2023 Let’s Go Fishing Report
2023 Trip Summary
95 Trips scheduled
83 Trips completed, 12 trips cancelled (due to weather, client issue, or closed dates)
68 Fishing trips (443 folks fished)
15 Scenic excursions
29 Different organizations, 2 individuals with groups
599 Adults (54 veterans), 60 youth on trips, 158 staff
817 Total guests on trips
45 Volunteers served on trips, 705 volunteer hours on trips
MANY hours by volunteers on maintaining and gassing the pontoon, recruiting volunteers, assisting
clients, fundraising and communications
2019 Let’s Go Fishing Report
Since 2008
Total 1158 Trips (10,027 people served)
Of the 115 Trips in 2019
78 Were fishing trips (593 people served)
37 Were scenic excursions (282 people served)
40 Different organizations were served (Over 140 since 2008)
788+ adults on trips (154 Veterans) Over 87 Youth on trips**
875+ total people on trips (10,027 served since 2008)
745+ Volunteer hours on trips
1,500+ Volunteer hours Board, Fundraising, Marketing, Promotion, Events
2,245+ Total volunteer hours
40 Volunteers served on trips
2019 Season
9 Trips May 33 Trips June 38 Trips July
35 Trips August 0 Trips September (45 trips cancelled)
Top Trips Volunteers 2019
(8 or more total trips)
Darrell Bauder Fred Blum Linda Brown Jim Coleman
Dave Hochhalter Reva Husby Dan Kuehne Ed Miller
Tim Miller Bob Possehl Lowell Schlauderaff Marv Sorenson
** Boys & Girls Club new facility was under construction so did not schedule many trips
Fun awaits in Detroit Lakes Minnesota
Home to a wide variety of outdoor activities, events, festivals, shopping, and dining, Detroit Lakes is the place to be for year round fun in Minnesota.
As one would anticipate, a city with “Lakes” in their name is the center of water pursuits and Detroit Lakes definitely delivers in this category.
