Category: Misc

Last year’s statewide, online muskie tournament was such a big hit that you know we have to do it AGAIN!  So now we bring to you the MAY MADNESS online event! This event takes place Friday, May 16th through Sunday, May 18th, and is open to EVERYONE, and ALL WATER in OHIO is eligible!

So how does this statewide online tournament work exactly?  Beginning at Noon on Friday May 16th, through 3 PM on Sunday, May 18th, (during assigned legal daylight fishing times), you may choose ANY one, or multiple bodies of water in OHIO to fish from.  In this three-day points tournament, your TOP FIVE muskies submitted, (30″ or longer), will earn you points.  You may submit every muskie you catch, 30″ or better, and we will apply your best FIVE 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 3:30 PM on Sunday.  The identifier code, and TD text number will be released on Friday before the start of legal fishing.  Winners will be announced the following Monday morning after all fish submissions are reviewed and scored by our judges.  All top three anglers with the most points at the end of legal fishing time will be awarded trophies and brand new muskie baits at our awards banquet.

LEGAL FISHING TIMES (No fish caught outside of the listed legal fishing times will be accepted.):
Fri 5/16 Noon – 9PM
Sat 5/17 6AM – 9PM
Sun 5/18 6AM – 3PM

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

We prefer you to register for the event 1 of 2 ways:

• Register online at
  • Online Registration
  • Online registration includes payment through PayPal.
• Via postal mail
  • OHMC, 17712 Edgewater, Lakewood, Ohio 44107
• Registration closes when the event starts.

Once registered, you can launch from any public launch the day of the event once the event has started.

Please read the rules for the tournament below:

Event Rules and Regulations

It was quite the cold and windy day, but that didn’t stop 28 hardy souls from entering our IceBreaker tournament at Leesville.  The bite may have been just as cold as the wind for most, but a handful of anglers were able to put some muskies in the net!  A total of 10 muskies were submitted, and Dave White won the first place trophy for his two muskies worth a total of 33 points!  Dave’s 45″ muskie was the biggest catch of the day and earned him the $240 Big Fish Pot!  Dave very generously donated $100 of his winnings back to the Minnow Fund.  Congratulations Dave, and thank you for your donation to the Minnow Fund.  Rick Thorp won the second place trophy for his 39.5″ fish worth 13.5 points.  Last year’s event winner, Colton Harmon, kept his IceBreaker trophy streak alive by winning third place with a 38.75″ muskie worth 12.75 points.  Congrats to all of our winners, and all those who caught fish on this challenging day!

After suffering the cold wind all day, it sure was great to warm up in the cozy Prop & Paddle Tavern inside the South Fork Marina and share a hot meal!  We also gave away some beautiful bucktails from Six2noon and other muskie baits to some lucky winners!  Thank you, Six2Noon Lures for your continued contributions to the club and thank you to Leesville Lake Marinas for once again being such awesome hosts to us!  New time you’re on Leesville Lake, be sure to stop in the South Fork Marina for all the drinks, snacks, lures, and boating supplies needed to have a great day on the water, or take a break from fishing and have a delicious meal and a brew in the Port & Paddle Tavern.

It was great to get back out on the water with those who came out, and we can’t wait to do it again, when it will hopefully be a much nicer day!  Our next event is the May Madness Online Event May 16-18.  We will fill your in on all those details soon.

Thank you to everyone who came out to celebrate this past muskie season with us at our 2025 OHMC Banquet!  It was a great evening exchanging fish stories over dinner and drinks.  Many plaques were awarded, and everyone took home a brand new muskie bait from Llungen Lures.  Representatives from the Ohio Department of natural Resources spoke on all the measures taken to feed the very hungry muskies raised up in our hatcheries, and the ongoing challenges to sourcing enough forage fish/minnows in a cost effective manner.  The Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District spoke on all the ways they provide flood control, conservation, and recreational access throughout the wide ranging Muskingum watershed.  Thank you to the ODNR and the MWCD for keeping us informed and answering our questions!  Congratulations to all of our award recipients who caught 10 or more muskies last season and/or caught three or more Huskie Muskies to earn the Dunmire Award.  Congrats to all our “Royalty” winners who are show in the pictures included in this post.  Our program from the banquet is attached showing all the winners.

2025 Banquet Column Program

Brad Evans H.E. “Pooch” Curry Award

and the Overall Tournament Winner

Addison Davies Queen Royalty Award and Matthew Smith Memorial Award for Junior Girl

Colton Harmon for the Matthew Smith Memorial Award for Junior Boy

Anna Land for Woman of the Year Award

Bob Basic for the Joe Blackwell “Mr. Muskie ” Award

Our 64rd Annual Ohio Huskie Muskie Club business
meeting and awards banquet will be on Saturday, February 15,
2025 at the SYB Party Center located at 4157 Hudson Drive,
Stow, Ohio 44224.
Doors will open at 3:30 pm with the business meeting
starting at 4:00 pm, followed by time to socialize and buy that
lure which will make all the difference in 2025. All members
are urged to attend. During the business meeting, you will be
electing new officers and choosing your 2026 Main Event lake.
You must be a paid up member to vote in the meeting.
The banquet will start at 6:00 pm followed by our dinner
and award presentations. The banquet meal will be $35
per person for adults and $15 for children age 10 and under.

You can register for the banquet at this site:

Banquet Registration

At the site you can register yourself and anyone
attending with you and pay for the meals thru PayPal. This
application has proven successful for our events because it is so easy
to use, so please give it a try.

If you would like to register by mailing the form back, please
make you check payable to “OHMC” and mail to :
OHMC, 69 Outlook Drive, Tallmadge, Ohio  44278
The mail in form can be found here:

OHMC_BanquetForm