The OfficialPublication of theNational FreshWater FishingHall of Fame

VOL. 31NO. 1Winter 2007

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Enshrinees &InducteesSelected

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50# PlusMuskellungetaken on the last day of the season!

50# PlusMuskellungetaken on the last day of the season!

Tom Gelb, Natural Muskellunge,51-2, Vilas Co., Wisconsin,

caught on November 30, 2006.

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Awards

Committee

MembersLarry Colombo

Alabama

Gil RadonskiNorth Carolina

Elmer GuerriIndiana

Mike DombeckWisconsin

Clem DippelWisconsin

Vin SparanoNew Jersey

Bill GautscheWisconsin

Wendy WilliamsonWisconsin

Our Awards Committee metthis past December in Hayward andmade its selections for this year.Also present were Hall ExecutiveBoard members Harold Tiffany, TomTurngren and Wendy Williamson.Their participation and input wasgreatly appreciated. Wendy was, infact, unanimously “drafted” on to theAwards Committee. She will givethe committee a most welcomed newpoint of view.

Elected for 2007 EnshrinementConsidered are persons who

have had a lasting National orWorld impact to the benefit of freshwater sportfishing.

Charles F. Girard (France & the U.S.A.)

Charles Girard was the Smith-sonian’s first ichthyologist as well asits herpetologist. He led a remark-able, versatile and productive life,spanning 73 years and two conti-nents. Girard was born in Mulhouse,in the Alsatian region of France. Hestudied at the College of Neuchatel,Switzerland, where he was a stu-dent of Louis Agassiz. When Agassizmoved to the United States in 1847,Girard accompanied him andworked as an assistant at HarvardUniversity. There he published hisfirst scientific paper, on cottid fishes(sculpins), in 1849.

Among his more importantichthyological papers were a mon-ograph of the cottoids, (SmithsonianContributions to Knowledge, 1852),a review of the cyprinoid fishes(minnows and suckers) of the west-ern United States (Proceeding of theAcademy of Natural Sciences ofPhiladelphia, 1856) and the reportson fishes of the United States andMexican Boundary Survey and thePacific Railroad Surveys.

Al W. Spiers(Michigan)

For years, Al was the outdoor

editor of the Nixon Newspaper Syn-dicate. It is doubtful if there wereany major outdoor magazines worthreading that did not display his by-line, at one time or another.

Al was not only an excellentwriter, but he was also a giftedspeaker with a vocabulary second tonone. That alone made him the envyof every one whom ever heard himspeak.

Al was a long time member ofthe Outdoor Writers Association ofAmerica, a Past President of theAssociation of Great Lakes OutdoorWriters and a founder of the HoosierOutdoor Writers.

Elected for 2007Legendary Angler

Considered are persons whohave had at least regional achieve-ments in their endeavors to have alasting impact to benefit fresh watersportfishing.

Don Dubin(Illinois)

Don Dubin of Lincolnwood, Illi-nois, has been one of the forcesbehind several of the most signifi-cant developments in the history ofthe fisheries of the Great LakesStates over the past five decades.

In 1970, he was instrumental inthe formation of Salmon Unlimited,the organization responsible for thefirst salmon planting in Illinoiswaters. Other Great Lakes stateshad already launched trout andsalmon programs.

Salmon Unlimited raised fundsto purchase chinook salmon fromthe West Coast and attempted toraise the fish in a sewage pond inWaterman, Illinois. Although thisfirst attempt failed, it spurred SU topurchase salmon through the stateof Michigan. Salmon Unlimited’smembership built holding cages inDiversey Harbor, Chicago, to houseand imprint the young fish. Thiseffort resulted in the first successful

salmon stocking in Illinois.Don dreamed of creating a

musky program in Illinois.In 1983, Don, then president of

the Chicagoland Chapter of Mus-kies, Inc. met with managers of Illi-nois’ fish hatchery in Spring Grove.He convinced the group to allow theChicagoland Chapter to use severalsmall ponds at the Chain of LakesState Park to rear muskies.

Don has long been a promoter ofthe use of barbless hooks for thebenefit of fish and fishermen.

Don’s fish carvings have risenabove fine craftsmanship into thatrare realm of genuine wildlife folk-art. He also maintains a collection offishing memorabilia at his home.Several prominent industry figuresand journalists regard it as the bestprivate collection in the state of Illi-nois.

Frank V. Suick(Wisconsin)

Frank owned and operated abar in Antigo, Wisconsin called“Suick’s Muskie Bar.” Frank is prob-ably the father of “jerk baits” formuskies. He developed the conceptwhile observing trout rising to thesurface and preying upon the weak-er trout, which were alternately ris-ing and falling through the watercolumn. During the early 1940’sFrank developed a bait called theSuick Muskie Thriller. It is still verypopular today. Frank also helpeddevelop musky rods for the HeddonTackle Co.

Frank passed away on August24, 1977.

Elected for 2007Legendary Guide

Considered are persons whohave gained, by their expertise andprofessionalism, a status of credibil-ity and immortality judged so bytheir customers, the region and/ortheir peers.

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Kenneth W. Ackley(Wisconsin)

Ken was a fishing guide on theChippewa Flowage near Hayward,Wisconsin for over 55 years. Duringthe summer months, he rarely had aday off. His services were in highdemand well into the 1980’s. Kenwas a year-round sportsman. Be-sides fishing, he would guide forducks and partridge (ruffed grouse)in the fall. During the late fall,before freeze up, he would trap formink, muskrat, beaver and raccoon.

Ken was a veteran of the U.S.Army. He passed away on February21, 1985.

Donald Keister(Wisconsin)

Don Keister has guided nation-ally renowned sports figures, moviecelebrities, outdoor writers and poli-ticians. Still, he considers himself aworking north woods fishing guide tothis day. His greatest satisfaction iswhen he guides grandchildren, evengreat-grandchildren, of clients heintroduced to fishing decades ago.

Not content to just be a guide,who has been around for a longtime, Don has kept pace with ourrapidly changing industry. Yet, hehas continued to respect and adhereto the great traditions of guiding. Helearned all this from his father,while participating in our growingindustry. A lure designer, he incorpo-rated four-color brochures and busi-ness cards long before most of thenew generation of guides realizedthe need for more professionalism.

To Don, fishing is a vehicle forimmersing one self in the wonders ofnature. His only guarantee is thatyou will learn about the incrediblenorth woods, while having fun.Catching fish is a bonus and hisclients catch their share.

Elected for 2007Legendary CommunicatorConsidered are persons who

have developed a unique communi-cation means or avenue, which wasinstrumental in introducing fishingto the public or in maintaining pub-lic interest or awareness.

Harold Ensley(Kansas)

Harold Ensley died on August24, 2005 at the age of 92.

Harold began fishing in front ofTV cameras in 1953. Eventually,viewers in 70 markets around theUSA, would become familiar withHarold and his favorite fishing spotsand fishing buddies. His theme songbegan, “Gone fishin’ instead of just awishin’…”

In 2002 Harold published hisfirst book and began a second. Hewas featured in the cast of charac-ters in author Richard Louv’s book“Flyfishing For Sharks.” In the book,Louv covered the history of fishing.Louv stated, “The Midwest’s HaroldEnsley, and a handful of others, pio-neered the outdoor television show –and TV itself.”

Harold was inducted into theKansas Broadcasting Hall of Fame,which features many of his prizedcatches from both salt and fresh wat-er. Harold was an early advocate of“catch and release” and single barb-less hooks. Some fish, however, arecaught for consumption and forthose you may want to try the Har-old Ensley Fish Fry Coating Mix. Bythe way it’s not just for fish – wouldyou believe mushrooms too?

Jim Grassi(Idaho)

Jim, is the founder and presi-dent of Let’s Go Fishing Ministries.Few in the western United Stateshave developed, educated and en-couraged more anglers for decadesthan he has.

Last year, Let’s Go Fishing Min-istries celebrated its 25th anniver-sary of providing innovative pro-grams that help in the developmentof new fishermen. These are tremen-dous programs.

Jim’s reputation as a bass pro,fishing instructor, author, televisionpersonality and a scientist are firm-ly established. All of this is evidentin the volumes of clippings, articlesand video footage that journal hislegacy.

Grits Gresham(Louisiana)

Grits Gresham has been one ofthe nation’s most recognized andadmired outdoor writers for dec-ades. His work has entertained andeducated people around the UnitedStates and the world.

Grits is the shooting editor ofGun and Ammo Magazine and edi-tor-at-large of Petersen HuntingMagazine. His seven books on hunt-ing, fishing and other subjects relat-ing to the outdoors life include“Weatherby: The Man, The Gun,”“The Legend,” “Grits on Guns,” “ TheComplete Wildflower,” “The CompleteBook of Bass Fishing” and “TheSportsman and His Family Out-doors.”

For more than three decades,Gresham has served as host of out-door programs on network and cabletelevision. Among the shows are“Chevy Trucks Shooting SportsAmerica,” the “Sports Afield” syndi-cated series and ABC’s “The Ameri-can Sportsman,” where he was fieldhost and producer. Over the past 15years, Grits has been the host of aseries of videos for the NationalShooting Sports Foundation. Thesevideos have been the subjects of rec-reational shooting, hunting, firearmsafety and wildlife management.

Grits has extensive freelanceand staff experience with such mag-azines as Sports Afield, Field andStream, Outdoor Life, Gun World,The American Rifleman, Gen-tleman’s Quarterly, Southern Out-doors, Western Outdoors, Guns andAmmo, Sports Illustrated, Bassmas-ter, True, Argosy, Boating, Outboard,Advertising Age and Camping Jour-nal.

James Lindner(Minnesota)

As an active member of the Out-door Writers Association of America,Jim is at the helm of producing notonly Lindner’s Angling Edge Televi-sion, but the Wal-Mart FLW Bassand Walleye Tournaments. Addi-tionally he is responsible for makingnational outdoor commercials for

some of the biggest names in theoutdoor industry. Prior to this, Jimwas filming, producing, directing,script writing, editing, and hostingIn-Fisherman Television. This showreached millions of viewers throughTNN and the Outdoor Life Network.

Jim and his video team havedeveloped and refined a successfulformula for educating and enter-taining at the same time. In doingso, they have produced over 50award-winning programs, earning avariety of North American film andvideo awards. Among a few are Out-door Writer’s Association of Americahonors, Cable Ace-Nominations,Telly and Teddy Awards.

Jim was awarded the 2003Rapala Angler of the Year.

John E. Phillips(Alabama)

John is a freelance writer whohas had over 5,000 articles pub-lished in over a hundred magazinesand several hundred newspapers.He is the author of 21 books on theoutdoors. He serves as the outdooreditor of 17 radio stations in Alaba-ma. His column is syndicated in 38papers as the “Alabama Outdoors.”John has been the outdoor editor ofthe “Birmingham Post-Herald” for21 years.

John has served as Vice Presi-dent of the Alabama Wildlife Feder-ation and President of the AlabamaSportsman’s Association. John hasbeen recognized by the Governor ofAlabama and the Alabama Depart-ment of Conservation for his work inthe outdoors.

Ron Schara(Minnesota)

Ron was the outdoor editor forthe Minneapolis Star-Tribune formany years. He has expanded hishorizons into radio and television.Ron’s radio and television show“Minnesota Bound” airs on over 50stations. Ron’s TV show “Backroadswith Ron and Raven” is seen on TheOutdoor Channel and several otheroutdoor networks.

Ron has degrees in Journalism

and Wildlife Biology. His interestand knowledge of the outdoors andenvironmental issues is extensive.Ron has written countless articlesand has had several books on fishingand the outdoors published.

2007 Organizational/Governmental Award

Considered are organizations orgovernment entities which havedemonstrated and /or performed avaluable service or act to benefitfreshwater sportfishing within juris-diction or the boundaries of theorganization whether local, regionalor national.

Walleyes Unlimited, U.S.A./Jim Wrolstad

Walleyes Unlimited, USA is amulti-species club dedicated to thesharing of information and teachingothers how to fish. The club wasfounded in 1969 by Jim Wrolstad ofMilwaukee, Wisconsin, who wasthen an editor at “Fishing Facts”magazine. Because of its sharingphilosophy, the club rapidly grew toover 500 members.

From its humble beginnings inRichmond, Illinois at Orsolini’sRestaurant and in Milwaukee atChatsie’s Bar and Hall, the club hasextended its reach around the coun-try. They have members located inmany states and collectively havefished the waters of all fifty states.Thousands of hours have been spenton Canadian lakes and hundredsmore have been spent in Mexico andthe Gulf waters. Members havefished in other countries, as well.One member has fished in the YangSi River in China. The club has“spawned” a thousand members whohave carried its message around theglobe.

During its existence, WalleyesUnlimited has developed hundredsof programs, ideas and technologiesall geared to share information andpromote the sport of fresh waterfishing.

2007 Special Recognition AwardRecognizes individuals, groups

or organizations for their programsbenefiting fresh water anglingwhich are clearly not covered byother recognition programs.

Jim ChapralisJim C. Chapralis was a pioneer

in international fishing. In 1961/62he set up the Fishing Division-thefirst of its kind—for Safari Outfit-ters, Inc. In 1975 he founded PanAn-gling Travel Service. Jim edited thePan/Angler, (a monthly newsletterdevoted to international fishing) foralmost 25 years. In 1998 he soldPanAngling Ltd.

Jim offered the first peacockbass fishing trips available to thegeneral public (in Colombia), whichstarted the eventual peacock basscraze. Similarly, he set up the firstfreshwater Dorado fishing trip inArgentina in the 1960’s (now quitepopular). Jim also promoted payarafishing as well as other exotic SouthAmerican species.

Jim assisted and edited the firstcopies of Midwest Sportsman’sNews in 1954 (monthly regionalpublication) before being drafted into the U.S. Army.

After his military service, Jimstarted Sportackle International (afiberglass rod manufacturing com-pany). The company helped to intro-duce many new innovations, includ-ing the rubber “O” ring rod ferrulesthat were once popular.

Jim wrote a number of articlesfor various publications including,Field and Stream, Outdoor Life,Sports Afield, True, Fly Fisherman,Fishing World, The Fisherman, Fur-Fish-Game, etc. In the early 1950’s,when spinning was being introducedto the U.S., he wrote an articleexplaining a new method for achiev-ing casting accuracy in spinning. Itappeared in Hunting and FishingMagazine (the first outdoor maga-zine to surpass the one-million cir-culation mark.)

Fort Benning B.A.S.S. ClubThe Fort Benning BASS Club

was established in 1972, by a fewmilitary members. It has grown

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tremendously over the years. Cur-rently there are over 45 active mem-bers in the club.

The purpose of the club is tobring together dedicated bass fisher-men for the exchange of ideas, bet-terment of the environment and forthe fellowship derived from clubmembership.

The club is open to all military,retirees, honorably discharged ser-vice members, DOD (Department ofDefense) civilians and family mem-bers of those listed.

Despite losing members due todeployment, the club still producesqualifiers for the Georgia state bassteam. Club members are also activein the affairs of the Georgia BASSChapter Federation (GBCF).

The BASS Club of Fort Benningalso conducts kids and conservationprojects, despite facing more restric-tions than the average BASS chapter.Although DOD regulations prohibitfundraisers, the club contributedmore than $1,000 to worthy causes in2004.

Some of the club’s public serviceprojects include supporting the RedCross and the Fort Benning FoodLocker. Taking part in the annual“Clean the Hooch” event, a commu-nity-wide effort to clean the banks ofthe Chattahoochee River aroundColumbus, Georgia, is one of theclub’s environmental projects. EachOctober, club members use theirboats to help clean up the 10-mile

stretch of the river that runsthrough Fort Benning.

Jim KalkofenJim has spent his entire career

devoted to furthering the sport fish-ing industry, specifically in the com-petitive walleye fishing arena. As achild, Jim learned to fish from hisfather, who to this day, still makesmost of his own lures and continuesto inspire Jim’s career. Working asthe Advertising Director at Shel-don’s, Inc. (Mepps) and as the PressRelations Manager at Mercury Mar-ine, Jim gained insight into the fish-ing industry operations, as well asthe knowledge to effectively create,manage and build the walleye tour-nament scene nationally. Along theway, Jim established the most con-crete network of media personnel,professional anglers, and industryexecutives, who all owe product de-velopment and personal achieve-ments to the walleye tournamentfishing explosion he ignited.

Jim’s vision over the past 35years has been to construct a formatin which anglers can vie nationallyfor cash prizes, notoriety and fame.With the number of walleyes tourna-ment circuits currently establishedand introduced each year, he ack-nowledges that his vision hassparked an entire revolution in thefishing industry; one that now af-fords anglers the opportunity to trav-el the nation making a career fishing

competitively. Jim’s vision now in-cludes mentoring young kids to in-spire a whole new generation ofangler’s, who will someday cross thestage to win the first place trophy.

Wheelin’ SportsmenWheelin’ Sportsmen NWTF

(National Wild Turkey Federation)is a national program dedicated toproviding all people with disabilitiesthe opportunity to enjoy the greatoutdoors. Kirk Thomas is theNational Coordinator for the Wheel-in’ Sportsmen NWTF program.

In 1966, Kirk founded Wheelin’Sportsmen of America to providepeople with disabilities the opportu-nities to enjoy the outdoors. Dis-abled/disadvantaged individualswere paired with non-disabled/dis-advantaged individuals for fishing,hunting, archery, firearm shooting orother outdoor activity and educa-tional events. Merging with theNational Wild Turkey Federation in2000 and forming Wheelin’ Sports-men NWTF, the program now offerssimilar events on a national levelwith the potential for events in all 50states and parts of Canada. TheWheelin’ Sportsmen NWTF Programhas eight regional event coordina-tors to help orchestrate these events.They receive assistance from over2,200 NWTF chapters and 500,000members, drawing upon the chap-ter’s experience conducting hun-dreds of similar type events. The pri-mary goal of Wheelin’ SportsmenNWTF program is to give individu-als with disabilities the opportunityto participate in and enjoy outdoorevents. Disabled individuals enjoythe relaxation and interaction withnatural resources and engage in thecamaraderie of others. Non-disabledpeers assist the disabled individualsin the activities. Hopefully, this out-ing will induce a lifetime recreation-al activity for the individual and willencourage additional participationin future events.

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NATIONAL FISHING HALL OF FAME

World Angling RecordsGranted

1st QUARTER - 2007 UPDATENOTE: World angling records are updated quarterly and the ulti-mate synthesis is published annually in book form each April, dis-tributed free to members, media, manufacturers and world fish-eries as a public service.

NOTICE TO REPRINT©COPYRIGHT 2007 NATIONAL FRESH WATER FISHING HALL OF FAME. Ex-cerpts or whole may be reprinted without written permission as public infor-mation only, but not for commercial profit purpose. The source of this infor-mation must be credited to the National Fishing Hall of Fame in a type sizereadably noticeable or as the contents of the companion text.

“KEPT FISH” WORLD RECORDS–DIVISION #1 - ROD/REEL–

Line Lbs. WhereFish Class Ozs. Angler Caught Date

MUSKELLUNGE/ 80 lb. 51-2 Tom Vilas County, 11/30/06Natural Gelb Wisconsin, USA

–DIVISION #2 - FLY FISHING–Line Lbs. WhereFish Class Oz. Angler Caught Date

SALMON/ 15 lb. 12-8 Donald R. Kennedy Creek, 11/3/06Chum Tippet Crawford Washington, USA

25 lb. 11-0 Donald R. Kennedy Creek, 11/3/06Tippet Crawford Washington, USA

CORRECTION TO 2006 SPLASH #4TROUT/ Unltd. 2-2 Don East Walker River, 10/4/06Brown Tippet Vachini California, USA

TROUT/ 10 lb. 3-7 Theodore Golden Lake, 8/28/06Golden Tippet Hailey Wyoming, USA

–DIVISION #4 - ICE FISHING, POLE/LINE–Line Lbs. Where

Fish Class Oz. Angler Caught Date

TROUT/ ?? 11-3 Ryan Deerfield Lake, 12/30/06Brook Rempfer South Dakota, USA

FOREIGN CAUGHT RECORDS–DIVISION #1 - ROD/REEL–

Line Lbs. WhereFish Class Oz. Angler Caught Date

BASS/ 30 lb. 13-4 Will Lake Guri, 11/16/06Peacock Whitehead Venezuela, SOUTH AMERICA

DORADO/ All 47-8 Leonard J. Uruguay River 11/2/06Tackle Kouba Argentina, SOUTH AMERICA(only)

KEPT FISH

Tom Gelb, Natural Muskellunge,51-2, Vilas Co., Wisconsin,11-30-06.

Theodore Hailey, GoldenTrout, 3-7, Golden Lake,Wyoming, 8-28-06.

Ron Carey, Kokanee Salmon, 5-14,Flaming Gorge Reservoir, Utah,9-7-06.

Donald R. Crawford,Chum Salmon, 12-8,

Kennedy Creek,Washington, 11-3-06.

Leonard J. Kouba, Dorado, 47-8,Uruguay River, Argetina, SouthAmerica, 11-2-06.

Don Vachini, BrownTrout, 2-2, Div. 2, EastWalker River,California, 10-4-06.

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CATCH & RELEASE–DIVISION #1 - ROD/REEL–

Line WhereFish Class Lgth. Angler Caught Date

BASS/ 15 lb. 22” Will Susquehanna River, 9/5/06Smallmouth Whitehead Pennsylvania, USA

PIKE/ Unltd. 41” Bobbie Stork Lake, 8/16/06Blue-Silver Stephens Ontario, Canada

SALMON/ 2 lb. 42” Chuck 4 Mile Creek, 10/27/06Chinook, Booker New York, USAKing, Inland

14 lb. 48” Chuck 4 Mile Creek, 11/6/06Booker New York, USA

TROUT/ All 29” Tim Barbe Lake, 10/21/06Brook Tackle Matheson Manitoba, Canada

10 lb. 29” Tim Barbe Lake, 10/21/06Matheson Manitoba, Canada

TROUT/ 14 lb. 32” Chuck 18 Mile Creek, 11/4/06Brown Booker New York, USA

–DIVISION #2 - FLY FISHING–Line Where

Fish Class Lgth. Angler Caught Date

MUSKELLUNGE/ 20 lb. 49” Robert Flambeau River, 10/18/06Natural Tippet Tomes Wisconsin, USA

Unltd. 38” Donaldson V. Chippewa River, 9/30/06Tippet Lawhead Wisconsin, USA

SALMON/ 14 lb. 24” Alan North Pole Stream, 8/22/06Atlantic, Sea-Run Tippet Madden New Brunswick, Canada

SALMON/ 16 lb. 36” Gene Kitimat River, 8/4/06Chum Tippet Gramzow British Columbia, Canada

20 lb. 38” Gene Kitimat River, 8/5/06Tippet Gramzow British Columbia, Canada

SALMON/Chinook, 4 lb. 41” Chuck 4 Mile Creek, 11/1/06King, Inland Tippet Booker New York, USA

6 lb. 43” Chuck 4 Mile Creek, 11/1/06Tippet Booker New York, USA

10 lb. 44” Chuck 4 Mile Creek, 11/1/06Tippet Booker New York, USA

FOREIGN CAUGHT RECORDS–DIVISION #1 - ROD/REEL–

Line WhereFish Class Lgth. Angler Caught Date

BASS/ 6 lb. 23” Rod Lake Guri, 10/15/06Peacock Bates Venezuela, South America

8 lb. 22” Will Guri Lake, 10/14/06Whitehead Venezuela, South America

10 lb. 25” Rod Lake Guri, 10/15/06Bates Venezuela, South America

12 lb. 29” Will Guri Lake, 11/15/06Whitehead Venezuela, South America

14 lb. 18” Rod Lake Guri, 10/16/06Bates Venezuela, South America

15 lb. 30” Will Guri Lake, 10/16/06Whitehead Venezuela, South America

20 lb. 25” Rod Lake Guri, 10/15/06Bates Venezuela, South America

30 lb. 25” Will Guri Lake, 11/15/06Whitehead Venezuela, South America

DORADO All 42” Leonard J. Uruguay River, 11/2/06Tackle Kouba Argentina, South America(only)

CATCH & RELEASE FISHGene Gram-zow, ChumSalmon, 38”,KitimatRiver, BritishColumbia,8-5-06.

Chuck Booker, King (Inland)Salmon, 43”, 4 Mile Creek, NewYork, 11-1-06.

Will Whitehead, PeacockBass, 29”, Guri Lake,Venezuela, 11-15-06.

Kevin Davison, Natural Muskel-lunge, 58”, Lake Nipissing,Ontario, Canada, 10-6-06.

Robert Tomes, NaturalMuskellunge, 49”, FlambeauRiver, Wisconsin, 10-18-06.

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by EmmettBrown

From theDirector’s Desk

As I am writing this, it’s about5º below zero. Reports are that it’sgoing down to 20º below tonight.That’s the bad news. The goodnews is that a lot of ice is beingmade. Fishing has been good thispast month or so. Just last night,my son and I “iced” about 25 crap-pies. All were returned, to becaught again.

Longtime Hall member AlHartog has recently downsized hisfishing approach by reverting tothe way our distant ancestors usedto do it – handlining. Last fall Alapplied this new/old approach tofishing and caught a very nicesalmon doing so. Al has asked thatwe consider adding a handliningdivision to our records program. Ifwe start receiving some inquiriesregarding this, we may do so. Itcertainly sounds interesting.

I’ll let Al tell his story andmake his case in his own words.

“In the 1950’s I was a caddy ata local golf course. In order to get ajob you had to sign up on a clip-board. The caddies were chosen bythe order that the caddies signedin. If you got there at 4:00 a.m.you’d get the first golfers. If you gotthere later, there was a wait for thenext golfer. There was a lovely lit-tle river that ran through the golfcourse and that is where I spentmy down time. By the time I wouldcheck back in, I would be passed upand would have to re-sign at thebottom of the list. My tackle was aPrince Albert tobacco can intowhich I placed some black braidedline, a few hooks and a few worms.It fit neatly into my shirt pocket.

Several weeks ago in 2006, I

decided to tackle the salmon andtrout in a local Lake Michigan har-bor along a sea wall. My tackle wasbraided line, a hook and a piece oforange yarn, like I’d seen used inAlaska. My fishing buddies Kareland Dan tried to ignore me… untilI got my first hit. It thrashedaround a got loose. My fingers did-n’t get cut and the fish didn’t run. Igot one more, which promptly gotoff and then I got one with a goodhook set. We used a landing netwith a long handle to land thesalmon. The 36 inch Chinook putup a good fight, but couldn’t get upenough to run. I decided to enter itinto the Hall to see what wouldhappen even though I knew therewas no category for hook, line, nopole and no reel. We measured,photographed and released the

critter. It’s up to the Hall now andwhatever happens, it was fun.P.S. I didn’t make much money asa caddy.”

That’s quite a story Al. I wouldbe very interested to hear what themembership thinks about this.Please let me know.

Last fall we made a mistake inour membership billings. Theresult was that some members didnot get their renewals in a timelymanner. Furthermore, this result-ed in some of the renewal packetsgoing out late. I apologize for thismiscue. I will endeavor to not letthis happen again. I really doappreciate all the support that ourvery generous membership hasbestowed on the Hall for so manyyears. Thank you.

Best regards.

We’ll Miss YouOn January 19, 2007 Gerhardine “Ger” Gautsche passed away in

Hayward, Wisconsin. Ger was the wife of Executive Board Director,Awards Committee Chairman and longtime supporter of the Hall, BillGautsche. Ger always found time to hunt and fish. Of course, she wasmost fond of musky fishing on Teal Lake, near Hayward.

Bill and Ger were married for over 54 years. Together they had 5 chil-dren and 11 grandchildren. Ger always supported Bill in the course oftheir many moves. She was the glue that kept her family together. Gerwill be sadly missed and will always be in our hearts.

• • •Arthur “Mr. Musky” Oehmcke died of natural causes December 3,

2006 in Rice Lake, Wisconsin.Art worked for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources for

41 years. From 1941 until 1969 he directed the operations of the Woodruffhatchery. The Woodruff hatchery specializes in musky propagation. Itwas at this facility that Art earned his well deserved nickname “Mr.Musky.” Art was responsible for steering the hatchery, making it “themodel” for all future hatchery operations throughout North America.

After his work at the Woodruff hatchery, he moved to the Spoonerhatchery. Although he may be best remembered for his efforts in restor-ing Wisconsin’s muskellunge population, his work was equally importantin the propagation of most other gamefish natural to Wisconsin. Artretired in 1978.

Art is a 1982 inductee into the Hall. Additionally, he has been induct-ed into the National Fish Culture Hall of Fame and the Muskies, Inc. Hallof Fame. In 1994, the Woodruff hatchery was renamed the “Art OehmckeState Fish Hatchery” in his honor.

• • •Dick Stroud, the first aquatic biologist for the State of Massachu-

setts, former executive vice president of the Sport Fishing Institute,esteemed fisheries scientist, American Fisheries Society past presidentand a man of countless other proud accomplishments, as well as a mem-ber of the Fishing Hall of Fame passed away on September 4, 2006.

Dick was a true gentleman and he will be sadly missed by the entiresportfishing community.

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Missouri Man Reelsin Ancient Fish Hook(300 –12,000 Years Old)(reprinted from the January 2, 2007Kansas City Star/Ap)

COLUMBIA, MO. – A manhunting for American Indian arti-facts with his sons along a gravelbar on the Missouri River hasuncovered an ancient fishhookthat is making collectors envious.

“The first thing I thought is, “Ihope this isn’t metal,” said EricHenley, who found the hook lastmonth near McBaine. “When Ipicked it up, there was a prettygood jump for joy and a couple of“whoops” and yells. It’s the creamof the crop.”

The hook is made of bone andcovers his entire palm, making itmuch larger than most bonehooks.

Joel Harl, of the Archaeologi-cal Research Center of St. Louis,said the size of the hook suggeststhe fisherman who used it wasafter a larger fish.

Another artifact collector,Kenny Bassett, said the large sizeof the hook might indicate an ear-lier origin. American Indians usedbigger rocks and tools in earlierperiods to hunt larger game suchas wooly mammoths. He said thehook could have been used to fishfor pallid sturgeon or enormouscatfish.

Bassett, who works with Hen-ley, said he had to control his envywhen he saw the oversized hook.

“I’ve been hunting” AmericanIndian artifacts “for 30 years andnever found anything so identifi-ably unique. I’ve never seen any-thing like it.” Bassett said.

Because bone matter deterio-rates rapidly, bone artifacts typi-cally have to be buried deepenough in the ground to be pre-served. And they are usuallyfound during archaeological digs,said Bill Iseminger, assistant sitemanager at Cahokia MoundsState Historical Site in Illinois.

Harl said sandier soil in spotsalong the river might have keptthe hook preserved. He said the

hook could be anywhere from 300to 12,000 years old.

Henley, a maintenance man atthe University of Missouri-Colum-bia, has no plans to learn thehook’s exact age. Carbon datingthe item would require drillingthrough the fragile bone, and hedoesn’t want to risk ruining thehook.

Henley credits his sons, 11 and6 for being good-luck charmsbecause he made the discovery onthe first trip the boys had joinedtheir dad for an artifact hunt.

“Now every time I go, they’regoing to be there.”

New Officers ElectedOn an annual basis our Execu-

tive Board selects its officers forthe new year. Our Board officersfor 2007 are: Bill Beckwith: Presi-dent; John Dettloff: Vice Presi-dent; Ted Dzialo: Secretary andTom Turngren: Treasurer. OurDirectors are: Randy Albrecht;Scott Allen; Bill Gautsche; DavidPerkins; Don Robinson; JamesScheer; Harold Tiffany and WendyWilliamson.

We welcome new Board mem-bers Dave Perkins and Jim Scheerand congratulate our new officers.

Hall Adds BoardMembers

On January 11, 2007 our Exec-utive Board approved 2 new mem-bers to the Board. Board PresidentBill Beckwith stated that, “We aredelighted to have these two finegentlemen on our team.”

Dave Perkins is as much athome in a fishing boat or a duckblind as he was greeting exhib-itors at his boat and outdoor sportshows. For more than thirty-sixyears Dave worked for and thenbecame owner and president ofGeneral Sport Shows, the compa-ny that produced the MinneapolisBoatshow, The Kansas City Sport-show, the Des Moines Sportshowand the Minneapolis NorthwestSportshow.

Dave was not content just pro-moting consumer trade shows. Hewanted to be sure something newand different was offered everyyear and that visitors could counton having an outdoor adventure atthe shows. In the early years itwas the stage show complete withtrained retrievers, wrestlingbears, casting demonstrations andlog rolling — just to name a few.Later the shows shifted to fishingand hunting seminars featuringthe most respected authorities inthe field.

Dave has been a tireless con-tributor to outdoor causes and has

always made sure there was spacein the Boat and Sportshows forhunting, fishing and boating orga-nizations.

In 2005 Dave was elected tothe North Central Marine Associa-tion Hall of Fame and in 2006 hewas recognized for his contribu-tions to the fishing industry bybeing elected to the Rapala Hall ofFame.

Dave and his wife, Mary, cur-rently make their home in EdenPrairie, Minnesota.

• • •Jim Scheer was born and

raised on a resort near Hayward,Wisconsin. Their family was in theresort business from 1922 throughthe early 1980’s. Jim is a graduateof the Illinois Institute of Technol-ogy with a degree in MetallurgicalEngineering. After a stint in theAir Force, Jim moved to Chicagoand began his long career in theinsurance industry. His successfulcareer has allowed him the free-dom to champion his life’s passion– the outdoors. His tireless energyhas bolstered many hunting andfishing causes.

Jim currently resides with hiswife, Anne, in LaGrange, Illinois.

Both Dave and Jim are fineadditions to the Executive Board.Both bring with them vitality andthe willingness to get things done.Welcome aboard!

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