We so appreciate your donation towards our program and new pontoon fund.
Guests can click on the “Taking a Trip” tab on this website. For our returning volunteers you know what to do. We’ll review these procedures on May 20th at our Cast Off Training at Craguns. See you email for details on Cast Off 2026!
Meet your new LGF Brainerd schedule coordinators: Tina Foster and Shawn Hansen.
Tina Foster: Community Coordinator for Outreach BLA. Tina has extensive background in volunteer engagement and event management. Tina will serve as the primary scheduler for LGF and will start taking calls and emails in May.
Shawn Hansen: Executive Director for Outreach BLA. Shawn will serve in the back-up position to Tina, ensuring that between the two of them, the LGF scheduling position will be fully staffed and ready to assist volunteers and clients.
Outreach BLA is looking at adding a part time staff person to their team and heard about the LGF Scheduler position opening. By working with LGF, Outreach BLA will slide some tasks from Tina’s workload onto a part time staff person, freeing up some time for Tina to help LGF with coordinating volunteers and clients.
Per Shawn Hansen from Outreach BLA: “This is an opportunity for 2 non-profits to work together. LGF is phenomenal in what they offer to allow people to have access to pontoon rides for fishing and nature tours. Outreach BLA is strong in working with volunteers and event management. This is a win-win for both agencies”.
NOTE: Our LGF guests and volunteers will continue to utilize our normal contact information: Email: lgf.brainerd@gmail.com and phone: (218) 454-2543
At this time David will take a step back from his board position but will remain an active LGF volunteer with Libby. “Thank you” does not begin to cover the gratitude we have for their dedication to our chapter.
Along with this update, we are proud to announce your 2026 LGF volunteer board positions:
Julie Kletscher – Interim President
George Olson – Interim Vice President
John Grandin – Treasurer
Karen Vogt – Secretary
Kathy Dufour – Event Coordinator
Ron Plinske – PR, Web, Social Media
Mike Daly – Equipment Coordinator
Steve Oslos – Member at large, past VP
We welcome George and John to the LGF board and thank them for stepping up to serve you and our guests. As “Interim President and VP”, Julie and George will hold these offices for the 2026 season. These positions will be up for election for 2027 and beyond.
As volunteers, thank you all for your energy, your passion and commitment to our guests, our volunteers and the community!
Stay tuned for a 2026 LGF event calendar update to be posted soon.
As we plan ahead for our 2026 season your Brainerd LGF Board has made the important decision to do away with lead tackle! We know our wildlife can be harmed greatly by the ingestion of lead from fishing tackle. This affects Bald Eagles, Ospreys, the Common Loon, Otters and any other birds and animals that ingest lead by eating fish that have succumbed to swallowing lead. Try as we might, we release most of what LGF catches on our trips. Rarely, we may have a fish break off with the lead tackle still attached. A floating fish is easy prey for Eagles, Ospreys and others.
How about you? Will you commit to going lead-free for wildlife in 2026?
As our 2025 season comes to a close we want you to know that your spirit is with us on every fishing trip, every nature tour and at every chapter function and board meeting this summer. Our chapter would not be as strong as we have become without your dedication to bring us back from the covid years and beyond. You taught us our guests come first and foremost and set the bar for us to reach for and exceed. We miss you immensely and think you’d be proud for what we achieved this year and will move into 2026 with energized spirits while remembering your drive and devotion for all of Let’s Go Fishing.
Sincerely,
Your Let’s Go Fishing Family
By donating through this Give to the Max site it gives LGF Brainerd Lakes continued support for our mission of serving the community. THANK YOU!
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