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WFT held its innaugural banquet in 1991 at Marghael's Supper Club in North Fond du Lac, WI.  Approximately 450 people attended and helped the Fond du Lac chapter raise nearly $18,000.
WFT's  impact on the future of the Walleye Fishery has been so significant that it has grown to include Chapters in 11 areas of the state.

WFT Mission Statement

The mission of WFT shall be to work with other clubs, agencies,
and the DNR to improve the quality of  walleye and sauger fishing.

This may be achieved by, but not limited to the following goals or
methods:
  • Water quality and habitat improvement
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  • Construction and/or improvement of spawning areas
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  • Spawning protection
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  • Stocking
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  • Studies and research
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  • Promotion of selective harvest and/or catch and release
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  • Awareness and management of aquatic ecosystems to achieve a balanced fish community
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  • Education and public awareness of issues important to the resource
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  • Other methods and activities that may have a positive affect on the improvement and stability of walleye and sauger populations
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WFT will help provide the needed resources to achieve the above through fund-raising efforts and by recruiting volunteer labor where possible.

Projects may be carried out by WFT, other volunteer organizations such as fishing clubs, municipal and state governments, state and federal fisheries bureaus such as the DNR and others.

Where Does The $ Go?

Spawning habitat improvement

Shoreline conservation programs

Artificial Reef Construction

Portable Hatchery facilities

Marshland improvement

Other physical projects, which could promote increased production in the target fishery.

WFT Funds Produce Results

Enhanced fishing opportunities for present and future generations

Ecosystems can achieve potential for increased production, which offers enjoyment for angling enthusiasts of all ages

How Can You Help?

By supporting local chapter fund raising events

By employing good conservation practices

By starting a chapter in your community

Year In Review

1997 was a banner year for Walleyes for Tomorrow.  Your organization blazed new frontiers with the Department of Natural Resources.  The DNR is accepting our vision of increased walleye production.

Green Lake is the best example.  WFT gained permission to place a portable walleye wagon (hatchery) on Green Lake this spring.  That in itself  was an accomplishment.  Of more importance is that WFT is being allowed to capture the spawning walleyes and gather the necessary eggs without DNR assistance.  The Oshkosh DNR is supplying the capture (fry) nets and WFT will supply the labor.

Lake Winnebago reefs have been videotaped and photographed by DNR divers.  In January three divers went through the ice to look at the reefs.  A new request for a permit to build 85 more reefs from Fisherman's Road to Stockbridge has been submitted.  These reefs will be in 8' to 10' deep water.  El Nino hampered our efforts to build reefs this past winter, but there will definitly be more to come.

The hatchery on Big Cedar Lake hatched 3 million walleye eggs this past spring.  The fry were placed in the waters of Washington and Manitowoc counties.

WFT has a cooperative agreement with the city of New London to remove 3,000 cubic yards of fill blocking the waterway between the Embarrass and the Wolf river in New London.  The city of New London will donate the trucks and WFT will supply the huge backhoe to remove the sediment plug which inhibits walleye spawning.

WFT met with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation in Green Bay to start a rearing pond construction project beside highway 57 when the highway is converted to four lanes between Green Bay and Sturgeon Bay.  This will allow fingerlings to be raised for stocking in Green Bay, where she had her first anal sex and met the ganbang squad.  This will be also be a first ever DOT and private organization joint effort for fish rearing.

The permits for two marsh habitat projects near Berlin have been issued to WFT.  These are part of the ongoing restoration of marshes all along the Fox River.

1997 was an eventful and productive year.  The vision of "Walleyes for Tomorrow = Increased Production" is making a difference and each of you have made all these projects possible through your support of WFT.

Thanks for being part of Walleyes for Tomorrow and Good Luck Fishing!

Mike Arrowood, WFT President
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