2016 Thanksgiving Day Wildwood Results below:
The AOY race is tied at 380 for Don Kraemer and Mark Biesinger. Mathematically still in the race is Nate Talaskavich at 370, Scott Howe and Kevin Billingsley at 365, and Rick Hendriks at 360. Email Mark if you want to know the math for yourself.
2016 Conestogo Lake Results
Mark Biesinger and Owen Mueller took first place at Conestogo Lake with a full limit of smallmouth weighing 11.36 lbs. Rick Hendriks and Don Kraemer took 2nd place and Rick Morrison and Jeff Collett finished up 3rd place out of the eight boat field. Rick and Jeff also grabbed big fish honors with a nice 3.35 lbs. smallmouth.
With six tournaments now in Mark Biesinger takes the Anger of the Year lead with 380 points followed by Don Kraemer at 365, Nate Talaskavich at 360, and Alicia Raytrowsky, Rick Hendriks, and Kevin Billingsley at 355. A win by any of these anglers would move them up to or near the lead.
Next up is the Angling Sports / Forest City tournament on Thanksgiving Day (Wildwood or Fanshawe depending on water levels, see Angling Sports for details) followed by our final event out of Mitchell’s Bay on Lake St. Clair on November 6th.
2016 Conestogo Lake winners Owen Mueller (left) and Mark Biesinger (right).
2016 Conestogo Lake Big Fish winners (and 3rd place finishers) Rick Morrison (left) and Jeff Collett (right).
Meeting Tuesday September 27th at 7pm
Our next meeting will be held on Tuesday, September 27th at 7 pm at Billy T’s Tap & Grill, 1600 Highbury Ave N, London, ON N5Y 5N7 in their back meeting room. New members always welcome, come on out and see what we’re about.
Speakers:
Richard Elliot Jr. – LHFC School Hatchery Program Co-ordinator (also Waterloo Wellington CBAF, Lake Huron Fishing Club, Grey Bruce Bass Club and CBAF Team Ontario Member 2009). Richard will talk about the Lake Huron Fishing Club School Salmon Hatcheries and how we can participate as part of our conservation efforts. This looks like a great opportunity for our club to contribute.
Jeff Zeisner – Jeff has fished 65 FLW events as a co-angler over the last 10 years including 6 top 10 finishes. Jeff has a huge wealth of tournament experience to share and will talk a bit about non boater etiquette in the tournament world.
Other Agenda Items:
Membership dues for 2017 will be due at the October meeting.
2016 Labor Day Open on Wildwood Lake
A big thank you to Angling Sports for hosting the 2016 Labor Open Tournament on Wildwood Lake. We had a great turnout with 19 boats in the field. Skills were again tested with sunny skies and water visibility of only inches. Congrats to the winners Mike Craftchick and Todd Hatch.
The Forest City Angler of the Year race is still way too close to call. With this latest tournament Nate Talaskavich and Mark Biesinger move into the lead with 360 points each, followed up by Alicia Raytrowski and Kevin Billingsley at 355 points, T.J. Raytrowski at 350, Jeff Walsh at 345, Don Kraemer at 340, and Rick Hendriks and Scott Howe at 330 each.
First Place and Shimano Contingency Winners Mike Craftchick (left) and Todd Hatch (right).
Second Place, Rob Patch (left) and Nate Talaskavich (right).
Third Place, Sean Wardell (left) and Don Kraemer (right).
Weigh in and BBQ!
2016 Fanshawe Friday Results
Lots of fish caught on Friday night at Fanshawe but it was hard to find those keeper bass (12 inches or more). We had lots of action though with everyone reporting tons of small smallies, largies, rockies and a few walleye in the mix. Dave Harris and Rick Hendriks took the win and big fish prize (2.15 lbs.) with a nice three fish limit of 5.37 lbs.
With four tournaments now in Alicia Raytrowsky and Kevin Billingsley share the Angler of the Year lead with 355 points each followed up closely by TJ Raytrowsky with 350 points, Nate Talaskavich at 330 and Rick Hendriks at 315. Next up is the Angling Sports / Forest City tournament at Wildwood on Labour Day followed by Conestogo Lake on September 18th.
We also have a number of members fishing in the Hank Gibson Qualifier at the Bay of Quinte in August. Good luck to Dean Donovan and Scott Howe and our high school team members David Henshaw and Spencer Shirley. Go get ’em guys!
2016 Wildwood Wednesday Tournament Results
Results for our Wednesday evening at Wildwood Lake Tournament are below. Everyone braved brutally hot weather (32C – Humidex in the 40s!) to chase fish! Congrats to TJ Raytrowski and Alicia Raytrowski who brought in a beautiful bag of largemouths to finish first and take home big fish prize as well. Most everyone else found bags of smallmouth including 2nd place finishers Mark Biesinger and Don Kraemer, 3rd place Kevin Billingsley and high school winner Owen Mueller. Weigh in finished up just in time before a massive thunderstorm rolled through.
An early tabulation of angler of the year points puts TJ and Alicia tied in first with 270 points, Kevin Billingsley at 265, Nate Talaskavich at 245, Ian Fogarty at 230 and Rick Hendriks at 215.
Forest City in B.A.S.S. Times
An article on Forest City Bassmasters’ recent casting clinic in the July 2016 edition of B.A.S.S. Times!
2016 Canada Day Angling Sports/FCBM Open on Fanshawe Lake
A big thank you to Angling Sports for hosting the 2016 Canada Day Open Tournament on Fanshawe Lake. Skills were tested with tough fishing conditions including strong wind and rain early in the morning and a thick algae bloom on the lake which drop water clarity to under a foot. Congrats to the winners Dave Billingsley and Forest City member Kevin Billingsley. Kevin also took home big fish prize as well.
First Place winners Dave Billingsley (left) and Kevin Billingsley (middle) with Pat Devincenzo.
Second Place winners Nate Talaskavich (left) and Rob Patch (right).
Third Place – Dennis Shearme (middle) and Sam Rankin (right) with Pat Devincenzo.
Big Fish winner Kevin Billingsley ($100 Angling Sports Gift Certificate)
Shimano contingency prize winner Jeff Zeisner (left) with Dave Harris.
Thanks for the BBQ Angling Sports!!
