We had a great turn out at our potluck meeting this month of about 100 people. Naturally with that many participants there were plenty of side dishes and desserts for all to enjoy. Luckily Mitch ordered enough fried chicken to add to the delicious dinner dishes and insure all had a great meal. Great job again Mitch, thanks. Our President, Bill Comstock, was out of town this month so Tom Stangl took the reins to MC our meeting which came to order at 7pm with the Pledge of Allegiance. Tom asked if we had any guests. Rudy and Dagmar Zvonek introduced themselves to the group. Welcome and come again. Mitch Feucht gave the group the Treasurer’s report which, as usual, was to the penny. Motion to accept by Barb Anderson, second by Frank Malito and accepted by the group. Fred Reddies then gave the Hatchery report and stated he had ordered a minnow delivery for the fry in Fawn Pond for this week. He also asked to thank Lenny Masella for his work on repairing the nets we use to capture the walleyes in the spring. They are not treated gently and always need attention. Thanks Lenny. Fred also wanted to thank Bruce McDonald for his addition to the Hatchery tanks 4 and 5. Bruce came up with some skimmers that prime the circulating pumps in the tanks and eliminate the hose and screen returns we had previously. The hose and screen returns got in the way when netting the fish in the tanks. The skimmers also insure that the pumps keep their prime and insure they will not “run dry” which could damage the pumps. Bruce mentioned he was not quite done yet, but the idea is great and should eliminate some hassles. Thanks Bruce, great idea. Tom also thanked Fred for the countless hours he has spent this season babysitting the Hatchery operations. Thank you Fred. Tom noted that on May 21st we placed about 100 Christmas trees in the lake for fish
Lake Carroll News, July 2016 Page 3B structure. He wanted to thank the volunteers that came that day, which made the job into about 3 hours. Thank you all. Tom also stated that the board was working on an updated structure map. This update should include the added reef structures and added Christmas trees. Mitch has been in contact with the Association about the update as this has not been done for a few years now and is way overdue. Tom stated he would get together with Bob Knackstedt to verify some locations. We also want to have the updates available at the Hatchery with a posted map of structure. We hope to have maps again available at the Association Office. Tom mentioned the upcoming events the Fishing Club is sponsoring this year. Kids Fishing Derby July 18th. A great event, bring the kids and grandkids, prizes, games and awards. Registration at 9am. that day. We have sign-up sheets at the Hatchery for volunteers. Registration, dock workers, treats. If you’d like to help please sign up. Fishing Club Golf Outing August 27th, 1pm. Fishing 101 Class July 30th at the Lodge 9-11 adults, 12-2 kids. Come learn fishing basics. Couples Fishing Derby August 8th. Just for fun, join us if you can. Christmas Party December 10th. On a Saturday this year hoping to include additional friends. Look for ads in this edition of the Lake Carroll News for more information. Save the dates and join us. Tom let us know that the Goose round up should be happening this June at Lake Carroll with approval from the Illinois DNR. The Fishing Club and others at Lake Carroll have donated to make the effort less costly for the Association. Tom noted that the goose egg addling program which he participated in gives validation to the round up program and helps to secure the round up with the DNR. Mike Siciliano has organized another Day at the Races at Arlington Park on August 25th. He stated he has reserved a bus for the day to accommodate 50 people at $35 a couple. Contact Mike for a reservation for the event. Meeting adjourned at 7:20 pm. We had our 50-50 drawn after the meeting. First Place winner was Eileen Gehrke for $50. Second, Jim Myers for $30. And third, Joe Unser for $25. Your lucky day…sign up to go to the races. Congrats.
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BASS TOURNAMENT HELD JUNE 4TH 14 boats participated 1st Place Robert and Tom Knackstedt 11.42 lbs 2nd Place Drew Kiesling and Kelly Riffel 11.37 lbs 3rd Place Bob and Joe Knackstedt 10.67 lbs 4th Place Trevor Mowerand Mike D’Amore 10.54 lbs Big Large Mouth Bass Greg Lester and Brent Rose 2.78 lbs Big Small Mouth Bass Robert and Tom Knackstedt 3.13 lbs Just a reminder that you must fish 3 tournaments to qualify for the Lake Carroll Classic held Oct 1st & 2nd. Thanks again to Miller Sports for sponsoring the big bass prizes.
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