LA CROSSE, Wis.- The Rotary Club of La Crosse's annual fishing fundraiser is winding down with what's shaping up to be another impressive haul.
We caught up with Al Louis of Al's Musky Challenge who said in addition to raising nearly $110,000 for organizations supporting local kids, he's caught 81 musky this year fishing on Minnesota's Lake Vermillion--20 of those over 50 inches long, including that 55-inch fish which stands as the Muskies Inc. record for the month of July.
Louis said over the past five years, he's getting the art of musky hunting down to a science.
"That really affects it if you know when to fish depending on what the moon's doing," Louis said. "You watch barometric pressure. We had this front come through last week. Fishing ahead of that makes a big difference. Temperature change in the water--the lake turned over in late August. Usually it turns over later. That's why the fishing shut down."
Louis added he's still hoping to land a few more fish and donations in the final stretch. You can contribute by clicking here.
Half of the proceeds this year will be split among Hope Restores, The Good Fight and The La Crosse Public Education Foundation. The other half goes to the La Crosse Community Foundation for an endowment to keep the fundraiser going in the years to come.
Louis said he hopes to continue growing the annual event.
"Long-term range goal would be to get a local kids fishing tournament involved with this and raise some more funds through that," Louis said. "We just need more volunteers, so anyone interested in volunteering, we'd ask you to reach out to us. We can always use some help with the long-term range planning. It's becoming a year-round event now."
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