Arrowhead Chapter #48
Lake Vermilion
The Arrowhead Chapter of Muskies, Inc. was founded in November 2001. We meet monthly (except during the summer) in Mountain Iron at the Sawmill bar & grill.
Lake Vermilion minnesota is where our membership spends the majority of their time muskie fishing. We have a number of outings planned for the 2008 summer months, Please come and join us
If your intrested in joining the Arrowhead chapter # 48 please fill out the membership and mail it in or contact us at Arrowheadchapter@yahoo.com
President------------------------------------Chris Wiehrdt
Vice President ---------------------------- Terry Sjoberg
Arrowhead Chapter # 48 Board Members 2008
Secretary----------------------------------------Bruce Black
.Regional Vice President -----------John Karakash
Treasurer----------------------------------------- Jim Roerig
Youth Director-----------------------Vaughn Herhusky
Lake Vermiliom is well known as one of the most scenic lakes in the country. You'll find rocky shoreline, weedy bays and sandy beaches; hundreds of small bays and large areas of open water; there's also miles of unfished wilderness shoreline. You can find more information on Lake Vermilion by visiting the DNR website
The Minnesota DNR has played an important role in turning Lake Vermilion into one of the premiere muskie fishing destinations in the country. Members of the Arrowhead chapter support our local DNR in their quest to maintain the trophy muskie fishery we have today. With the added pressure the lake receives during the summer months it's important to educate anglers on proper techniques to handle these large fish with care, there are more fish being caught now than ever before, proper catch and release will insure we have a trophy muskie fishery for years to come.
Members also donate their time on various projects around Lake Vermilion;
- Surveyed shoreline vegetation and substrate for the Arrowhead Regional Development Center.
- GPS'd large leafed pondweed, tobacco cabbage, for future monitoring of rusty crawfish impacts.
- Helped at DNR muskie rearing ponds.
- Did awareness boat checks at public landings for exotic species.
- Guided youth for Lake Vermilion Muskie Challenge.
- 120 Rod & Reels donated to date, to area youth organizations.
Lake Vermilion Muskie Stocking
YEAR SIZE * NUMBER STRAIN FIN-CLIP
YEAR SIZE * NUMBER STRAIN FIN-CLIP
- 1968 FGL 475
- 1969 FGL 500
- 1972 FRY 21,921 Shoepac L.
- 1984 FGL 1,536 Shoepac L.
- 1985 FGL 1,040 Wisconsin
- 1987 FGL 4,979 Leech L.
- 1988 FGL 4,973 Leech L.
- 1989 FGL 5,513 Leech L.
- 1990 FGL 6,648 Leech L.
- 1991 FGL 7,969 Leech L.
- 1992 FGL 4,995 Leech L.
- 1993 FGL 4,999 Leech L. Right Pelvic
- 1994 FGL 7,784 Leech L. Left Pelvic
- 1996 FGL 4,739 Leech L. Right Pelvic
- 1998 FGL 7,749 Leech L. Left Pelvic
- 2000 FGL 5,995 Leech L. Right Pelvic
- 2002 FGL 5,000 Leech L. Left Pelvic
- 2004 FGL 3,955 Leech L. Right Pelvic
- 2006 FGL 1,268 Leech L. Clipped
- 2007 FGL 1,871 Leech L. Clipped
FLG = fingerlings
Lake Vermilion Muskie Assessment Netting
YEAR LAKE LOCATION TOTALS
- 1993 East Vermilion 0.2 fish/net
- 1994 West Vermilion 0.1 fish/net
- 1997 East Vermilion 0.5 fish/net
- 1998 West Vermilion 0.2 fish/net
- 2001 East Vermilion 1.6 fish/net
- 2002 West Vermilion 0.5 fish/net
- 2005 East Vermilion 2.0 fish/net
- 2006 West Vermilion 2.0 fish/net
- 2010 East Vermilion Scheduled
- 2011 West Vermilion Scheduled
