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The Chicago Muskie Show will be held this weekend (Jan. 11-13) at Harper College in Palatine, Ill.
Several muskie experts will be conducting seminars. Major muskie tackle manufacturers, fishing guides, boat dealers, retailers and resorts will be exhibiting.
Show hours are 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Saturday and 9-5 Sunday. Admission is $10 and kids under 12 get in free.
Visit www.chicagomuskiesshow.com for information.
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IndianaAnglers.com will conduct an ice fishing derby Jan. 12 on Kosciusko County lakes.
Entry fee is $20 with a 90 percent payout for the top three fish (by length) in each of three categories.
Categories include bluegill/redear/ perch (7-inch minimum); crappie (7-inch minimum), and mult-species that include walleye (14-inch minimum), northern pike (20-inch minimum), and all species of bass and catfish (state minimum or 7 inches, whichever is greater).
Registration and weigh-in will be at the Ye Olde Tackle Box in North Webster. Derby hours are 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Registration closes at 7 a.m. the day of the event.
For more information, visit www.indianaangler.com.
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(Provided by Michigan DNR)
A 12-inch Great Lakes muskie raised by Michigan DNR.Michigans muskellunge program turned a huge corner recently as the second crop of Great Lakes muskies produced at a Department of Natural Resources hatchery was distributed across Great Lakes in early November.
The DNR has been raising muskellunge (for stocking) at state fish hatcheries for decades, but had always used northern muskies, one of two strains native to Michigan, for broodstock the mature male and female fish that are kept separate for breeding purposes.
This is the second year the DNR produced strictly Great Lakes muskies.
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Pike expert Keith Stanton will share his tips at D&R Sports Center.D&R Sports Center is hosting a free two-day weekend Ice Fishing Show Dec. 1-2, 2012 at its Kalamazoo store.
World-ranked ice fishing pros will give free seminars to share their experience, tips and tricks for successful ice fishing.
The two-day event also will include hands-on displays and demonstrations. More than 25 manufacturers of ice fishing equipment will be on hand.
Keith Stanton will demonstrate his PikeKilla lure and the vertical jigging techniques he has perfected. He will also share his proven methods for spearing pike and the proper use of pike decoys to attract trophy fish.
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Joseph Seeberger (at center in photo above) caught a state-record Great Lakes muskie at Bellaire Lake Oct. 13. (DNR Photo)Joseph Seeberger of Portage, Mich. has broken the Michigan muskie record with a 58-pound fish caught on Lake Bellaire in Antrim County Oct. 13, 2012.
Joseph Seeberger (at center in photo above) caught a state-record Great Lakes muskie at Bellaire Lake Oct. 13. (DNR Photo)
The fish measured 59 inches long and had a girth of 29 inches. Seeberger was fishing for smallmouth bass with a 7¼-inch sucker minnow at the time when he caught the fish at 10:30 a.m.