Ice Fisheree

Fin 'N' Feather Sportsman's Club Inc . will host their 57th annual Ice Fisheree on the club grounds on this winter. For anyone unfamiliar with our club it is at N2765 Hardscrabble Rd, Palmyra Wisconsin 53156. Fishing starts at 5:00 am and closes at 4:00 pm. Fish from any area lakes are eligible and prizes will be awarded for the heaviest fish in each of the following six species: Bass, Bluegill, Crappie, Northern, Perch and Walleye. Ten additional prizes will be awarded via a drawing from tickets representing one fish from each species that each fisherman registers. The entry fee is $10 in advance or $12 the day of the event. The entry fee includes a ham or turkey dinner and guest dinners are $6. This information may change when offical planning begins.

Call Butch Roehl at (262) 894-7137 to register by phone, stop at the clubhouse the Saturday before 9:00 am to 5:00 pm or the Saturday of.  Every child 15 and under will receive a prize for their first fish. Each registered fish must be fresh and of legal size. Judges decisions are final. Officials from Fin 'N' Feather will be on our lake to distribute voucher tickets for fisherman wishing to register for a species and practice catch and release of fish not in contention for the heaviest of that species. A shuttle will run between the club house and our lake during the hours of fish registration. Some holes on our lake will be pre-drilled and signed with sponsor's names. These donations helped build the prize pool for fisherman.

If you are not interested in sitting out on the ice, come spend your time warm and dry in the club house enjoying our ample food, beverages and camaraderie. Of course there will be plenty of raffles of meat, tools and various other prizes. The big raffle is the cash raffle and this year the prizes will be $500 for 1st place, $250 for 2nd place, $150 for 3rd place and $50 each for 4th & 5th place. Drawings for the Cash Raffle will begin at 5:30 pm.

Again this year, a significant portion of the proceeds will go to help support the Fisher House home on the Milwaukee Veterans Center Medical Complex. For those unfamiliar with the Fisher House charity, they currently have 54 homes near major veteran's medical centers or hospitals where veterans and/or their families can stay for free while they are receiving medical help. Fisher House of Wisconsin opened their new home in the spring of 2016 as one of the largest Fisher Houses in the United Stated and is expected to help over 1,000 families a year at a time when they really need it.

RULES

1. Fish may be caught from any body of water.

2. Largest fish by weight in each of 6 categories wins cash prize.

3. Perch, Bluegill, Crappie, Walleye, Large Mouth Bass & Northern are eligible.

4. Each species caught and validated allows additional entry for drawing of 10 major prizes. (Ex: 1 perch, 1 bluegill, 2 chances in drawing.)

5. Fish must be of legal size and fresh not frozen. Judges decision will be final. (Note: it is illegal to transport fish in water.)

6. Contestants may start fishing at 5 a.m. and must be in line at clubhouse grounds by weigh-in close at 4 p.m.

7. All contestants must pre-register by 10:00 am Saturday February 18th. Registration available by phone (262) 510-8995 or at clubhouse. The clubhouse will be open every Saturday before the Fisheree from 9:00 am till 4:00 pm, Friday evening before the Fisheree from 5:00 pm to Midnight and 5:00 am the day of the Fisheree.

8. All entrants 15 & under registering fish win a kids prize.