2011 Spring Open Winner

Congratulations to Tim for his domination of the 2011 Spring Open Segment of the FESS Fishing Tournament.  Despite a run by newcomer Bridgett, he lead all anglers by over a pound for his third straight win in this segment.  Bravo Tim.

Tim - 4 lb 9 oz Bass - Caught May 6th

Here's the final scoresheet

(Updated 04JUN11)

The Week In Fishing - 27MAY11

Updated 04JUN11 With Andrew's Fish


It was quite a final week of fishing for the 2011 Spring Open Event.  Here's the creel count:

Tuesday May 24th

Bridgett:  0 lb 14 oz, 1 lb 2 oz, 2 lb 11 oz

Tim: 1 lb 1 oz, 1 lb 12 oz, 2, lb 1 oz, 2 lb 12 oz

Wednesday May 25th

Bridgett:  3 lb 1 oz, 2 lb 11 oz, unweighed bluegill

Tim: 2 lb 3 oz, 2 lb 5 oz, 3 lb 7 oz

Thursday May 26th

Bridgett:  2 lb 15 oz

Friday May 27th

Tim: 0 lb 10 oz, 1 lb 6 oz, 1 lb 12 oz, 1 lb 6 oz

Andrew:  2 lb 2 oz

Skunk List: Chuck, Bridgett

Here's the pictures:

Bridgett - 24MAY11 - 0 lb 14 oz

Bridgett - 24MAY11 - 1 lb 02 oz

Bridgett - 24MAY11 - 2 lb 11 oz

Bridgett - 25MAY11 - 2 lb 11 oz

Bridgett - 25MAY11 - 3 lb 01 oz - Finally a Smallmouth

Bridgett - 25MAY11 - Bluegill

Bridgett - 26MAY11 - 2 lb 15 oz

Tim - 24MAY11 - 1 lb 0 oz

Tim - 24MAY11 - 1 lb 12 oz

Tim - 24MAY11 - 2 lb 1 oz

Tim - 24MAY11 - 2 lb 12 oz

Tim - 25MAY11 - 2 lb 3 oz

Tim - 25MAY11 - 2 lb 5 oz

Tim - 25MAY11 - 3 lb 7 oz

Tim - 27MAY11 - 0 lb 10 oz

Tim - 27MAY11 - 1 lb 6 oz

Tim - 27MAY11 - 1 lb 6 oz

Tim - 27MAY11 - 1 lb 12 oz

Andrew - 27MAY11 - 2 lb 2 oz

The Week In Fishing - 20APR11

A slow week of fishing, with only two bluegill in the creel.  Let's hope the fishing picks up this week since this the Spring Open ends on Friday.

Tim - 16MAY11 Bluegill

Tim - 19MAY11 Bluegill

Thursday and Friday - The Bite Continues

Here's the creel count from Thursday and Friday:


Thursday at Lunch at MI-30
Steve: 0 lb 10 oz, o lb 14 oz
Tim: Tiny Bluegill, 0 lb 13 oz, 0 lb 15 oz
Skunk List: Tomski and Bridgett


Thursday afterwork at MI-10
Steve: 2 lb 1 oz 
Skunk List: Tomski and Bridgett


Friday at Lunch
Tim: o lb 10 oz, 1 lb 1 oz, 2 lb 5 oz, 2 lb 10 oz
Skunk List: Bridgett

Thursday Fish

Tim - Bluegill

Tim - 0 lb 13 oz Largemouth Bass

Tim - 0 lb 15 oz Largemouth Bass

Steve - 0 lb 10 oz Largemouth Bass

Steve - 0 lb 14 oz Largemouth Bass

Steve - 2 lb 1 oz Largemouth Bass

Friday Fish

Tim - 0 lb 10 oz Largemouth Bass

Tim - 1 lb 1 oz Largemouth Bass

Tim - 2 lb 5 oz Largemouth Bass

Tim - 2 lb 10 oz Largemouth Bass

Weather Still Hot, Fishing Not So Much

Another day of hot weather brought a slow down of the fishing.  Bridgett hit the ponds before work and landed a catfish.  On a rapala.  Unbelievable.  Here's the creel count:

Before Work:

Bridgett:  Catfish

Lunchtime:

Andrew: Tales of a bass still require a picture

Skunk List:  Bridgett and Chuck

Bridgett - Catfish

Hot Hot Hot

With temperatures in the mid-80s and a short lunch hour, four anglers hit the ponds of Main Injector.  The fish must have felt sorry for Bridgett since Tim's catch last week as she was the big angler of the day with four fish.  Luckily for all anglers, the IARC IASUOPKQUHKMO project meeting kept Tim in teh office.  Here's the creel count:

Bridgett: 1 lb 15 oz, 2 lb 2 oz, 2 lb 10 oz and 2 lb 3 oz

Steve: 2 lb 3 oz, 0 lb 9 oz

Andrew: One small fish

Skunk List: Tomski

Steve - 2 lb 3 oz Smallmouth Bass (is it the same one?)

Steve must hate the fish - It eventually swan away

Steve - 0 lb 9 oz Largemouth Bass

Steve and Bridgett with a nice catch

Bridgett - 1 lb 15 oz Largemouth Bass

Bridgett - 2 lb 2 oz Largemouth Bass

Bridgett - 2 lb 10 oz Largemouth Bass

Bridgett - 2 lb 3 oz Largemouth Bass

Monday at MI-60

A brisk southeast wind, chance of rain and an overcast sky slowed the fishing, but didn't stop three anglers from hitting the south end of MI-10 and north end of MI-60 at lunch.  While Tim landed a decent fish, the leader protruding from his anal slit was a bit much and served as reminder to police the area of hooks and lines.

Here's the creel count:

Tim: 2 lb 11 oz

Bridgett:  Unweighed bluegill (assumed to be 4 lb 8 oz give or take 4 lb 6 oz)

Skunk List:  Steve

Tim - 2 lb 11 oz Largemouth Bass

Tim Regains The Lead

It took almost a week, but Tim has regained sole leadership of the Spring Open.  Despite everyone taking the lunch hour off from the ponds, Tim hit the water after work and was rewarded with three fish. Here's the creel count:

Tim:  0 lb 2 oz, 0 lb 6 oz and 4 lb 9 oz

Tim - 4 lb 9 oz Largemouth Bass

Tim - 4 lb 9 oz Scale Reading

Strike Map - 05MAY11

It's Picking Up!

What a day at the northwest ponds of Main Injector.  All anglers were rewarded with a fish, including the long struggling Tomski who landed not one, but two fish. Here's the creel count:

Lunchtime:

Bridgett: 1 lb 04 oz, 1 lb 06 oz

Tim: 0 lb 13 oz, 0 lb 14 oz

Tomski: 1 lb 10 oz

Steve: 0 lb 13 oz, 1 lb 14 oz, 2 lb 6 oz

Afterwork:

Tomski: 0 lb 15 oz

Steve: 0 lb 04 oz, 0 lb 07 oz

Bridgett - 1 lb 06 oz Largemouth Bass

Bridgett - 1 lb 04 oz Largemouth Bass

Tim - 0 lb 13 oz Largemouth Bass (looks photoshopped)

Tim - 0 lb 14 oz Largemouth Bass

Tomski - 0 lb 15 oz Largemouth Bass

Tomski - 1 lb 10 oz Largemouth Bass

Steve - 0 lb 4 oz Largemouth Bass

Steve - 0 lb 7 oz Bluegill (lame!)

Steve - 0 lb 13 oz Largemouth Bass

Steve - 1 lb 14 oz Largemouth Bass

Steve - 2 lb 06 Smallmouth Bass