Mark your calendars for June 25th!

  • blue-fleck
    Dresbach, MN
    Posts: 7872
    May 23, 2011 at 12:40 pm #1272380

    5th ANNUAL DONALDSON FISHING TOURNAMENT

    DATE: JUNE 25TH, 2011

    PLACE: DRESBACH LANDING

    TIME: 6:00AM TO NOON

    ENTRANCE FEE: $10.00/INDIVIDUAL –

    KIDS UNDER 16 – FREE

    PAYOUTS WILL BE DETERMINED AT THE LANDING

    CATEGORIES:

    1.   BASS

    2.   WALLEYE

    3.   PANFISH

    4.   NORTHERN PIKE

    5.   ROUGH FISH

    6.   STRIPED BASS

    BEER/POP AND HOT DOGS WILL BE AT THE

    DONALDSON GARAGE FOLLOWING THE TOURNAMENT.

    Most people who fished last year will be receiving the image below sent via email.

    Hopefully I can get Jeremy up here so we can successfully defend our Walleye Crown from last year….

    Jesse Krook
    Y.M.H.
    Posts: 6403
    May 23, 2011 at 2:22 pm #968242

    Hoping to make it down this year, date looks good…….so far

    bret_clark
    Sparta, WI
    Posts: 9362
    May 25, 2011 at 2:14 am #968780

    Lets get ready to rumble

    Drew H and I are in for the event

    Can’t wait, this is always a good time with a great bunch of people

    Mike Stephens
    WI.
    Posts: 1722
    May 25, 2011 at 2:32 am #968788

    Sounds like a great time to be had Tom. Can you tell me of a resonable hotel-motel close by? May be, just maybe, the water is at decent levels. Sure hope I can make it

    Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
    Posts: 59992
    May 25, 2011 at 3:37 am #968817

    Blue just tell Jeremy that Jesse’s coming to defend his title.

    oldrat
    Upper Midwest
    Posts: 1531
    May 25, 2011 at 1:20 pm #968904

    anyone want to team up?

    Jeremiah Shaver
    La Crosse, WI
    Posts: 4941
    May 25, 2011 at 1:55 pm #968913

    Wish I could make it Blue — but i’m already committed to helping with the WI Junior State Championships…..Have fun though – hope you catch ’em!!!

    bret_clark
    Sparta, WI
    Posts: 9362
    June 4, 2011 at 2:08 pm #970979

    Is it hear yet

    How many Bloody Marrys you good for in the mornng Drew H

    blue-fleck
    Dresbach, MN
    Posts: 7872
    June 10, 2011 at 10:56 pm #972579

    The river is shaping up nicely! The bite has been pretty good and should only get better. The Panfish division this year should be a good one. I already have a couple places that I know I’ll be hitting and where there’s Panfish there’s usually some nice Bass and Pike hanging out.

    If you are worried about not having fished Pool 7 before, don’t be…..it’s a small pool and I’d be very willing to share a few places to try.

    I know Jesse Krook drove down from the cities with no knowledge of Pool 7 and he walked away with biggest rough fish honors, so anything is possible!

    Anybody is welcome to come out and fish for a few hours. There’s always something to eat & drink afterwards.

    bret_clark
    Sparta, WI
    Posts: 9362
    June 11, 2011 at 2:37 pm #972642

    Another thing to keep in mind is the landing being used for this event makes for a short trip into the famous Lake Onalaska

    I’ll take guff for that tid bit at the after party

    Not only is the Lake in an eye shots view, there are countless wingdams, rip rap shorelines and points, backwater sloughs, bays and weed edges to hit.

    I’m looking forward to spending the morning in my floater with Drew H. for the first time. I also look forward to meeting the old gang and any new comers to this event

    oldrat
    Upper Midwest
    Posts: 1531
    June 11, 2011 at 3:45 pm #972648

    I am still looking for a partner..
    let me know if you are interested..

    blue-fleck
    Dresbach, MN
    Posts: 7872
    June 11, 2011 at 4:22 pm #972651

    This here is a fine Perch my Dad caught flipping banks for Bass. Not at all what we were expecting, but a lot of fun just the same.

    blue-fleck
    Dresbach, MN
    Posts: 7872
    June 11, 2011 at 4:33 pm #972652

    Here’s a Link to a previous year’s tourney.

    BTW….this is the 6th year for this event. Not the 5th…

    Mudshark
    LaCrosse WI
    Posts: 2973
    June 11, 2011 at 9:02 pm #972684

    Does this mean we get to see Jesse’s new ride???

    Count me in Tom…and I’ll take you up on the spot advice

    bret_clark
    Sparta, WI
    Posts: 9362
    June 12, 2011 at 7:16 pm #972813

    Not a toad but a healthy 16inch fish, and there were a number of them that wanted to play today

    The tandem willow blade spinner sportin’ a white skirt and K grub might not be a bad bait to have in your arsenal for this event. The bait caught pike while being pulled through eel grass and green fish in new cabbage, all in 2-4fow.

    I also had a few blow ups using a rabbit being pulled across a few weed mates. The rabbit bite should only heat up and get better!

    A Gold Johnson weedless with a K grub also caught a few of the toothy critters.

    I see the bite on Pool 7 shaping up nicely for this event

    cpetey
    Onalaska, Wi
    Posts: 1193
    June 13, 2011 at 12:23 pm #972885

    We fished pool 7 hard yesterday afternoon. A lot of casting and not a lot of hook-ups. We did manage a few small pike, a couple of smallies, and one fat LM. We both are novices to pool 7, and we spent time exploring some really cool waters. It is amazing how some of the sloughs and chutes can go from 2 feet of water to 15-20 feet nearly instantly. The highlight was hooking up with an absolute bohemouth of a pike. That wise cracker pulled out all the tricks to get unbuttoned. It pulled us to wood, weeds, and tail-danced before spittin’ a spinnerbait. This pig was absolutely pushing the 40″ mark. Such is fishing. We hope things turn around for us by tourney time.

    blue-fleck
    Dresbach, MN
    Posts: 7872
    June 13, 2011 at 3:27 pm #972924

    We got out on the water for a couple hours last night and my Dad put this one in the boat.

    If you look real close at his right eye you might be able to see where I smoked him with a senko when I set the hook. Glad that bait didn’t have any lead weight on it or we may have been heading for the hospital….

    bret_clark
    Sparta, WI
    Posts: 9362
    June 13, 2011 at 3:54 pm #972932

    Always taking it out on your dad hey Blue

    Nice fish Mr. D

    mypearl
    Posts: 88
    June 13, 2011 at 7:47 pm #972987

    are there some basic rules? Can I have 3 total people in my boat? I was going to bring the wife and surprise her about the tourney. How early to launch boats? Ive never done this, I’ll be the newb!

    blue-fleck
    Dresbach, MN
    Posts: 7872
    June 13, 2011 at 7:52 pm #972990

    Basic Rules: Be there by 6am or be late. Weigh-in is at noon. $10 per person with kids under 16 fishing for free. You can have as many people as your boat will legally hold. last year we had 2 pontoons with one of them holding about 6 people. They brought in some nice Catfish!

    TIME: 6:00AM TO NOON

    ENTRANCE FEE: $10.00 PER INDIVIDUAL –
    KIDS UNDER 16 – FREE

    PAYOUTS WILL BE DETERMINED AT THE LANDING

    CATEGORIES:
    1. BASS
    2. WALLEYE
    3. PANFISH
    4. NORTHERN PIKE
    5. ROUGH FISH
    6. STRIPED BASS

    cpetey
    Onalaska, Wi
    Posts: 1193
    June 13, 2011 at 8:04 pm #972994

    Quote:

    are there some basic rules? Can I have 3 total people in my boat? I was going to bring the wife and surprise her about the tourney. How early to launch boats? Ive never done this, I’ll be the newb!

    Good questions!

    Jesse Krook
    Y.M.H.
    Posts: 6403
    June 17, 2011 at 7:19 pm #974113

    One week away from tomorrow

    blue-fleck
    Dresbach, MN
    Posts: 7872
    June 19, 2011 at 11:32 pm #974371

    The water’s on the rise and the fish are biting! My Daughter and I slipped out for a quick couple hours of fishing tonight. We put a bunch of Bass and one lonely Pike in the boat.

    I watched a LM Bass roll on some fry about 10ft on front of the boat and no more than 30 seconds later I had that chunky fella flopping in the boat. It was a very cool chain of events!!!!

    bret_clark
    Sparta, WI
    Posts: 9362
    June 20, 2011 at 4:40 pm #974568

    114hrs and counting

    Jesse Krook
    Y.M.H.
    Posts: 6403
    June 20, 2011 at 5:05 pm #974577

    How’s the walleye bite Blue?

    SWEEET White bass got their own category….awesome

    KwikStik
    Trempealeau, WI
    Posts: 381
    June 20, 2011 at 6:07 pm #974602

    Dang, I’ll be in Wyoming visiting our niece, otherwise I would have liked to participate. Next year.

    blue-fleck
    Dresbach, MN
    Posts: 7872
    June 20, 2011 at 6:32 pm #974615

    Quote:

    How’s the walleye bite Blue?

    Not sure. With the higher than normal water conditions right now I’m guessing it should be pretty good with most fish stacked in the current seams.

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