Projects

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Project Funding

Since 1985, the nonprofit Madison Fishing Expo has donated over $550,000 to various projects and organizations to improve fishing in Wisconsin. If you have a project that you would the the Madison Fishing Expo to consider please fill our our Project Funding Application (PDF 26k).

2011 Projects:

$3,500.00 - Stoughton Conservation Club - stocking for Lake Kegonsa
$2,000.00 - City of Stoughton Recreation Dept. - fishing pier at Mandt Park
$2,000.00 - Project Green Teen
$2,000.00 - Nohr Chapter TU - Big Spring project
$1,500.00 - UW Fishing Team
$1,500.00 - Wisconsin Bass Federation - Kids Casting/Events
$1,000.00 - Connor Williams/Boy Scout - Lake Leota handicap fishing pier
$1,000.00 - City of Middleton - Pheasant Branch Enhancement
$500.00 - Dane County Lakes & Watershed - Stake in the Lakes project
$500.00 - Adaptive Sportsmen Inc - outdoor activities for physically challenged
$500.00 - West Central Youth Fishing League
$500.00 - Camp Anokijig - Kids fishing
$300.00 - Dane County Parks - Jenni & Kyle fishing day
$90.00 - Badger Childhood Cancer Network - rods & reels for kids event

2010 Projects:

$7,500.00 - City of Middleton - Harbor Village project
$3,000.00 - Stoughton Conservation Club - Lake Kegonsa project
$2,625.00 - Capitol City Muskies Inc project
$2,000.00 - Harry Nohr Chapter TU - stream project
$2,000.00 - Project Green Teen
$2,000.00 - UW Stevens Point, two scholarships
$1,500.00 - UW Fishing Team
$1,000.00 - Wisconsin Bass Federation - kids events
$1,000.00 - C&R Bass Club - August Kids event
$1,000.00 - Fishing Has No Boundaries - summer event
$500.00 - Dane County Lakes & Watershed - Stake in the Lakes project
$500.00 - Wisconsin Outdoor Alliance - Outdoor Expo
$500.00 - Friends of Blackhawk Lake project
$500.00 - West Central Youth Fishing League
$400.00 - Dane County Parks - Jenni & Kyle fishing day
$150.00 - American Family Children's Hospital - kids event
$150.00 - Marshall VFW Post - kids fishing school

2009 Projects:

$5,000.00 - Village of Lake Delton - Lake Delton Restoration project
$2,895.00 - Dane County Sheriff - boat hoist
$2,000.00 - Harry Nohr Chapter, Trout Unlimited - Big Spring Creek
$2,000.00 - Project Green Teen
$1,500.00 - Oxford Sportsmen - Neenah Lake project
$1,500.00 - UW Fishing Team
$1,000.00 - UW Stevens Point, one scholarship
$1,000.00 - Save Our Lake Environment - Lake Leota Restoration
$1,000.00 - Fishing Has No Boundaries event
$1,000.00 - Wisconsin Bass Federation - youth fishing event
$500.00 - Wisconsin Outdoor Alliance - Outdoor Expo
$500.00 - Dane County Lakes & Watershed - Stake in the Lakes project
$500.00 - West Central Youth Fishing League
$500.00 - Camp Anokijig - kids fishing
$500.00 - DNR Wardens - emergency lights for boat
$350.00 - Dane County Parks - Jenni & Kyle kids fishing day
$150.00 - Marshall VFW Post - fishing school for kids
$150.00 - Hamilton Fishing Club - kids fishing

2008 Projects:

$12,500.00 - Yahara Fishing Club – Warner Park project
$2,100.00 - Trees for Tomorrow – sponsor youth training
$2,000.00 - Harry Nohr Chapter, Trout Unlimited – Big Spring Creek project
$2,000.00 - Shabazz High School – Project Green Teen
$2,000.00 - Thursday’s Child - Lake Wisconsin event
$1,500.00 - UW Sportfishing Team – fund activities
$1,000.00 - Fishing Has No Boundaries – summer event
$1,000.00 - Wisconsin Bass Federation - Junior Bass Tournament
$1,000.00 - Outdoors Without Limits – sponsor local event
$1,000.00 - C&R Bass Club – August Kids’ event
$1,000.00 - Yahara Fishing Club – Kids Event
$500.00 - West Central Kids Fishing League – kids fishing
$500.00 - Beaver Dam Fire Dept. - safety training
$500.00 - Dane County Lakes & Watershed – Stake in the Lakes project
$500.00 - Wisconsin Outdoor Alliance – Outdoor Education Expo
$300.00 - Thursday’s Child - fishing tackle

2007 Projects:

$5,000.00 - Fishing Expo Scholarship Fund - UW Stevens Point
$2,000.00 - C&R Bass Club – August Kids’ Event
$2,000.00 - Harry Nohr Chapter, Trout Unlimited – Blue River project
$2,000.00 - Thursday’s Child - Lake Wisconsin Event
$1,500.00 - UW Sportfishing Team – fund activities
$1,000.00 - Fishing Has No Boundaries – summer event
$500.00 - Dane County Environmental Council – Lakes Booklet
$500.00 - Dane County Lakes & Watershed – Stake in the Lakes project
$500.00 - Wisconsin Outdoor Alliance – Outdoor Education Expo
$350.00 - Wish for Fish – Kids’ Event – fishing tackle
$300.00 - Dane County Conservation League – safety training
$300.00 - Thursday’s Child - fishing tackle
$200.00 - Dane County Lakes & Watershed – Moen Creek monitoring project
$200.00 - MyCrib Youth Fishing – fishing tackle
$200.00 - Marshall - Kids Fishing Project – fishing tackle

2006 Projects:

$10,500.00 - City of Middleton – Pheasant Branch project
$5,000.00 - Fishing Expo Scholarship Fund - UW Stevens Point
$4,143.00 - Dane County Parks – Lake Farm Park pier
$2,000.00 - Thursday’s Child - Lake Wisconsin Event
$2,000.00 - Harry Nohr Chapter, Trout Unlimited – Blue River project
$1,500.00 - UW Sportfishing Team – tournament trip
$1,260.00 - Yahara Fishing Club – shoreline fishing maps
$1,250.00 - C&R Bass Club – August Kids’ Event
$1,000.00 - Wisconsin Bass Federation – Youth Fishing Program
$700.00 - Marshall - Kids Fishing Project
$500.00 - Wish for Fish Kids Event
$500.00 - Sun Prairie FFA – Ice Fishing Day
$300.00 - Thursday’s Child - fishing tackle

2005 Projects:

$2,500.00 - Dane County Sheriff's Dept. - boat lift
$2,000.00 - Harry Nohr Chapter, Trout Unlimited - Blue River project
$1,500.00 - UW Sportfishing Team - tournament trip
$1,000.00 - Dane Co. Lakes & Watershed Commission - Take a Stake in the Lakes
$1,000.00 - Fishing Has No Boundaries - Lake Mendota Event
$500.00 - Wish for Kids Event
$500.00 - C&R Bass Club - half log project on Oconomowoc Lake
$300.00 - Thursday's Child - fishing tackle
$220.00 - C&R Bass Club - August Kids' Event
$200.00 - Hamilton School Fishing Club - kids fishing tackle
$200.00 - Dane County Conservation League
$100.00 - Rock River Coalition

2004 Projects:

$10,000.00 - Warner Park/Lake Mendota project (escrow for 2005-2006)
$5,000.00 - Fishing Expo Scholarship Fund - UW Stevens Point
$4,250.00 - Dane Co. Parks - marker buoys for Madison lakes
$4,200.00 - DNR, Lake Wingra Macrophyte project
$2,000.00 - Thursday's Child - Lake Wisconsin Event
$2,000.00 - Pecatonica River Enhancement Council - river habitat project
$2,000.00 - Harry Nohr Chapter of Trout Unlimited - Blue River habitat project
$1,600.00 - C&R Bass, Riverfest/Watertown - Kids event
$1,500.00 - UW Sportfishing Team - tournament participation
$1,500.00 - Prairie Rod & Gun Club - Sugar Creek habitat project
$1,000.00 - Wisconsin Bass Federation - Junior Team sponsorship
$1,000.00 - Fishing Has No Boundaries - Lake Mendota Event
$650.00 - Friends of Governor Nelson State Park - sign for park project
$500.00 - DNR Law Enforcement - refuge buoys
$300.00 - Thursday's Child - fishing tackle
$200.00 - Dane Co. Conservation League - Outdoor Safety Course

2003 Projects:

$23,000.00 - Fishing Expo Scholarship Fund - UW Stevens Point
$2,500.00 - City of Middleton plus Optimist Club - ADA floating pier project
$2,000.00 - Harry Nohr Chapter of Trout Unlimited - brook trout creek restoration
$2,000.00 - Thursday's Child - Lake Wisconsin Event
$1,000.00 - Dane Co. Lakes & Watershed Commission - Take a Stake in the Lakes
$1,000.00 - Fishing Has No Boundaries - Lake Mendota Event
$750.00 - Rock River Rescue - nets for carp removal
$500.00 - Wisconsin Bass Federation - Junior Bass Club
$500.00 - Madison School-Community Recreation Program - Pontoon Boat Program
$360.00 - Yahara Fishing Club - kids spring event (including rod combos)
$300.00 - Thursday's Child - fishing tackle
$300.00 - DNR Wardens - lake signs/regulations
$160.00 - Marshall - Kids Fishing Project
$125.00 - Boy Scouts/DNR - fall clean up
$120.00 - Hamilton School Fishing Club - kids fishing tackle

2002 Projects:

$10,000.00 - Jenni & Kyle Preserve - Dane County Parks
$5,000.00 - Fishing Expo Scholarship Fund - UW Stevens Point
$2,500.00 - Southern Wisconsin Chapter Trout Unlimited - water monitor
$2,000.00 - Fishing Has No Boundaries - Lake Mendota Event
$2,000.00 - Harry Nohr Chapter of Trout Unlimited - McPherson Creek Restoration
$2,000.00 - Thursday's Child - Lake Wisconsin Event
$1,800.00 - C&R Bass Club - kids fishing event
$1,500.00 - Yahara Fishing Club - kids ice fishing event
$1,000.00 - Muskies Inc. International - educational booklet
$832.00 - Center for Prevention and Intervention - Ageless Anglers fishing program
$600.00 - Deer Creek Sportsman Club - habitat project
$500.00 - Dane Co. Lakes & Watershed Commission - Take a Stake in the Lakes
$500.00 - Lost Lake Preservation Assoc. - fish stocking/habitat project
$500.00 - Yahara Fishing Club - kids spring event
$400.00 - Capitol City Chapter Muskies Inc. - kids fishing event
$240.00 - Thursday's Child - fishing tackle
$160.00 - Hamilton School Fishing Club - kids fishing tackle
$100.00 - Hooked on Fishing Club - kids fishing

2001 Projects:

$10,000.00 - Fishing Expo Scholarship Fund - UW-Stevens Point
$3,000.00 - 4 Lakes Bassmasters - Fish Cribs Project
$2,500.00 - Badger Fly Fishers - Sugar River Restoration
$2,000.00 - Madison Chapter of Muskies Inc. - Kids Fishing Event
$2,000.00 - Fishing Has No Boundaries - Lake Mendota Event
$2,000.00 - Thursday's Child - Lake Wisconsin Event
$2,000.00 - Yahara Fishing Club - Kids' Ice Fishing Event
$2,000.00 - Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District - Pike Pond
$2,000.00 - Yahara Fishing Club - Kids Fishing Event
$1,625.00 - C & R Bass Anglers - Riverfest Kids Event + 150 Rod & Reel Combos
$1,500.00 - C & R Bass Anglers - Half Log Habitat Project
$1,250.00 - 4 Lakes Bassmasters - Catch & Release Signs
$1,000.00 - Dane Co. Lakes & Watershed Commission - Take a Stake in the Lakes
$1,000.00 - Harry Nohr Chapter of Trout Unlimited - McPherson Creek Restoration
$500.00 - City of Madison - Pontoon Boat Program
$400.00 - 4 Lakes Bassmasters - Underwater Camera
$187.00 - Boys & Girls Club of Dane Co. - 25 Rod & Reel Combos
$150.00 - YMCA of Dane Co. Adventure Club - 20 Rod & Reel Combos

2000 Projects:

$5,000.00 - Dane Co. Lakes & Watershed Comm. - Shoreline Restoration Project
$4,000.00 - Friends of Governor Nelson State Park - Fishing Pier
$4,000.00 - Dane County - Lake Farm Park Fishing Pier
$2,500.00 - Stoughton Senior Center - Yahara River Fishing Pier
$2,000.00 - Fishing Has No Boundaries - Lake Mendota Event
$2,000.00 - C & R Bass Anglers - Half Log Habitat Project
$2,000.00 - Yahara Fishing Club - Kids Ice Fishing Event
$1,000.00 - Big 10 Fishing Club - Event
$1,000.00 - Dane Co. Lakes & Watershed Commission - Take a Stake in the Lakes
$150.00 - 4 Lakes Bassmasters - Caps for Kids, UW Hospital

1999 Projects:

$7,500.00 - Dane County - Heritage Center
$3,000.00 - Department of Natural Resources - Aquarium Project
$2,000.00 - Madison Chapter of Muskies Inc. - Kids Fishing Event
$2,000.00 - Winnequah School - Kids Fishing Event
$2,000.00 - Fishing Has No Boundaries - Fishing Event
$2,000.00 - Yahara Fishing Club - Kids Fishing Event
$1,500.00 - Thursday's Child - Fundraising Event
$1,000.00 - Madison School-Community Recreation Program - Pontoon Boat Program
$1,000.00 - Badger Fly Fishers - Castle Rock Creek Project
$1,000.00 - C & R Bass Anglers - Lake Mendota Half Log Habitat Project
$1,000.00 - Marshall - Kids Fishing Project
$1,000.00 - Dane Co. Lakes & Watershed Commission - Take a Stake in the Lakes
$622.00 - Dane Co. Conservation League - Chain Saws & Safety Equipment
$500.00 - Dane County - Shoreline Fishing Guide
$500.00 - St. Matthew's Church Girl Scouts - Kids Fishing Event
$300.00 - Wisconsin Heights Middle School - Water Sampling Project
$200.00 - Blackhawk Lake - Stocking Project
$200.00 - Boat Safety Course

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