Mission Statement
We are a group of avid waterfowlers devoted to the sport of waterfowling at Carlyle Lake and believe in the creation and preservation of wildlife habitat and choose to take a proactive approach to waterfowl management, "Maximize hunter opportunity, enrich the resource, and carry on the tradition!"
Join today and become apart of our tenacious group and help influence hunting conditions and management for Carlyle Lake! "YOUR VOICE MATTERS!"
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Carlyle Lake Waterfowlers Association, Inc.
We are a group of avid Waterfowlers, Outdoorsmen, and Stewards of the land, who put forth an effort to preserve the habitat for wintering waterfowl, setting policy for the public hunter in the Carlyle Lake area, and are representing the newly formed South Central Zone. Join us today and help Carlyle Lake become your home to a place that you'll once remeber! "We Live the Outdoors!"
IF YOU HUNT PUBLIC AREAS, AND THESE ISSUES ARE OF INTEREST TO YOU, JOIN THE CARLYLE LAKE WATERFOWLERS TODAY AND HELP MAKE CARLYLE LAKE A BETTER PLACE TO HUNT!
Our general membership meetings are held in the fall and in the spring. See Events Calendar for other dates, time, and agendas. Dues are only $15.00 per year!
News and Announcements
Come on out to The Keys Restaurant Thursday, March 22nd at 7:00 p.m. The Keys has great food, appetizers, and cold beer! Everyone is welcome to join the fun including kids of all ages. We will go over upcoming project goals for 2012, harvest data, and fund-raiser information. Hope to see you all there!!!
We will be hosting "The 2nd annual Spring Lake Clean-Up" on March 31st and April 1st for those who would like to come help clean the lake up. The Corps of Engineers will be providing dumpsters at Tamalco, Horsehoe and Patoka boat ramps. Participants may show up anytime after 8:00 a.m. both days. We will be looking for donations of trash bags, food, and drinks from anyone who would like to help out. Please be advised that if lake levels rise and are to high for the event, we will have to cancel and try another date. Anyone interested please contact us or join us at the Spring Meeting on March 22nd at The Keys Restaurant in Keyesport at 7:00 for the general membership meeting. Thank you!!!
On March 10th, 2012, the U.S. Army Corps will be having their annual X-Mas tree drop at The Allen Branch boat ramp located in Hazlet State Park. If anyone is interested in helping or providing a boat please contact the Corps Office at 618-594-2484.
The Associated Press
UPDATE: The snow storm that started on Jan. 12 should move a lot of waterfowl south soon.
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CLWA is looking for your 2011-2012 hunting photos for this years Wingbeat. If anyone has any information, events or stories they would like to share in the Wingbeat, please email it to brentmckinnon@ymail.com. Thanks!!!
Aug. 23, 2011 - By Bob Hammel, Site Supt.
Once again, Carlyle Lake SFWA has experienced severe flooding this year due to heavy rainfall during the months of April, May and June. Starting in April, heavy rains upstream from Carlyle Lake caused the Kaskaskia River and Hurricane Creek to overflow their banks and on April 27 the water came pouring through the emergency spillways in Levees A and C and Sub-impoundments 1 and 2 quickly filled. Sub-impoundments 3 and 4 had already gone under from the flood waters of Hurricane Creek. Carlyle Lake quickly rose and eventually crested on May 4 at 458.25’, which is 13.25’ over the summer pool of 445’. The all-time record for Carlyle Lake is 459.8’ reached in 2002 and this crest was just shy of that. At this level, Carlyle Lake increases from 26,000 acres in size to 48,500 acres. The Corps of Engineers, St. Louis Dist. Water Control went to a 10,000 cfs release, which had to be approved by the Corps office in Vicksburg since it deviated from the water control plan, and the lake slowly started to recede. On June 10 it reached a level of 446.88’ and then the heavy rains started once again. This time the water came through the spillways on June 22 and the lake crested for the second time on July 1 at 454.8’. Flooding on the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers also played a factor in the releases from Carlyle and water levels remained high through- out the summer. Much of the timber areas have been under water for the entire growing season and tree mortality is to be expected.
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On April 2nd 2011 the CLWA members had its first annual trash clean-up at the lake. We want to say a special thanks to, Chuck White, Chad White, Ryan Koester, Nic Gould, Randy Heuberger, Scott Gower, Jay Heuberger, Aron Lochman, Jared Lochman, Scott Nadler, Rob Lieneu, Bill Burger, Jamie Burger, Lowell Burger, Joe McClary, Brent McKinnon, Mitch Giesking, and Zach Giesking.
Chuck White and his Crew concentrated on the log jam in Maggott Ditch by cutting several trees out. High water should eventually push it out. Several islands were hit and majority of the trash was broken bottles! " It's a wonder how in the world a dog's foot survives a day afield hunting the islands at Carlyle" said Scott Gower. Several wheels, tires, plastic bottles, propane cylinders, metal, trot lines and even a tv were obtained from some of the areas around the lake. CLWA members want to urge hunters to pick up after themselves and help make it a much safer and beautiful place to hunt! Several trot lines were also taken to the dump and many with hooks on them." These lines left out pose a real danger for the retrievers and your waders" said Joe McClary.
A special thanks goes out to Dale and Vickie Roberts from Coulterville. They prepared sloppy joes for everyone to feast on at the end of the day. Trash bags were donated by members Bill and Jamie Burger and a special thanks goes out to them too! CLWA would like to encourage everyone to come out next year and help the with the fight with all the garbage around the lake! Thanks once again!
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