Matthew Wier

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Gordon, I'd love to fish the upper Wisconsin with you some time. Rhinelander is a bit far for a day trip from Hayward but I'd love to drive up and fish your home waters. I've never fished the upper Wisconsin at all. Fished the Menominee, the Flambeau, the Chippewa and tribs, the Namekagon and the St. Croix but never the upper Wisconsin.

Gordon, Apologies for not answering you earlier, I actualy will be just outside of Hayward for a week in July. Its a family vacation but I'm hoping to take a run over to the Namekagon with my wife and any of the kids who want to go. I've enjoyed some great fishing there. I'd really love to run down and fish a certain Chippewa trib with my daughter's boyfriend if he's game but, its a family vacation first and foremost so we'll just roll with what the kids want to do.

Thanks for the good recommendatino Terry. I'm a librarian by trade so reading and research are part of what I do pretty much every day.

HI Bart, Does the ISA participate in any other river/stream cleanups? I'd love to attend this but my youngest son graduates from H.S. that day so I won't make this one. Thanks, Matt

Terry, that's actually an ax my buddy Kurt forged with a Hickory handle he carved. I won it in a silent auction at the MSA's fundraiser earlier this Spring. I've owned a few Estwing hammers. Someone stole my favorite from a work site but I still have one in my collection. Dick, Thanks for the compliment. I've learned a thing or two about smallies but I'm always working on my game. My goal this year is to spend more time fly fishing than gear fishing. I'd love to join you guys on the Menominee. I've fished it many times based out of either Pembine, Dunbar in WI or Crystal Falls up in the UP. It's definitely a world class smallmouth fishery. This August, I happen to be going on a fishing trip to MN with a group of my MSA buddies at the same time and we hope to enjoy some equally outstanding smallie fishing.

Gordon, Ben, and Asherman, Thanks for the warm welcomes, I really appreciate it. I look forward to getting out on the water sometime soon.

HI Paul, Thanks, I'm glad to be here. I actually love catching Pike (some vicious topwater strikes!) and walleyes so I'm looking forward to tangling with some of them as chances appear. Thanks for the kin words about the MSA, we always felt the same about the ISA. I was lucky enough to find a terrific younger guy (born on the same year as the MSA!) to take over as the President. He's brought on board some good younger folks. I'd be very happy to chat with the ISA leadership team about what worked/works for us in Missouri. I've made some great friends from all walks of life via the MSA and fished with them in Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ontario, Tennessee and Wisconsin.

Thanks Terry! I'd love to meet and fish with you soon!

Good afternoon, My name is Matt Wier. I recently married and moved to McHenry from St. Louis. I caught the smallie bug more than 20 years ago and particularly love fishing moving water (though I'll fish everywhere and particularly love wilderness fishing in Quetico PP. ) I was the President of the MSA for several years so I really support the ISA's mission. I'm looking forward to learning about chasing some Northern Illinois smallies from my fellow ISA members.