email: bulletin94@yahoo.com (979) 849-5407 October 18, 2011 THE BULLETIN Page 13
River’s End Volunteer Fire Dept. Fishing Tournament reels in fun, fish, funds
The much needed rain held off until the end of three days of breezy fall weather, which brought out families and 147 registered anglers (up from 135 last year) at the 15th annual River’s End Volunteer Fire Dept. Fishing Tournament and Fundraiser. The tournament began at 12:01 a.m. , Friday, Oct. 7, and ran through 2 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 9, when final weights were tallied and prizes awarded.
A total of 113 official fish (up from 100 last year and 83 in 2009) were weighed in over the weekend and were generally lighter than last year’s entries. Speckled Trout were hard to find again this year. The final results of the tournament are as follows:
In the Adult Division:
Redfish
1st Place – Darrell Mueck with a fish weighing in at 7.37 lbs.
2nd Place – Steve Andel with a fish weighing in at 7.36 lbs.
3rd Place – Billy Huett with a fish weighing in at 6.89 lbs.
Speckled Trout
1st Place – Lou Crutcher with a fish weighing in at 3.64 lbs.
2nd Place – Josh Schulte with a fish weighing in at 2.79 lbs.
3rd Place – Candice Griffin with a fish weighing in at 2.74 lbs.
Flounder
1st Place – Gary Perkins with a fish weighing in at 3.33 lbs.
2nd Place – Josh Schulte with a fish weighing in at 3.32 lbs.
3rd Place – Ray Pierson with a fish weighing in at 3.23 lbs.
Croaker
1st Place – Hank Hethcock with a fish weighing in at 1.42 lbs.(entered first)
2nd Place – Earnie Aaington with a fish weighing in at 1.42 lbs.
3rd Place – Brian Delany with a fish weighing in at 1.41 lbs.
Heaviest Stringer
– Roger Friedrichs with a stringer weighing in at 20.7 lbs.Redfish with the Most Spots
–Billy Huett whose fish had 16 spotsIn the Youth Division:
Redfish
1st Place – Kale Kram with a fish weighing in at 6.44 lbs.
2nd Place – Kale Kram with a fish weighing in at 5.82 lbs.
3rd Place – Kale Kram with a fish weighing in at 5.61 lbs.
Speckled Trout
1st Place – Kale Kram with a fish weighing in at 1.75 lbs.
2nd Place – Kale Kram with a fish weighing in at 1.10 lbs.
3rd Place – No fish was entered
Flounder
1st Place – Jake Davis with a fish weighing in at 5.33 lbs.
2nd Place – Andrew Lima with a fish weighing in at 2.05 lbs.
3rd Place – Andrew Lima with a fish weighing in at 2.02 lbs.
Croaker
1st Place – Clayton Davis with a fish weighing in at 1.45 lbs.
2nd Place – Alex Lima with a fish weighing in at 1.31 lbs.
3rd Place – Alex Lima with a fish weighing in at 0.97 lbs.
Largest Hardhead Catfish
– Canaan Moers with a fish weighing in at 0.88 lbs.Heaviest Blue Crab
– Alex Lima with a Crab of 0.45 lbs.Largest Sand / Gulf Trout
– Colby Locke with a fish weighing in at 1.48 lbs.Redfish with the Most Spots
– Clayton Davis whose fish had 3 spotsNew Category Heavy Stringer
– No stringer was enter