The First Annual Pewaukee Lake Chapter WFT Ice Fishery on February 22 at Curly’s Waterfront was a huge success. Thank You to all you locals for participating to this worth cause. All proceeds are going back into Pewaukee Lake to improve the fisheries!

Items given away in the raffles to lucky winners were a 60″ flat Screen TV, 2 Jiffy Propane power augers, a Remington .300 win mag raifle, 100 Muskie baits, A Vexilar, Booze Barreles, A Muskie Rod and Reel Combo, and dozens of baskets full of items….don’t miss this event next year. This Ice Fishery had big ticket items, not the little prizes you throw in the back of your truck and never see again.

Thanks again for all that participated! Whether you were a member working, a patron, went fishing, or came for meat raffles, you made this a success, THANK YOU and we’ll see you next year!!

PRIZES WERE AS FOLLOWS:
1st Place – 60” flat screen smart TV LED 1080
2nd Place – $500 gift certificate at Goeman’s bp rapidmart (for gas, bait, food, ECT)
3rd Place – Jiffy propane power auger

Additional items include:

• .300 Remington Win mag deer/big game rifle
• Another Jiffy Propane power auger
• A Marcum Fish camera
• Wildlife prints – Bob O’Neill senior donated some – thanks Bob Sr.

• Booze bottles – Steve Grady (2 bottles of Makers Mark), Bob O’Neill (Absolute Vodka), Dave Kawalski (Rum Chatta and wine), Jim Douglas (Captain Morgan) and Cory Mathisen with quality bottles of Bacardi and Rum chatta
• Meat raffles — we had $2,000 worth of the finest meat for the raffles. Tanja “the butcher” cut and packaged, Jody Schmitz and Jeff Schmelzer did an outstanding job (Ticket sales), Jim, Turk, Perch, Dakota, Kristine, Jerad, Jayden, and all the other members that made it happen, THANKS!!

Special thanks to Larry Goeman, who has become the first patron-level sponsor of
the Pewaukee Chapter of WFT. His $1,000 contribution puts us near our fundraising
goal of $6,000 before we’ve even held our first event. Larry has also promised
his support as a major sponsor of the Pewaukee Chapter Fisheree, scheduled for
February 22, 2014, at Curly’s Waterfront.

Goeman’s BP Rapidmart and Uncle Larry’s Kitchen (and bait shop!) is on the corner
of Hwys SS and G. Be sure to thank Larry for his generous support of our chapter
next time you stop by and fuel up.

In other recent news, plans are continuing to develop for our other upcoming
events, particularly our fall raffle, now only a few weeks away (see sidebar for
details).

Additionally, the Walleye Wagon is looking more and more like it will soon be
rearing thousands of young Pewaukee walleyes.

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the Walleye Wagon is up and running!

Sparks fly during  the trailer tear down and rebuilding by Cory Mathisen, Bobby O’ and Tom Koepp.

Adding doors is Chuck Kaatz and Bob O’Neill Jr.

The walls go up as  Mike Arrowood supervises Pat Burke, Freddie Kaatz, Mike and Greg “Eggy” Koepp.

Working on the roof is Pat “Tru dat pat” Burke, John “Cono” Covert, and  Jeff “Rooster” Roos.

Mike Arrowood is working on the door framing.

The Walleye wagon is now located on site and the pumps have been tested for operation.

Our work in progress.