2011 Fishing Contest Final Results
2011 Fishing Contest Final Results
Guests who stay with us enjoy our Fishing Contest, which is free to enter. There�s nothing to win, except winners get their names posted here at the end of each year. Guests compete for our Top Ten of nine different species of fish. Anyone can be a star�and it only takes one fish!
To qualify a fish for this contest, guests bring the fish in and have either Mike or Deb measure it, or they take a picture of the fish in the boat while it lies on our chartreuse yardstick and then show the pictures to us for verification. Several of our biggest Walleyes were brought to our docks, where they were measured, photographed and released alive.
Walleye. Our top ten Walleyes were all 25 inches or longer. Mike Savage took the 2011 Walleye Championship with the 29 � incher that he landed on 5-16-11. I measured and photographed the fish while Mike Savage released it from our docks. Bob Thiele finished 2nd with a 28 � incher. Jack Anderson�s 27 5/8 inch Walleye finished 3rd. We have a tie for 4th as Jodi Blakstad and Larry Pederson each caught a 27 incher. All five of those and eight of our top ten can be seen in our new brochure which shows all new pictures from 2011.
Crappie. Our top ten Crappies were all 12 7/8 inches or longer. We have a tie for the Crappie Championship. Don Brawner landed a 14 incher on May 15, 2011 and it held up until Steve Hoff landed a 14 incher on October 15th. Both 14 inch Crappies are shown in our new brochure. Seven of our guests biggest ten Crappies were landed in August and September.
Northern Pike. Mike Heisler took top honors with a 39 inch Pike that he landed on 5-14-11, which was opening day of the Walleye season. The fish was released alive and pictures were provided to Debbie and I for verification. Our top ten Pike were all 28 inches or longer. Six of the ten biggest were caught in August, September or October.
Largemouth Bass. Rick Martens has won this before and he won it again in 2011 with the 20 inch Lunker that he landed on June 20th. All of our top ten LM Bass were 18 � inches or larger. Owen Brummer finished 2nd with a 19 7/8 incher. Charlie Walling took 3rd place with the 19 � incher that he landed on October 2nd. Eight of our top ten LM Bass were landed in June or July.
Rock Bass. We have a tie for the Rock Bass Championship. Kathy Thiele landed an 11 � incher on June 17th and Nathan DeHaan later caught an 11 � incher on July 21st. We also have a tie for 3rd place. Roger Hoeppner and Tyler Cuperus each landed an 11 � incher. Eight of our top ten Rock Bass were caught in June.
Perch. Gary Wagler landed a 12 5/8 inch Perch on May 29th and it held up all summer until Marsha Scholl came in and landed a 12 � incher on September 5th. We have a 4-way tie for 3rd place�as Ken Beutel, Gary Wagler, Dave Wilson and Ralph Domras each landed a 12 � incher. Eight of our top ten Perch were landed in May or June.
Bluegill (includes Sunfish and Pumpkinseed). Dave Jacobson, one of our excellent year round campers, took the Bluegill Title with a 10 � incher that he landed on August 19th. Dave Lemke came in 2nd at 10 3/8. We have a 3-way tie for 3rd as Mike Muse, Jodi Blakstad and Al Swedenski each landed a 10 � incher. Then we have a 3-way tie between Holly Boeckerman, JoAnne Fuller and Kathy Thiele, who each caught a 10 inch Bluegill.
Musky. Jeff Whitson is shown in our new brochure holding his 40 inch Musky. He landed the fish on 6-12-11. It was measured, photographed and released alive. Joel Zimmerman�s 34 inch Musky placed him in 2nd place. Other Muskies that were landed (measured, photographed and released) were quickly released alive. Those honors go to Brian Prodzinski, John Teune and Akio Toby. Muskies were caught by our guests in June, July, August and September.
Bullhead. Jason Mohs is our Bullhead Champion with the 15 1/8th incher that he landed on 8-23-11. DeWayne Wagler came in 2nd with a 15 incher. Delmar Wagler was 3rd with a 14 � incher and Tyler Wagler took 4th place with his 14 � incher.
Our new brochure (printed 12-1-11) which is full of fun will be mailed out with our Christmas Cards, which generally go to people who stayed with us in the last 3 years. If you don�t get a Christmas card and you want one, or if you�d like a brochure or a printed copy of our 2011 Fishing Contest Final Results, just give me a call and ask for one. I�ll drop it in the mail.
We are very excited about 2012 and hope to see you here. Many of you are already booked for 2012 and we encourage others to do the same. Hug and Kiss your Family. Be nice to people and be nice to the good earth. Happy Holidays everyone.
