Month: September 2026

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