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Cascade Musky Association informational meeting.

Come meet & greet. And talk some Tiger Musky fishing with Washington State's newest Musky club.

Open to the public.

Tuesday March 10th, 2009. 7-8:30 p.m.

Playa Azul Mexican Restaurant (right next to the Value Village)
1114 River Road
Puyallup, Wa 253.840.1433

Special guest speaker Bruce Bolding of the WDFW.Warm Water Species Biologist. He will be doing a presentation about the Washington State Tiger Musky Program. Mr.Bolding without a doubt "has caught and released more Tiger Muskies than anyone in the State of Washington." If you show up at the meeting you can ask Mr. Bolding and I am sure he will tell you his story.

Great raffle items. Fantastic food. Great fish stories and camaraderie galore.

All money raised from the raffle and membership dues stay right here in this state to help support the Tiger Musky fishery and other projects.

Just wanted to add also coming to the first Cascade Musky Association meeting are WDFW biologists Bruce Baker, Steve Caromile and the Honorable Steve Jackson.

Come check us out and see if we are the right Musky Association for you. =d>

Hope to see you there...any questions email me at membership.cma@nventure.com

I'm looking forward to it muskyhunter. It's always good to get together with fellow fishermen.

Deadeyemark wrote:I'm looking forward to it muskyhunter. It's always good to get together with fellow fishermen.

Amen to that:cheers:

I'm thinking Enchiladas. I don't know about yous guys..

I’m voting for the Deluxe Burrito

See ya then :dj:

Just a idea for those who plan to attend. Come a little early. So you can eat dinner/supper. Then talk a bunch of Musky fishing. Great raffle too ! See you guys there. Bring your appetite and all your fishing stories and what not..

RaMcVey wrote:I’m voting for the Deluxe Burrito

See ya then :dj:

Look forward to seeing you.

I vote "Mexican Corndogs"

Just added to the meeting guest list...Bruce Baker, Steve Caromile and Steve Jackson from the WDFW..Looking forward to seeing you guys again!!

I'm just looking forward to getting together with everyone and the fact that the entire warmwater dept of the WDFW will be there is even better.

Deadeyemark wrote:I'm just looking forward to getting together with everyone and the fact that the entire warmwater dept of the WDFW will be there is even better.

Good call..

I'm looking forward to the fishing trips and the fact that we are working with the WDFW is even more important.
Hope everyone has a great season here in 2009, I'll be happy if I can catch a tiger that breaks 40inches...
Well maybe I can do that by playing the netman.

See you all there

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Cascade Musky Association informational meeting.

Come meet & greet. And talk some Tiger Musky fishing with Washington State's newest Musky club.

Open to the public.

Tuesday March 10th, 2009. 7-8:30 p.m.

Playa Azul Mexican Restaurant (right next to the Value Village)
1114 River Road
Puyallup, Wa 253.840.1433

Special guest speaker Bruce Bolding of the WDFW.Warm Water Species Biologist. He will be doing a presentation about the Washington State Tiger Musky Program. Mr.Bolding without a doubt "has caught and released more Tiger Muskies than anyone in the State of Washington." If you show up at the meeting you can ask Mr. Bolding and I am sure he will tell you his story.

Great raffle items. Fantastic food. Great fish stories and camaraderie galore.

All money raised from the raffle and membership dues stay right here in this state to help support the Tiger Musky fishery and other projects.

Just wanted to add also coming to the first Cascade Musky Association meeting are WDFW biologists Bruce Baker, Steve Caromile and the Honorable Steve Jackson.

Come check us out and see if we are the right Musky Association for you.

Hope to see you there...any questions email me at membership.cma@nventure.com

uhm yea..be there. Good Times...good food, good fun, And lotsa Musky chatter.

I'll be there nice and early....I'm hoping Brett will be good:-$

Im sure Cody would'nt mind keeping Brett Company. I'll have him bring some Hot Wheels

Rich,
Every time we get together you always wanna play hotwheels. And you never share!

It will be rather interesting because kevinb usually ruins everything by biting the wheels off the cars and chewing on them..

Maybe I'll have to rethink the HotWheels and bring the Tonka Trucks then.

Tonkas are a little harder to chew on

More good news

Anglers form region’s second muskie club
Share this storyBuzz up!JEFFERY P. MAYOR; THE NEWS TRIBUNE
Published: 03/05/09 12:05 am
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We will soon find out if there is enough room in Western Washington for two muskie fishing clubs.

More than a dozen people have left Chapter 57 of Muskies Inc. to form the new Cascade Musky Association. The new group will hold its first meeting Tuesday.

Todd Reis is one of the dozen or so people behind the new association’s creation. He is serving as the membership director. While they remain friends with chapter members, Reis said he and the others felt a change was necessary.

“We thought Chapter 57 was going in a direction a few of us didn’t want do go,” he said. “Politics, it all comes down to politics.”

Because the new association is not affiliated with a national organization, Reis said it will have total control of where the club’s money is spent.

“With no parent organization dictating how and what we do with our money, 100 percent of our money will be used right here in Washington to directly benefit this tiger muskie fishery,” Reis said. “All the membership fees and the money we raise will stay here, not go back to a national pool.”

Reis argues Chapter 57 also is hampered by some requirements from the national organization. A chapter member must participate in national meetings each spring and fall, which means paying for a plane flight and other expenses for two trips a year to the Midwest.

“That took a big bite out of the money we raised. We just didn’t see the benefit of that,” Reis said.

Jani Kuper, a board member with Chapter 57, said she wishes the new group luck. She said the 86 members of the chapter, which formed in May 2007, are moving forward. New events they have planned include a muskie fishing school in April and a fall tournament on Lake Tapps.

Chapter 57 is working with the state Department of Fish and Wildlife to maintain the muskie program. The group already has donated $1,000 to purchase a fish-rearing tank and is applying for a $10,000 grant to purchase another tank and fish food. “We are maintaining and moving forward,” Kuper said.

The bottom line is helping develop the tiger muskie fishery in Washington. Although muskies are stocked in just seven lakes across the state, these big aggressive fish are garnering more attention from anglers. A hybrid of a muskellunge and northern pike, tiger muskies can grow to more than 50 inches in length.

Whatever the reason for the split, the onus now is on the two groups to work together. Faced with significant budget cuts, the state’s fish and wildlife agency needs all the partners it can.

Chapter 57 has developed a track record of working with the state. Given some time, the expectations will be the same for the new association. Two groups working together, regardless of names and affiliations, will be better for the fishery.

Jeffrey P. Mayor; 253-597-8640

jeff.mayor@thenewstribune.com

blogs.thenewstribune.com/adventure

Cascade Musky Association

When: 7-8:30 p.m. Tuesday

Where: Playa Azul Mexican Restaurant, 1114 River Road, Puyallup

Memberships: $25 for a single membership for people 18 and older and $35 for a couple/family membership includes any children younger than 18.


Information: www.cascademuskyassociation.com

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