, 48, 33.25 -- (262)
Mens Masters
1) Mike Leombruni (67) 33.5, 37.5, 34.5, 33, 32, 36, 38.5, 39.5, 32.5, 36.5, 43.75, 31, 42,
36.5, 37.5, 46, 37.5, 34.5, 39, 36, 45, 38.5, 41.5, 30.5, 35.75, 38, 35.5, 34.5, 43, 36, 38,
35.5, 38.5, 40.5, 36, 37.5, 40, 42, 39.5, 37.5, 40.5, 43.5, 34, 40.5, 39, 36, 40.75, 38,
39.5, 35.5, 39.25, 39, 35.5, 37.5, 43.5, 40.5, 37.5, 42.5, 40.5, 40, 41, 39.75, 41, 36.5,
40.5, 36, 38 -- (833)
2) Mike Bowers (27) 35, 41, 35, 42.75, 38, 38.75, 36, 34, 40, 37, 38, 33.5,
38.5, 33, 35, 35, 35, 35.5, 32, 36, 39.5, 36, 42, 36, 44, 44, 41 -- (312)
3) Duane Nichols (18) 44.5, 34, 40.25, 43.5, 35, 42, 37.75, 33, 39, 43,
38, 46.5, 45, 40, 41.5, 41.5, 43.5, 44.25 -- (265)
4) Jeff Blanck (9) 43.5, 35.5, 46.5, 36.5, 35.5, 34, 42, 40, 33.5 (116)
5) Mike McClammer (12) 34,30,30,39,30,39,33,40,39.5,37,30,36 -- (96)
6) Craig Born (4) 46, 36, 44, 47 (69)
7) John Pfaff (5) 40, 37, 34.5, 33.5, 33 -- (49)
6) Jim Lavern (2) 49, 40 -- (37)
Mens
1) Mike Kanaval (23) 37, 35, 37, 37, 38, 41, 39, 46, 38.5, 38, 37.5, 37, 40, 39.5, 38.5, 37, 37, 39.5, 35, 36, 37, 38, 48.5 (292)
2) Dick Estes (22) 33, 41, 34, 38.5, 39, 40, 41, 44, 40, 34, 38.5, 39, 40.5, 35.5, 39.5, 35, 36, 34, 38.5, 41, 37.5, 37 -- (268)
3) Scott Grabow (20) 37, 33, 36.5, 31, 46.5, 37, 38, 34.5, 39, 37, 31.5, 35, 33, 43.5, 41, 36.5, 37, 43, 37, 35.5 -- (226)
4) Stu Adrain (18) 35, 34, 37.5, 45.5, 35, 38, 43, 39, 36, 38, 40.5, 42, 36.5, 35, 35, 37, 44.5, 36.5 -- (223)
5) Jerry Larson (17) 38, 36, 35, 37, 40, 38, 35, 34, 38, 30, 41, 40, 39, 32.5, 33.5, 35.5, 36.5 -- (176)
6) Tom Pellant (11) 31, 47.5, 45.5, 37, 40.5, 41, 44.5, 45, 32, 35, 44 -- (158)
7) Allen Tracy (15) 31, 34.5, 34, 33.5, 38, 33, 37, 36, 31, 45.5, 36.5, 36, 36, 39,32 -- (145)
8) Harvey Gustafson (9) 36.5, 36, 31.5, 40, 50, 41, 51, 46, 40 -- (139)
9) Jeff Gayhart (7) 35, 39, 37, 44, 46, 49, 49 -- (117)
10) Jon Trent (8) 39, 37, 47, 30, 37, 51, 36, 38 -- (107)
11) Terry Reints (8) 35, 32, 40, 36, 44, 42, 45, 37.5 -- (104)
12) Gene Seuring (6) 43, 41, 38, 51, 32, 46 -- (95)
13) Tim Scruggs (7) 35, 33, 41, 43, 41, 37, 34 -- (82)
14) Wally Haas (7) 38, 32, 40, 36, 42,36, 34 -- (76)
15) Steve Bourbon (7) 38, 34, 36.5, 34, 37, 40.5, 36 -- (75)
16) Jason Penticoff (7) 47.5, 31, 35, 32, 37.5, 36, 34.5 -- (72)
17) Frank Wilary (6) 43.25, 45.5, 34, 37, 42 -- (72)
18) Dave Reed (6) 34, 35, 33, 30, 44, 49 -- (69)
19) Gary Severson (5) 38, 34, 32, 48, 38 -- (60)
20) Eric Johnson (4) 45, 38, 39.5, 40 -- (59)
21) Chuck Heidt (7) 32, 33, 30, 30, 39, 38, 34 -- (54)
22) Bob Bunch (7) 35, 32.5, 32.5, 32.5, 33, 33, 34.5 -- (53)
23) Kevin Bunch (5) 44, 33, 37, 36, 31 -- (51)
24) Charlie Wihelmson (3) 45.5, 37, 45.5 -- (51)
25) Richard Holz (5) 33, 38, 38, 35, 35.5 -- (50)
26) Les Edgcomb (3) 46, 41, 40 -- (49)
27) Jack Pertz (3) 43, 38, 43 -- (46)
28) Dave Jack (4) 33, 33, 38.5, 39 -- (40)
29) Larry Ohda (3) 37, 45, 35 -- (39)
30) Kyle Scruggs (2) 42, 36 -- (26)
31) David Estes (1) 46 -- (20)
32) Dean Stoehr (1) 44 -- (18)
33) Pat Brugman (2) 31.5, 36.5 -- (17)
34) Curt Daniels (2) 30, 39 -- (17)
35) Michael Tronc (1) 38 -- (12)
36) Denny Heaberlin (1) 35.5 -- (10)
37) Dick Alton (1) 35 -- (9)
38) Jason Brugman (1) 34 -- (8)
39) Dean Rahn (1) 32.5 -- (7)
Juniors Division
1) Matt Pfaff (6) 33, 36, 35, 38, 34.5, 33.5 -- (57)
2) Logan Tracy (4) 31, 36, 40, 32 -- (35)
3) Alex Ruhmann (1) 39.5 -- (14)
4) Cody Ruhmann (1) 38 -- (12)
Womens Masters
1) Mary Hoernecke (21) 40, 31, 35, 33, 37, 31, 43, 41, 36, 36, 36, 34,
35, 51, 30, 34, 38, 43, 40, 44, 30 -- (234)
Womens Division
1) Kris Lamendola (4) 38, 30, 30, 41 -- (35)
Total # of Fish
647
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