Minnesota Valley In-Fisherman Club

10/03/2026

Forgot to add this picture of the Final Standing Leaderboard.

10/03/2026

Our Fish Club had our annual 2026 Fall Tournament on Lake Vermilion on Sept 25th and 26th we stayed at Pike Bay Lodge. There were 16 club members in 8 boats, we also had 4 other members in 2 boats that did not participate in the tournament but did in the Big Fish Pool. Some club members came up a week early to prefish and enjoy camaraderie with each other. It was a somewhat tough bite but there were some larger fish caught. Each cabin had a fish fry and the club puts on a Steak Fry on Sat night when the tournament was done. Congrats to 1st place winners Luke M and Mike P with a total of 800 pts, 2nd place winners were Jeff J and Bob D with a total of 500 pts and 3rd place winners were Harry R and Patti M with a total of 485 pts. The Big Fish Pool winners were 1st place Jeff J with a 25" Walleye, 2nd place Luke M with a 24" Walleye and 3rd place Andrew K with a 23" walleye and Harry R with a 19" Smallmouth.
Here's some pictures of the fish that were caught.

08/27/2026

It was another great meeting last night featuring Dan McGuire of Big River Angling Adventures.
As always, we started the meeting with club business, including our upcoming trip to Lake Vermilion. We then talked about where everyone has been fishing.
Dan talked about fishing the Mississippi River Pool 2-4. Our monthly outing for November is Pool 2.
Thank you to members and the following companies for supporting MVIF through our raffles: Pure Fishing, Fishing Hot Spots Maps and Rapala

08/21/2026

Join us for our August meeting, on Tuesday, and learn more about MVIF. Meetings are open to the public.
🎣🎣 Our featured speaker will be Dan McGuire, the owner/guide of Big River Angling Adventures, which offers Mississippi River (pools 2-4) walleye trips March - December. Dan's presentation will focus on chasing trophy walleyes on the Mississippi River, with an emphasis on fall presentations and strategies.
When: Tuesday, August 25th at 7 p.m.
Where: Apple Valley American Legion
14521 Granada Dr, Apple Valley, MN
Don't forget cash 💵 for our raffles!🎟️

07/07/2026

Thank you to all our club members who came out July 1st, to help the Apple Valley Police Dept put on the 6th annual Casting with Cops youth fishing event, at Cobblestone Lake, as part of Apple Valley Freedom Days. This was the first time fishing for some of the kids, with some lucky raffle prize winners receiving a new rod and reel of their own. What a great way to introduce the local youth to the police and conservation officers who are here to protect and help families out. Thank you Pam and Diane for coordinating everything. And thanks again to our club members who helped out: Jim T, Jeff J, Amy B, Andrew K, Gary G, Ernie C, Jerry W, Don P and Diane A.

06/24/2026

It was a great meeting last night, featuring our speaker Nate Berg of Nate Berg Fishing Guides.
We started the meeting with club business and then talked about where everybody's been fishing.
Nate's topic tonight was about the importance of versatility.
Thank you to members and the following companies for supporting MVIF through our raffles: Berkley Fishing/Pure Fishing, Fenwick Fishing /Pure Fishing, Fishing Hot Spots Maps , and Tutts Bait And Tackle.

06/18/2026

🎣Join us for our June meeting on Tuesday and learn more about MVIF. Meetings are open to the public.🎣
Our featured speaker is Nate Berg of Nate Berg Fishing Guides. Nate has been a multi-species guide in the Brainerd Lakes Area since 2002. He also spent 20 years filming and editing fishing and hunting shows for Babe Winkelman and Jason Mitchell. Nate will talk about being versatile in your angling efforts.
When: Tuesday, June 23rd 7 p.m.
Where: Apple Valley American Legion
14521 Granada Dr, Apple Valley, MN
Don't forget cash 💵 for our raffles!🎟️

06/11/2026

Calling all parents and grandparents! Sign your kiddos up with the following link for this year's July 1st Casting with Cops event that we help co-host. See ya there at the Cobblestone Lake fishing pier! Again, sign up using the link provided here...

The mission of the Apple Valley Police Department is to "Protect our Community and Improve Quality of Life Through Service, Education, and Enforcement."

05/28/2026

We had our May 2026 Outing (17,18,19) on Lake Mille Lacs, there were 15 club members that endured 17mph wind with gusts up to 25mph. Multiple species of fish were caught. Here's pictures of their fish caught.

05/28/2026

4 of our club members fished on Mille Lacs for the 2026 Fishing opener. It was a really windy and cold day on Saturday and even forced one of the boats off the lake after hitting some high waves and putting a lot of water in their boat. We went out later in the morning in a bigger boat which handled the waves a lot better. Here are some pictures of the Walleyes caught Sat and Sun. We also had a boat of club members fish Maple Lake and good luck with bass.