This year the tournament will be held at the Pine River Corridor, west of M-37. I don't have the exact directions yet, but as soon as I get a set of them, I'll of course post em' on here. It's FREE camping in a beautiful location, and teams from CMU, MSU, UM, FSU, GVSU, and GVCC are sending teams, and i'm sure a few more are bound to show up. Plus, the executive chef from Eagle Eye Golf Resort in East Lansing, MI will be cooking dinner for us the night before the tournament. He makes a steelhead chowder that's worth the trip alone. It will change your life forever. Myself and several other club members are heading up early to prepare the area for camping, split firewood, and of course, chase the elusive steelhead. It's a great chance to meet new people, and learn a thing or two about how to catch a silver meteor in the water.
In addition to the tournament and camaraderie, the WMU Fishing Club strongly supports river cleanups. Thats why we have the "Trash Bash", basically a competition between teams to see who can pick up the most trash along the river. It's surprisingly competitive, I've personally seen people race to pick up a single beer can floating in the river. Plus, it's always good thing to give back and help clean up a resource we all use. Nothing ruins a day on the river faster than seeing 30 beer cans floating in an eddy held together by monafilament fishing line. Not only are they blights on the river bank, but are hazardous to wildlife. We don't stick to just the "PM" either. Whenever club members venture to a river or lake, we always make sure to carry our and other people's trash away. So if you're interested, let me know and I'll post more info when it becomes available.
tight lines,
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