Montana Walleyes Unlimited

Rock Creek
2024-05-31 08:00 - 2024-06-02 17:00 UTC
Fort Peck Series
Application –> Rock Creek – 06/1‐2/2024

Crooked Creek Walleye Classic
2024-05-17 08:00 - 2024-05-19 17:00
Crooked Creek Walleye Classic – 05/17‐18/2024
Tournament Director – Mike Gapay
Fort Peck Marina
*Click here to use MWC Online Entry Form!

Jerry Johnston Memorial Tough Guy Tournament
2024-04-27

April 26 umr comments due
2024-04-26 08:00 - 17:00

Preliminary proposals for 2025-2026 fishing regulations available for review and comment
2024-04-26
Preliminary proposals for 2025-2026 fishing regulations available for review and comment

HELENA – If you’re interested in providing input on how Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is crafting fishing regulations for the next two years, now is your chance. FWP is taking public comment and asking for ideas on initial proposals for the 2025-2026 Fishing Regulations.

The initial 64 proposals are online now and available for review and comment. Just go to fwp.mt.gov/aboutfwp/public-comment-opportunities/fishing-regulations.

The comment deadline is April 26, 2024

Please read the attached document with Dale Gilbert’s comments on each of the item

UMR meeting!
2024-04-16 06:00 - 20:00
Meeting for umr – Tuesday – 6pm
16th high school communities library

Miles City - Annual Banquet
2024-04-06 17:00 - 22:00
April 6th Annual Banquet @CCEC

Circle Chapter banquet - March 30th
2024-03-30 17:00 - 22:00
March 30th is the Circle Chapter banquet. Kids day will be end of July but done have the day set in stone yet.

Glendive Banquet
2024-03-23 16:30 - 22:00
Glendive Banquet – 3/23/2024

Chapter Events – Kid’s Fishing Day (Early May)

Chapter Projects – Planning phase for Glendive Boat Ramp replacement

State Banquet - Bozeman March 9th!
2024-03-09 17:00 - 22:00
Walleyes Unlimited State Banquet March 9th, 2024, hosted by The Gallatin Madison Walleyes Unlimited Chapter will be at 3:00PM at the MSU Fieldhouse.Get your tickets and membership here. (gmwalleyes.com)
Thanks to our Event Sponsor for the State Banquet!

2024 State Meeting Agenda
2024-03-09 07:00 - 12:00
Montana Walleyes Unlimited, Annual meeting Grantree Inn, Bozeman MT March 9, 2024
0700 Breakfast 0800 Call to Order Pledge of Allegiance 0805 Call for Proxies to be included into minutes 0810 Minutes from Fall Meeting in Great Falls-Secretary Hayley Young 0820 Financials-Treasurer Ben Davis Accounts status Budget status
Budget issues
ED Funding $1000 approved in Great Falls
BASS travel request proposal-CJ Truesdale
0840 Membership-Communications Director-Mike Sedlock 0850 Fish Tales-Editor Darla Downs 0900 Webmaster-Dave Sedlock 0910 Insurance Advisor-Julie Demarsico
New policy costs/status 0920 Region Reports 1. Kris Keller 2. Jay Boardman 3. CJ 4. Josh Parrow 5. Sam Deschene
0930 Informational Topics (15 minutes)
Dale Gilbert, Swate Rods
Miles City Chapter Funding Boat Ramp status
1000 Break 1015 Tournament updates-MWC-Tammy Pyrah, FPS-Steve Harada 1025-1045 Committee reports.
Budget -Ben Davis
Bylaws- Brenda Keller, replaced Carl Seilstad when he stepped down. Clean copy ready for web site and attached to meeting minutes.
Marketing committee—Hayley Herbold, Chair Donations committee-Tyler Trogden, Chair Hall of Fame- Joe Herbold, chair History-Randy Redfern 1045 Scholarship committee- President Elect Chili 1100 Rettig award- Mike Newton New Business- 1110 Lifetime membership—CJ Truesdale 1130 President’s awards for spring. Sponsor of year, special recognition award, youth award.
1145 other board items not covered already and Agenda items not presented before the agenda deadline of February 23.
1200 Meeting will adjourn.
LUNCH

Friday Social!
2024-03-08 18:00 - 20:00
Friday night social at Grantree 6 pmSaturday am breakfast 730, meeting at 8Meeting adjourns 12:00. Lunch on your ownBB Fieldhouse opens at 3. 50 tickets left. Two busses will go to Fieldhouse before the banquet and two will return to the Grantree following the banquet.

Flathead Chapter Banquet
2024-03-02 16:30 - 22:00
Flathead Chapter

March 2nd, Kalispell Fairgrounds Expo Center

Doors open at 430. Dinner at 630. $50

2023 Tax Forms are Due!
2024-03-01 08:00 - 17:00
Please go to Forms and Applications Tab to download instructions and tax form for 2023.

State meeting reports due!
2024-03-01 - 2024-03-03
If you are required to provide a written report for the meeting, your meeting report deadline is tomorrow, March 1st!
Email them to Brenda at: brendahanson0725@yahoo.com

State Meeting Info Due!
2024-03-01
If you have information that needs to be submitted and shared at the 2024 State Meeting in Bozeman please have that information submitted to Brenda Keller no later then March 1st.

Jim Rettig Memorial Scholarship Application
2024-02-20 08:00 - 17:00
https://montanawalleyesunlimited.net/wu-jim-rettig-memorial-scholarship-application/
JIM RETTIG MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION
A minimum of (2) two $1500.00 Scholarships for members of Walleyes Unlimited of Montana (WUM) and their dependent children. Funding comes from the $100.00 profit realized when the miniature Jim Rettig Memorial bronzes are sold, donations from chapters and individuals. Scholarship funds will be accumulated/collected from January 1st thru December 31st of the current fiscal year. If additional funds are necessary, those funds will come from the WUM foundation fund. Funds for scholarship awardees will be paid on an academic year basis (starting with the Fall semester). Applications will be accepted through April1 of the current year.
CRITERIA
Failure to complete all items in the application will result in the applicant not being considered for the scholarship.
• Applicants must be a either:
o A dependent whose parents/sponsors are members in good standing of WUM for a minimum of one year prior to the start of the new fiscal year.
o A member in good standing with WUM. Recipients of the scholarship who are 18 and older will be given an honorary one year membership to Walleyes Unlimited of Montana.
• Academically, the applicant must be a student in good standing as attested to by a letter of endorsement from the applicant’s school advisor/counselor.
• Each applicant will submit a “Letter of Interest” on the importance of the scholarship, why he/she want the scholarship and explain his/her short and long term plans. The “Letter of Interest” is to accompany the
applicant’s application.
• Applicant must provide a copy of their most recent academic transcript.
• Applicant must provide the name (contact information) of two references, one who must be a WUM Member.
Awards
• A new application must be submitted each new academic year.
• Scholarship checks will be made out to the school the awardees will be attending.
• Selection of the scholarship winners will be made by a committee of Walleyes Unlimited of Montana members and the students will be notified by letter.
• Awards will be announced no later than July 1 of the current year

Yellowstone River Rats Walleye Tournament
2023-10-14 08:00 - 16:00
Yellowstone River Rats Walleye Tournament
October 14th – 8am – 4pm
Yellowstone River & tributaries

2023 FALL STATE MEETING
2023-09-29 08:00 - 2023-09-30 12:00
Great Falls, MT – Heritage Inn for the Fall State Meeting
Heritage Inn
1700 Fox Farm Rd
Great Falls, MT 59404
406-761-1900
We have a block of rooms reserved. I am trying to get them to donate a room that we can use to have a drawing for anyone that RSVP’s 8 days prior to the meeting so we can have an accurate number for food.
Friday, Sept 29
6:00 – 8:00
Hors d’oeures
Saturday, Sept 30
7:00 am Breakfast
8:00 am Meeting
11:30 working lunch (sandwiches) we can move this later if you would like I thought it might be a good time to get up and move around.

Glendive Walleye Tournament
2023-09-23 08:00 - 16:00
Glendive Walleye Tournament
September 23rd – 8am – 4pm
Yellowstone River

Big Horn Basin Chapter
2023-09-16 16:30 - 21:00
Big Horn Basin Chapter
September 16, 2023 – Park County Fairgrounds
Powell, Wyoming – 4:30PM to 9:00 PM

John Arnold Memorial
2023-08-18 08:00 - 15:00
John Arnold Memorial
August 18th 8am – 3pm
Hauser Reservoir
Click here for link to Application

Fishin’ For The Cure
2023-08-12 07:00 - 2023-08-13 15:00
Fishin’ For The Cure
August 12th 7am – 3pm
Fort Peck

23rd Annual Women’s Fishing Contest
2023-07-29 07:00 - 15:00
23rd Annual Women’s Fishing Contest
July 29th 7am – 3pm
Fort Peck

Tiber Tournament - July 22-23
2023-07-22 - 2023-07-23
Crooked Creek Walleye Classic – May 19-20Fresno Challenge – June 10-11Canyon Ferry Sunrise Tournament – June 24-25Tiber Tournament – July 22-23
**Click here for Montana Circuit Application – all in one form!

Broadwater Rod & Gun Walleye Derby
2023-07-15 08:00 - 15:00
Broadwater Rod & Gun Walleye Derby
July 15th 8am-3pm
Canyon Ferry Reservoir

Hell Creek Women’s Walleye Tournament
2023-06-24 07:00 - 15:00
Hell Creek Women’s Walleye Tournament
June 24th 7am – 3pm
Fort Peck

Canyon Ferry Sunrise Tournament - June 24-25
2023-06-24 - 2023-06-25

23rd Annual Pikemasters Tournament
2023-06-10 07:00 - 2023-06-11 15:00
23rd Annual Pikemasters Tournament
June 10th-11th 7am-3pm
Fort Peck

Fresno Challenge - June 10-11
2023-06-10 - 2023-06-11
