Despite the the hot weather El Dorado still produced some nice bags of fish!
1st Place- Eric Everhart-Max Van Arsdale
2nd Place-Kyle Altvater-Jonathan Altvater
3rd Place- Wayne Hyman-Judy Hyman
Had a beautiful day on the water at Wilson and there were some very nice walleye caught!
1st Place- Justin Bayes-Richard Wilkes
2nd Place- Corry Brewer-Randy Wheeler
3rd Place- Jeff Schiffelbein- Aaron Schiffelbein
After a 2 hour rain delay, teams still went out an managed to catch some nice fish at Hillsdale.
1st Place- Rob Masterson-Ron Ehard
2nd Place- Carl Erickson-Ethan Belden
3rd Place- James Coffey-Alan Paul
Cedar Bluff was much tougher on the anglers this year, but the fish that were caught were healthy.
1st Place- Justin Bayes-Rich Wilkes
2nd Place- Kyle Altvater-Jonathen Altvater
3rd Place- Eric Everhart-Max Van Arsdale
Kyle Altvater and Adam Swisher finish 9th at Lake Erie MWC
Justin Bayes and Rich Wilkes place 6th at the Cabelas NTC at Lake Winnebago
Chad Rohr takes 8th Place at Sakakawea in NWT event. Congratulations!
Meade Fish Hatchery
Site work preparation started Friday afternoon and they worked throughout the weekend. Concrete is supposed to start around September 21st and be completed for building erection on November 13th. Total phase I completion date is estimated on March 4th at this time. The building will be 80′ x 60′ and 20′ tall. This building will give us the capability to raise 13,500,000 fry, 640,000 2″ fingerlings, and 30,000 10″ fingerlings. It was also allow us to raise brood stock if needed, or grow out trout in the off season.
Your 2020 State Champions-Ted Webster-Trent Webster
After starting the year with three straight top 3 finishes Ted and Trent are your 2020 state champions.
2nd Place- Adam Swisher-Jason Surface
3rd Place- Marlon Trible-Jerry Hackney
4th Place- Eric Everhart-Max Van Arsdale
5th Place- Kyle Altvater-Russ Vanover
Glen Elder was a tougher tournament for anglers as we get into summer, but teams still managed to catch some nice fish both days.
Day 1
1st Place- Adam Swisher-Jason Surface
2nd Place- Wayne Hyman-Judy Hyman
3rd Place- Carl Erickson-Ethan Belden
Day 2
1st Place-Bryan Nickelson-Camden Nickelson
2nd Place-Corry Brewer-Randy Wheeler
3rd Place- Marlon Trible-Jerry Hackney
Eldorado is always a good tournament and it was no different this year.
1st Place- Kyle Altvater-Russ Vanover
2nd Place- Carl Erickson-Ethan Belden
3rd Place- Joe Thielen-Jesse Thielen
Wilson lake did not make it easy on the anglers this week. Winds gusted over 40 mph all day. Almost 20 teams still managed to catch limits.
1st Place- Eric Everhart-Max Van Arsdale
2nd Place- Kelly Muir-Rod Skov
3rd Place- Ted Webster-Trent Webster
The next stop for the year was Hillsdale. There were some very big bags brought in and another tournament with lots of limits.
1st Place- Ted Webster-Trent Webster
2nd Place- Eric Everhart-Max Van Arsdale
3rd Place- Corry Brewer-Randy Wheeler
Cedar Bluff was the first tournament using the new AIM format. Nearly every team weighed a limit of 15″ or bigger walleye.
1st Place- Jeff Schulte-Brian Heiland
2nd Place- Chad Rohr-Taylor Trogstad
3rd Place- Ted Webster-Trent Webster