The Twin Cities chapter participates in a variety of activities and events throughout the year. Each is great experience for everyone involved and is another way we give something back to our community. From a fishing opener at the Minneapolis Veterans Home, to an outing with fellow chapter members, to a fishing tournament where every penny raised goes back to the metro-area fishery, you’ll find something that’s just right for you.

SPORTSMAN’S BANQUET

MARCH TBD, 2027
The banquet, with over $20,000 in prizes, helps fund our chapter’s stocking and project goals as well as several other chapter functions. Join us at the banquet and you could go home with a fishing trip with a noted guide, a resort stay on a premier US or Canadian muskie lake, a new rod, reel, tackle box, a custom painted one-of-a-kind lure, a print for your walls, or one of the many other outdoor gear found as prizes at raffle tables, games and silent auctions.

FISHING OPENER AT THE MINNEAPOLIS VETERAN’S HOME

MAY 8, 2027
Residents of the Minnesota Veterans Home are treated to a day of fishing and a fresh cooked “shore lunch”. A trout pond is erected at the home and residents can come out and try their luck catching lunch. The fish are cleaned and cooked and served to all who participate. If you haven’t ever been to the “fishing opener” at the Vet’s Home, you’ve really been missing out. It’s a great time for all. Volunteer to help the residents land their fish or to serve the shore lunch.

ARMED FORCES FAMILY FISHING CELEBRATION

JUNE 18, 2026
The Armed Forces Family Fishing Celebration is a collaboration with Fishing for Life. Military kids and adults with connections to the military enjoy a morning of fishing out on Lake Minnetonka and from the docks. Help get the people on fish (multi-species) and safely bring everyone back to the dock. Enjoy the awards program and a delicious lunch.

CAPABLE PARTNERS OUTING

AUGUST 8, 2026
Share your love for the pursuit of muskies with a fellow outdoorsman. Join fellow chapter members for an outing on Lake Minnetonka with physically challenged members of the Capable Partners organization. Volunteer to take the Capable Partners out on the lake — no guarantee that a muskie will be caught — or help prepare and serve the “shore lunch” that will end the event. Anyone who wants to continue fishing in the afternoon is welcome to.

SECTIONAL QUALIFIER FOR THE MINNESOTA STATE HIGH SCHOOL TOURNAMENT

JUNE 11, 2026
Open to students in grades 7-12 from metro-area schools. Each Muskies, Inc. chapter throughout the state can hold a qualifier. The Twin Cities chapter in-person qualifier is June. 11 at Lake Waconia. Students can also qualify in virtual qualifiers. The top two teams from qualifiers will represent the chapter in the state High School Muskie Tournament in August on Lake Vermilion. More information and registration forms can be found at https://sites.google.com/view/mi-ch1-youthtourney/home

WINNIPEG RIVER OUTING, MINAKI, ONT

JULY 11-18, 2026
This trip is a great opportunity to make new friends as well as spend quality time with old ones. Paradise Cove Resort has beautiful newer cabins. The Winnipeg River has heavy-built muskies, trophy pike, as well as world class walleye and smallmouth fishing. The fee includes lunch and dockage. To register, contact Paul Hartman at 651-269-2144.

RED WING LODGE OUTING, LAKE OF THE WOODS

AUGUST 8-15, 2026
Members of the Twin Cities and North Metro chapters have been enjoying a week-long adventure at Red Wing Lodge for many years. The Bartlett family at Red Wing Lodge on Sabaskong Bay has hosted Muskies, Inc. outings for years with personal and friendly service. They understand what muskie people need and like. The trip includes: daily bag of ice, free dockage, free boat launch, free dinner one night courtesy of the Bartlett family, one free trip given away in a drawing and door prizes. If you’d like to join the outing, contact John Genosky at (651) 329-4898, John@Protacinc.com.

GIL HAMM CHAPTER CHALLUNGE

AUGUST 26-28, 2026
Represent our chapter at the Chapter Challunge. Teams from MI chapters nationwide will gather at Eagle River, WI for the Challunge. Cabins are reserved for the entire week. Contact John Newman at john.newman47@gmail if you’d like to be part of the team.

FRANK SCHNEIDER MEMORIAL MUSKIE TOURNAMENT

SEPTEMBER 11-12-13, 2026
This is Muskies, Inc.’s longest-running tournament, celebrating its 58th year in 2025. The 3-day event is held on over 20+ lakes in the Bemidji-Cass Lake-Leech-Longville area of northern Minnesota. Every person who registers a muskie in the tournament is entered in the grand prize drawing. Three $5,000 grand prizes will be drawn and awarded on Sunday. More info ►

GEORGE WAHL MEMORIAL MUSKIE TOURNAMENT

SEPTEMBER 26, 2026
Join in for a one-day tournament held on 12 metro-area lakes. 100% of the proceeds raised by this tournament goes back to the muskie resource. An awards program with a meal will be at Thorne Bros. after the day’s fishing. First place will win $1000. Grand prize is a week-long trip to a Canadian resort on Lake of the Woods and $500. More info ►