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2007 UNOFFICIAL RESULTS
Standings:
So far the September Lunker of the Month is lead by Jeff Blanck with a 46 incher that was caught at 1:00 AM September 1st on Mille Lacs. I have a feeling it won’t last, though. September is usually a big fish month. Jack Pertz made it to the list with fish from his trip with Kevin Stenzel to the Indian Chain in Ontario. Mike Bowers, Derek Ward and Jim Lavern were in Ontario also, but on a different body of water, LOTW. Lake o the Woods treated them well with a dozen fish being added to the list. Jim added a 50 and two 48 inchers to his list. Nice job guys. Alex Bunch made the list also. He landed a 32 inch musky from Pierce Lake. They’re still in there! Way to go Alex. As far as standings, there were only a few position changes in the club. Mike Bowers, Mike Leombruni, Allen Tracey, Kevin Stenzel, Terry Reints and Jason Penticoff all moved up in their respective divisions.
Standings (as of 9-23-07):
Womens: Fish Lengths Longest - Lake Points
Kim Martin 1 37 37 - Linkaid 11
Juniors:
Luke Carlson 19 34, 34, 40, 45, 40, 44, 47, 51 - St Lawrence, Riv 278
47, 47, 40, 42, 42, 36, 38
40, 30, 30, 45, 51
Dan Blanck 16 35, 51, 47, 47, 44.5, 44, 44 51 - LOTW 249
43.5, 43, 41.5, 41, 38.5, 37
36.5, 34.5, 33.5
Kyle Scruggs 10 31, 34, 38.5, 50, 47.5, 47, 50 - LOTW 143
42, 40, 38, 33.5
Dillan Smith 1 38.5 38.5 - Eagle Lk, Ont 13
Alex Bunch 1 32 32 - Pierce Lk, IL 6
Masters 300:
Mark Carlson 47 42, 42, 45, 50, 38, 44, 45 58 - St Lawrence Riv 884
51.5, 58, 50, 53, 47, 42, 53
34, 38, 47, 47, 48, 50.5, 51
38, 44, 44, 46, 56, 38, 45.5
46.5, 41, 38, 38, 52, 48, 38
40, 40, 45, 45, 42, 44, 47, 42
46, 42, 42, 40
Russ Hoernecke 36 38, 36, 39, 32, 32, 38, 40, 53 - Lk St Clair, Ont 410
33, 40, 32, 38, 39, 43, 36, 53 - LOTW
41, 35, 37, 32, 36, 35, 31,
35, 30, 35, 34, 41, 32, 41,
36, 38, 40, 53, 33, 47, 35
53
Jerry Oestreich 17 30.5, 32, 44.5, 49.5, 35, 42, 49.5 - LOTW 287
31, 40, 48, 42, 41, 42, 45, 41
34, 32, 31, 44, 41, 40, 36, 36
Derek Ward 4 39, 36, 41, 35 41 - LOTW 49
Womens Masters
Mary Hoernecke 27 41, 35, 35, 34, 36, 35, 40, 44 - Canyon, Ont 285
38, 35, 34, 32, 30, 42, 37,
34, 39, 36, 40, 44, 31, 38,
37, 34, 40, 38, 36, 36
Mens Masters:
Jeff Blanck 17 48.5, 48, 47.5, 46, 43.5, 43 48.5 - LOTW 257
41, 40, 39, 39, 39, 38, 36.5
36, 35, 30.5, 46
Jim Lavern 12 47, 46, 45, 44, 43, 41, 50 50 - LOTW 229
48, 48, 45, 42, 41
Mike Bowers 9 30, 38, 43, 43, 40, 36, 38 43 - LOTW 102
34, 34
Duane Nichols 6 39.5, 31, 33.5, 39.5, 37, 34 39.5 - Redstone 60
Mike McClammer 4 41, 41, 41, 30 41 - St Clair 49
Dick Alton 4 46, 32.5, 32, 30 46 - Vermillion, Mn 37
Craig Born 2 37.5, 31 37.5 - Wingra 17
John Pfaff 1 34 34 - Irving 8
Mens:
Phil Blanck 17 36, 48, 46, 44.5, 42, 41, 41, 48 - LOTW 252
39.5, 39, 36, 35, 34, 45, 40, 48 - Mille Lacs
43, 48, 34.5
Tim Scruggs 9 54, 50.5, 50, 50, 46.5, 37.5 54 - LOTW 158
36.5, 30, 35
Steve Ruhmann 12 33, 36, 49, 44.5, 40.5, 39 49 - LOTW 156
38.5, 37, 36.5, 36, 40, 35.5
Mike Leombruni 11 32.5, 36.5, 40.5, 49.5, 36.5 52 - Mille Lacs, Mn 148
52, 38, 39.5, 30, 39.5, 35.5
Allen Tracey 12 40, 35, 44, 41, 38, 35, 36.5, 44 - Redstone 135
35, 35, 33, 33, 40.5
Brock Jack 10 45, 43, 42, 39, 39, 38, 37.5, 45 - LOTW 132
37, 36.5, 34
Mike Sullivan 9 50.5, 50, 43.5, 39, 36, 36, 50.5 - LOTW 126
36, 35, 33
Dean Rahn 7 50, 50, 43, 41, 39, 39, 37 50 - LOTW 117
Dick Estes 9 37, 40, 49, 40, 38, 38, 38, 33 49 - LOTW 110
31
Kevin Stenzel 8 45, 45, 39, 41, 38, 38, 35.5, 45 - LOTW 104
30
Scott Grabow 7 38, 47, 42, 41, 39.5, 38.5, 37 47 - LOTW 102
Terry Reints 8 39, 37, 35.5, 44, 42, 38.5, 38 44 - Chippewa Flow 99
31.5
Dave Jack 6 43, 43, 41, 41, 40, 38 43 - LOTW 90
Gene Seuring 7 33, 36, 46, 31, 46, 31, 39.5 46 - LOTW 81
Jerry Larson 6 46.5, 43, 37, 33, 37, 35 46.5 - Kinkaid 76
Ted Ustich 3 51, 51, 41 51 - LOTW 65
Stu Adrian 4 31, 46, 44, 42 46 - LOTW 59
Tom Pellant 4 34, 41, 39, 35.5 41 - LOTW 46
Bob Bunch 4 39, 38, 35, 37 39 - Wingra 45
Jack Pertz 5 38, 38, 33, 33, 32 38 - Indian Chain 44
Jay Lindquist 2 48, 45 48 - Vermillion, Mn 41
Jerry Lewis 2 51, 36 51 - LOTW 35
Mike Kanaval 3 43.5, 36, 31 43.5 - LOTW 34
Steve Bourbon 3 36, 32, 42 42 - Monona 32
Kevin Bunch 6 30, 31, 31, 32, 32, 30 32 - Pierce 30
Brian Wienski 2 35, 47 47 - Monona 30
Dave Reed 3 36, 33, 36.5 36.5 - Wingra 28
Mike Smith 1 48.5 48.5 - Rowan, Ont 23
David Estes 2 38, 36 38 - Wingra 22
Jason Penticoff 2 43, 31 43 - LOTW 22
Doug Martin 1 45 45 - Shelbyville 19
Harvey Gustafson 1 41 41 - LOTW 15
Kenn Blair 1 39 39 - Lake Sule 13
Darin Pinne 1 37 37 - Big Siss. 11
Charley Wilhelmson 1 36 36 - LOTW 10
Lunker of the Month:
March Jerry Larson March 10th 46.5" Kinkaid, Il.
April Doug Martin April 1st 45" Shelbyville, Il.
May Mike Leombruni May 19th 40.5" Waubesa, Wi.
June Mark Carlson June 23rd 58" St. Lawrence Riv, Ont.
July Tim Scruggs July 19th 54" LOTW, Ont.
August Russ Hoernecke Aug. 29th 53" LOTW, Ont.
Sept (so far) Jeff Blanck Sept 1st 46 Mille Lacs, Mn.
A total of 423 fish have been turned in for the year so far.
Mail your forms to :
Release Chairman - Jeff Blanck, 6259 Walnut Grove Rd., Loves Park, IL. 61111
August 26th
The weather is playing a big part in the success, or lack of, during fishing trips all over the musky world. High water in northern Illinois and Southern Wisconsin has hurt the normal numbers from the "local " lakes such as Pierce and the Madison Chain. The Chain has had a no wake rule in effect for a couple weeks and that has slowed boating some for those not wanting to putt across the bigger lakes. Many of the northern lakes have been hurt by the low water levels, some as much as 18-20 inches. The sand bars and reefs come into play, in some places that you never knew. Be careful out there even on the lakes you have fished before. The water temperatures have been way above average for this time of year, also. Water releases are better for the fish during these times. With the season approaching fall, the water temps should become cooler and that makes for less stress on the fish. Plus this becomes big fish time of year. The last of the summer patterns should be in play now. Lake turn over will be here in about a month and then the fish should really start to feed. I can’t wait for that fall fishing! Be sure to be on your favorite lake up north the day after the first hard freeze of late September. That should get the fish moving. They will start to move from their deeper suspended areas to the feeding haunts like the weed edges again. Jerk baits/glide baits, spinner baits and topwater should show some fish. Wait a little longer for the sucker bite to kick in, maybe when the water temps drop a little more. Then have a sucker on a quickset rig waiting for that follow up that won’t hit your lure, and figure 8 near your sucker. There’s nothing better than seeing a musky hit your sucker next to the boat, with the clicker screaming, you can’t get to the rod quick enough.
The standings are making a few shifts from entries sent in recently. A few names were added to the list. Charlie Wilhelmson, Jason Penticoff, Terry Reints, Jim Lavern, Jay Lindquist and Luke Carlson have sent in entries and were added to the list. A few nice fish have been added also. The July Lunker of the Month goes to Tim Scruggs with his 54 incher from LOTW. Russ Hoernecke was close with a 53 incher from Lake St Clair. August Lunker of the Month starts out with a 52 incher from Mark Carlson. There’s not much time left for entries to top that fish. Luke Carlson jumps to the top of the Junior Disvision with catches from the St Lawrence River. A 51 incher tops his list. If you have any August catches, be sure to get them to me ASAP before time runs out.
Womens: Fish Lengths Longest - Lake Points
Kim Martin 1 37 37 - Linkaid 11
Juniors:
Luke Carlson 19 34, 34, 40, 45, 40, 44, 47, 51 - St Lawrence, Riv 278
47, 47, 40, 42, 42, 36, 38
40, 30, 30, 45, 51
Dan Blanck 16 35, 51, 47, 47, 44.5, 44, 44 51 - LOTW 249
43.5, 43, 41.5, 41, 38.5, 37
36.5, 34.5, 33.5
Kyle Scruggs 10 31, 34, 38.5, 50, 47.5, 47, 50 - LOTW 143
42, 40, 38, 33.5
Dillan Smith 1 38.5 38.5 - Eagle Lk, Ont 13
Masters 300:
Mark Carlson 47 42, 42, 45, 50, 38, 44, 45 58 - St Lawrence Riv 884
51.5, 58, 50, 53, 47, 42, 53
34, 38, 47, 47, 48, 50.5, 51
38, 44, 44, 46, 56, 38, 45.5
46.5, 41, 38, 38, 52, 48, 38
40, 40, 45, 45, 42, 44, 47, 42
46, 42, 42, 40
Russ Hoernecke 35 38, 36, 39, 32, 32, 38, 40, 53 - Lk St Clair, Ont 383
33, 40, 32, 38, 39, 43, 36,
41, 35, 37, 32, 36, 35, 31,
35, 30, 35, 34, 41, 32, 41,
36, 38, 40, 53, 33, 47, 35
Jerry Oestreich 12 30.5, 32, 44.5, 49.5, 35, 42, 49.5 - LOTW 220
31, 40, 48, 42, 41, 42, 45, 41
34, 32, 31
Derek Ward 2 39, 36 39 - LOTW 24
Womens Masters
Mary Hoernecke 27 41, 35, 35, 34, 36, 35, 40, 44 - Canyon, Ont 285
38, 35, 34, 32, 30, 42, 37,
34, 39, 36, 40, 44, 31, 38,
37, 34, 40, 38, 36, 36
Mens Masters:
Jeff Blanck 16 48.5, 48, 47.5, 46, 43.5, 43 48.5 - LOTW 237
41, 40, 39, 39, 39, 38, 36.5
36, 35, 30.5
Jim Lavern 6 47, 46, 45, 44, 43, 41 47 - LOTW 111
Duane Nichols 6 39.5, 31, 33.5, 39.5, 37, 34 39.5 - Redstone 60
Mike McClammer 4 41, 41, 41, 30 41 - St Clair 49
Dick Alton 4 46, 32.5, 32, 30 46 - Vermillion, Mn 37
Craig Born 2 37.5, 31 37.5 - Wingra 17
Mike Bowers 2 30, 38 38 - Monona 16
John Pfaff 1 34 34 - Irving 8
Mens:
Phil Blanck 12 36, 48, 46, 44.5, 42, 41, 41, 48 - LOTW 171
39.5, 39, 36, 35, 34
Steve Ruhmann 12 33, 36, 49, 44.5, 40.5, 39 49 - LOTW 156
38.5, 37, 36.5, 36, 40, 35.5
Tim Scruggs 8 54, 50.5, 50, 50, 46.5, 37.5 54 - LOTW 149
36.5, 30
Brock Jack 10 45, 43, 42, 39, 39, 38, 37.5, 45 - LOTW 132
37, 36.5, 34
Mike Sullivan 9 50.5, 50, 43.5, 39, 36, 36, 50.5 - LOTW 126
36, 35, 33
Allen Tracey 11 40, 35, 44, 41, 38, 35, 36.5, 44 - Redstone 120
35, 35, 33, 33
Dean Rahn 7 50, 50, 43, 41, 39, 39, 37 50 - LOTW 117
Scott Grabow 7 38, 47, 42, 41, 39.5, 38.5, 37 47 - LOTW 102
Dave Jack 6 43, 43, 41, 41, 40, 38 43 - LOTW 90
Dick Estes 5 37, 40, 49, 40, 38 49 - LOTW 74
Mike Leombruni 5 32.5, 36.5, 40.5, 49.5, 36.5 49.5 - Eagle, Ont 68
Ted Ustich 3 51, 51, 41 51 - LOTW 65
Stu Adrian 4 31, 46, 44, 42 46 - LOTW 59
Jerry Larson 4 46.5, 43, 37, 33 46.5 - Kinkaid 56
Kevin Stenzel 3 45, 45, 39 45 - LOTW 51
Tom Pellant 4 34, 41, 39, 35.5 41 - LOTW 46
Bob Bunch 4 39, 38, 35, 37 39 - Wingra 45
Gene Seuring 4 33, 36, 46, 31 46 - LOTW 42
Jay Lindquist 2 48, 45 48 - Vermillion, Mn 41
Jerry Lewis 2 51, 36 51 - LOTW 35
Mike Kanaval 3 43.5, 36, 31 43.5 - LOTW 34
Terry Reints 3 39, 37, 35.5 39 - Chippewa Flow 34
Steve Bourbon 3 36, 32, 42 42 - Monona 32
Kevin Bunch 6 30, 31, 31, 32, 32, 30 32 - Pierce 30
Dave Reed 3 36, 33, 36.5 36.5 - Wingra 28
Mike Smith 1 48.5 48.5 - Rowan, Ont 23
David Estes 2 38, 36 38 - Wingra 22
Doug Martin 1 45 45 - Shelbyville 19
Jason Penticoff 1 43 43 - LOTW 17
Harvey Gustafson 1 41 41 - LOTW 15
Kenn Blair 1 39 39 - Lake Sule 13
Darin Pinne 1 37 37 - Big Siss. 11
Charley Wilhelmson 1 36 36 - LOTW 10
Brian Wienski 1 35 35 - Wingra 9
Lunker of the Month:
March Jerry Larson March 10th 46.5" Kinkaid, Il.
April Doug Martin April 1st 45" Shelbyville, Il.
May Mike Leombruni May 19th 40.5" Waubesa, Wi.
June Mark Carlson June 23rd 58" St. Lawrence Riv, Ont.
July Tim Scruggs July 19th 54" Lake o the Woods, Ont.
August (so far) Mark Carlson Aug. 7th 52" St Lawrence Riv, Ont.
A total of 361 fish have been turned in for the year so far.
Mail your forms to :
Release Chairman - Jeff Blanck, 6259 Walnut Grove Rd., Loves Park, IL. 61111
August
Members Only Release Contest 2007
*If you caught a fish in July, you better get that release form in very soon. You must have the form to me with-in 30 days of the catch for it to count in the contest.
July was a busy month for the Members Only Contest. Release forms came flying in from all over the musky world. People have been fishing everywhere and have been having tremendous luck while doing so. Russ and Mary Hoernecke returned from their annual trip to Canyon lake with 43 fish under their belts combined. 23 for Russ and 20 for Mary. This is not at all unusual, however something catastrophic happened during this trip that will live on for years to come! Get this!...Mary caught a musky........wait for it........on a YELLOW Mepps instead of a purple one. This 38 inch musky must have freaked out when it saw it was Mary on the other end. We’re all in shock. Keep up the good work Mary. It’s nice to see your getting versatile. I hope the counseling for the purple withdrawals goes well. The Junior Division was on a rampage with Dan Blanck and Kyle Scruggs tearing up LOTW. 16 fish for Dan and 10 for Kyle with a 51 incher and 50 incher respectively. Nice job guys. Dillan Smith is also on the Juniors board with a 38.5 incher from Eagle Lake Ontario. Take a look at the Masters 300 standings. Man did that category go nuts! Mark Carlson was in heaven with 26 fish totaling 529 points including a whopping 58 incher! The St. Lawrence River must have been on fire the last part of June. Russ Hoernecke is in 2nd with 31 fish totaling 319 points. Most of his fish are from the Canyon trip but he has a few others from the Hoernecke trip to Lake St Clair. Jerry Oestreich is on the M300's board with his fish from LOTW. Derek Ward rounds out the Division with 2 fish from LOTW. Very nice guys. The Men’s Masters has a few changes. Jeff Blanck had luck on his LOTW trip with 16 fish up to 48.5 putting him in 1st place. Duane Nichols added a few more fish to his totals from LOTW putting him in 2nd. Mike McClammer is in 3rd with fish from Lake St. Clair and John Pfaff is on the Masters board with a fish from Irving Lake. The Men’s Division went NUTS as many members went on their summer fishing trips. Lake o the Woods was the one of the hot spots counting for the majority of the entries. 15 of the top 16 places in the Men’s Division are a result of the LOTW trips that were taken this summer. Phil Blanck leads the group with a nice lead and a 4 footer under his belt. Tim Scruggs is in 2nd with what can only be described as "An Incredible Trip". He caught 4 fish over 50 during the LOTW outing with 54 inches as the biggest. That makes for a very nice average length and a nice point total. Steve Ruhmann, Brock Jack, Mike Sullivan (personal best twice - 50 and 50.5), Allen Tracey and Dean Rahn (personal best and tied personal best - 50 and 50) are all hot on Tim heals for a tight race. Scott Grabow, Dave Jack, Ted Ustich, Dick Estes, Stu Adrian and Tom Pellant were all on LOTW accounting for another 28 fish between them. Included in that bunch are Ted Ustich’s 2 - 51 inchers. One of those 51s was the most 54 inch looking 51s I’ve ever seen. Bob Bunch didn’t have to drive too far to add to his numbers with a 37" Pierce musky. Nice job. The next three were on LOTW also with Gene Seuring, Jerry Lewis and Mike Kanaval. Jerry did another one of his famous late entry tricks with a 51 incher that as he says, and I quote, "I can’t lift these G&$ D@## fish". That means they’re heavy! Kevin Bunch boated 6 more fish from Pierce Lake but only 3 of them were at or above the 30 inch mark. It’s nice to see there are still fish growing in Pierce. Mike Smith was in Ontario also, just on different water, Rowan Lake is very clear but also has some nice fish in it. Mike found a nice 48.5 incher while he was there. The ‘Daves’ had some luck on Wingra. Dave Reed and Dave Estes both added to their numbers with only a short drive. Kevin Stenzel and Harvey Gustafson were on LOTW and caught a 45 and 41 respectively. Harvey even posted a nice picture of his new grandson while we were on the island. Congratulations to Eric and Lisa Gustafson for their newborn. Steve Bourbon was in Madison catching fish from both Waubesa and Wingra. It’s nice to see the entire Chain has fish moving. Kenn Blair stayed in Illinois and is on the boards with a 39 incher from Lake Sule. Rounding out the updates is Darin Pinne with a 37 incher from Big Sissabagama. The numbers sure changed this month. Be sure to check out the Lunkers Of the Month. They are some very respectable fish! I’m sure that the numbers will adjust more as entries keep coming in and fishing trips are planned. This is only mid summer, so the best is yet to come. That puts us at 282 fish for the season, up 227 from last month. Let’s go for the Flatlander record! "Set the hooks!" and be careful out there! See you next month. Jeff Blanck
Standings:
Womens: Fish Lengths Longest - Lake Points
1) Kim Martin 1 37 37 - Linkaid 11
Juniors:
1) Dan Blanck 16 35, 51, 47, 47, 44.5, 44, 44 51 - LOTW 249
43.5, 43, 41.5, 41, 38.5, 37
36.5, 34.5, 33.5
2) Kyle Scruggs 10 31, 34, 38.5, 50, 47.5, 47, 50 - LOTW 143
42, 40, 38, 33.5
3) Dillan Smith 1 38.5 38.5 - Eagle Lk, Ont 13
Masters 300:
1) Mark Carlson 26 42, 42, 45, 50, 38, 44, 45 58 - St Lawrence Riv 529
51.5, 58, 50, 53, 47, 42, 53
34, 38, 47, 47, 48, 50.5, 51
38, 44, 44, 46, 56
2) Russ Hoernecke 31 38, 36, 39, 32, 32, 38, 40, 43 - Canyon, Ont 319
33, 40, 32, 38, 39, 43, 36,
41, 35, 37, 32, 36, 35, 31,
35, 30, 35, 34, 41, 32, 41,
36, 38, 40
3) Jerry Oestreich 12 30.5, 32, 44.5, 49.5, 35, 42, 49.5 - LOTW 167
31, 40, 48, 42, 41, 42
4) Derek Ward 2 39, 36 39 - LOTW 24
Womens Masters
1) Mary Hoernecke 21 41, 35, 35, 34, 36, 35, 40, 44 - Canyon, Ont 220
38, 35, 34, 32, 30, 42, 37,
34, 39, 36, 40, 44, 31, 38
Mens Masters:
1) Jeff Blanck 16 48.5, 48, 47.5, 46, 43.5, 43 48.5 - LOTW 237
41, 40, 39, 39, 39, 38, 36.5
36, 35, 30.5
2) Duane Nichols 6 39.5, 31, 33.5, 39.5, 37, 34 39.5 - Redstone 60
3) Mike McClammer 4 41, 41, 41, 30 41 - St Clair 49
4) Craig Born 2 37.5, 31 37.5 - Wingra 17
5) John Pfaff 1 34 34 - Irving 8
6) Mike Bowers 1 30 30 - Wingra 4
Mens:
1) Phil Blanck 12 36, 48, 46, 44.5, 42, 41, 41, 48 - LOTW 171
39.5, 39, 36, 35, 34
2) Tim Scruggs 8 54, 50.5, 50, 50, 46.5, 37.5 54 - LOTW 149
36.5, 30
3) Steve Ruhmann 10 33, 36, 49, 44.5, 40.5, 39 49 - LOTW 132
38.5, 37, 36.5, 36
4) Brock Jack 10 45, 43, 42, 39, 39, 38, 37.5, 45 - LOTW 132
37, 36.5, 34
5) Mike Sullivan 9 50.5, 50, 43.5, 39, 36, 36, 50.5 - LOTW 126
36, 35, 33
6) Allen Tracey 11 40, 35, 44, 41, 38, 35, 36.5, 44 - Redstone 120
35, 35, 33, 33
7) Dean Rahn 7 50, 50, 43, 41, 39, 39, 37 50 - LOTW 117
8) Scott Grabow 7 38, 47, 42, 41, 39.5, 38.5, 37 47 - LOTW 102
9) Dave Jack 6 43, 43, 41, 41, 40, 38 43 - LOTW 90
10) Ted Ustich 3 51, 51, 41 51 - LOTW 65
11) Dick Estes 4 37, 40, 49, 40 49 - LOTW 62
12) Stu Adrian 4 31, 46, 44, 42 46 - LOTW 59
13) Tom Pellant 4 34, 41, 39, 35.5 41 - LOTW 46
14) Bob Bunch 4 39, 38, 35, 37 39 - Wingra 45
15) Gene Seuring 4 33, 36, 46, 31 46 - LOTW 42
16) Jerry Lewis 2 51, 36 51 - LOTW 35
17) Mike Kanaval 3 43.5, 36, 31 43.5 - LOTW 34
18) Mike Leombruni 3 32.5, 36.5, 40.5 40.5 - Waubesa 33
19) Kevin Bunch 6 30, 31, 31, 32, 32, 30 32 - Pierce 30
20) Dave Reed 3 36, 33, 36.5 36.5 - Wingra 28
21) Mike Smith 1 48.5 48.5 - Rowan, Ont 23
22) David Estes 2 38, 36 38 - Wingra 22
23) Jerry Larson 1 46.5 46.5 - Kinkaid 21
24) Doug Martin 1 45 45 - Shelbyville 19
25) Kevin Stenzel 1 45 45 - LOTW 19
26) Steve Bourbon 2 36, 32 36 - Wingra 16
27) Harvey Gustafson 1 41 41 - LOTW 15
28) Kenn Blair 1 39 39 - Lake Sule 13
29) Darin Pinne 1 37 37 - Big Siss. 11
30) Brian Wienski 1 35 35 - Wingra 9
Lunker of the Month:
March Jerry Larson March 10th 46.5" Kinkaid, Il.
April Doug Martin April 1st 45" Shelbyville, Il.
May Mike Leombruni May 19th 40.5" Waubesa, Wi.
June Mark Carlson June 23rd 58" St. Lawrence Riv, Ont.
July (so far) Tim Scruggs July 19th 54" Lake o the Woods, Ont
A total of 282 fish have been turned in for the year so far.
Mail your forms to :
Release Chairman - Jeff Blanck, 6259 Walnut Grove Rd., Loves Park, IL. 61111
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July
Members Only Release Contest 2007
The summer pattern is now upon us, pretty much everywhere. Even Canada is showing water temperatures in the 70's and the fish are moving to their summer haunts. Most lakes should be seeing fish on the deeper weed edges and suspended fish should be showing up around schools of bait fish and just off the structures. While working a weed line, don’t be afraid to turn around and cast towards open water. There are fish out there, just give it a shot. Try Bulldawgs, heavier spinner baits and crank baits for these fish. With the heavier boat traffic, be sure to try the night bite also. Muskies will move back in to the weeds, when things quiet down for the night, and feed. Remember to "reel ‘til you feel" when surface bait fishing. Too many times fish are missed when the hook is set on the blow up noise and the fish hasn’t got to the hooks yet. Release forms slowed down this month mainly, I believe, to the continuous fronts rolling through and closing the fishes mouths. They don’t know what to do, eat or wait, eat or wait. With weather stabilizing, they should start to eat more regularly. Watch the weather for your best times to fish as the approaching fronts, after some stable weather, get the fish moving. Also, let the moon phases tell you when to be on the big fish spot you have had success fishing. Moon rise, moon set, sun rise, sun set...go to your best spot with a confidence bait. Keep in mind that as the summer season progresses and the water gets warmer, the threat of fish dying from being caught increases. When you start seeing water temperatures in the high 70's you may think about waiting to fish that body of water until things cool down a little. The stress of hot water is deadly for muskies. Good luck out there and set the hook hard!
*If you caught a fish in June, you better get that release form in very soon. You must have the form to me with-in 30 days of the catch for it to count in the contest.
Only 9 release forms were turned in since our last newsletter. Allen Tracey had a good month with 4 fish to add, putting him in 1st place in the Men’s Division. Redstone was good to him with 35, 38, 41, 44 inch muskies using spinner baits. Russ and Mary Hoernecke went to St Clair and caught muskies of 41 and 40 inches respectively trolling crakbaits. Russ also got a 33 incher on Wingra with a bucktail. Steve Bourbon joins the crowd with a couple fish from Madison. A 32 incher from Waubesa on a jerkbait and a 36 incher from Wingra on a bucktail. Good job everyone! I would expect to see quite a few forms showing up soon as the July prime time fishing gets into full swing. I know there are many trips planned for this month and I can’t wait to hear the stories. Good luck, be safe and have fun!
Standings:
Womens: Fish Lengths Longest - Lake Points
Kim Martin 1 37 37 - Linkaid 11
Juniors:
Kyle Scruggs 3 31, 34, 38.5 38.5 - Wingra 26
Dan Blanck 1 35 35 - Wingra 9
Masters 300:
Russ Hoernecke 8 38, 36, 39, 32, 32, 38, 40 - St. Clair 80
40, 33
Womens Masters
Mary Hoernecke 1 41 41 - St Clair 15
Mens Masters:
Duane Nichols 3 39.5, 31, 33.5 39.5 - Redstone 27
Craig Born 2 37.5, 31 37.5 - Wingra 17
Mike Bowers 1 30 30 - Wingra 4
Mens:
Allen Tracey 6 40, 35, 44, 41, 38, 35 44 - Redstone 77
Bob Bunch 3 39, 38, 35 39 - Wingra 34
Mike Leombruni 3 32.5, 36.5, 40.5 40.5 - Waubesa 33
Dave Reed 3 36, 33, 36.5 36.5 - Wingra 28
Dick Estes 2 37, 40 40 - Monona 25
David Estes 2 38, 36 38 - Wingra 22
Jerry Larson 1 46.5 46.5 - Kinkaid 21
Doug Martin 1 45 45 - Shelbyville 19
Steve Ruhmann 2 33, 36 36 - Wingra 18
Gene Seuring 2 33, 36 36 - Wingra 17
Steve Bourbon 2 36, 32 36 - Wingra 16
Kevin Bunch 3 30, 31, 31 31 - Wissota 14
Kenn Blair 1 39 39 - Lake Sule 13
Scott Grabow 1 38 |
