Master Angler – WIFA Wisconsin Interscholastic Fishing Association (studentfishing.com) – Most master angler fish caught from March 1st to March 1st the following year. Winners will get their name on the traveling plaque and receive $100. Must be a member of the AKAGLSF club. Take a picture of the fish on a bump board and one with you holding it. Send it to the officers or board members to have it counted.
Quality Fish Minimum Length Criteria
Northern Pike-35”
Largemouth Bass- 20”
Lake Trout- 28”
Perch- 12”
Smallmouth Bass- 19”
Crappie-12”
Walleye-26”
Sauger – 19”
Brook Trout (inland)- 14”
Inland Rainbow- 20″
Inland Brown Trout – 20″
Bluegill-10”
Pumpkinseed- 9”
Rock Bass – 11”
Musky- 42”
Rainbow Trout -28”
Chinook Salmon (King) -36”
White Bass-15”
Channel Catfish- 27”
Flathead Catfish- 36″
Burbot – 22”
Whitefish – 22″
Splake – 20”
Gar – 36”
Bowfin/Dogfish – 28”
Freshwater Drum – 26”
Common Carp – 30”
Bullhead – 14″
Redhorse Sucker – 24″
Sturgeon (line)- 60″
Quillback Carpsucker- 18″
White Sucker 20″
Brown Trout -27”
Coho Salmon -26”
Big Salmon/Big Rainbow Contest – Contest is the heaviest Salmon and/or Rainbow caught between March 1st and February 28 each year. Winners will receive $50 per category. Must be a member of the AKAGLSF club. Take a picture of you holding the fish and the fish hanging on a scale. Send pictures to the officers or board members to have it counted.
Salmon-a-Rama – Salmon-a-Rama is Managed by Salmon Unlimited of Wisconsin, a 501(c)3 Non-Profit Organization.
Brown Trout Tournament – Annual Tournament in Door County for the elusive Lake Michigan Brown Trout 4th Weekend in April.
KD Salmon Tournament – The K/D Salmon Tournament is an amateur sport fishing tournament that runs for 9 consecutive days each summer. Somewhere between 2,300 and 3,000 contestants participate annually, and about $50,000 in cash and prizes is awarded. The heaviest fish caught will win the lucky fisherman $10,000 CASH. There are 45 daily port prize packages plus a payout that goes 100-200 places deep, depending on the year.
Blue Door Brown Trout Tournament – See details on the Blue Door Facebook page.
The club banquet is the second Saturday of March starting at 4:00 pm. It is held at The Rendezvous, E896 County Road N Luxemburg WI 54217. Our banquet draws approximately 175 guests.
Purchase 37th Annual Banquet Ticket
We are looking for donations for the raffles and auctions. $100 donation gets you or your company one ticket to the banquet. You can donate money or items.
Some of the projects your donation will help fund are:
- Donated $10,000 to City of Kewaunee Marina to upgrade fish grinder and make parking lot improvements.
- Donated a chambered vacuum Sealer to Salmon-A-Rama for the Veterans outing and Community give back.
- Support the Denmark High School Ice Fishing Club in WIFA fishing contest and community events.
- Built net pens used to raise salmon and trout in Algoma and Kewaunee Harbors
- Give away three $1,000 scholarships to local high school graduates each spring
- Sponsor multiple tournaments throughout the year.
- Furnish and install weigh scales at Kewaunee and Algoma fish cleaning stations.
- Support the Wisconsin Lakeshore Business Association (WLBA)
- Support the Adopt A Sturgeon Program & Besadny Open House – 1st Weekend in October
- Support the New Franken Fire Department with purchase of air boat pontoons.
- Purchased and installed a new message board for the City of Kewaunee boat ramp
- Building Life Ring boxes for the local marinas
- Installing an antenna in Stoney Creek to allow a graduate student to study fish movement
These are just a few projects our club has helped facilitate. With your help AKAGLSF will continue to work hard to preserve Lake Michigan and help our local communities. We hope you will join us in our dream by making a donation to our annual spring banquet dinner!
East Shore Industries (ESI) Fishing Outing – This event is held each year in July on a Friday. One member of our club graciously donates us the use of their private pond and we offer employees of ESI the chance to fish for the day. Members of the club assist ESI employees with fishing and a lunch is served.
Net Pen Stocking/Feeding–Members of the club work with the WDNR to stock salmon into the net pens in Kewaunee and Algoma. Typically the last 2 weeks in April. Watch our Facebook page for details or sign up at our monthly meeting in March and April.
Besadny Anadromous Fisheries Facility (BAFF) – The first Saturday in October is the open house at the BAFF located on the Kewaunee River at N3884 Ransom Moore Lane, Kewaunee. Club members are needed to help with various volunteer opportunities. See the BAFF website for more details.
Support the Adopt A Sturgeon Program & Besadny Open House – 1st Weekend in October
