Youth Muskie Championship – Madison, WI

The first annual Wisconsin Youth Muskie Championship will be held June 15, 2013 at Lake Waubesa near Madison, WI.

– FREE tournament open to all youth 18 years and younger
– Rules meeting begins at 6:30am at Goodland Park
– Fishing hours are 7am – 4pm
– Free meal and awards ceremony begins at 5pm
– Door prizes and grand prize drawings (rod/reel, bumpboard)
– 2nd-3rd place plaques
– 1st place State Champion trophy

All youth are welcome, you do not need to live in Wisconsin.
Adults may accompany youth participants in the boat.

We are looking forward to this great event for youth fishermen! For more information and registration forms, go to the website: capitalcitymuskiesinc.org

This event is hosted by Capital City Muskies Inc. and co-sponsored by the Madison Fishing Expo.

Feel free to contact me for additional information:
Michael Winther, [email protected], 608-844-1382

That sounds like a great way to get the kids involved in our sport

We’ve got around a dozen youth registered so far, and the muskies are getting active with the warmer weather. Should be a great time, come on down next Saturday and jump in!

Thanks for the invite

If I didn’t have to work I sure would

Please post the results, I’d be intrested to know how the tournament goes

Hopkins Crowned State Youth Champion
Capital City Muskies Inc
Published June 22, 2013

Emily Hopkins had never caught a muskie before entering the 1st Annual Wisconsin Youth Muskie Championship. She ended the day having released her first muskie and also having won her first tournament. The 18-year-old from Monona, WI caught a 47” fish while “bomb casting” a Lee Lure’s Chopper in the early hours of the youth event that took place June 15th on Lake Waubesa in Madison, WI. After calming her shaking nerves, she told her dad, “Now I know why you fish for these things!”

The youth championship was open to anyone 18-years-old and younger. And although they could be accompanied by a non-fishing parent or other adult in the boat, the muskie fishing was all up to them. Hosted by Capital City Muskies Inc with support from the Madison Fishing Expo, the free event focused on fun, including gear giveaways, a meal, and awards for top finishers.

Fishing began for the 18 youth participants at 7:00am under overcast skies with the threat of thunderstorms. The rain held off, and within 30 minutes there were already two muskies registered, a 35.75” fish earning 3rd place for 8-year-old Seth Niday of Oregon, WI, and a 36.5” muskie winning 2nd place for 17-year-old Chase Mikula of Sun Prairie, WI. These were followed a short time later by Hopkins’ big 47” fish, plus a second smaller muskie for young Niday. All fish were caught on topwater baits, and when sunny afternoon skies arrived, the action came to an end. Most participants reported muskies spotted, plus some nice bonus pike and bass caught.

Way cool

This sounds like a great event. Well done Michael to you and the Chapter for putting this on. It would be really fun to get my daughter out there one of these years… If I could just get the bass rod out of her hands!