October Newsletter
Next Meeting…Wednesday, October 11th, 2017…Eagles Club
Free burgers for paid members at 6 PM…Meeting at 7 PM
Fall Banquet – The banquet will be Friday, November 3th at the Valley City Eagles Club. There will be early bird tickets available at L&H Shoe Shop and Northwestern Industries, early bird tickets must be purchased by October 18th to be eligible for the $100 Valley Meats Gift Certificate.
Trap Team – The trap team took 5th place at state this year.
Valley City Trap Club – There have been a lot of improvements to the trap range and there are still some improvements to be made. They are looking into some grants to help with the cost.
2018 Fisheries Project – The scheduled project is the west boat ramp at Ashtabula Crossing next summer.
NDWF News – The main discussion at the last meeting was the crane project. NDWF is looking into hiring an executive director. Convention will be January 20th in Bismarck.
Ashtabula Creel Survey – 578 anglers were interviewed. 378 anglers returned survey cards. 421 walleyes were caught with 141 kept, the average length was 15 ½ inches. Many smallmouths were also caught. This summer the G&F stocked the most walleyes in Lake Ashtabula since 2009. The club donated some money to be given out for monthly drawings for the people that participated in the survey. The winners were Gary Backmiller, David Techskamp, and Dustin Wallace.
Ice Fishing Derby – The derby will be held January 13th at Sibley on Lake Ashtabula.
Predator Hunt – The hunt will be February 3rd.
Lure’em for Life Camp – The club sent 5 kids to the camp in Devils Lake this year.
Fish Fry – We had a good turnout at the fish fry again this year going through 80-90lbs of fish, thank you to all the volunteers that helped out.
Upcoming Dates to Remember:
11/3 – Fall Banquet and Auction
11/27 – Buck Show
1/13 – Ice Fishing Derby
1/19 & 1/20 – NDWF Convention
1/20 – Sheyenne Valley Calling Contest and Gun Raffle
2/3 – BCW Predator Hunt
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