Rochester Area Fisherman league

Andy

Andy again.

Eric

Mike [HOF]

Ron [RHW]

Dan

Crappies. People kept telling me that there are no crappies in Chesterwoods. Well this pic along with some I just posted show that there are crappies to be caught there as we found them.
Thanks, Bill

Good Fishing fellas. The weekend tourney’s are out for me, but starting Thursday June 8, I’m in. Looking forward to it.

Tyler,

Will be looking forward to you joining in. So far it has been a great time getting together. Thanks for the head start.

Andy

Going to make a change to the schedule, as it appears that several people prefer to get together in the evening instead of Saturday. So instead of having our next event on Saturday, we will have it on the following Thursday night:
Thursday night May 25th at Lake Zumbro. Leave from the DNR public ramp near Ponderosa Campground at 5:00 p.m.; be back to the ramp no later than 8:30 p.m. Fish will be measured and judged in the parking area.

Good Fishing,
Mike

Excellent. I’m in! Looking forward to fishing with everybody.

Well guys, we are close to the third event. This Thursday night at Lake Zumbro. I’d like to start some smack talk but I’m too low in the points to be doing any of that.

So who’s at least planning on attending?

I should be there along with my #1 net man Gabe. Got a plan to hopefully keep me a top the leader board.

Andy

I will be fishing with 1 other person in our boat. You can add us 2 to the total.

I think Ron and I will be there. I think Bill was also planning on being there.

Just a side note – I know that a lot of guys may find it difficult to be there by 5 p.m. So, no problem if you cannot be there by 5! You must be back to weigh anything you want entered before 8:30.

Good Fishing,
Mike

And in the interest of a little smack talk – I fully intend to add 15 points to my total!

Good Fishing,
Mike

Mike,

The way I add it up the best you can get will only be 9.

Andy

That must be cause Andys got all the big fish locations at the tip of his fingers. Hes the man to beat and I’m betting he walks away with it all. [are you pumped Mike to prove me wrong?] Hopefully I will be there but will be after take off time so I’m just going to play with different locations to try learn something. A person can never stop learning.
Thanks, Bill

If the weatherman is right, we should be in for a soaker during the day and letting off towards afternoon.

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That must be cause Andys got all the big fish locations at the tip of his fingers. Hes the man to beat and I’m betting he walks away with it all. [are you pumped Mike to prove me wrong?] Hopefully I will be there but will be after take off time so I’m just going to play with different locations to try learn something. A person can never stop learning.
Thanks, Bill

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Thanks for putting the jinx on Bill.

Andy

Andy, you can handle it with no problem. Just keep doing what you are doing and the pressure will be on everyone else. [sure glad Mike didn’t hear me say that]
Thanks, Bill

Just back from being out on the road all day, so please pardon my lack of response…..
Yep, it looks like Andy has a comfortable lead right now. Funny how that will dry up by Thursday night around 8:45! If I had to name a darkhorse, don’t forget about mild mannered Ron. He’s just too nice to talk any smack. Won’t be long now!

Good Fishing,
Mike

Mike, thanks for the vote of confidence, but Sea Biscuit I am not. There are a lot of dangerous competitors in this one. It will be close, rest assured. These guys are sharp and not to be under estimated. I lean toward Mike. He has adopted quickly to Lake Zumbro and has learned much in only the last couple years about this fishery. Very suave and organized. That and he has an unfair advantage, he owns a bait shop and spends lots of time talking to his bait about targeting certain fish. The real winner here is the event itself. Forget the final score, it is time spent with a bunch of good guys sharing some laughs and stories.
See you Thursday afternoon gentlemen.

I’m hoping to catch 1 fish. I’m not expecting much in the points department

So far the weather seems to be cooperating. Hope it holds out through the afternoon and evening.

Andy

Well, it’s coming down to crunch time. Not much smack being tossed around. I just checked the weather channel and it looks like 40-60 percent chance of rain. Winds NW 10-20 m.p.h. Should be interesting eh?

Here are the results from last night:

Largest crappie:

1st – Alex Thorn 12 inches

2nd – Mike McNeilus 11 3/4 inches

3rd – Andy Wilhorn 11 1/2 inches

Largest Bluegill:

1st – Evan McNeilus 9 1/2 inches

2nd – Mike Smith 9 1/8 inches

3rd tie – Alex Thorn & Tyler Holm 9 inches

Largest Catfish:

1st – Mike Smith 16 inches

2nd – Dan Theim 14 1/2 inches

3rd – Alex Thorn 11 1/2 inches

The weekly results are slightly different than what I announced at the weigh-in last night, sorry for the mix up:

Mike Smith 8 points

Alex Thorn 6 1/2 points

Evan McNeilus 5 points

Mike McNeilus 3 points

Dan Theim 3 points

Andy Wilhorn 1 point

Tyler Holm 1/2 point

Totals after 3 events:

Mike Smith 15 points

Andy Wilhorn 13 points

Alex Thorn 11 1/2 points

Ron Weltzin 7 points

Dan Theim 7 points

Evan McNeilus 5 points

Mike McNeilus 3 points

Tyler Holm 1/2 point

Thanks to everyone who came out fishing last night! Hope to see you next time!

Good Fishing,

Mike

Hey Mike, thanks again for your time and efforts in keeping up with the stats!

What another great outting. This league has been very fun and a great way to meet new people out there. For those of you who haven’t made it out to one you need to show up.

Thanks Mike for doing all the record keeping.

Andy

So guys, we have the fourth event this Thursday at Chester Woods. How many people plan on coming? I’ve only been there during open water once before and caught some decent pan fish and smaller bass. Any ideas on what baits to bring to target the larger bass? And what about catfish? Is there a good bait to try for the cats?