November 5th Meeting – Ken Koscik on “Quetico Provincial Park” and Membership Dues

Ken Koscik started his adventuresome journeys to the Quetico Provincial Park (QPP) back in 1969.  QPP is 1.2 million acres of pure wilderness.  The park shares the Canadian border with the famous Boundary Waters Canoe Area (BWCA) in Northern Minnesota and is well known for its wilderness canoe camping experience and great fishing.  With over 85 trips into QPP, Ken has camped more than 540 times overnight and canoed over 3,000 miles in the park.  I guess you could say he loves canoeing, tripping, camping and fishing in QPP.  Ken also enjoys the challenge of catching the Grand Slam which is at least one smallmouth bass, one walleye, one northern pike and one lake trout on a trip.  Ken will share his love for and experiences in QPP.  This will include the awesome beauty of the wilderness, the wildlife, the canoeing, the camping, the fishing, the solitude and most importantly, the friendships and camaraderie that he has experienced.  Ken is a storyteller so get ready for some whopper fishing stories from him!!!  Ken will also talk about some practical items such as the logistics which will include equipment, travel time and costs.  You may ask what’s the difference between the QPP and the BWCA?  Ken says the Quetico Provincial Park is the Boundary Waters Canoe Area on steroids.  The meeting on Wednesday, November 5th will be at our same meeting location, the Thirsty Goat restaurant, 3040 Cahill Main, Fitchburg.  Here is a link to the Thirsty Goat’s website.  The presentation begins at 6:30 p.m. with dinner and conversation at 5:30 p.m.  Visitors and guests are always welcome.

Map and Picture to prove that Ken has been catching big fish for a long time.

The Badger Fly Fishers 2026 membership dues can be paid now.  Advance dues payments made now for 2026 count towards membership through December 31, 2026.  The dues of just $20 support the great speakers we have at our meetings and the club’s on-going operating expenses.  Here is a link to the membership form for you to complete and send in by mail.  The mailing address is at the bottom of the form.  You can also pay your dues at one of our meetings.  Thank you for your continued support of the Badger Fly Fishers!

See you at the November 5th meeting!

Cordially,

Buzz McFly