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Upper Valley Chapter

Who We Are

G'Day from the Upper Valley,

My name is Kert Lavigne and I am the current chairman of Upper Valley Chapter of Muskies Canada. Established in January 2006.We are based in the Ottawa Valley in Eastern Ontario, with membership stretching from Arnprior through to Pembroke. Our meetings are held the third Wednesday of each Month at Royal Canadian Legion 49 Daniel St Arnprior, Ontario. With the world-class fishery of the Ottawa River and its many tributaries at our doorstep, there are a variety of opportunities for both the novice and seasoned muskie angler.

We have a wealth of local muskie enthusiasts from near and far which makes our meetings informative, educational, and always entertaining. Our chapter is dedicated to the preservation and enjoyment of the local sport Muskie fishery, with an emphasis on public education and sharing of knowledge and ideas. We are strong believers in catch photo and release, If you have any questions on the Upper Valley chapter drop myself or membership director Chuck Albert a line.

Tight Lines & Sharp Hooks

Kert Lavigne

Meetings

Meeting Location

Arnprior Legion
49 Daniel St N, Arnprior, ON

• March 17, 2010 T.B.A.
• May 19, 2010 T.B.A.
• June 16, 2010 T.B.A.
• July 21, 2010 T.B.A.
• August 18, 2010 T.B.A.
• September 15, 2010 T.B.A.
• October 20, 2010 T.B.A.
• November 17, 2010 T.B.A.
• December 15, 2010 T.B.A.

Outings

This year will be the third installment of the Party in the Prior. We pride ourselves on trying to provide the best experience, hospitality, and fishing that we can possibly give you. This year we have pushed the date back a week in hopes the fish have put on their post spawn feed bag. That being said our past two outings have both been capped with fish over 50 inches and good numbers. So come have a great time with a very good chance at BIG fish.

The dates are June 26th, 27th, and 28th. Friday June 26th there will be a social get together with a BBQ and loads of stories and laughs. The outing itself is June 27th on both the Ottawa River at Arnprior and the Madawaska River. With both bodies of water it doesn't matter the size of boat or what the weather is, you will have no problems wetting a line. A banquet complete with steak dinner and huge prize table will follow the day of fishing. If ya haven't had enough of the valley, stick around and fish some more on the 28th. There will some camping available so book that early, we will also book a block of rooms at the Country Squire Motel which is in town and close to all amenities, including Tim Horton's. Register by June 1st to guarantee your Party in the Prior 09' T-Shirt.

We look forward to seeing you!!

Aside from the Party in the Prior we also hold some pot luck diners over the course of the year. We fish all day and meet up that evening for some fun, food and friends. All our welcome to join us visitors form out of town don't have to worry about food there also always more than enough. Stay tuned our section on the forum for those dates.

Chapter Plans

Our 2009 season kicks off with a joint venture at The Valley Sportsman's show in Carp on April 3rd, 4th and 5th. Both the Ottawa and Arnprior chapters host a booth at this show as it is a great venue to spread our message and sign up a few more muskie nuts. Later in April we will again have our annual Launch Clean Up day. The group splits up and picks up all of the trash at local launches and their surrounding shorelines. Also in April through May we will be installing more KTD signs throughout the Valley and on the Quebec side of the Ottawa River.

As most of you know there are plans for a Catch and Release study on muskellunge to begin this summer. This study is being spear headed by the Ottawa Chapter and Carleton University. The Upper Valley will be lending whatever support is asked for or needed to aid in making this a success.

We are also currently in the early planning and information gathering stages of a couple of initiatives that may see our water ways getting a little cleaner in the coming years. Better for the fish, better for us and better for the public who rely on it for drinking water.

In December of last year we put together a program that has sinced been dubbed "The Muskie Angels". Kert Lavigne, our chairman, approached us with the idea of donating Christmas presents to less fortunate children in the area. This was a huge success and we look to continue this in 2009.

Angler Logs

With the continuous low participation level through all chapters, we look to really try and drive home the importance of submitting your log pages. We urge all members to take the initiative to complete a log for every day you go fishing. The information in the Log goes a long way to essentially keep our finger on the pulse of our fishery. It is the simplest way for each and every member to get involved in the club and to give a little back to the fishery. So please take the time, fill out your logs, get involved.

For more information on the Angler Log program go to the Angler Log Program link under General Information on our home page or contact Jonathan Jordan at jnthnjrdn@yahoo.com 613-851-7649

Message to our sponsors

I would like to take this opportunity to thank our many sponsors for their amazing support they have shown us over the years. Because of your contributions we once again had a very successful Party in the Prior. We had close to 70 anglers from all over Ontario and Quebec come to Arnprior for a wonderful event. We were able to raise money for our chapter and for the betterment of the local fishery. So, from all the members of the Upper Valley family I would like to send out a Big Thank you to:

Chapter Executives