Congrats to Alicia Raytrowsky – 2019 Angler of the Year

Congratulations to Alicia Raytrowsky, our 2019 Forest City Bassmasters Angler of the Year. Alicia had a great year including two club first place and two second place standings. She took the AOY title by a solid 10 point margin! Alicia reps for Pure Fishing and is also a member of Great Canadian Female Anglers (GCFA). Full 2019 AOY standings below, great to see that we had 30 members participate in our tournaments last year.

Meeting: Tuesday, February 25th – 7:00PM

Our next meeting will be held on Tuesday, February 25th at 7:00 pm at Players Sports Hub Bar and Grill, 1749 Dundas St., London, ON N5W 3E4 in their meeting room (basement). New and perspective members always welcome, come on out and see what we’re about.

Speaker: Ian Jones is a professional fishing guide, owner and operator of Fish LSC Charters. Ian guides (and fishes tournaments) around LSC and the Detroit River and consistently puts his clients on monster walleye and musky. You don’t want to miss this!

Other Agenda Items:
Membership Dues for 2020
New Jersey Design
Bring in your used plastics for recycling!

Meeting: Tuesday, January 28th – 7:00PM

Our next meeting will be held on Tuesday, January 28th at 7:00 pm at Players Sports Hub Bar and Grill, 1749 Dundas St., London, ON N5W 3E4 in their meeting room (basement). New and perspective members always welcome, come on out and see what we’re about.

Steve Chiasson

Speaker: Steve Chiasson is a veteran tournament angler with multiple wins, two GM Pro Bass Angler of the Year titles, and a GM Pro Bass Classic victory. Victories on Rice Lake(3), Lake Simcoe(2), Lake St. Clair, Sturgeon Lake, Lake Scugog, Stoney Lake, Georgian Bay, and Trilakes attest to Steve’s versatility in being able to win catching smallmouth or largemouth on a variety of lakes. He is a proud member of Pure Fishing, Humminbird, Minn Kota, and Cannon pro staff. Steve is an accomplished seminar speaker and writer who enjoys sharing his knowledge and experiences with aspiring anglers.

Other Agenda Items:
Membership Dues for 2020
2020 Qualifier Update
Conservation Items

Annual General Meeting: Tuesday, November 26th – 7:00PM

Our next meeting will be held on Tuesday, November 26th at 7:00 pm at Players Sports Hub Bar and Grill, 1749 Dundas St., London, ON N5W 3E4 in their meeting room (basement). New and perspective members always welcome, come on out and see what we’re about.

Agenda Items:
Elections – if you are interested in taking on a position with our executive please let one of our existing executive members know.
OBN Report and Upcoming OBN AGM
Beverages and scuttlebutt…
Membership Dues for 2020 are due.

More to follow….

Meeting: Tuesday, October 29th – 7:00pm

Our next meeting will be held on Tuesday, October 29th at 7:00 pm at Players Sports Hub Bar and Grill, 1749 Dundas St., London, ON N5W 3E4 in their meeting room (basement). New and perspective members always welcome, come on out and see what we’re about.

Speakers: Dean Donovan, 2-time Team Ontario Member will talk about his experiences at this years regional tournament.
John Shields, Xtreme Marine will talk about boat maintenance and winterizing issues.

Other Agenda Items:
Membership Dues for 2020
AOY Points Race

More to follow….

2019 Wildwood Lake Results

The rain pushed out and allowed for us to enjoy a warm September day on Wildwood Lake. Aside from the recent blue/green algae bloom and fierce winds that picked up in the afternoon, everyone managed to bring in a full bag. Congrats to Chad Wentzell & Matt Fryer on taking first (and Big Fish @ 4lb 6oz), Jeromy Lee & Rick Morrison in second, and Mark Biesinger & Alicia Raytrowsky with third!

Updated AOY Standings can be found here.

1st Place – Chad W & Matt F

3rd – Mark B & Alicia R

4th – T.J. & Sam H

2019 Lake St. Clair Results

The wind held off long enough for us to get a days worth of fishing on the Lake. It made for a wet ride back, but all in good fun! Congrats to Jeff Collett & Alicia Raytrowsky on the win (and Big Fish @ 4.88lbs), Mark Biesinger in second, and T.J. Raytrowsky & Rick Morrison in third. Until next time!

1st Place – Jeff & Alicia

2nd Place – Mark

3rd Place – T.J. & Rick

Alicia

Aaron

Matt