Outings
Want to go on an outing? Want to get to know other club members? Want to fish locally or new lakes out of town chasing the hottest bite? Have a place you want to go to? Then you simply need to sign up to say you’re interested in going on any or all of these outings. An outing can happen with enough interest but if no one signs up then the outing can’t happen. Outings without exact dates are either weather dependent, river levels and based on the timing of the bite. Once you’re signed up you will get more specific details of the trip. Tom is the contact for all outings listed below.
All outings above are open to club members, our Rock Valley Angler friends, your family, and friends! We need members with boats but you can participate even if you don’t have one. Sign-ups will be at club meetings but look for a new link out on our website soon. As always you can contact Tom at any time to sign-up or if you have questions or just want advice.
Outings 2023-24 and Upcoming Events
October 21 – Delavan Lake
Our October 11th club meeting speaker will be guide Doug Duwe, who will be giving us a seminar on fishing DelavanLake. We will learn what to do at the meeting and have an outing on Saturday, 10/21. The UW Badgers play away against Illinois that day.
October – Green Lake
Possible trip going after smallmouth. More to come on this.
November – Tenney Park walleye
This is our annual shore fishing outing from the Tenney Park breakwall. This will likely be a mid week outing starting at sunset which is around 4:30 p.m. Using 1/4-3/8 ounce jigs with 4-5″ Kalin’s grubs or any 4-5″ swimbait (darker colors are seen better in the dark) or jerkbaits (like Rapala ripstop or X-raps or husky jerks) are recommended.
December – hopefully a local ice fishing outing, likely on Monona Bay or Cherokee Marsh if we have enough ice.
Big Stone Lake Minnesota trophy panfish outing: We currently have dates set and reservations made with plenty going December 26-31. There is still time for you to sign up but please respond ASAP to make accommodations. This will be a trophy bluegill and other panfish outing in Ortonville, MN on the border of South Dakota.
January ice fishing outings (Yet to be determined dates)
Locally
Kids Ice Fishing Day – Brittingham Park
Likely Mississippi River backwaters (La Crosse area)
Green Bay area whitefish
February – Lake Winnebago burbot outing
This might be a guided trip or a do our own with the information we got last February from our speaker Mr. Bluegill.
Feb 9 – 11 Sturgeon Bay Charlie Grimm Memorial whitefish outing
This is our signature club outing which is guided safely to heated shacks for a fun day on the ice. You can fish for 1, 2 or 3 days. Last year’s cost was $75 per day. You definitely don’t want to miss this outing!
We are a fishing club! Let’s go fishing together!