Get Ready for 2019!!

Hello fisherman! We had a pretty good turnout at our meeting a couple of weeks ago at Billy’s. At the meeting we finalized the schedule and the lakes we’ll be fishing, as well as a few changes to the rules.

The biggest change to the rules is in regard to dropping our worst point night. Instead of being scored on ten events, we will be scored on nine events, so if you miss a night, it won’t hurt you point wise. We will still payout to the ten event nightly winners as usual, but the total year end point winner will be based on their best nine events scores.

The second rule change is about how we’re going to be counting northern pike. The state wide slot of 22-26 inch pike must still be immediately released, so a picture of a fish falling into that slot on a bump board with the tail pinched and the measurement being nice and clear in the photo, will count at the end of the night for your points. We will not be awarding half points this year for pike under 22. Instead, we will go back to awarding one point for pike between 20 & 22 inches. We do ask that you keep up to 10 pike each for fish under 22 inches. We will keep a running total of how many pike under 22 inches you catch for the year, and the winning team will receive $50 to buy drinks for the rest of us.

Here is the schedule for the year:
May 23rd Gull 6-9:30 Zorbaz Access
June 6th Pelican 6-9:30 Stewarts Bay Access
June 13th Edward 6-9:30
June 27th Roosevelt 6-9:30
July 18th  WFC 6-9:30 Lower Hay Lake Access
August 1st Woman 6-9:00
August 15th Rabbit 6-9:00
August 29th N Long 5:30-8:30
September 5th Rice 4-8:00
September 12th WFC 4-8:00 West Shore Dr Landing

May 30th Gull…June 20th Pelican or Edward…July 11th Roosevelt
July 25th WFC…August 8th Woman…August 22nd Rabbit
September 19th N Long, Rice or WFC

There are also 2 proposed Saturday tournaments from 8:00 to 5:00 on Leech. Dates are June 15th and August 31st with a $25 per team entry fee, winner take all. Those attending will also receiver 10 bonus points added to their yearly total. These two tournaments are not written in stone. We will decide when it get’s closer so we can see what the weather will be.

I don’t know what the yearly payout will be because I don’t know how many teams we’ll end up with. After our first event I’ll post the payouts.

I ask those of you that haven’t paid your $150 yet, please arrive at the landing on Gull by 5:30 with exact cash or a check written out to me.

I’ll post more updates as I think of them, but for now feel free to pass this information on to any possible new teams.

I’ll see everyone on Gull on the 23rd.

Brad