november 2016

2 Christmas Party

4 Membership Renewals

5 Big Fish!

6 Support The Sponsors!

7 PM River Tournament

8 Advertise with MWS!

9 Ohio Steelhead Alley

10 Manistee River Guided Trip

11 Manistee River Tournament

12 Frankfort Salmon Tournament

13 MWS September BOD Minutes

14 MWS Contribution

15 Big Fish Form/Rules

16 It Pays to Belong

17 Classifieds

18 Sponsors

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THE METRO-WEST STEELHEADERS MEET THE FIRST TUESDAY OF EVERY MONTH AT 7pm

Open to all members and public

LIVONIA SENIORS CENTER AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF FARMINGTON ROAD AND FIVE MILE ROAD -

15218 FARMINGTON RD, LIVONIA, MI 48154.

If you have any questions, contact Mark Platt -

Email: mcplatt4565@gmail.com or ph: 248-672-5440

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steelheaders METRO-WEST STEELHEADERS 2016 CALENDAR

NOV. 19 Pere Marquette River (Flies Only Section) w TCAS Chair: Phil Bustos

DEC. 6 CHRISTMAS PARTY

The 2016 Calendar is coming to an end, but keep an eye out for the 2017 Calendar!!!!

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MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS Submitted by Henry Nabors, Membership Director

Please see me at the December 6th Christmas Party to pay your dues. You can pay by Cash or Check. Otherwise,

please mail a check to MWS, 32511 Windsor Ave, Garden City, MI 48135. The Expiration date is YY MM.

Last First Exp Dues

Hesch Tom 16 09 15

Mayo Dennis 16 11 40

Novelli David 16 09 40

Pietron Greg 16 10 40

Schoen Clyde 16 10 40

Wehner Tracey 16 11 40

Last First Exp Dues

Bartolacci Donald 16 09 40

Berzinskas Leo 16 09 40

Boggs Kerry 16 10 40

Drum Marty 16 11 40

Drum Phillip 16 11 40

Eskra Tim 16 10 40

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CONSERVATION PLEDGE I give my pledge as an American to save and faithfully to defend from waste

the natural resources of my country;

its air, soil, and minerals; its forests, waters, and wildlife.

Ben East, 11-9-1937

Michigan United Conservation Clubs Metro-West Steelheaders

BIG FISH 2016!

Big Fish Coordinator: Karen Westphal

The 2016 Big Fish contest is underway! All existing members needed to be entered by April’s meeting. All new members have 30 days from join date to sign-up! The cost is $5.00 for the biggest fish in each category, and $5.00 for the biggest fish caught over all for the year (Jackpot). The categories are: Wall-eye, Lake Trout, Brown Trout, Steelhead Trout, King, Coho, and Atlantic Salmon. You can also send your entry to “Big fish Contest”, 32160 W. 11 Mi. Rd. Farmington Hills, Mi 48336. Make your check payable to Karen Westphal with “Big Fish” in the memo portion of your check. You can find the Big Fish Rules within this newsletter. Good luck to everyone! Karen Westphal

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NEWSLETTER DEADLINE

Please submit all contributions for the December newsletter by:

November 19th - Submissions after this date cannot be accepted.

Do you have an announcement, information, or story, for club members?

Contact: Adam Trenz, Editor at (810) 569-4184 or adamtrenz@gmail.com

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PERE MARQUETTE RIVER TOURNAMENT - NOVEMBER 19th Submitted by Event Chairman Phil Bustos

On Saturday November 19, 2016 is the Pere Marquette River Tournament (Flies Only Section, No Kill)

If you are planning on attending please

contact me by Thursday November 17,

2016. If you have any question please

feel free to contact me anytime.

WHERE: Pere Marquette River in Bald-

win Michigan. M-37 to Gleason's Land-

ing. FLIES ONLY, NO KILL!

WEIGHT-IN: Green Cottage Boat ramp

at the end of Peacock Rd.

START TIME: One hour before sunrise.

PULL LINES: 3:00pm, in line with Catch

Release Picture (CRP) to weight-in at

4:00pm (see Metro West River Angler

Rules under " Measurement Rules")

RIVER CAPTAIN: Phil Bustos

Cell: 313 6702309

Email: pbauer227@comcast.net

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ADVERTISE WITH METRO-WEST Contact Adam Trenz (adamtrenz@gmail.com)

Advertise with MWS, and gain exposure to ~2,000 recipients per month! SIZE: 1 year (12 months) Business Card $50.00 ¼ Page $75.00 ½ Page $150.00 Full Page $280.00 (Merchandise donation rates can be negotiated) MEMBERSHIP DISCOUNT (in good standing) 40% CLASSIFIED AD RATES: Available to MWSH’s members only. MEMBER RATE: FREE Ads must be copy ready. All ads must be submitted by the 15th of month prior to issue.

YOUR ADVERTISEMENT COULD

BE HERE! (Approximate business card size shown)

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OHIO STEELHEAD ALLEY TOURNAMENT REPORT - OCTOBER 1ST

October 1, 2016 was the Metro West Steelheaders, “Ohio Steelhead Alley River Tournament”.

Jeff Bustos, Mark Lewallen and I drove to Girard, Pennsylvania. We meet up with Matt Benuska 2010 Metro West River Angler of the Year and guide

Jim Chamberlin from Fishing with Jim Outfitter. Jim has donated guided trips to the Metro West Sportsmen Banquet for many years. We all meet at

the Green Roof Inn were we stayed. Great place; it caters to fishermen www.thegreenroofinn.com.

We checked out Trout Creek and Elk Creek in PA and the Conneaut Creek in Ohio; we saw steelhead in Trout Creek ready to go up. But the water

was low and dirty. So we decided to fish the harbor at Conneaut Creek. We ended up going two for five. Later on that week Mark Davis went with Jim

Chamberlin and did very well. Lots of fun and great fishing hope to see you next year!

Submitted by River Chairman: Phil Bustos

call: Tim Tenbusch at 248-840-2205. Be sure you're covered!

tel:248-840-2205

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MANISTEE RIVER FISHING REPORT

I had a chance to fish the Manistee River w/ My Son Taylor, Brother Sean & Nephew

Alex last Saturday & Sunday. We split up with two Guys to a Guide and swap the

second day. Fishing has been tough lately with only a few kings around (but some

big ones over 20#’s). The lake water is still 74 Degrees out front of the harbor, top to

bottom and not much rain, so there hasn’t been a big push recently (only a few steel-

ies as of yet).

Anyhow, Saturday started out at 42 Deg F, with Light winds out of the East. We wit-

nessed an amazing sunrise as we headed down from High Bridge to the first high

banks series of holes. My Son Taylor & I fished w/ Mike Bright Jr of “Late for Supper”

charters and ran Ping-a T plugs w/ a couple drive by tail swats and one mid teener

that rolled in the line and pulled the plug just shy of the boat. Taylor got to meet the

“demo river” head on w/ a 20+ king that just about pulled him off his feet. On her

second pass by the boat the king headed for the bank and under a submerged tree.

We tried to reposition, but the anchor wouldn’t hold in the swifter current and broke

her off (Big Fun!). Sean & Alex fished w/ Capt’n Dave Kane of Benzie Fishing Ser-

vice. They ran Ping- T’s down the sides and ran Spawn under Bobbers down the

middle & back bounced spawn through the deeper, cleaner holes. Sean Landed a

jack under a bobber for the day.

Sunday started out a bit cooler and the wind was cranking out of the east at just

under 20mph (Love the river, because it doesn’t really matter how hard the wind

blows. The ripple actually helps refract the light on high sun days to allow the fish to

stay in shallower holes longer). We started pitching UV & Glow Jr thundersticks in

the dark, up along the log jams and banks with no takers. We had another awesome sunrise and moved on to running spawn under bobbers. I landed

a mid teener hen around mid-morning just down from Bear Creek (Yes! Eggs for the beach!!). We moved further down to the clay bank and back

bounced for the rest of the morning. Taylor got into a feisty Jack using spawn under bobber, that gave him plenty of fun about half way down from

Potters landing to Rainbow bend. Sean & Alex fished the Highbridge area and Alex tied into a nice King in the shady hole just above Highbridge on a

blue Ping-A-T, just before quitting time.

Overall, the weather was great, the fishing pressure still high (even with the reduced number of kings available) and the bald eagles seemed to be

doing very well. If you haven’t tried a guided river trip, I highly recommend it as a relaxing way to fish and let your cares drift away (but of course there

is still the organized chaos to deal with, when you have a fish on!)

Submitted by Eric Braden (Cover Photo Courtesy of Eric)

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MANISTEE RIVER 10/15 SALMON TOURNAMENT REPORT

What a great weekend at the Manistee River!!!

We had a group of approximately 19 people between friends, coworkers,

and family. Only 10 participated in the tournament which 4 were Metrowest

Steelheaders.

The rain and cooler temperatures pushed a lot of fresh fish to Tippy Dam.

We arrived to Tippy Dam recreation camp site Friday night with a lot of

good reports of limits on Thursday and Friday. Saturday we ended up go-

ing five for twelve, only males with a couple nice big fish breaking leaders.

We ended up weighing in 8 kings in the tournament. Big fish was awarded

to Paul Pratt. First place went to Fabian Sepulveda with 3 fish and second

place to John Lengyel with 2 fish. Sunday John and I caught more fish in-

cluding a brown trout, a coho and 3 male kings. A couple guys from our

group also got 8 kings. Lots of fun and great fishing! Thanks to everyone

who made it, and hope to see you next year!

Submitted by River Chairman Fabian Sepulveda

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FRANKFORT SALMON TOURNAMENT REPORT 9/10/2016

The weather was questionable at best for the September 10 salmon tournament out of Frankfort, MI. However three intrepid

captains couldn’t be kept off the water.

The captains encountered rough, but fishable water to start the morning. One boat, Tops Therapy (captain Tim Potter of

TCAS) fished inside the harbor while the Dodger (Bill Dodge, MWS) and Finfull Addiction (Mike Hartrick, MWS) hit the shelf

to start the day.

By 10 am all three boats were on harbor patrol with almost as much water falling on them as was underneath the boats. By

around noon the rain was blowing sideways and all three boats called it quits. Dodger came in third place with one coho,

Tops Therapy took second with a small king, and Finfull Addiction took first with two coho and

a small king.

Submitted by River Chairman: Mike Hartrick

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MWS BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING MINUTES 9/13/2016 Submitted by Secretary Mark Davis

Attendees: Larry Tabaka, Matt Lubaway, Eric Braden, Mark Platt, Jim Robertson, Mark Davis, Adam Trenz, Robert Grech, , Melissa Gagnon, Tim Tenbusch

Absent: Henry Nabors, Brad Allan, Roger Hinchcliff,

Guest: Bill Gagnon

President, Larry Tabaka : Meeting was called to order at 7:05 pm.

Vice President, Mark Platt : Guest speakers: Dave Duncan of Domka Outdoors. October, Walleye and Pink Salmon?

Secretary, Mark Davis: Adam Trenz moved to accept May minutes, Matt Lubaway second. Minutes approved with corrections.

Treasurer, Melissa Gagnon: Submitted June, July and August Treasurer’s reports. Mark Davis motioned to approve, Adam Trenz sec-ond, motion carried. Adam Trenz moved to donate $100 to MSSFA to help support Michigan Sportsmans Caucus November Breakfast Meeting, Matt Lubaway second, motion carried.

Membership, Henry Nabors: Absent excused.

MSSFA Rep, Eric Braden. Provided written report. Adam Trenz motioned to send $1,000 to tribal negotiations fund, Matt Lubaway seconded, motion carried.

MUCC Rep, Matt Lubaway: Mark Davis moved that MWS fund up to $700 in Tracks subscriptions to local teachers for their students, Matt Lubaway second, motion carried.

Stream Committee, Roger Hinchcliff: Absent excused.

Brad Allan: Absent excused.

Tournaments, Robert Grech: Many weather cancellations this year.

Tim Tenbusch, Advertising/Pays to Belong: Proposed new advertisement rates, Mark Davis second, motion carried..

Fishing Machine and Equipment, Jim Robertson: All good.

Adam Trenz; The deadline for the Newsletter is the 15th. Requested that tournament captains submit notices in a timely manner.

Old Business: Bylaws were reviewed by the Board, Matt Lubaway proposed revision, Mark Davis second, motion carried. Board to deliver revisions to general membership and will have membership vote to accept at November General Meeting.

New Business: Concessions will need a new chair beginning January 2017. MWS needs a chair for the Christmas party. Chairs will be needed for Outdoorama and the Novi Boat Shows.

Meeting adjourned: Adam Trenz moved to adjourn meeting, Larry Tabaka adjourned the meeting 8:59 pm.

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steelheaders BIG FISH RULES AND FORM

1. Participant must be a member in good standing, spouse or child of a member of Metro West Steel headers.

2. The contestant must be registered before the fish is caught.

3. The entry fee of $5.00 must be paid by the April membership meeting. A new member of Metro West must pay the entry fee within 30 days of

the membership registration date to qualify.

4. Fish must be caught in Michigan waters or during an official Metro West Tournament in Ohio, New York, Pennsylvania, or Canadian waters.

5. Fish must be caught by sport fishing method only. All DNR rules apply. During tournaments outside of Michigan, the local sport fishing rules will

apply.

6. The length of the contest is from Jan. 1st through Dec. 1st 2016. Each entry must be submitted within 30 days of catch. Entry form must be com-

plete with picture attached.

7. Eligible species include Walleye, Coho, Chinook, and Atlantic salmon, Brown or Lake trout, and Steelhead trout.

8. There are two divisions, lake and river; the above species can be entered in either one or the other division, not both!

9. In case of a tie, the first fish entered will win. Post mark on mailed entries will be the entry date. Entries can be mailed to: BIG FISH CONTEST/

32160 W. 11 MI. RD. FARMINGTON HILLS, MI. 48336, OR TO: kclipper2004@yahoo.com.

10. All money will be distributed equally among winning fish.

11. A registered scale with serial number, or the Metro West scale must be used to weigh the fish, and signature of witness must be given.

12. One person may win a maximum of two categories.

Big Fish Jackpot –Separate contest

1. Entry fee $5.00; largest fish wins.

2. All regular Big Fish rules apply except for 8, 10, & 12.

(Prizes will be awarded at the Christmas Party)

April 1st is the deadline for Big Fish sign-ups for existing members.

If you are new to our club, you will have 30 days from your joining date to enter the Big Fish contest. If you cannot make a general membership meet-

ing, but would like to enter the Big fish contest, you can send your entry fee to:

"Big Fish contest"

32160 W. 11 mi. rd.

Farmington Hills Mi. 48336

Existing members entries must been paid by the April meeting, new members entries postmarked within 30 days of joining date.

Make sure you write the

check to Karen West-

phal, with "Big Fish

contest in the memo

portion of your

check. The fee is $5.00

for the Biggest fish in all

categories, and $5.00

for jackpot, which is the

biggest fish caught over

all. If you don't want to

enter both categories,

please specify which

category you are enter-

ing. Most everyone

enters both Big Fish and

Jackpot to increase their

chances to win more

money.

Thank you, Karen West-

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Business / City Discount / Web Site / Contact Art Van Furniture

Statewide See MSSFA “It Pays to Belong List “

Batteries Plus

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Big Papa Sport Fishing

50642 Oregon Novi, 48374

10% except down riggers and rod holders Big Papa Sport Fishing

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Boat U. S. Insurance

Statewide

$12.50 Membership Due. Use membership # GA83723B

Cutco - Independent Authorized Distributor

Statewide

10 - 30% to All Steelheader Members

www.cutcojeff.com

Dunham's Sports

Statewide See MSSFA “It Pays to Belong List “

Firestone Metro-25

Livonia & Taylor

$20.00 off on $200.00 + service.

www.metro25firestone.com

Fish With Jim Outfitters

Ohio Steelhead Guide

Michigan Steelheaders Discount $50.00 off the total trip price Phone 248-252-1277 www.fishwithjimoutfitters.com

Gordon Food Service

Statewide

Earn discount points for Metro West on your purchases at the cash register. (Just tell the clerk

you are a Metro-West Steelheader Member) www.GFS.com

K & M Marine, Inc

14990 Telegraph Road, Redford, MI 48239

10% off on all merchandise except sale items - Includes engine or trailer parts and labor cost.

www.kandmmarine.com

MC Sports See MSSFA “It Pays to Belong List “

METRO WEST STEELHEADERS

Livonia

Free: 1) July Family Picnic; 2) Kids Fishing Outing/ Picnic/ Prizes; 3) Chance to win week at

MUCC Camp for family member; 4) Luna Pier Picnic; 5) Family Christmas Party/Kid gifts w

Santa; 6) Monthly Newsletter; 7) Great Lakes Sports Fishing Newspaper - Monthly

Contact Henry Nabors - HHNabors@ameritech.net

MSSFA “It Pays to Belong” http://www.michigansteelheaders.org/stpays_to_belong_image/pays_to_belong.pdf

MUCC Membership

Statewide

Free if a METRO WEST STEELHEADER, May 1 each year.

See MSSFA Pays to belong List www.michigansteelheaders.org

Richfield RV

Statewide See MSSFA “It Pays to Belong List “

River Raisin Marina & Campground

2502 E. Elm Avenue, Monroe, MI 48161

Buy One Get One Free Includes campsite, dock and launch.

Call for availability

313 575 4367. See the add in MWS Newsletter

RX Optical

Statewide See MSSFA “It Pays to Belong List “

Slamco, Inc. “Slammer Tip-Up” 10 % Discount www.slammertipup.com

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Trailer, Pamco, Tilt, Good Tires, New Axel &

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For response Call John 313-255-0099

Ludington Rental House

Spacious and clean, five bedroom house right on 5,000-acre Hamlin Lake. Swim, fish, or dock

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cream parlors, and shopping. Jim & Carole Maddux 248-360-4838

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Hunting Property -40 Acres, For Sale or Lease -Crawford County, Located off 75N between Roscommon and Grayling. Call Ty Voigt

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Cottage for Sale

Lakefront cottage on Lake Missaukee. Fur-

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Package includes 2 hubs, One set of surge brakes, One set of new bearings

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