Ohio Huskie Muskie Club, Inc

The Battle of Ohio was certainly statewide, fish were reported from West Branch, Leesville, Caesars Creek, Salt Fork, Piedmont and Alum Creek.  A total of 37 anglers had really nice weather, cold weather and some wind and rain.  Seventeen of the 37 anglers submitted a total of 37 fish with 34 scoring for the event.  Our winner was Brad Evans with 3 fish of 47.25″, 45.5″ and 44.5″.   Second place with three fish was Tyler Lynn with fish of 42.5″, 42.25″ and 42″.  Third place  was Ryan Dodd bringing to the net a 46.25″, 39.5″ and 38″.  The first three places will receive their trophies at our next banquet.

Also reporting three fish were the following 4 anglers:

Tommy McCane 41.5″, 39″ and 38.25″

Shawn Wise 43.25′, 38.5″, 36.5″

Scott Donohew. 39.25″, 37.5″ , 37″

Jacob Fordonski. 41″, 36″, 34.5″

Rounding out the anglers who reported fish are:

Joe Tenebria 39″, 36″

Matt Mooney. 37.5″, 36.25″

Jeff Dvorak. 35″, 32.5″

Andrew George 40.5″

Steven Desellem. 40″

Adam Starr 39.5″

Matt Davies 38.25″

Chris Young 38″

Charlie Alexander 32″

Kevin Fordonski 31″

 

That wraps up our events for 2026.  The Trustees are meeting this coming weekend, to plan the banquet and set a tournament schedule for 2027.  Thanks to all who have participated in our events, attended our banquet, contributed to the Minnow Fund, bought raffle tickets and supported the club thru our social media sites.  The final numbers are not in just yet, but we should have another strong year raising funds for our future muskies.

Brad Evans 47.25″

Tyler Lynn

Ryan Dodd 46.25″

Shawn Wise

Scott Donohew

Jacob Fordonski

Jeff Dvorak

Adam Starr

Joe Tenebria

Matt Davies

Chris Young

Kevin Fordonski

 

 

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

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

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