The 31st Anniversary Spring Classic of Champions Muskie Tournament was held on the Eagle River Chain of Lakes at Eagle River, WI on June 11th & June 12th.

1st Place & $7,000:
Scott Mc Cann, Ringle, WI and Chad Hinz, Gleason, WI

Winning with 3 fish:
Scott caught a 34 1/2” and 40 3/4" both on Suicks
Chad caught a 38 1/2” on a Suzy Sucker

2nd Place & $2,000:
Dan Wojtusik, Eagle River, WI and John Meyer, Louisville, CO

Winning with 3 fish:
Dan caught a 40 1/4” on a Suick
John caught a 38” and 38 1/2” both on Suicks

The top two placing teams caught 5 out of 6 fish on Suicks.


Here is the rest of the results:


The 31st Anniversary Headwaters Chapter of Muskies, Inc. Spring Classic of Champions was held on June 11th and 12th. There were 69 boats entered with 138 people fishing the tournament. The headquarters for the tournament was Wild Eagle Lodge with fishing limited to the Lower Eagle River Chain.

The results of the tournament are as follows:

1st Place Team #9
Scott Mc Cann - Ringle, WI 3 Fish 34 1/2 38 1/2 40 3/4
Chad Hinz - Gleason, WI $7,000

2nd Place Team # 17
Dan Wojtusik - Eagle River, WI 3 Fish 341/4 38 40 1/4
John Meyer - Louisville, CO $2,000

3rd Place Team # 4
Marvin Peterson - Conover, WI 3 Fish 35 36 1/2 38 3/4
Terry Uhlembrauck- DePere, WI $1,000

4th Place Team #2
Jared Adamovich- Eagle River, WI 2 Fish 35 1/4 41
Jeremy Barber - Eagle River, WI $400

5th Place Team #8
Ryan Bock - Three Lakes, WI 2 Fish 36 3/4 38
Tim Rutzen, Jr. - Weston, WI $375

6th Place Team #62
Nena McKain - Brookfield, IL 1 Fish 46
Don McKain - Brookfield, IL $350

7th Place Team #16
Tony Grant - Wellington, KY 1 Fish 42
Dave Schultz - St. Augustine, FL $325

8th Place Team #38
Al Schroeder - Eagle River, WI 1 Fish 41 1/2
Dave Schroeder - Grant Park, IL $320

9th Place Team #32
Mark Van Rossum - DePere, WI 1 Fish 40 1/4 inches
Clay Schmoeker - Conover, WI $310

10th Place Team #46
Matt McCumber - Janesville, WI 1 Fish 40 inches
Pam McCumber - Janesville, WI $300

Big Fish Saturday: Team #62 Nena & Don McKain 46 inches $620
Big Fish Sunday: Team #16 Dave Schultz & Tony Grant 42 inches $610
Winner of the Manufacturers Mini Tournament: Team #16 Dave Schultz & Tony Grant $410 plus Rod and Reel

Fish Caught and Released: Saturday 22 Sunday 11 Total of 33 fish
Lakes fish were caught in: Catfish 10, Yellow Birch 6, Duck 4, Cranberry 4, Eagle 3, Scattering Rice 2, Lynx 2, Otter 1, and Voyageur 1.

Next year is the 32nd Anniversary of the Spring Classic which will be held June 9th and 10th, 2012.

Jim & Carol Heffner,
Spring Classic Tournament Directors