2026 Battle for Ohio

Are you ready to BATTLE in another statewide, ONLINE Muskie Tournament!? The BATTLE FOR OHIO Online Tournament takes place Friday, October 16th through Sunday October 18th. This event is open to ALL, and ALL PUBLIC WATERS in OHIO are eligible! Hours are 7:30 AM to 7 pm  Friday October 16th and Saturday October 17th, then 7:30 am to 6 pm on Sunday, October 18th.  You may choose ANY one, or multiple bodies of water in OHIO to fish from. In this weekend-long points tournament, your TOP THREE muskies submitted, 30″ or longer, will earn you points. Submit every muskie you catch, 30″ or better, and we will apply your best THREE to your final score. Fish must be photographed on a bump board with identifier code clearly visible, and then submitted to tournament director (TD) via text no later than 6:30 PM on Sunday night. The identifier code, and TD text number will be released on Thursday, October 15th. Winners will be announced Monday morning after all fish submissions are reviewed and scored by our judges. The top three anglers with the most points at the end of the tournament will be awarded trophies and brand new muskie baits from Six2Noon Lures at our awards banquet.

So join in the BATTLE FOR OHIO to see how you fare against the other muskie anglers all across the state! Portions of the proceeds donated to the Minnow Fund to help support the cost of stocking muskies in Ohio.

*All fish must be photographed on a bump board with printed/handwritten identifier clearly visible during Tournament fishing time each day. No fish caught outside of legal fishing times will be accepted.

 

You can register for the event here

Battle for Ohio registration

 

Points tournament Rules 2026

Minnow Fund Results from West Branch

The 14th Annual Minnow Fund at West Branch opened with cloudy skies then light rain thru much of the day, but 23 anglers worked hard to catch 17 fish.  Winning the event by one point was Matt Davies with the big fish of the day at 44.5″ and a solid second at 40.25″.  Tyler Lynn landed four fish with his two largest being 42″ and 41.75″ to claim second place.  He also landed a 37″ and 35.75″.  Kerry Rhodes captured 3rd place with 4 fish also, his two largest were 43.5″ and 38″ along with a 36″ and 33.75″.  All three place winners went home with a great trophy and lures from Six2Noon.  Matt also went home with two had crafted lures from Glutton Musky Lures.  Matt won the big fish pot of $180 and generously donated $100 to the Minnow Fund.  The anglers who also had a successful day catching fish were:

Alec Wieker 40″ and 40″

Stephen Coss  41″

Shawn Wise 40″

Mike Cutty 40″

Brandon Kruse. 37.25″ and

Derek Halas. 36″

 

We thank all 23 anglers for supporting the event and in many cases making additional donations to the Minnow Fund.  All entries fees and donations go directly into the Minnow Fund.  Our next event is the Battle of Ohio, an online tournament open to all Ohio waters October 16,17, and 18th.

Here are some great pictures from the event

Matt Davies

Tyler Lynn

Kerry Rhodes

Stephen Coss

Shawn Wise

Mike Cutty

Brandon Kruse

Minnow Fund event Saturday September 12th at West Branch

Join us on West Branch, Saturday Sept 12th, for our 14th Annual Minnow Fund Outing! This event is open to EVERYONE, and ALL proceeds from this major fundraiser go to the Minnow Fund to aid in the Ohio Department of Natural Resources’ efforts to raise and stock muskies in Ohio. This is a single day points tournament with your two longest muskies being counted for your score, with trophies and a brand new Six2noon Lures bait being awarded to the top three points earners. There is also an optional Big Fish pool with all cash being paid to the angler(s) who scores the longest muskie! After a fun day on the water, join us at 5:30 PM at the West Ramp of West Branch for our final check-in where we will announce our winners and award them their trophies and the Big Fish cash pot, as well as hand out some free brand new muskie baits.

The costs of feeding our future huskie muskies continue to rise, and we need your support more than ever! We hope you’ll join us for this fun day of muskie fishing on West Branch while supporting the future of our fishery. Tournament entry fees from this event help fund the OHMC’s contribution to the Minnow Fund and any extra donations are welcomed! If you are unable to fish with us, but still would like to give to the Minnow Fund, you may make a donation below. The statewide Minnow Fund is an integral part of the overall success of Ohio’s Muskie program, so please give what you can to keep Ohio’s muskie populations thriving!

* Legal Fishing Time: 7AM-5PM No fish caught outside of Legal Fishing Time will be accepted.

* All fish must be photographed on a bump board with handwritten/printed identifier clearly visible in picture. **Identifier code and Tournament Director text number will be shared Friday evening.

 

Here is the site for event registration

 

Minnow Fund registration

 

Points tournament Rules 2026

May Madness Results

Well, that was some weekend.  We had 31 anglers try their skills on lakes with high water, some with normal pools, sometimes muddy, sometimes clear and sometimes windy, sometimes not.  We had 18 of the 31 anglers catch fish over the weekend.  Our winner with his top three fish of 50″, 46.25″ and 40″ was Scott Donohew totaling 58.25 points.     Pretty neat catching a 50″ during an event, but that is not Scott’s first 50″, so he knows how it is done.  Second place was Tommy McCane with three fish of 45″, 41.5″ and 35″ totaling 44 points plus he landed a fourth fish of 33.25″.  Third place, and last year’s Angler of the Year was Derek Halas with three fish of 43″, 39″ and 33.25″ totaling 37.25 points.  Congrats to the following anglers who also caught fish during the event:

David Noel. 38.5″, 33.75″ and 32″

Donald Gutshall 41.25″ and 40″

Matt Davies 40.25″, 33.25″ and 30″

Hunter Miller 43.75″

John Bollinger. 31.25″

Andrew George 42.25″ and 40″

Eric Morris 31.25″

Mike Ayers 38.75″ and 36.25″

Chris Young 32.25″

Tom Garrity 35″ and 34.75″

Zack Eales 37″

Shelley Shaw 30″

Phil Cummings 40″

Paul Adkins 44.5″

Dave White 42″

 

Thanks to all for supporting May Madness.   Hopefully fun for all while supporting the club’s efforts for the Minnow Fund.

 

 

Scott Donohew

Tommy McCane

Derek Halas

Matt Davies

Mike Ayers

Tom Garrity

Andrew George

David Noel

Eric Morris

David White

Main Event Salt Fork June 13th and 14th

Wow…..all that Madness in May is officially over.  Now it’s time for our MAIN EVENT!  This is our last event before our summer break and the event is open to ALL.   Our first Main Event, then called the Summer Contest, was held at Clearfork in 1971 in mid August.  A total of 242 anglers participated with no fish reported.  The peak Main Event in terms of attendance was the event in 1980 when 1,056 anglers attended and 14 fish were caught at Pymatuning.  This will be our 56th Main Event and will be held at Salt Fork on Saturday and Sunday June 13th and 14th.
Our Tournament entry fee is $25 per person and just $15 for juniors aged 17 or younger, with portions of the proceeds donated to the Minnow Fund in support of muskie stocking efforts in Ohio.  There is also an optional $10 Big Fish Pool with all money being awarded to the angler(s) catching the longest muskie in the tournament.  In this two day points tournament, your best three fish, (30 inches or longer), will be scored, and trophies will be awarded to the top three points earners at our final check-in.

Legal fishing time is open only to daylight hours beginning at 6 AM both days, and ending at 9 PM Saturday, and 3 PM Sunday.  No fish caught outside of legal fishing time will be accepted!  All catch entries must be photographed on a bump board with the assigned identifier code visible and turned in to the Tournament Director (TD) by 3:30 PM Sunday, at the final check-in, or via the TD cell phone number(s) that will be provided.  See full event rules here: Event Rules & RegulationsOn Saturday June 13th at 6 PM we will be drawing the winner of our Main Event Raffle with a prize value of over $2,500 at the Cabin Bay launch ramp.

Final check-in will be held at the Salt Fork Marina boat ramp with festivities beginning at 3:30 PM, Sunday.
You can register for the tournament here:
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