NPAA NewsBLAST June 2017

Captain Greg Shares His Hobby Of Fishing To Elementary Youth

Friday, May 2nd, Certified Angler Educator Greg Karch with Learn 2 Fish With Us and NPAA Member #138, hosted fishing seminars at Zielanis Elementarywhich is located in Kiel, Wisconsin.  It was Career/Hobby day at Zielanis Elementaryand the youth got to choose what seminars they wanted to attend that afternoon and Greg’s Fishing Basics seminars was packed.  Greg explained to the students that he has been fishing since…

NPAA Member #2 Tony Puccio has signed a new contract with Andy Myers Lodge on Eagle Lake Ontario for June 27th thru August 11th, 2017 Puccio will be a Fishing Educator for quests, with on and off the water seminars. The lodge hosts 50 to 70 quests per week with a wide variety of fishing expertise. Puccio says working one-on-one with different age groups really helps to grow the sport. Puccio feels education is the back bone of the future of the fishing industry. He will share his… Read More

Moorhead, MN-Saturday May 6th, 2017 was the first time a Future Angler Youth and Family fishing clinic was held at Elevate Human Potential (EHP) Cross Fit in Moorhead, MN. In January 2017, National Professional Anglers Association (NPAA) member Spencer Deutz #552 approached EHP about the opportunity to host such an event and they agreed without hesitation. With days of preparation… Read More

NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla.- Competitive walleye anglers will converge on the Mississippi River at Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, on June 15-16 for the final regular-season event of the 2017 Cabela’s National Walleye Tour. The tournament circuit features a pro-am style format and guarantees over 100… Read More

CLASSIC BASS CHAMPIONS TOUR – MILLE LACS PREVIEW

2017Champions Tour Anglers Prepare to Make Their First Cast on Mighty Mille LacsExcitement is beginning to build for the first ever Classic Bass Champions Tour event presented by Skeeter Boats and Yamaha Outboards. It just so happens that the first tournament will be taking place on one of the most talked about bass fisheries on the planet right now, and during one of the most action-packed times of the year.The giant smallmouth of…Read More
 

Fluctuating water complicates third National Walleye Tour event

PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, Wis. – After visiting two sprawling, expansive fisheries in Lake Erie and Lake Sakakawea, the world’s best walleye anglers are set to sample the more confined waters of pools 9, 10 and 11 of the Mississippi River. The two-day tournament, held June 15-16, marks the third event of the 2017 Cabela’s National Walleye Tour season. While the Mighty Miss is known for having a stable population of walleyes,…Read More 

STURTEVANT, Wis.- BRP, a world leader in powersports, announced today Evinrude will be the engine sponsor of John Gillespie’s Waters and Woods television program. The program provides a current news source on local Midwestern fishing. Resource preservation is an important focal point of each show as well as providing tips, techniques and the latest products to help viewers be more successful on their outdoor… Read More

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Minnesota’s Legendary Lake Vermilion Next Stop On Cabela’s North American Bass Circuit’s “Dream Season”

Ponca City, Okla.-The Cabela’s North American Bass Circuit’s 2017 tour of the Upper Midwest’s hottest bass fisheries continues Saturday, June 17, with a regular season qualifier presented by Garmin on Minnesota’s renowned Lake Vermilion, from the Fortune Bay Resort Casino. The single-day event offers two-person teams a chance to win thousands… Read More

Park Falls, WI- The Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) bass fishing program (men’s and women’s) epitomizes how far the scholastic level of the sport has come. Led by full-time coach Isaac Payne – himself an avid angler and former SCAD grad – the team has placed both male and female athletes into several national championships over the past four seasons. A case in point:…Read More

Ramsey, MN – Phantom Lures, widely known for its design and manufacture of high quality, proven baits is excited to introduce the new Hex crankbait to an already stellar lineup of muskie lures. Individually hand-painted and made in the USA, the Phantom Hex crankbait combines an erratic, subsurface walk that gets more enticing the faster you troll it. Deadly at any speed over 3mph,…Read More

SMYRNA BEACH, Fla.- Pro-angler Duane Hjelm, of Ft. Pierre, South Dakota, brought in a two-day total of 45.41 pounds of walleye to win the pro-angler category of the Cabela’s National Walleye Tour (NWT) event on Lake Sakakawea on May 12. The angler won $15,000 and, by participating in the Ranger and Evinrude contingency…Read More

Ramsey, MN- Phantom Lures, widely known for its design and manufacture of high quality, proven baits is pleased to introduce the all new Xorsist muskie bait. Individually hand-painted and made in the USA, the Xorsist is a 10″, floating dive-and-rise bait with a subtle side-to-side downward action when pulled. Work it hard for erratic, unpredictable movement that…Read More

Classic Bass Champions Tour Announces Skeeter Boat Center Sponsorship

Zimmerman, MN – Classic Bass (ClassicBass.com), a leader in providing bass tournament angler’s informative, current information, and presenter of the new Champions Tour bass tournaments is pleased to announce that Skeeter Boat Center will be a sponsor of the Champions Tour during the 2017 season. “We are so pleased to have the support of Skeeter Boat Center in this inaugural season of the Classic Bass Champions Tour,”… Read More

OPTIMA® PowerPack Nation May e-Newsletter When to Use an OPTIMA REDTOP® vs. YELLOWTOP®Battery
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hen choosing a battery for your build, there are a few key considerations to keep in mind – type of application, group size and number of batteries being used. We’ve put together a quick guide to help you determine which battery, our REDTOP or YELLOWTOP, is best for you….Read More
 

Bartsch, Le Sage Lead Wire-To-Wire To Win Cabela’s Masters Walleye Circuit Green Bay Tournament

Presented by Lowe Equipment Attachments

Green Bay, Wisc.-Chris Bartsch and Larry Le Sage, both of Green Bay, jigged their way to a hard-fought victory at the Cabela’s Masters Walleye Circuit’s Green Bay regular season qualifier presented by Lowe Equipment Attachments May 19-20 out of Green Bay Metro Park. “It’s a great feeling,” said Bartsch, who is Le Sage’s nephew….Read More 

Spring is here and we wanted to share with you the great images from the Earth Day clean up that Evinrude participated in. Evinrude continues to support local and global environmental initiatives by taking part in the Milwaukee Riverkeeper’s Annual Spring River Cleanup along side over 4,000 volunteers picking up trash along the Milwaukee River Basin. Also, this year, seven Evinrude E-TEC powered boats with 24…Read More

Sturgeon Bay, Wisc.-David Eggers of Granger, Indiana, and Tad Hepler of Niles, Michigan, sacked a 5-fish limit weighing 26 pounds, 13 ounces to win the Cabela’s North American Bass Circuit’s 2017 season opener presented by Mercury Marine May 13th on Lake Michigan’s Sturgeon Bay. “We’ve finished second twice at Sturgeon Bay before, so it feels really good to…Read More

Sturgeon Bay Bass Tournament Has Great Second Year Great Community, Great Tournament! The Second Annual Sturgeon Bay Bass Tournament (SBBT) was held on May 12-13, 2017 at Sawyer Park Boat launch in Sturgeon Bay.  After a successful first year, the tournament committee was confident that this year would be even better.  And it didn’t disappoint!  The tournament had a 25% increase in boats up to 51 and certainly has a bright future.  The tournament paid out over 100 percent of entry fees…Read More

On Tuesday, May 16th the Pioneers of Mount Olive Lutheran Church learned the skills needed to go fishing.  Certified Angler Educator Greg Karch #138 and Karen Karch #121 with Learn 2 Fish With Us and NPAA hosted a fishing clinic for the Pioneers which was held in Appleton, Wisconsin.  The fishing clinic started out by Greg presenting his Fishing Basics seminar which educates the youth and families on all the skills needed to fish…Read More

Isle, Minn. – The Mille Lacs Smallmouth Alliance (MLSA) along with corporate partner Scheels have teamed up to offer bass anglers incentives to “Free the Fighter” during the 2017 Mille Lacs fishing season. What’s the bait, you ask? Getting on the board, the Free the Fighter Trophy Board that is. Any angler with a personal best smallmouth bass 17″ and…Read More

Fishing’s Future Contest Starts June 3
 

South Padre Island, Texas – The fourth annual Fishing’s Future National Youth Catch-Photo-Release Contest begins June 3, 2017. The total value of the grand prize package is more than $9,600 and it will be awarded to a young angler after the conclusion of the contest on August 12. Fishing’s Future is America’s preeminent organization dedicated to helping young people and their families build better and deeper bonds using sportfishing as an educational,… Read More

Clean Drain Dry Initiative Announces Operation Save the Wake™

Brooklyn Center, MN – With the goal of raising $10,000, Wildlife Forever has teamed up with WakeMN to announce Operation Save the Wake™.  This new initiative works to engage the watersports industry and fans of wake surfing and boarding with invasive species prevention and keeping access open to Minnesota’s 10,000 lakes. WakeMN is Minnesota’s top waters sportswear company donating proceeds from apparel and gear sold in…Read More
 

Richard L. Gilbert sums it up this way in the March issue of Wyoming Wildlife.  “The way we act when in the field or forest, on lakes or beside streams speaks either eloquently or disparagingly about our character.” Richard’s quote struck home with me, growing up in a family where fishing was important.  A father who was rare by those standards of the day, always stressed respect for the resource.  Today, some suggest respect… Read More

Late spring walleye fishing can be ridiculously easy or incredibly frustrating, depending on the conditions and your approach. Here are four proven patterns to help you match the conditions and catch more fish on every trip. 1. Drag A Jig Drifting or slow-trolling a leadhead on bottom is one of my favorite ways to cover large flats or emerging… Read More

How to find your fishing spots with your Aqua-Vu I use sonar to find fish every time I go out but sometimes the fish can hide. Two good examples are boulders and steep drop-offs. The sonar beam is reflected off the bottom on steep drops and off the boulders and the fish can’t be separated. I drove over this drop-off that had boulders and didn’t see any fish with either the Humminbird or the Lowrance. I stopped on the edge and used the Spot Lock feature of my Minn Kota trolling…Read More

This Spring Warmer-than-normal winter temperatures have shuffled bass spawning schedules on many lakes throughout the country this spring, but Mark Davis has seen it before, and the veteran Yamaha Pro knows just how to approach the problem. “With the milder winter, bass began spawning much earlier than usual this year so when a fisherman heads to a lake…Read More

Lake trout are hard-fighting, great-tasting gamefish often misunderstood by the masses. If you’d like to catch more lakers this summer, factor these five facts from veteran trout guide Bernie Keefe into your fishing strategies. Frontal Assaults Cold fronts give walleyes and other fish species lockjaw, but not lake trout. “Most people don’t realize lake trout don’t care about fronts, they just keep on eating,” says Keefe. “I’ve had some… Read More