From the “Prez”

By Charles Benson

Inside This Issue

Are you looking forward to the summer of ’08? I sure hope so. I just want to warm up. Spring is here but it just seems to be dragging a little. I was told the crappies were in the channels for about three days and then left, so I guess the fish knew it was spring. I missed them again.

The Glen Henning spring tournament on June 7^th will kick off the Club’s activities for the summer. This tournament is measured by weight of catch and is only involved with game fish. The thing that is different this year is that the size of the northerns has been lifted. This means any northern can count so unless you are keeping them, treat them accordingly. If you plan to release your catch after the weigh in you must

From the Prez 1

Your Club At Work 1

Motorist Urged to Slow
Down for Turtles 1

Curly-leaf Pondweed
Impact on Inland Lakes 2

Glen Hennig Memorial
Fishing Tournament 3

5 to 95 Fish Camp 3

From the Editor 4

From the Quest 4

The Little White House
on the Hill 5

Upcoming Events 8

Please see From the Prez on page 4

Your
     Club
         At
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Motorist Urged To Slow Down For Turtles And Other Wildlife

Article from the WDNR Website

Community: A donation of $500 was given to the Dundee Sportsman’s Club to aid in the purchase of playground equipment.

Tuition: $200 was donated to Troy Roatch to help offset the tuition for him to attend the Lake Leaders Institute program.

Scholarship: For the past several years the Long Lake Fishing Club has worked with the University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point, College of Natural Resources, to award a $500 scholarship. The scholarship is awarded to a junior or senior at the school concentrating on lake management, fisheries, land use planning, or waste management. This year’s recipient was Brian Swenson of River Falls Wisconsin. Brian’s essay on the effect of curly-leaf pondweed on small inland lakes can be read on page 2.

MADISON – Anyone traveling Wisconsin roadways has likely seen the broken shells and other soft pieces of a once living turtle. Some are of the small painted turtles, while others are large snapping turtles. Their misfortune is the result of them trying to cross the road to find food, mates, or especially at this time of year, suitable nesting sites.

Turtles grow slowly in northern climates, according to Bob Hay, an amphibian and reptile biologist with the Department of Natural Resources.

“Turtles are an important and fascinating part of a vast food web necessary for other wildlife and plant life,” Hays says, “and highway mortality continues to be one of the major threats to our native turtle populations."

Please see Turtles on page 6