Tournament Results:

Our June tournament on Lake Travis was tough fishing for all 10 teams.  No team caught more than 8 fish and the largest fish caught was 19” long.  Mike Wiles and Roger Growden took first place with 13.77 pounds.  Second place went to Jim Rumbo and Brooks Griffith who weighed in 11.01 pounds.  Taking third place was Mitch Shelton and Bob Smith with 9.75 pounds.  Mike Wiles had the biggest stringer, 5 fish weighing 10.33 pounds.

Top Ten Standings:

Mike Wiles- 63.66 pounds                              Mitch Shelton- 46.55 pounds
Al Lykins- 57.24 pounds                                  Tom Clark- 43.66 pounds
Jim Pollard- 54.75 pounds                              Craig Mooney- 39.11 pounds
Gib Hoffman- 51.19 pounds                            Roger Growden- 36.41 pounds
Darryl Smith- 46.98 pounds                           Brooks Griffith- 34.93 pounds
Ron Roberts caught the Big Bass of the 2nd Quarter.  While fishing on Lake Travis on 5/23/10, he caught a 25” bass (8.50#) from under a dock near the mouth of Cypress Creek.
Ron Roberts with his 25” bass

July Meeting and Tournament:

The July meeting will be held July 15th at 7:00pm.  Our July tournament will be Saturday, July 17, 2010.  John Bobo and Roberto Ruiz have volunteered to bring refreshments to the meeting.

Club News:

The club decided to have the fall garage sale on October 9, 2010. 

Magellan fishing shirts and club T-shirts will be available to purchase at the next meeting. 

Fishing Reports:

Good fishing reports have been scarce.  Finding a report for Choke Canyon has been tough, but I have been interested in any report for Choke ever since we found out that the TABC state tournament would be held there.  One comment that I read was any bite on Choke Canyon could result in a fish of a lifetime.  Well, that happened to me last Monday afternoon while fishing with Steve Martinez, Gary Burnham and his son, Sean.  We launched just before 5:00pm and headed for Four Fingers.  It was somewhat windy and I started fishing a point, but soon headed for the protected water beyond the point.  There was a good grass line and on my 3rd or 4th cast I got a bite.  I set the hook and the bass pulled hard, momentarily hanging up in the grass.  When I got her to the surface the first time, I told Steve she was a big fish and that he needed to get the net.  Once she was in the boat, she looked huge.  She measured 28” long when held up vertically and later on she weighed 11 pounds and 10 ounces on Gary’s digital scale.  If you can catch her next spring, you will have a Sharelunker!
Choke Canyon, 7/5/10, 11 pounds 10 oz. and my “fish of a lifetime”.  I hope to see you all at the club meeting.

Tournament Results:

Decker Lake was an excellent choice for our May tournament.  Eleven teams participated and 13 members caught a limit of five bass.  The top five teams brought in 8 or 9 fish indicating they caught some bigger fish.  There was less than a pound difference between 7th place and 2nd place.  Vince Martin and Roger Growden won the tournament with 9 fish weighing 23.72 pounds and Roger caught the big bass of the tournament (23” long).  Second place went to Gib Hoffman and James Beck who had 8 fish weighing 18.79 pounds.  Darryl Smith and T.V. Minner took third place with 9 fish weighing 18.78 pounds.  Mike Wiles had the heaviest stringer of 5 fish weighing 13.40 pounds.

Top Ten Standings:

Al Lykins- 54.30 pounds                          Tom Clark- 42.47 pounds
Mike Wiles- 53.33 pounds                       Mitch Shelton- 40.11 pounds
Gib Hoffman- 46.50 pounds                   Carlton Yarbrough- 34.74 pounds
Jim Pollard- 45.55 pounds                      Craig Mooney- 32.98 pounds
Darryl Smith- 42.54 pounds                   Roger Growden- 32.97 pounds
T.V. Minner is leading the Big Bass of the 2nd Quarter race with a 24.5” (8.0 pound) bass that he caught 5/3/10 at Lake Bastrop.

June Meeting and Tournament:

The June meeting will be held on June 17th at 7:00pm.  The June tournament will be on Saturday, June 19, 2010.  Tim Jolly and Gary Schriber have volunteered to bring refreshments to the meeting.

Club News:

Club shirts will be ready and available at the upcoming meeting.  The Magellan cotton fishing shirts will cost $26.00 and the club T-shirts will cost $10.00.
T-shirts will be available in Large, Extra Large, 2XL, and 3XL. 

Don’t forget to set aside items that will sell at our fall garage sale.  We will pick a weekend for the garage sale at the next meeting.

Couples Club:

The Couples Club attempted to hold their June tournament on Decker Lake, but it was closed due to a triathlon, but Ken and Melba were already on the lake.  The other three couples went to Lake Bastrop to fish.  The results are shown in the following table:

Fishing Reports:

Fayette County- fish are in their summer pattern.  After the morning shallow bite slows, go deep.  On June 4th, Craig Mooney caught 6 bass over 5 pounds from my back deck.  The forth, fifth, and sixth big bass were all caught near the cold water inlet on the drop off while fishing a watermelon red baby brush hog or a 10” blue fleck Powerworm.  Lake Bastrop- the grass is in great shape and holds plenty of fish.  Go prepared to fish the grass with frogs, flukes, or other topwater baits that you can work through the grass.  Schooling action has started, but be prepared to throw small baits because the forage the bass are chasing is about 2 inches long.  Lake Travis- Night fishing is great now that it is hot.  On June 10th, Dale White pulled a 22.5” and a 18” bass out of Travis while night fishing lighted docks and shoreline.  Bring your fishing reports to the upcoming meeting. 

Tournament Results:

Many participants would say the fishing during our April travel tournament to O.H. Ivie was tough.  I wish I could have fished one more day because I think I figured out a pattern and I didn’t want to give up.  Ten teams fished the tournament and only one team caught a limit of 10 fish.  Al Lykins and Jim Pollard won the tournament with 25.76 pounds.  On Al’s last cast of the tournament he caught a 7 pound bass.  Never give up!  Art Cruser and Tom Clark came in second place with 9 fish weighing 23.90 pounds.  Twenty minutes before the end of the tournament, Tom Clark decides to cast away from the bank into deeper water and he hooks up with his 4th fish of the day.  He catches a 7.5 pound bass that is the biggest fish of the tournament.  Never give up!  Mike Wiles and James Beck came in third place with 7 fish weighing 15.39 pounds.  I hope I never have to give up fishing.

Top Ten Standings:

Al Lykins- 46.17 pounds                                              Gib Hoffman- 34.60 pounds
Mike Wiles- 39.93 pounds                                           Darryl Smith- 33.78 pounds
Tom Clark- 35.03 pounds                                            Craig Mooney- 32.98 pounds
Jim Pollard- 34.79 pounds                                           Mitch Shelton- 30.85 pounds
Carlton Yarbrough- 34.74 pounds                            Stan Evans- 23.42 pounds
Tom Clark is leading the race for Biggest Bass of the 2nd Quarter with his 7.5 pound bass caught during the April tournament at O.H. Ivie.

May Meeting and Tournament:

Our May club meeting will be next Thursday, May 13th, at 7:00pm.  Our May tournament will be Saturday, May 15, 2010.  Gary Burnham and Jim Pollard have volunteered to bring refreshments to the next meeting.

Constitution Change:

In the club constitution in the By-Laws section, under Roman Numeral II, Annual Awards, section II.3 states “The top six of these men will receive trophies or plaques and may represent the ACBC in “Top Six” competition.”  It has been proposed that the word ” or Eight” be added to this sentence because the club is affiliated with TABC and their annual tournament is designed for the top eight fishermen in the club.  If this constitutional change is approved, section II.3 of the constitution would read “The top six of these men will receive trophies or plaques and may represent the ACBC in the “Top Six or Eight” competition.”

Couples Club:

Since the last newsletter, the couples club has fished two tournaments, the latest one on Lake Travis.  Four couples fished both tournaments and the results below will summarize both tournaments.

Fishing Reports:

It’s spring and the fishing should be good but I haven’t heard any good fishing reports.  Bring your fishing reports to the upcoming meeting and let’s pick a lake where we can all catch a limit.

Tournament Results:

Our February tournament on Fayette County Reservoir produced some nice stringers of fish.  Twelve teams participated and 19 fishermen caught a limit of 5 fish.  John Kirkland and Roger Growden won the tournament with 10 fish weighing 36.97 pounds.  Darryl Smith and John Bobo came in second place with 10 fish weighing 31.16 pounds.  Al Lykins and Mitch Shelton finished third with 10 fish weighing 30.73 pounds.  Mike Wiles caught the biggest bass of the tournament (23″-6.50 pounds) and John Kirkland had the biggest 5 fish stringer at 21.57 pounds.

Top Ten Standings:

Gib Hoffman- 32.47 pounds                            Carlton Yarbrough- 26.86 pounds
Al Lykins- 29.29 pounds                                     Mitch Shelton- 25.97 pounds
Darryl Smith- 27.34 pounds                              Jim Pollard- 25.91 pounds
Craig Mooney- 27.10 pounds                            Tom Clark- 23.84 pounds
Mike Wiles- 27.04 pounds                                  Stan Evans-23.42 pounds
T. V. Minner is leading the race for Big Bass of the 1st Quarter with a 25.5″ (9.06 pound) bass he caught while fishing with Al Lykins at Fayette County Reservoir on 2/18/10.  I’ll bet T.V. will have a great picture to show you at the upcoming meeting.  Congratulations T.V.

March Meeting and Tournament:

Our next club meeting will be held on Thursday, March 18th, at 7:00pm.  The March tournament will be on Saturday, March 20, 2010.  Craig Mooney and Stan Evans have volunteered to bring refreshments to the next club meeting.

Club News:

There will not be a club meeting in April due to the travel tournament which is planned for O.H. Ivie Lake on April 17th.  Some members are departing for this tournament on April 15th and others are departing on April 16th so they can do some pre-fishing.  Many members are staying at Sportsman’s Inn which is on the east side of the lake.  We plan to launch at the Elm Creek Marina which is about a mile from Sportsman’s Inn.   There are currently 13 teams participating and it is not too late to make plans to go.  Lodging is available fairly close to the lake and the fishing should be great.  Two lucky fishermen have caught a Sharelunker from Ivie this year.  The winners of a recent tournament weighed in 5 fish that exceeded 28 pounds.  This should be a great trip.

The annual Round Rock Amputee Fishing Trip is Saturday, April 24th, at Lake Bastrop.  Since there will not be a club meeting in April, we will pass around a sign up sheet at the upcoming club meeting so we can get an idea of the number of riggers/non-riggers who plan to participate in this event.   Taking an amputee fishing and sharing a great meal with them and their family is great fun.  Frieda Borth works hard to make sure we all have a great time and a great meal.  I hope everyone will plan on helping and enjoying the great fishing available at Lake Bastrop.

Fishing Reports:

Our next tournament is on the first day of spring.  Fishing reports that I have read recently indicate that fishing is improving as the water temperature rises.  Lake Austin has been producing some nice fish by slowly fishing the grass with soft plastics.  Less than a month ago, Lake Austin gave up another Sharelunker.  Lake Travis has been producing some fish, but most reports indicate they are still in deeper water due to the water temperature.  Jim Pollard and his wife, Nita, fished Lake Travis on Thursday, March 11th, and caught 5 fish between 12″ and 14″ in 25 to 35 feet of water under docks using plastics.  Bring a fishing report to the upcoming meeting and plan to catch some fish during the upcoming tournament.   

Tournament Results:

Our January tournament on Lake Bastrop involved 9 teams who braved the cold weather to fish.  Al Lykins and Carlton Yarbrough won the tournament with 10 fish weighing 29.48 pounds.  Darryl Smith and Tom Clark took second place with 10 fish weighing 25.27 pounds.  Third place went to Craig Mooney and Brooks Griffith who caught 10 fish weighing 24.42 pounds.  Gib Hoffman caught the biggest bass of the tournament (22.5″) and he also had the biggest 5 fish stringer weighing 18.45 pounds.

Top Ten Standings:

Gib Hoffman- 18.45 pounds                                 Craig Mooney- 12.90 pounds
Al Lykins- 15.58 pounds                                         Mike Wiles- 12.77 pounds
Carlton Yarbrough- 13.90 pounds                     Brooks Griffith- 11.52 pounds
Darryl Smith- 13.76 pounds                                  Tom Clark- 11.51 pounds
Stan Evans- 12.90 pounds                                      David McClung- 10.33 pounds
Gib Hoffman currently has the lead for Big Bass of the 1st Qrt.

February Meeting and Tournament:

Our February meeting will be next Thursday, February 18th, at 7:00pm.  Our February tournament will be next Saturday, February 20, 2010.  Tom Clark and Bob Smith have volunteered to bring refreshments to the next meeting.

Club News:

Come on guys; let’s go fishing!  We need more than 9 teams this month.  Don’t let the cold weather keep you off the water.  At the upcoming meeting we will not only draw partners for our February tournament, but we will draw partners for our April travel tournament to O. H. Ivie based upon when you want to/can depart.  There will be a draw for members wanting to depart on Thursday before the tournament and a draw for members wanting to depart on Friday before the tournament.

The annual Round Rock Amputee Fishing Trip has been set for Saturday April 24th.  We need riggers and non-riggers to help make this event a success and everyone loves to fish Lake Bastrop.  There is always a great meal after we fish.  Mark your calendars so you won’t miss out on all the fun.

If you missed the January meeting, annual dues are due ($12.00).  In addition, if you want to be a member of TABC (Texas Assn. of Bass Clubs), the annual dues are also due ($20.00). 

Fishing Reports:

Cold weather is certainly affecting fishing, mostly the fishermen who strive to stay warm while fishing.  Mike Wiles and I fished Fayette County on Saturday, February 13th, and it was cold, very foggy, overcast and we idled from place to place for half the day due to very limited visibility.  Fortunately, it was not windy.  We caught 5 or 6 fish apiece.  The biggest fish were very chunky 17 and 18 inch fish that put up a good fight.  Although most areas had a water temperature of 60 degrees or more, the fish didn’t seem to be up real shallow.  Most of our fish came from 6′ to 10′ of water and most of them were caught on a drop shot rig.  The week before, Mike Wiles and Dale White caught 8 or 9 fish at Decker Lake.  Most of these fish were caught along the dam and Mike reported the grass on the south end of the lake is not in very good shape.  Lake Travis is almost full but the water temperature is around 53 degrees.  Some fishing reports indicate bass can be caught in deeper water, but many of the fishing reports for Lake Travis relate to crappie or white bass fishing.  I hope to see you at the meeting next Thursday.

Tournament Results:

Our December tournament was held on Lake Bastrop and started at 9:00am to avoid a below freezing temperature at daylight.  A sunny sky warmed us during the day, but the bite was slow for many participants.  Mike Wiles and Jim Rumbo finished in first place with 9 fish weighing 31.83 pounds.  Vince Martin and Tim Jolly came in second place with 10 fish weighing 26.46 pounds.  Third place went to Gib Hoffman and Gary Burnham who had 10 fish weighing 23.03 pounds.  Mike Wiles caught the biggest bass (22″) and had the biggest 5 fish stringer (19.26 pounds).

Final Top 10 Standings For 2009:

Mike Wiles- 164.97 pounds                      Al Lykins- 116.75 pounds
Vince Martin- 146.16 pounds                  Gib Hoffman- 113.35 pounds
Jim Pollard- 132.41 pounds                     Harold Barnett- 111.52 pounds
Carlton Yarbrough- 126.66 pounds      Darryl Smith- 90.68 pounds
Tom Clark- 120.51 pounds                       Gary Burnham- 90.48 pounds
Ken Haulotte caught the Biggest Bass of the 4th Qtr. and of the Year when he landed a 12.56 pound monster at Choke Canyon Reservoir on 10/2/2009.

Ken is one happy fisherman!

January 2010 Meeting and Tournament:

Our January 2010 meeting will be next Thursday, 1/14/2010, at 7:00pm.  Our first tournament of the year will be on Saturday, January 16th.  Mitch Shelton and Bill Bratton have volunteered to bring refreshments to the January meeting.

Club News:

January always seems to be a busy month.  The Austin Boat Show is scheduled for January 14-17, 2010.  Brian Kitchen will have his catfish tank at the show so youngsters can experience the excitement of catching a fish.  Any club member who would like to help Brian for a few hours and have the opportunity to see the boat show should contact Brian via telephone.  Helping Brian only entails baiting  hooks, netting and releasing catfish, and helping the real young kids catch a fish.  It’s a lot of fun to see youngsters get excited about a fish.

The annual club banquet is scheduled for January 23rd at 6:30pm at the Catfish Parlour South located at 4606 Burleson Road.  The cost is $10 per member and this also includes your spouse or invited guest.  A ventriloquist will provide some entertainment.  Jim Pollard needs an accurate head count by our next meeting.  If you cannot be at the next meeting, please let Jim know of your plans to attend the annual banquet by phone or email.

Annual dues and TABC dues are due for all returning members.  I will attach the membership form to the email that I send out notifying members that I have posted this newsletter to the club website.

Members voted at the December meeting to have a springtime travel tournament in April.  The club will be discussing what lake should be selected for the April travel tournament at the upcoming meeting.  Think about where you would like to go.

Fishing Reports:

Before this last round of extremely cold weather, fishing was pretty good on Lake Bastrop and Fayette County Reservoir.  Hopefully, next weekend will be sunny and warm.  I will see you at the meeting.

Tournament Results:

Our November tournament at Fayette County Reservoir produced some nice stringers.  Thirteen teams participated and 15 members caught a limit of five bass.  Harold Barnett and Brooks Griffith took first place with 10 fish weighing 34.28 pounds.  Second place went to Al Lykins and Tom Clark who caught 10 fish weighing 32.33 pounds.  Third place went to Mitch Shelton and Jim Rumbo who caught 9 fish weighing 31.72 pounds.  Brooks Griffith had the biggest stringer (20.26 pounds) and caught the biggest bass (25.5″ or 6.06 pounds).

Top Ten Standings:

Mike Wiles- 145.71 pounds                     Al Lykins- 108.56 pounds
Vince Martin- 130.64 pounds                Harold Barnett- 103.51 pounds
Tom Clark- 120.51 pounds                      Gib Hoffman- 99.02 pounds
Jim Pollard- 119.09 pounds                    Art Cruser- 88.16 pounds
Carlton Yarbrough- 117.58 pounds     David McClung- 84.21 pounds
Mike Wiles and Brooks Griffith are currently tied for Big Bass of the 4th Quarter.  They both have caught a 25.5″ bass.

December Meeting and Tournament:

Our last meeting of 2009 will be next Thursday, December 3rd, at 7:00pm.  The December tournament will be Saturday, December 5, 2009.  Harold Barnett and Tom McVan have volunteered to bring refreshments to the next meeting.

Club News:

At the upcoming meeting we will vote in a new slate of officers/directors for 2010.  The 2010 club calendar will be discussed/approved.  By secret ballot we will select the member deserving of the Johnny Mayes Sportsmanship Award.  The winner will be announced at our annual banquet.

Fishing Reports:

Per fishing reports posted on the Austin Bass Fishing website, both Lake Travis and Lake Bastrop have been producing some nice catches of fish.  Hope to see you all at the next meeting.

September/October Tournament Results:

Our September tournament was held at Decker Lake and the bite was tough.  Out of 10 teams, no team caught a limit of ten fish and only 4 members caught their limit of 5 fish.  Craig Mooney and Stan Evans took first place with 17.20 pounds.  Second place went to Mike Wiles and Jim Rumbo with 12.08 pounds.  Carlton Yarbrough and Gib Hoffman finished in third place with 12.02 pounds.  Nobody caught a bass over 5 pounds.

Our travel tournament in October was held at Choke Canyon Reservoir.  The bite was fair and the northerly wind was moderate so numerous small fish were caught.  Out of 12 teams participating, only 3 teams caught a limit of 10 fish.  Gib Hoffman and Ron Roberts won the tournament with 18.21 pounds.  Vince Martin and his guest, Jerry Price, came in second place with 17.26 pounds.  Al Lykins and Tom Clark took third place with 16.96 pounds.  Mike Wiles caught the biggest bass which was 22.5″ (6.06 pounds).

Top Ten Standings:

Mike Wiles- 130.38 pounds                      Al Lykins- 93.11 pounds
Carlton Yarbrough- 117.58 pounds       Harold Barnett- 89.49 pounds
Vince Martin- 116.49 pounds                   Gib Hoffman- 85.06 pounds
Jim Pollard- 108.95 pounds                      Art Cruser- 75.45 pounds
Tom Clark- 103.63 pounds                        Gary Burnham- 73.65 pounds
Mike Wiles currently leads for Biggest Bass of the 4th Qtr. with his 22.5″ bass caught during the October tournament at Choke Canyon Reservoir.

November Meeting and Tournament:

Our November meeting will be next Thursday, November 19th, at 7:00pm.  The November tournament will be Saturday, November 21, 2009.  Mike Wiles and Dale White have volunteered to bring refreshments to the next meeting.

Club News:

Don’t forget our last meeting of the year is December 3rd and our December tournament is on Saturday, December 5th.  We will elect a new slate of officers and directors during our last meeting of the year.

Couples Club Tournament Results:

The Couples Club held their last tournament for the year at Lake Bastrop on November 7, 2009.  Four couples participated and Melba and Ken Haulotte won the tournament with 5 fish weighing 11.45 pounds.  Melba caught a 21.5″ bass and tied her record so she caught the two biggest bass of the year.  The final results are shown below:

Fishing Reports:

I wish I had a great fishing report to share but I’ve been busy with other things and haven’t gone fishing since last month.  I know several club members have been to Fayette County and caught some fish.  Their results indicate it is hard to catch the big ones, but most of them are in the 2 to 3 pound range.  I’ll see you at the club meeting and hopefully the wind will not be howling on tournament day.

Tournament Results:

Our August night tournament on Lake LBJ resulted in some good stringers for a second month in a row.  Half of the eighteen members participating caught a limit of 5 fish.  Carlton Yarbrough and Stan Evans won first place with 10 fish weighing 27.28 pounds.  Second place went to Darryl Smith and Gary Burnham who caught a limit of fish weighing 25.78 pounds.  Carlton had the biggest 5 fish stringer weighing 17.39 pounds and he and Tom McVan tied for biggest bass of the tournament with a 21″ (5.0 pound) bass.

Top Ten Standings:

Mike Wiles- 109.12 pounds                               Al Lykins- 82.41 pounds
Vince Martin- 99.85 pounds                             Harold Barnett- 80.05 pounds
Carlton Yarbrough- 98.56 pounds                 Gib Hoffman- 76.05 pounds
Jim Pollard- 95.06 pounds                                Gary Burnham- 72.15 pounds
Tom Clark- 89.93 pounds                                  Art Cruser- 68.83 pounds
Mike Wiles currently leads the race for Big Bass of the 3rd Quarter with his 7.0 pound bass caught during the July tournament at Lake LBJ.

September Meeting and Tournament:

Our September meeting will be next Thursday, September 17th, at 7:00pm.  The September tournament will be Saturday, September 19, 2009.  Roberto Ruiz and John Hasse have volunteered to bring refreshments to the next meeting.

Club News:

The upcoming meeting is your last chance to participate in the raffle that has been organized by friends of Jim Behnken to pay medical expenses owed as a result of Jim’s wife having cancer.  Raffle tickets are $10 each or 12 for $100.  Every raffle ticket is eligible for over 25 nice prizes and one fishing trip of your choice (20 trips available).  One guided fishing trip to Sugar Lake in Mexico with Speedy Collet or Jim Edwards guarantees a 10 pound bass.  The drawing will be on 10/31/09.

Don’t miss this month’s meeting if you want to fish in the October travel tournament at Choke Canyon Reservoir on 10/17/09.  We will be drawing partners for this tournament based upon members who can depart on Thursday before the tournament and members who can depart on Friday before the tournament.   If you can’t attend the meeting, please let Tom Clark, Tournament Director, or Darryl Smith know of your plans to participate and which day you can depart.

Since the club will not have a regular meeting in October, we will probably pick a date for the October garage sale at the upcoming meeting.

Fishing Reports:

I wish I had a good fishing report to share.  Hopefully, we will hear of someone’s success at the upcoming meeting on Thursday.  See you there!

Tournament Results:

Only 8 teams fished Lake LBJ in July but the night time tournament produced some big stringers of fish.  Underwater lights in deeper water seemed to produce the most fish.  Mike Wiles and Stan Evans won the tournament with 10 fish weighing 38.04 pounds.  Mike also caught the biggest bass of the tournament; a 7.0 pound fish he caught at a underwater light.  Stan had the biggest 5 fish stringer weighing 20.02 pounds.  Carlton Yarbrough and Tom Clark came in second place with 30.54 pounds.  Only two places will be recognized since there were less than 10 teams participating in the tournament.

Top Ten Standings:

Vince Martin- 96.60 pounds                                    Tom Clark- 77.72 pounds
Mike Wiles- 95.04 pounds                                        Al Lykins- 73.27 pounds
Jim Pollard- 87.86 pounds                                        David McClung- 66.02 pounds
Carlton Yarbrough- 81.17 pounds                         Gib Hoffman- 65.97 pounds
Harold Barnett- 80.05 pounds                                Mitch Shelton- 63.81 pounds
Mike Wiles currently leads the race for Big Bass of the 3rd Quarter with his 7.0 pound bass caught during the July tournament at Lake LBJ.

August Meeting and Tournament:

Our August meeting will be next Thursday, August 13th, at 7:00pm.  Our August tournament will be Saturday, August 15, 2009.  Jim Pollard and George Reswik have volunteered to bring refreshments to the next meeting.

Club News:

Raffle for Jim Behnken- Jim’s friends have organized a raffle designed to pay the medical expenses Jim owes as a result of his wife’s battle with cancer.  Raffle tickets are $10 each or 12 for $100.  Prizes include a trophy deer hunting trip, guided fishing trips on Lake Fork, Falcon Reservoir, Choke Canyon, and Lake Amistad.  There are over 20 fantastic prizes that have been donated by fellow fishermen/friends of Jim Behnken.  The drawing will occur on October 31st.  The club will consolidate the raffle ticket purchases by club members desiring to support this project.  The consolidated funds will be sent to the organizers after the September club meeting.

Travel Tournament- It’s time to start planning for the travel tournament that we have each fall.  Where would you like to go fishing for a catch of a lifetime?  When is the best time?  Think about this during the next few days because we will be trying to pick a place and time for our fall travel tournament at our upcoming meeting.  If you can not attend this month’s meeting, send me an email of your preferences and I will share them with other club members at the meeting.

Fishing Report:

It’s hard to even find a fishing report at this time of the year, much less a good one!  Mike Wiles and I fished Lady Bird Lake one evening last week.  We each caught 2 slot fish that were between 1.5 and 2 pounds.  Mike had a fish break his drop shot line at the boat.  It was probably the biggest fish of the night, but we didn’t really get a good look at the fish.  We fished for about 4 hours and the shallower shoreline seemed to hold fish due to the shallow grass that was present.  Don’t forget to purchase your new fishing license because the new license year begins September 1st.  See you at the meeting this Thursday.