Minutes of January 2, 2023 C.V.W.C. meeting
- Tim called the meeting to order at 7:07 pm with 19 members present.
- Roll call of officers was taken with three members absent.
- Minutes of the December 5 meeting were read and approved.
- Financial report it was given by Jeff and approved.
- 14 2023 memberships paid to date
- Tournaments:
- Jay Dietz, Donnie Soash and Grant Rowe have volunteered to be tournament co-directors for 2023.
- 2023 schedule is set, see the website.
- TWF has given us four NTC slots.
- NTC participants, Marinette, WI on June 1-3:
- Tim and Tom Ahrens
- Carl Holten and Marty Stuefen
- Doug Bonwell and Jeremy Geisler
- Greg Azbil and Grant Rowe
- Scott Schipper and Kevin Belz if another becomes available
- DNR report:
- Ryan Kurtz, Milo Gadow and Angelo Schmitt will serve as DNR liaisons.
- Lori Eberhart will speak at the February meeting.
- DNR studying walleyes in local rivers:
- Fish stocked and branded 2015-2020
- On hold now
- 11-13” fish stocked in Cedar should be 15-17” next fall.
- 80,000 stocked at Plainfield, 36,000 at Greene and Shellrock
- $1000 donation from Scheels Cedar Falls.
- $186 from Pizza Ranch fundraiser.
- Boat show:
- Meat bundle and grill for raffle.
- Kids’ rod to be given away each day.
- 2023 tri-fold was passed around for review.
- Club is out of decals. Tim will investigate getting more.
- 11 non-tournament events were held in 2022:
- Boat Show - January.
- Pizza Ranch fundraiser - February.
- Sport Show – March.
- Kids’ Trout Stocking event – April
- Highway Cleanup – May.
- Jim’s Sport Shop Kids’ Fun Day – May.
- Black Hawk County Kids’ Fishing Derby – May.
- Family Fun Day – August.
- Recognition Picnic – August.
- Pizza Ranch fundraiser – October.
- Walleye Stocking and Highway Cleanup – October.
- Six tournaments held in 2022.
- A committee is needed to plan a banquet if members would like to hold one. Tim will help coordinate, Steve Grimm will help. 2-3 more volunteers are needed.
- There will be at least as many events in 2023 as were held in 2022.
- Banner will be updated in March. Sponsors were discussed.
- Drawing was held for Scheels gift cards: Bob Piper and Peyton Groen.
- Meeting adjourned at 7:55.
- Respectfully submitted,
Al Dietz