An Organization of Sportsmen Dedicated to the Enjoyment, Preservation and Improvement of Salmon and Trout Fishing in the Great Lakes.
Welcome Members and Guests
Our GLSF Club’s Christmas and Awards Banquet was held Tuesday, December 10th. It was fairly well attended and everyone had a great time. There were lots of Big Fish awards, as well as prizes for our Summer Fish-Ins. The Margaret Berendt Award was won by Jay Mathwick and Fisherman of the Year was won by Dave Halter! Congratulations to all of the winners!
Our Next Monthly Membership Meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, January14th, at 7pm in the South Hall of the New Berlin Ale House. Members and Public are welcomed to attend. The program has not been determined at this time. Please stay tuned……………
There is a Kid’s Ice Fishing Clinic on Saturday ,February 1, 2025, from 9am to 2pm at Greenfield Park Pavilion on 124th Street, south of Greenfield Avenue! We need dedicated volunteers! Please make your plans to help out now!
Our 5th Ever, Great Lakes Free Fishing Seminar is scheduled for Saturday, March 29th! We had over 100 people is attendance in 2024! We hope to see you there! We have a great program planned and urge you to reserve the date, and watch this website or our Newsletter for more details as they develop!
Important Notice – The Launch Ramps at McKinley Marina are being rebuilt at this time! The estimated completion date is sometime “Early” this Spring.
The Fish Ins for 2025 have not been scheduled yet. Please check here again soon to see if the dates to be selected have been posted. They will be listed in our Newsletter, The Tightline, too.
Brew City Salmon Tournament for 2025 is scheduled for Saturday, August 2nd. Keep watching for our upcoming announcements as plans develop!
Click this link to go directly to the Un-Audited Tournament Results
Click this link to go directly to a document from the National Weather Service to use as a resource for small boat mariners!
Click this link to go directly to the National Weather Service Marine Web Services Page
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Fishing Has No Boundaries is one of our Club’s annually sponsored activities. Their Big Fish Outing for 2025 is scheduled for Saturday, June 7th! Watch for more details soon, as many Volunteers and Boats are needed!
Here are some pictures.
Helping the DNR with the Annual Stocking of the Milwaukee quota of trout and salmon is another of our club sponsored events. this takes place in April and May, so it can be chilly and wet. Enjoy the pictures below:
The New Berlin Ale House is located at 16000 W. Cleveland Avenue in New Berlin. Click here for a map to this location. Our monthly meetings are in the NE Hall.
Everyone is encouraged to visit our website frequently for updates on our activities, both existing and new. Results for the Ongoing Fishing Contest, which runs from April first through October 31st, and the Fish Ins are behind the membership login and you must be a member to possess the login to see this information. If you want to be a member, please scroll up and click on the menu tab titled “About GLSF – Becoming a Member.” We welcome your participation and support!
For Everyone at our 2014 December Christmas Party that was waiting for the Salmon Jerky recipe, click on this link and you’ll be delivered to a page you can save or print, Thanks to Matt Lubecke for sharing!
Quick Note – Please check out the fish scale inside the McKinley Marina Cleaning Station. This $500, very accurate and State Certified scale was donated, by the Mathwick Family Trust, through the GLSF Foundation, to the Cleaning station. It was purchased from and installed by a local company, Floweigh of New Berlin. A dedication plaque has been hung above the scale. When you see Jay Mathwick, please take a moment to thank him and his family for their very generous donation!
We meet at:
New Berlin Ale House
16000 W. Cleveland Avenue
New Berlin, WI 53151
This is a Net Pen…..
The Milwaukee GLSF Club is working for all Lake Michigan anglers on maintaining our great fishery. 84,000 Chinook Salmon were planted Monday, May 4th, 2015, by WI-DNR. They were placed into our net pens for acclimation. The fish were released into the lake the next evening, May 5th. This extra isolation/help for the planted small Chinook Salmon increases their chances for survival. With more fish surviving, the summer, fall and winter returns have become a really great asset for the port of Milwaukee and the fishermen. If you would like to become a member and help maintain our great fishing here in Milwaukee on Lake Michigan, please click on the Become a Member option for the menu above. We are always looking for new active members!
Fact – A 36 pound Chinook Salmon was caught early, August 1, 2013!
Lake Michigan Sport Fishing…
The Best Trout & Salmon Fishing in the World is Right at our Doorstep… and the Great Lakes Sport Fishermen Club is working to keep our fishing great!
Lake Michigan has been called the “World’s Biggest Fishing Pond,” and with good reason. We have the best trout and salmon fishing to be found anywhere in the United States. If not anywhere in the world – right at our front door.
Catching a trophy-size fish is no longer something to just dream about, and you don’t have to spend thousands of dollars to make your dream come true in Canada or Alaska. You can make it happen right here in Milwaukee!
GLSF club members routinely catch chinook or king salmon over 20 pounds, lake trout over 15 pounds, rainbow trout or steelhead trout over 10 pounds, coho salmon over 8 pounds, and brown trout over 15 pounds.
Join us – the Great Lakes Sport Fisherman – and learn our fishing tips and techniques. We’ll help you to fish with success on Lake Michigan, and make your dream of a trophy-size catch come true.
Your membership will insure quality facilities and good quantities of fish for years to come.
Our club’s strength is in numbers. Collectively, our members do make a difference by preserving and improving the fisheries.
