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The Great Lakes Sport Fishermen Club-Ozaukee Chapter is a non-profit organization of sports minded men and women dedicated to the preservation, improvement and enjoyment of Great Lakes fishing, especially for the Salmon & Trout which have been so successfully introduced into Lake Michigan.

In the early 1980s, local fishermen reported an illegal Lake Trout gill netting operation north of the Port Washington harbor, which resulted in prosecution by the DNR.  This incident triggered an awareness among the sport and charter fishermen of OzaukeeCounty of the need to have a recognized presence in the area.  Thus the Great Lakes Sport Fishermen Club-Ozaukee Chapter was born.  Over the years the club has grown and joined with similar clubs in the state to form the Wisconsin Federation of Great Lakes Sport Fishing Clubs.  Today, sport fishing clubs and organizations bordering the five Great Lakes make up the Great Lakes Sport Fishing Council.

People often ask – “What does this club do for the fishermen and the sport? We believe G.L.S.F.-Oz can help you to become more successful fishing for Salmon & Trout.  Please read on!

Lake Michigan continues to be Wisconsin’s best “fishing hole” and state records for salmon & trout continue to be broken!  Our club consists of members who have big boats, little boats or no boats at all and even some Associate members who don’t fish, but are interested in improving the fishery.

By joining this club you will be helping to further protect and improve upon the world class fishery that we all enjoy so much in Lake Michigan!  If you are just getting into Lake Michigan fishing, have been at it for some years now or are a real veteran of 30 years or more, our club has a lot to offer you!

The Port Washington area offers excellent fishing opportunities. The marina launch ramps facilitate easy and quick launching and reloading of boats on trailers.  The availability of deep water close to shore allows smaller boats to fish the area successfully and safely.  Structure abounds, which helps to keep the alewives and other forage fish close to shore.  This results in great near shore fishing when the water temperatures are right. Even if you don’t own a boat, the Port Washington breakwater can provide excellent salmon, trout & perch fishing.  The Wisconsin Electric power plant’s warm water discharge area also offers incredible trophy salmon and trout fishing year ‘round.  The adjacent Sauk Creek has produced several record class fish!

Our club has done much by itself, as well as in conjunction with other clubs throughout Wisconsin and the other states bordering the Great Lakes, to protect and improve our Salmon & Trout fishery:

GLSF Ozaukee makes numerous annual donations of money and equipment that are salmon and trout oriented.  We have donated to the Kettle Moraine Springs DNR Fish Hatchery, located near Adell, items such as an egg sorter, PH meters, an emergency generator, a scale, a water pump, stainless steel kettles and Steelhead holding tanks. We have also made donations to the Wild Rose and Lake Mills State Fish Hatcheries. Our cash donations have helped to support the Root River Egg Taking Facility and the Manitowoc Salmon and Trout Rearing Ponds

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In Port Washington itself we help support the needs of the Ozaukee County Water Safety Patrol’s rescue boat.  We also installed the fish weighing scale and “Bragging Board” for picture taking by the fish cleaning station and the 90 foot marine radio tower by the marina office, which is used to provide better communications and safer navigation.

One of our major efforts several years ago was the Sauk Creek Habitat Rehabilitation Project.  Working with the DNR, Wisconsin Electric, the city of Port Washington and others, we were involved with the placement of fish structures and deepening of a central channel in Sauk Creek to provide a good place for young fish to be planted and to return for spawning.  To date, our club has donated over $10,000 and hundreds of volunteer man-hours to this project.  Sauk Creek is now an excellent stream fishery for children and adults.

Each summer we sponsor scholarships for High School students to attend the Natural Resources Careers Workshop camps near Stevens Point.  We help fund the annual Disabled Veterans FishingOuting in Port Washington and takethe vets out fishing. We sponsor a Big Bros. & Sis. Outing for groups from both Ozaukee and WashingtonCounties, with a morning of fishing, a picnic and a trophy presentation to the boys and girls from these two organizations. All of these efforts are made possible through funds received from our membership dues and our fund raising events, which include a public  fishing derby and our Super Raffle.

GLSF Ozaukee offers you:

Salmon Sez – Our monthly newsletter provides reports on fishing tips and techniques, speaker presentations from past membership meetings, our Associate members business ads, the latest DNR and Great Lakes area information relating to Salmon and trout, great recipes, members classified ads, information on upcoming club events and news about our members.

Monthly Membership Meetings – Our club meets October through May on the first Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. at the Railroad Station hall, 200 S. Railroad Street in Saukville.  Each month experts such as charter boat captains, DNR personnel and others talk about Lake Michigan fishing related topics,  hatchery operations, fish plantings and catch information, boating safety and maintenance and new fishing equipment and techniques. These meetings offer a great opportunity to meet new fishing friends and join in our great camaraderie.

Club Fishing Contest – Club members can earn certificates, patches and trophies for the fish they catch and register in our annual Big Fish contest.  There are separate divisions for children, women and men.  This contest also offers Fisherpersons of the Year trophies in each division for the individual catching the greatest total weight of five species and Catch 5 Awards for those who catch all five species. There is also a separate Boat of the Year contest, with a trophy given to the captain of the boat with the greatest weight of fish in the five species caught during the year.

Fishing Hotline – Operating 24 hours a day from April to October at 1-866-516-2796, this free Hotline offers important up to date fishing information for the Port Washington area.

Fish-Ins – These are contests with other nearby GLSF Clubs which consist of a morning of friendly competitive fishing followed by a cook out and award presentation. Fishing sites alternate annually between the competing ports.

July Fishing Derby-This annual three day event is open to the public.  The contest features a grand prize, 10 places in each of five categories, numerous door prizes, daily big fish prizes and fish registration prizes.  This event is a lot of fun as well as a major fund raiser for our club.  Plan to enter it!

Club Picnic – Free to all club members and their families, this annual event features a morning of fishing followed by a cookout and awards.  Fish tale swapping provides the entertainment after the food and awards.

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As a club member you will also receive an annual membership book containing names, addresses and boat names of our members, fish identification information and other useful tips, an embroidered GLSF-Ozaukee patch to be worn on your favorite fishing jacket or shirt and a boat decal. You may also purchase club jackets, sweatshirts, t-shirts and hats, all bearing our club logo.

Membership in GLSF-Ozaukee is open to all interested pier, shore, stream and boat fishermen and women as well as non-fishing individuals simply interested in supporting the Lake Michigan fishery.  You don’t even need to own a boat and you do not have to live in OzaukeeCounty.  We have members throughout Wisconsin and from as far away as Iowa, Illinois and Minnesota.

Associate Memberships are available to businesses interested in supporting the many projects/donations our club does each year.  Business ads for associates appear in our monthly newsletter and we encourage our members to patronize these businesses.  Associates have all of the other advantages of a regular membership.

Now that you know more about us, why not take time right now to fill out the enclosed membership form and send it with your check to the address on the form. Help us to further protect and improve upon the sport we all enjoy so very much, our World Class Salmon and Trout fishery in Lake Michigan.

For more information contact us at:

Great Lakes Sport Fishermen – Ozaukee Chapter - Telephone (262) 644-8481

Check out our club’s Web-site – www.glsfc-oz.org

Enclose check and mail to:

Bob Hammen – G.L.S.F.-Ozaukee

5146 Wickert Dr., West Bend, 53095

                    Salmon Sez

We've never heard an angler say: "I lost a real small fish today!"

Fish On!  Fish On!!

Our Club is a Proud Member of the:

Port Washington Chamber of Commerce

Wisconsin Federation of GLSF Clubs

Wisconsin Wildlife Federation

Great Lakes Sport Fishing Council

We are a federally recognized not-for-profit 501 (c) (3) organization recognized for tax-deductible giving by the federal government.

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