The St. Joseph River Valley Fly Fishers will conduct a seven-week class on tying proven fly patterns for the local area and beyond.
Classes will be held once a week for seven weeks starting Feb. 5 at the Howard Park Senior Center at 604. E. Jefferson, South Bend. Classes run from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
This is a beginning class, so no experience is necessary. The cost for non-members of St. Joseph River Valley Fly Fishers (SJRVFF) is $30.00 and $5 for SJRVFF members. The class is limited to 30 people.
The Bremen Conservation Club will host its 10th Annual Ice Fishing Derby Jan. 26, 2013at Lake of the Woods in Bremen.
If ice conditions arent deemed safe, the alternate date will be Feb. 9.
Registration begins at 5:00 a.m. at the Community Building and fishing will be from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. Entry fee is $10. Proceeds go to the Bremen Boys and Girls Club.
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.
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.
(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.