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Message Subject: Okauchee Lake muskie stocking opportunity
d2bucktail
Posted 2/25/2016 4:01 PM (#807449)
Subject: Okauchee Lake muskie stocking opportunity




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Okauchee Lake (in SE Wisc) did not get stocked with muskies last fall as had been scheduled because of a problem at one of the hatcheries. As disappointing as that was, we have been given an amazing opportunity to stock last year's year class with extremely healthy yearling muskies in Okauchee Lake THIS SPRING. After DNR approval, we expect to be stocking these muskies in April and possibly sooner if the the ice goes out early this year.
The Muskellunge Club of Wisconsin and the Milwaukee Chapter of Muskies Inc are partnering again and have already secured significant funding for this effort but we are looking for additional funding support to increase the number of these larger muskies we stock.
We are hoping this message is being seen by people who may fish for muskies on Okauchee Lake or by those that are interested to help us stock more muskies in this lake. It is well known Okauchee Lake's deep cisco-based system has tremendous potential for growing huge muskies there.
The estimated cost will be $13 per muskie which are expected to be approx 13-16" long. 100% of any donation made will go directly to pay for the muskies that will be stocked. If you or someone you know can help us with more funding for this important project, please email us at [email protected].

Thanks for your support,

Dave Dawson
Muskellunge Club of Wisconsin
Milwaukee Chapter of Muskies Inc

Edited by d2bucktail 2/25/2016 4:06 PM
d2bucktail
Posted 2/29/2016 5:54 PM (#807930 - in reply to #807449)
Subject: RE: Okauchee Lake muskie stocking opportunity




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Earlier today we received DNR approval for stocking Okauchee Lake this spring. Now we'll wait for a target date to be determined. In the meantime, if you're interested in helping with this stocking effort please let us know using the email address at the bottom of the original post. We still have a few Okauchee Lake stocking tshirts available in limited sizes if that would be any incentive to help us stock more muskies. $20 for the Tshirt and all $20 goes toward stocking muskies in Okauchee Lake this spring! PM me if you're interested.

Thanks!


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Muskie Junkie
Posted 3/5/2016 7:38 PM (#808685 - in reply to #807449)
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Sent my donation yesterday. Look in forward to hitting this lake again sporting a cool looking t-shirt too!!
d2bucktail
Posted 3/15/2016 10:36 AM (#809808 - in reply to #808685)
Subject: Re: Okauchee Lake muskie stocking opportunity




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Another stocking shirt went in the mail today. Thanks everyone for all your support. The ice went out on Okauchee Lake last weekend. This means we will likely be stocking muskies there within a month. I'll post the date/time once we learn when that will be.

It's not too late to support our Okauchee Lake spring muskie project and enhance the muskie fishery there. If you fish out there, your donation would be doing yourself a favor. And if we still have your tshirt size, you'd have something to commemorate your contributions.

Thanks to all those who have already supported our Okauchee Lake spring muskie stocking project! We are approaching $10,000 to fund stocking very soon!

Hope to hear from lots more of you!

Dave
Raider150
Posted 3/16/2016 1:11 PM (#810022 - in reply to #807449)
Subject: RE: Okauchee Lake muskie stocking opportunity





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Location: searchin for 50
what size shirts do you have left?
d2bucktail
Posted 3/16/2016 4:35 PM (#810061 - in reply to #810022)
Subject: RE: Okauchee Lake muskie stocking opportunity




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Thanks everyone for your interest in helping to stock more and larger yearling muskies in Okauchee Lake this spring. The ice went out last weekend so we'll likely be stocking by the middle of April. Keep checking back here and when we have a stocking date, we'll post it here.

We've received several inquiries for Okauchee Lake stocking tshirts so to clarify we have a few in small and medium plus lots of large and XL. We are sold out of the 2XL and larger sizes at this time. (All are adult sizes.)

Direct tax deductible donations are also accepted and every cent we receive will be used to pay for the yearling muskies we stock this spring.

PM or email if you would like to see more and bigger muskies in Okauchee Lake.

Thanks,

[email protected]
d2bucktail
Posted 3/21/2016 7:20 AM (#810706 - in reply to #807449)
Subject: Re: Okauchee Lake muskie stocking opportunity




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I have more exciting news to share about our spring Okauchee Lake muskie stocking. We just learned that our supplier is estimating the stocking date will be in early to mid April and confirmed the price for the muskies will be $13 each. And because we did so well with our 50/50 raffle at the Milwaukee Muskie Expo last month and because we've received some generous stocking donations from friends of the Muskellunge Club of Wisconsin including some of you from Muskie First, we're going to be able stock significantly more yearling muskies than originally planned. If you've been thinking about contributing to our muskie stocking project, we probably have another 2 weeks of fundraising time left so be sure to contact us soon if you'd like to help. Thanks much for growing the Okauchee Lake muskie fishery!

[email protected]

Muskellunge Club of Wisconsin
PO Box 2284
Brookfield, WI 53008-2284
d2bucktail
Posted 3/23/2016 10:24 PM (#811040 - in reply to #810706)
Subject: Re: Okauchee Lake muskie stocking opportunity




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Donating to our Okauchee Lake spring muskie stocking project just got very easy. Earlier this week we enabled a PayPal "donate" button on our website - http://muskiewi.org. You can go directly to the donate page using this link: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id...

Big or small, 100% of your tax deductible donations will be used to purchase large yearling muskies that will be stocked into Okauchee Lake within the next few weeks.

We will post the stocking date here once we are told when it will be.

Thank you for your support!

[email protected]
d2bucktail
Posted 3/29/2016 6:11 PM (#811702 - in reply to #811040)
Subject: Re: Okauchee Lake muskie stocking opportunity




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Last week we received an incredibly generous donation of $850 for our Okauchee Lake spring muskie stocking! That's 65 more muskies that will be swimming in the lake very soon and will hopefully grow to trophy size for you to enjoy! There's still time left to help us stock even more muskies. As previously mentioned, we have a limited supply of Okauchee Lake stocking tshirts left with 100% of the tshirt sales going to pay for more muskies. And there's a link in a previous post on this thread to make a secure, tax-deductible donation. Thanks for your support!

Muskellunge Club of Wisconsin - http://muskiewi.org/stocking.html
Milwaukee Chapter of Muskies Inc - http://milwaukeemuskiesinc.com/category/stocking/
d2bucktail
Posted 4/2/2016 8:35 AM (#812276 - in reply to #811702)
Subject: Re: Okauchee Lake muskie stocking opportunity




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You guys at Muskie First are awesome! More donations have come in this week including some feedback that our new donate button works really slick and is making it possible for us to stock even more muskies in Okauchee Lake this month!

With you're help, we've raised quite a bit more money than we had originally planned for this project. With the additional donations we've received so far, we're going to be able to stock an additional 127 more muskies! And because these yearling muskies have such fantastic survival potential, our board of directors will be discussing the possibility of using even more from our MCW general fund to purchase more of these muskies if more are available. Be sure to let your friends know there's still time for them to make a donation, too. Our new donation link: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id...

Oh, and BTW, remember that any donations you make are tax deductible. When you donate, we will send you a note of thanks including our tax ID info for your tax records.

Thanks so much for your all your support!
d2bucktail
Posted 4/2/2016 9:16 AM (#812281 - in reply to #812276)
Subject: Re: Okauchee Lake muskie stocking opportunity




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Donations big and small have been coming in to stock more of those yearling muskies in Okauchee Lake this month. A couple of the major contributors for this project include Slammer Tackle (Bill Schwartz) and Team Rhino Outdoors (Jeff Widman). Anyone who enjoys muskie fishing on Okauchee Lake will appreciate the impact of their donations to the muskie fishery there far into the future!

We have not heard a stocking date yet, but we will be sure to announce that as soon as we hear.

Thanks so much for your support!

Muskellunge Club of Wisconsin
Milwaukee Chapter of Muskies Inc
d2bucktail
Posted 4/6/2016 7:24 AM (#812739 - in reply to #812281)
Subject: Re: Okauchee Lake muskie stocking opportunity




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You guys and gals at MuskieFirst are AMAZING! Since my last post to this thread, we have received more incredibly generous donations including a very unexpected one plus we had a few more Okauchee Lake stocking tshirt sales! We are now just $1,115 away from our goal. Our stocking date has not been determined yet so you still have time to help us stock the maximum number of muskies into Okauchee Lake that we can. Thanks everyone for all your support,

Muskellunge Club of Wisconsin
Milwaukee Chapter of Muskies Inc
d2bucktail
Posted 4/8/2016 10:27 AM (#813236 - in reply to #812739)
Subject: Re: Okauchee Lake muskie stocking opportunity




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We have an Okauckee Lake stocking date! We will be stocking yearling muskies into Okauchee Lake next Tuesday, April 12!

While we're always looking for fundraising help, this will be your last chance to help us stock the most muskies we can into Okauchee Lake next Tuesday. Every little bit counts toward paying for $13 yearling muskies!

https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id...

Thanks much!

Muskellunge Club of Wisconsin - [email protected]
Milwaukee Chapter of Muskies Inc - [email protected]
d2bucktail
Posted 4/11/2016 10:11 PM (#813752 - in reply to #813236)
Subject: Re: Okauchee Lake muskie stocking opportunity




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We have exciting news to report. This past Saturday morning we received an email with a major financial commitment which got us to our goal! "Muskie Expo Milwaukee" (Doug Reuter) really came through BIG and will allow us to stock considerably more muskies than we otherwise would have. Since then the donations keep coming in and will guarantee that we will not only be able to stock Okauchee Lake with these awesome yearling muskies on Tuesday, but we are on our way to being able to stock more muskies again in the fall. Reviewing our club records going back to 1997, this will be unprecedented since we have not stocked more than once in a single year. Oh, and we've had more interest in our Okauchee Lake stocking tshirts. Thanks to all who have committed to supporting our mission of stocking more muskies into Wisconsin waters. Big things are ahead for all of us!

After we stock muskies on Tuesday, I'll post one final update to this thread.

Muskellunge Club of Wisconsin - http://muskiewi.org/stocking.html
Milwaukee Chapter of Muskies Inc - http://milwaukeemuskiesinc.com/category/stocking/
d2bucktail
Posted 4/14/2016 1:07 AM (#814033 - in reply to #813752)
Subject: Re: Okauchee Lake muskie stocking opportunity




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April 12, 2016! What an incredible day to be involved with muskie fishing in SE Wisconsin. Partnering for the 3rd year in a row, the Muskellunge Club of Wisconsin and the Milwaukee Chapter of Muskies Inc enjoyed an additional stocking contribution in the form of a $1980 grant from Waukesha County and stocked 800 super healthy and extremely gorgeous yearling muskies into Okauchee Lake at a total project cost of $10,400. That's $13 per muskie! These muskies were 14-16+ inches long and couldn't wait to start growing in Okauchee Lake. The beautiful weather that day brought a very nice crowd of supporters from both clubs as well as Paul Farrow, Waukesha County Executive and Dale Shaver, Waukesha County Director of Parks and Land Use. What made the day even more fun was the fact that 17 members from both clubs in 9 different boats helped to distribute these muskies around the lake. This is going to have a very nice impact to the muskie fishery in Okauchee Lake and very likely all the lakes on the the Oconomowo River chain of lakes including North Lake to the north and all 3 down'stream lakes including Oconomowoc Lake, Fowler Lake and Lac La Belle.

The support from MuskieFIRST readers can not be over-stated! You helped to make this stocking effort possible. Our attention now is aimed at another Okauchee Lake muskie stocking that will take place this fall. With your help, we are making an impact which we'll realize years from now.

Thanks everyone!

Muskellunge Club of Wisconsin - http://muskiewi.org/stocking
Milwaukee Chapter of Muskies Inc - https://milwaukeemuskiesinc.com/category/stocking/


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d2bucktail
Posted 4/19/2016 12:43 PM (#814492 - in reply to #814033)
Subject: Re: Okauchee Lake muskie stocking opportunity




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What? We may be stocking more of those beautiful yearling muskies in the Milwaukee area -- still considering our options. MCMI, MCW, and Waukesha County already spent a lot for the 800 muskies we stocked in Okauchee Lake last week. But opportunities like this are rare and with a much higher survival rate for these bigger 14-16" spring-stocked muskies it seems like it's worth trying to come up with more funds for stocking. We still need to discuss the approval process with the local DNR, but we will are seriously considering going ahead with this. We should know more very soon and will post here.

(Now that this thread has moved to the Clubs forum, I'm not sure if many will see these updates so pass the word if you do.)

Thanks,

Muskellunge Club of Wisconsin
Milwaukee Chapter of Muskies Inc
d2bucktail
Posted 4/26/2016 12:56 PM (#815216 - in reply to #814492)
Subject: Re: Okauchee Lake muskie stocking opportunity




Posts: 238


Yes, it's official! Because of the outstanding generosity of MuskieFIRST readers like you (and a lot of others who have been supporting our Okauchee Lake muskie stocking efforts), the Muskellunge Club of Wisconsin will be stocking almost 300 more of these big, beautiful yearling muskies into Okauchee Lake on Wed, April 27! Once we're done with that stocking we will have stocked nearly 1100 super healthy 1-year-old muskies into Okauchee Lake. That should make a positive impact out there!

While it would be nice if a 1-and-done muskie stocking is all it took to propagate these muskies, DNR studies show no sign of successful natural production on Okauchee Lake, so MCW will continue our mission and raise more funds to stock again in the future.

If you are interested in helping out with future muskie stocking anywhere, consider joining your local muskie fishing club and getting involved. It is a lot of fun and club members would love to welcome you into their family. If clubs aren't for you but you'd still like to help enhance your own muskie fishery, most clubs offer ways of making financial contributions that can be directed specifically to muskie stocking.

Our Muskellunge Club of Wisconsin has a ton going on this year -- be sure to check out our jam-packed club calendar at http://muskiewi.org/uploads/3/4/3/0/34305169/2016mcwcalendar.pdf.

Thanks again for your support!
Muskellunge Club of Wisconsin
http://muskiewi.org/stocking.html
[email protected]
d2bucktail
Posted 4/29/2016 10:57 AM (#815552 - in reply to #815216)
Subject: Re: Okauchee Lake muskie stocking opportunity




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This was already posted in the general m1st forum, but for future reference and to sort-of complete this thread, I'm posting this again here:

The Future of Muskie Fishing (see attached pic) -- not only the 1090 yearling muskies that were stocked into Okauchee Lake by the Muskellunge Club of Wisconsin, the Milwaukee Chapter of Muskies Inc, Waukesha County, and many supporters, but 3 year old Brian is just as important to our sport! Someday maybe he or one of his buddies will catch and release one of those muskies when they are 50"!

This past Wed (4/27/2016), we stocked 290 additional yearling muskies into Okauchee Lake. We had another nice turnout of 5 boats and 12 club members to help distribute the beautiful and healthy 13-16" muskies around the lake. The following Milwaukee Journal press release written by Paul Smith sums it all up.

http://www.jsonline.com/sports/outdoors/local-groups-make-deposits-...

Thanks everyone for all your support!

Muskellunge Club of Wisconsin - http://muskiewi.org/stocking
Milwaukee Chapter of Muskies Inc - https://milwaukeemuskiesinc.com/category/stocking/



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