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Perch America addresses many problems pertaining to the Great Lakes Fishery (mainly the southern tip of Lake Michigan). Indiana, Illinois Lake Michigan and its tributaries. Wolf Lake, Powder Horn and other small inland lakes in our area of Cook County, IL. and Lake County/Porter County, IN. We are also involved with stocking programs and other environmental issues that encompass our smaller inland lakes in southern Cook County and Lake County Indiana. Wolf lake has benefited greatly from our input and push for the stocking of walleye recently, 10 years ago. We are an investigative type organization, that has the balls to stand up to politicians, bureaucrats, and regulatory organizations that either sit by and do nothing to prevent the degradation of our great lakes fishery, or confront the ones whose response to the problems, does more harm than good for the fisheries. The club has had a great impact on stopping the devastating depletion of the perch in Lake Michigan ( Indiana and Illinois ) from the over-harvesting by commercial fisherman, who over the years have been abusing that fishery with little to no regulatory control, and protected by political lobbyists, with there own agenda, that had little regard for the sport fisherman, or consequences of their greedy actions.
To try and bring back the fishery, that was once a beautiful and bountiful sport on Lake Michigan and other nearby Lakes that has been devastated by years of abuse from commercial fisherman, pollution, exotic species, and fish planting programs that were poorly planned and implemented. To instill in our youth a wonderful, recreational sport, that will not only teach them how to catch fish to eat, but also catch and release programs, that show them they can still enjoy the essence of the sport, and release the fish, unharmed, to be possibly caught again by another lucky angler youth, with his heart pounding, and his eyes so wide open, you would think they will pop out of his head when he lands that first walleye or perch or whatever fish, because its the thrill and the challenge that make this sport, one of the most popular sports in America. Get your kids away from the video games once in a while and take them fishing. These are memories that will stay with them forever. Think about it, have you ever forgotten some of your first fishing experiences or the one that got away ! Perch America is an investigative, organization, dedicated to getting to the bottom of why obvious problems that concern our Great Lakes fishery, and drinking water, are not being addressed , or are being pushed aside and buried under a mountain of political red tape. Our organization is a proud member of the Great Lakes Sport Fishing Council who has an enormous undertaking of addressing the problems facing all of the Great Lakes and their surrounding tributaries. They are a confederation of organizations, (like Perch America) and individuals who share a concern for the present and future of sport fishing, our natural resources, our stocking programs, our wetlands, our habitat, and the ecosystem in which we live. To that end they encourage the protection and enhancement of our resource by all users and to search out the truth on many issues confronting us. Perch America and its founding members and officers have been involved in numerous programs from helping the stocking of walleye in wolf lake to blocking the 95th street bridge, to protest the ballast water contamination issues. Their officers, Jack Vadas, former President and current Vice-President, and Ed Landmichl Sr. , current President and past Vice-President/ Conservation officer have received many awards and recognition from our community, in the way of plaques, news stories in the major papers, and sports radio shows, for their contributions to the environment, and for their un-relenting efforts at bringing information to the people they love and the causes they believe in. You can ask any fisherman , that fishes Lake Michigan and they all know about the wealth of information Ed Landmichl has to offer, and the tenacity and determination to get something done for the good of the people that Jack Vadas and his VET'S Bait shop has had to offer over the years.
President: Ed Landmichl Sr. 1-708-379-0673 Vice President: Jack Vadas 1-773-734-6720 Treasurer: John Hindahl 1-219-845-1124 Secretary: Derrick Hall 1-773-550-6309
Membership: Ken Schneider 1-773-478-1847 Public Info: Lloyd DeGrane 1-773-233-6864 Conservation / Web Content: John Vadas 1-219-595-0802 Fax: 1-219-595-0802 E-mail: john@perchamerica.org Derk Poort: 1-708-891-6531 Bruce Caruso 1-219-836-1764 William Meyer 1-219-844-4268 Al Lesniewski 1-219-397-2578 Carl Vizzone 1-773-784-8210 Fax: 1-219-923-4265 Publisher / Editor of our News Letter " The Waters Edge" John Greven 'The Waters Edge' Meetings are held the second Wednesday of every month at the Pasterick Marina, Jerose Park Yacht Club 1-219-398-1224 East Chicago, Indiana Right off Cline Ave. Exit Inland Steel Plant 2 (5b) Enter Marina Gate and go straight ahead to Yacht Club. 7:00 P.M. Next Meetings are Jan. 12, 2000 Feb.09, 2000
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