Category: Misc

What a beautiful weekend for a two-day muskie tournament on Piedmont Lake! We had 41 anglers hit the water in search of some Ohio giants. 20 fish were submitted with Phil Jarvis catching the biggest one of all measuring in at 45.5” to just edge out Mike Ayers’ 45.25” muskie. Phil took home a cool $200 cash for winning the Big Fish pot. Young Kenna Harmon came prepared to take on Goliath and showed us grown-ups how it’s done as she put a 39.25” and a 39” muskie in the boat to claim 1st place in the Main Event! Dave White also landed two muskies, (38.75” and 33”), to take 2nd place. Congrats to Kenna and Dave who will be awarded plaques at this year’s OHMC banquet.

Also catching fish; Brad Evans 33”, 33”, and 31”, Donnie Gutshall 42.75”, Jeff Ferjutz 41.25”, Scott Donohew 40.25”, Jerry Rice 39.25”, Rick Thorp 37.75”, Tyler Lynn 36.75”, Chris Truax 33”, Gordon Lynn 32.5”, Derek Halas 31”, Richard Daniels 30.5”, and Jessie Wolford 30.5”. Great job to all who put fish on the board this weekend! We would love to share any additional pics of your catches and you can send them to us on our social media accounts.

But…it wasn’t just a weekend of fishing. Around 20 anglers joined around the grill Saturday afternoon to share fish stories and a perfectly cooked shore lunch. Jerry surprised us all with not just his lure making skills, but his grilling skills as well. Thanks for jumping in there and running the grill, Chef Jerry, and thanks to everyone else that helped set up, tear down, and those that brought side dishes.

The Grand Prize Raffle was also drawn during the luncheon. Congratulations to Carlton C for winning a 1 week stay in the North Fork Marina Studio cabin, 1-day guided fishing trip with Ohio Muskie Guide Service, custom rod by Charles Alexander, Shimano Tranx reel, Muskie Bumper measuring board, and a tackle box full of muskie baits.

Thanks to all who attended and be sure to mark your calendars now for our next event at Leesville Lake on Saturday September 9th.

It’s that time of the year again – a weekend of chasing giant muskies, gathering for a shore lunch and comradery, and the annual OHMC Grand Prize Raffle drawing!  Our ‘Main Event’ will be held June 10^th though June 11^th on Piedmont Lake.  This is a two-day event and will run from 5:30 AM Saturday through 2:00 PM Sunday.  All fish must be turned in to the Tournament Director by 3:00 PM Sunday via text message (cell phone number provided the night before the event), or in person at the Reynolds Ramp parking lot.

Scoring will be based on the points system with each fish 30” or greater getting 4 points for the fish and additional points for every inch over 30”.   For example, a 42.5” fish would earn 4 points plus 12.5 points for a total of 16.5 points.  The winner will be the highest total points for the weekend. First and second place will receive trophies at the 2024 banquet.

Back by popular demand, OHMC will be hosting a shore lunch on Saturday at 1:00 PM.  We plan to have hotdogs and hamburgers and welcome any side dishes.  Drinks will not be provided.   When registering, please mark if you plan to attend the shore lunch and if you will have any guests to ensure OHMC provides enough food for everyone.  Lunch will be provided at Reynolds Ramp but is subject to change.

The entry fee will be $20 with a $5 big fish entry pool.   Proceeds of this event will help fund the OHMC’s contribution to the Minnow Fund.

Piedmont currently holds the state record.  Will you land Ohio’s next state record?  Come join us for an awesome weekend of fishing and events to find out.  We look forward to seeing you all there!

You can register for the event 1 of 3 ways:

• Register online at
  • Register Here
  • The online registration includes payment through PayPal.
• Via postal mail
  • OHMC, 17712 Edgewater, Lakewood, Ohio 44107.
• In person
  • Saturday morning from 4:30 am to 5:00 am at Reynolds Ramp.

Once registered, you can launch from any public boat launch.

Here are the rules for the event.

Main Event 2023 Rules

 

New for 2023 and going forward:

• ALL fish must be photographed on a bump board.
• A to-be-determined identifier released the night before the start of the event must also be present in each photo. It will be found on our social media so be sure to follow us on Facebook (Ohio Huskie Muskie Club Inc) and on Instagram (@ohiohuskiemuskieclub).The identifier must be printed off or handwritten. No fish submissions with a virtual identifier will be accepted (i.e., cell phone image of identifier, edited images overlaying identifier, etc.).
• Fish submissions not on a bump board or without the correct event identifier present in the picture will be disqualified.

 

The first OHMC event of 2023 will be the Icebreaker at Salt Fork Lake on Saturday, March 25th.  If all goes well, we will not actually have to break ice to get to open water.  April 2022, ODNR performed an electroshock survey and recorded a 57” monster, as well as a 53” beast! One of these two fish might just be your next personal best Muskie. If helping to contribute to the Minnow Fund isn’t enough of an incentive to come join us, then landing one of these giants will be.

The is a single day event which will run from 7:00 am to 5:30 pm, Saturday.  The winning fish must be at least 30 inches or greater.  The 1st place winner and any ties will receive trophies at our 2024 Banquet.  All fish must be turned into the Tournament Director by 6:30 pm at the Old Marina Boat Launch parking lot or via the cell phone number provided the night before the event.

You can register for the event 1 of 3 ways:

• Register online at
  • Register Here
  • The online registration includes payment thru PayPal.
• Via postal mail
  • OHMC, 17712 Edgewater, Lakewood, Ohio 44107
• In person
  • Saturday morning from 6:00 am to 6:30 am in the Old Marina Boat Launch parking lot.

Once registered, you can launch from any public launch.

The entry fee will be $15 with a $5 big fish entry pool.   Proceeds of this event will help fund the OHMC’s contribution to the Minnow Fund.

We look forward to seeing you all there!

Here are the rules for the event.

Ice Breaker Rules and Regulations

 

New for 2023 and going forward:

• ALL fish mush be photographed on a bump board.
• A to-be-determined identifier released the night before the start of the event must also be present in each photo. It will be found on our social media so be sure to follow us on Facebook (Ohio Huskie Muskie Club Inc) and on Instagram (@ohiohuskiemuskieclub).The identifier must be printed off or handwritten. No fish submissions with a virtual identifier will be accepted (i.e., cell phone image of identifier, edited images overlaying identifier, etc.).
• Fish submissions not on a bump board or without the correct event identifier present in the picture will be disqualified.

 

Our 62th Annual Ohio Huskie Muskie Club business
meeting and awards banquet was held on Saturday, February 18,
2023 at the SYB Party Center located at 4157 Hudson Drive,
Stow, Ohio 44224.

We had 70 members and guests attend the banquet, with vendor tables, business meeting and a great presentation from Kevin Page of the Division of Wildlife.

The key part of the banquet was a presentation of the awards earned in 2022.  Here is a rundown on the awards as well as many pictures from the banquet.

 

Joe Blackwell “Mr. Muskie” Award 2022

Elmer Heyob

February 18^th, 2023

Matthew Smith Memorial Award for Juniors

Boys

Cooper Marshall

45”

Piedmont Lake, June 25^th, 2022

Girls

Lucy Marshall

36”

Leesville Lake, June 30^th, 2022

Fifty Inch Award

Brad Evans

51.75”

Salt Fork Lake, November 27^th, 2022

Kyle Jones

51.5”

Caesar Creek, July 2^nd, 2022

Jeff Cooper

51.25”

Caesar Creek, August 5th, 2022

 

 E. “Pooch” Curry Award 2022

Brad Evans

51.75”

Salt Fork Lake, November 27^th, 2022

 

Queen Royalty Award 2022

Maggie Butara

47”

Leesville Lake, September 4^th

 

2022 Event Awards 

IceBreaker

March 26^th, 2022

Piedmont Lake

1^st Place – David White

48” Muskie 

 

May Madness

May 14^th, 2022

Salt Fork Lake

1^st Place – David White

43.75” Muskie

 

LungeFest

June 11^th, 2022

Leesville Lake

1^st Place – Jabez Burford

43.5” Muskie

 

52^nd Annual Summer Contest

July 9^th & 10^th, 2022

Pymatuning Lake

1^st Place – Chuck Land Sr.

4 Muskies

64.25 Points

2^nd Place – Frank Smith

1 Muskie

22 Points

 

10^th Annual Minnow Fund Outing

October 1^st, 2022

West Branch Reservoir

1^st Place – Drew Bennett

46” Muskie

 

2022 Overall Tournament Champion

David White

5 Muskies

65.75 Points

		10 or More Release Award	Dunmire Award
Patrick	Klingensmith	253	51
Mike	McKenzie	207	24
Chuck	McKnight	186
Bob	Marshall	143	18
Elmer	Heyob	134
Bill	Schultz Jr.	127	14
David	White	110	28
John	Thompson	104	18
Kyle	Jones	92	48
Brad	Evans	63	13
George	Weber	60	14
Derek	Halas	58	5
Carl	Conrad	53	3
Maurice	Potvin Jr.	53
Donald	Gutshall	51	9
John	Proch	50	4
Charles	Klingensmith	44	10
Robert	Basic	42	5
Sam	Reichenbach	35	4
David	Simmons	33	9
Mike	Wile	29	3
Thomas	Morris	29	3
Greg	Them	27
Kevin	La Roche	26	6
David	Stephenson	26
William	Lambert	25	4
Jim	Cook	24
Ray	Elkins	24	3
Adam	Starr	24	4
Phillip	Jarvis	23	6
Tony	Crisp	21
John	Ringenbach	21	9
Patrick	Andino	16
Michael	Kinney	16	3
Jim	Mayberry	16
Cooper	Marshall	15
Josh	Marshall	13
Mike	Erwin	11
Kathy	Mitchell	11	3
Neil	Butara	10	4
Paul	Shepherd	10
Chuck	Harmon		4
Jeff	Cooper		4
Matt	Foose		3
Philip	Ringenbach		3