Spokane Chapter of Muskies, Inc.!

[Anonymous]

Ok, Eastside Esox fans: There will be a meeting, in 11 days, on Wednesday,
June 9th at 6:30pm at the Round Table Pizza at 5 mile which is 1908 W
Francis Street. in Spokane.
This will be an informational meeting to see what kind of turn out we
have and to see and meet those people interested in helping with this.
So get the word out to all your angler friends; history is about to be made and all you excellent fishermen who love the tiger muskie come on out and support this great effort! Craig Dowdy and his angler wife, Melodie are two people who are willing to step up and get it rolling, but they will need more guys and gals to give support and input to make this a success!
Come with your appetite and have a bite to eat, bring questions, ideas. We all know that the Spokane area holds a multitude of anglers and hunters and great outdoorsmen. Please come out and support this great non-profit to help support the Tiger Muskie Program at WDFW and to meet up with some of your other esox comrades. One of the BEST things about CH#57 is all the people we have met and formed great friendships with over the past 3 years:
You will find more people to fish with and to share ideas with and to have fun with!!

It is not too early to be thinking about a name and logo for the 60th Chapter of Muskies, Inc!
Maybe a contest to determine the hottest logo?? Bring your ideas. The best part about this is: Ch 57 and Muskies, Inc. International are willing to share what works, what doesn't work; learn from our path, you don't have to re-invent the wheel, here, just get on board!!

Either send Craig Dowdy or me an email or a private message or we will put you on the list of "Interested in joining/helping and/or supporting!" You can also leave a message on the CH#57 hotline number: 253-850-5889 and we will call you back.

Be a part of history! Those of you from the Midwest already know what an old and venerated fishing club Muskies, Inc. is; become a founding member of the newest Chapter in the United States!

Did I mention the part about improving your catching, releasing, and fish karma??

[dougw]

I can't wait! I'll be there.

[Rosann G]

:bounce: :bounce: Good job all you really east-siders. Hope you have a great turnout.

[Lucius]

Correct me if I am wrong, but I thought the Spokane Chapter was going to be the 61st chapter?:scratch:

[Anonymous]

Ok, you are corrected. [lol]
Spokane will be the 60th Chapter.
Ottawa is on hold for right now and Pennsylvania (NE Corner of the State) will come on Board in the Fall.
(That will make 4 Chapters for them in Penn.)

It will be good for the Eastside to have their own chapter run by eastside anglers and its always good to have more Muskie Clubs; more support for the WDFW!:cheers:

Be sure to pass this info on to all your angler friends on the Eastside; tell them to come and get in on the Group Photo we will be taking and sending to Muskies, Inc. International.
wanna be in the National Magazine? Here's your first chance. June 9; mark it down!

Don't miss out on this historic moment; Muskies, Inc. has been around for 44 years and Spokane will be the icing-on-the cake by hitting the 60th Chapter mark.

[Anonymous]

There is also going to be a muskie lure raffle with some of this years hottest new lures! =d>

[dougw]

KUP, I have tried downloading the Flyer several times, but there must be something wrong either with my setup, or the forum. Could you send me the flier? Thanks..... Either way I'll be there. Just thought I might send the flyer out to some friends. Thank you.

[KUP]

You bet, Doug! I will send you an email right now. Please let me know if that does not work and I will FedEx you some copies! Thanks for spreading the word - we need to broadcast this event; it is so exciting.:compress:

[dougw]

Thanks, I got it and will post them around town as I drive around. I will be fishing either Silver or Newman tomorrow, so I will be sure to post at the ramps as well!

[Anonymous]

Only 4 more days until history is made in Spokane.
V.P. of Muskies, Inc. is flying in for the meeting
Biologists from the WDFW have been invited.
The Kalispel Tribe Biologists will be attending, too.
Box of new lures is on its way to Spokane to be raffled off that night. Great Values!
:money: $25.00 Gift Card from Black Sheep Sporting Goods: To the person coming the farthest to the meeting
:money: $25.00 Gift Card from Wholesale Sports: For any person of the female persuasion attending (free raffle):queen:
:study: Bring Your Ideas, Questions and Comments
They will need a little volunteering by you: Many Hands Make Light Work! Teamwork makes it easy :bball:
This is YOUR Chapter![scared]
Round Table Pizza has great food and drink; :chef: Support their generosity for the meeting room by having dinner!

GROUP PHOTO: Everyone who comes will be featured in a group photo to be published in the August issue of MUSKIE Magazine. You will be famous ...

[Lucius]

Don't forget tomorrow night is the night!! and Marc Divens will be there (local WDFW Biologist).

[YJ Guide Service]

WOW what can i say except Thanks to all 26 people that attended Muskies Inc.Chapter 60's first meeting. I want to thank Perry and Jani for all their hard work without it none of this would have been possible. I also want to thank everyone from the Kalispel Tribe and WDFW for all the great insight on the Muskie program and the Pike program. We deffinetly surpassed our expectations for the meeting. We made a giant step twords making all our dreams come true of having a Spokane Chapter of Muskies Inc. If people are still interested in joining or if your already a member, and you want to help out with the board send me a email with your info on it and i will get back to you. We will be having a board meeting in the near future to set up our board positions and comittee chairs, and to pick a name for the new chapter. Dont forget there is a Pike tourney this Sat on the PO River, be there by 5:30 to sign-up at the Cusick boat launch, then afterwards a fish fry and potluck so bring a side dish, it will be held at the Blueslide Resort. Thanks Craig melodie@yjguideservice.com

[Anonymous]

OMG, you guys didn't just jump out of the gate, you rocket-launched!
I think I can accurately say that all 95 of our Chapter's members were supportive of this new Chapter, especially those who already lived near Spokane. LOL.
Now you can have your own meetings, run your tournaments, raise money - its all win-win.
It just makes sense that there is a club for eastside esox muskellunge fans.

Congratulations on a very successful raffle, too - the Tiger Muskie Program has a new supporter!

Thanks for the kind words; it is a Team effort.

koop

[dougw]

It was a fun and informative meeting! Hopefully we can think of a great name to go with a bunch of super people!

[Rosann G]

Congratulations Chapter 60!!! Heard you had a great turnout for your first meeting and alot of enthusiastic people willing to help get the chapter off to a great start. Have fun.
Rosann

[Lucius]

great turn out guys. I am looking forward to the east side vs west side!!!!

[Dex]

Way to go guys, look forward to meeting you all soon.

ND

[YJ Guide Service]

The meeting went great our new name is chapter 60# Mountain Muskies. We had 7 total board members of which 6 were there. Im President, Chuck's Vice, Mel's Secretary, Scotty's Treas, Doug is Reg VP, Don and Chris are our 2 extra board members. We are already working on functions to earn money for the Chapter, also we are going to plan 1 tournement here this year if we can get it worked out at Newman Lake... hopefully. Doug is working on the logo so in the near future we should have a logo. We will be meeting the 4th Tues of every month and doing our board meetings afterwards to save trips to Spokane for everyone. The meeting went better than I would have thought. I know we have a group of people that are dedicated to seeing this chapter suceed. If anyone is still interested in becoming a memeber or joining the board please let us know so we can get you signed up. Craig

[dougw]

Very well organized meeting! My hat's off to you Craig and Mel for making this happen! Next we need people to listen and get involved.

[Anonymous]

Congratulations on your first flight! All it takes is a few dedicated individual to start the ball rolling and lead the way! You guys are awesome and it makes me :shaking2: :shaking2: :shaking2: to see you doing so well.
Sounds like you have some go-getters on your new Board, too.
Now you just need a fiberglass reproduction tiger muskie mount for your Chapter -- hey, I know - you can WIN one at the Mayfield Open Muskie Tourney next month!
Again, congrats on the new Chapter; good times ahead!