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The North Chain Lake Association (NCLA) is located on the northwest side of Coldwater in Michigan.


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Spring Lake Association Meeting is May 7th!

Date & Time
Saturday, May 7, 2011
9:30am social hour with coffee and donuts
10am-11:00am meeting

Location
CHC Conference Center
370 Chicago Street
Coldwater, MI 49036

Agenda
Minutes from prior meeting

Treasurer’s Report
Committee Reports

Special Reports (3 Guest Speakers):
1.Marine Patrol to provide overview of activity on our lake chain and no-wake enforcement.
2.Drain Commissioner to discuss flood insurance and high water / no wake.
3.Progressive Engineering to provide weed control summary.
4.Branch County Conservation District to review the water sampling.

Old Business
New Business
Adjournment

Public is welcome to attend. We hope to see you at the meeting!

Reading the Ice

NCLA has reposted this article. Click here to read the original article.

Weedlines, windbreaks, current lines -- these luxuries enjoyed by the fair-weather fisherman aren't part of the ice-fishing equation. On the hardwater, success and failure hinge on the ability to determine what lies beneath.
By Ron Hustvedt Jr.

Is it possible for an angler to "read" the ice as effectively as he or she can read open water? It's an interesting question that many ice-anglers have never considered. The simple answer is yes. It is possible to read the ice. You can look at that large blanket of ice as a clean slate or a thin veneer hiding a bustling underworld.

Granted, reading open water is much easier. Weedlines, windbreaks and current breaks are visible in the open-water season, but these features tend to disappear in the winter. But even lakes caught firmly in winter's hardwater grasp can be evaluated -- and understood -- from an angling perspective if you're willing to pay attention to detail.

Read the December Newsletter from the Michigan Lake & Stream Assoc.

The North Chain Lake Association is a member of the Michigan Lake & Stream Association (ML&SA). The ML&SA sends out a monthly newsletter containing relevant information for inland lakes. Click here to view it!

Meeting Minutes: 09/11/10

Saturday, September 11, 2010

Fall Meeting

Tom Tedrick, President, called the meeting to order at 10:02 am at the Coldwater Health Center Conference Center at 379 E. Chicago St., Coldwater, MI. Ann Marie Moore, Vice President, Carolyn Morrison, Secretary, Colleen Humphrey, Treasurer and Trustees, Dee Kehoe, Allen Baunock and Jack Collins were also present. With 26 members attending, a quorum was present for conducting business.

Read the September Newsletter from the Michigan Lake & Stream Assoc.

The North Chain Lake Association is a member of the Michigan Lake & Stream Association (ML&SA). The ML&SA sends out a monthly newsletter containing relevant information for inland lakes. Click here to view it!

Fall Lake Association Meeting is September 11th!

Date & Time
Saturday, September 11, 2010
9:30am social hour with coffee and donuts
10am-11:00am meeting

Location
CHC Conference Center
370 Chicago Street
Coldwater, MI 49036

Agenda
Minutes from prior meeting
Treasurer’s Report
Committee Reports

Special Reports (3 Guest Speakers):
  1. Marine Patrol to provide overview of activity on our lake chain and no-wake enforcement.
  2. Drain Commissioner to discuss flood insurance and high water / no wake.
  3. Progressive Engineering to provide weed control summary.
  4. Branch County Conservation District to review the water sampling.
Old Business
New Business
Adjournment

Public is welcome to attend. We hope to see you at the meeting!