Icebreaker 2026 Results

What a beautiful day.  What started out overcast, damp and maybe cold to cool depending on how many layers one wore turned by noon into a bright, sunny warm day to catch muskies.  We had 35 angler enter to capture that First place trophy, or maybe second or third and the big fish pot.  Turns out that most of the muskies were enjoying the warm sunny day by sitting on their couch eating shad somewhere out of sight.  Four anglers were able to net 8 legal fish, the rest of us enjoyed the day on the water.  Being a one day event, only the largest two muskie of an angler counts toward the award placement.  Our Third place winner was Tim Smith with a muskie of 43.5″ including the big fish pot.  The picture of the 43.5″ fish is one where the fish looks bigger than the measurement.  Tim was kind to donate $170 of the $350 pot back to the Minnow Fund.  Second place with four muskies of 38″, 36″, 36″ and 32″ was Cash Naftzger.  First place with two muskies of 42.75″ and 35.75″ was Tyler Lynn. Tyler has been on quite the tournament win streak from last year to this year.  Rounding out the fish caught was Dave White with a 33.25″ fish.

Thanks to all who entered the event, the money raised helps fuel our Minnow fund donation for 2026.

Our next fishing event is our May Madness the weekend after Labor Day on May 29 to May 31.  This is an online event where all Ohio lakes are open to be fished.  Details to follow.

 

Our Annual banquet is happening on Saturday, April 11 at Firefly Woods on Leesville Lake.  The banquet is free so come out for a evening of muskie talk, presentations, and award.

More information is provided at this link.

 

Awards Banquet Registration and Information

 

2026 Awards Celebration and Banquet Saturday April 11, 2026

We are breaking some new ground this year by moving our award celebration back to Saturday, April 11th and have the event at Firefly Woods at 4141 Dublin Rd. SW, Bowerston, Ohio right on Leesville Lake.  Plus the club will be providing hamburgers and hot dogs, side dishes and soft drinks for free.  As in the past, each person attending will receive a free lure to help them catch that personal best in 2026.  We will have presentations by the ODNR and MWCD as well as the award celebration.
Doors will open at 4pm and dinner will be at 5:30 pm with the presentations and awards to follow.

 

Here is the link to registration.  Please register so we can know what to plan for the amount of food.  Thanks.

 

Awards Celebration registration

2026 Ice Breaker Event Saturday March 21st at Leesville

Now that we have finally broken free of a long Winter’s icy grip, it’s officially time to kick off our 2026 tournament season with the ICEBREAKER at Leesville!  Those Leesville lunkers will be nicely fattened up ahead of the Spring spawn and now is the perfect time to catch a truly monstrous muskie!  So come join us for the ICEBREAKER on Saturday, March 21st and see if you can put a true giant in the net while helping to raise money for the Minnow Fund.
This is a single day points tournament, (with an optional Big Fish side pot), which will run from 7:30 AM to 5:00 PM, Saturday.  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 5:30 PM at the brand new parking lot at the main lake ramp, or via the TD cell phone number(s) that will be provided.  Any fish must measure at least 30″ to be submitted.  Scoring in this points system awards 4 points for a 30″ fish plus 1 point is awarded for each additional inch over 30″.  For example, a 42.5″ fish would earn 4 plus 12.5 points for a total of 16.5 points.  Only your 2 largest fish will count towards your final score, and the angler with the highest point total will be declared the winner.  Trophies and a Six 2 Noon lure will be awarded at our final check-in in the parking lot to our top 3 points earners.  The angler(s) who entered the Big Fish pool, and caught the longest muskie of the tournament, will receive the full amount of the side pot.
Once registered, you may launch from any public launch, but legal fishing does not begin until 7:30 AM and ends at 5:00 PM.  Event entry fee is $25 with a optional Big Fish entry of $10.  Junior registration is $15.

LungeFest at Salt Fork

A beautiful fall day greeted the 13 intrepid angers seeking to win the last event of our season, the LungeFest at Salt Fork lake.  This was a one day tournament where the two top fish caught by an angler would score for the event winner.   Though a beautiful day, only 3 fish were caught.  Tyler Lynn won his second tournament in a row by netting an Ohio Huskie of 43.5″ and a 37.25″ wing man.  Second Place and big fish winner was Scott Donohew with a stout 45.5″ Huskie.  Scott cashed in with a $130 big fish pot and generously donated $55 back to the Minnow Fund.

Our season events are now complete, all that is left is the determination of our Angler of the Year.  Will be a secret to our Awards Banquet but it is a tight competition.

 

 

2025 Battle of Ohio

It was a hard-fought competition, with 37 anglers duking it out in the BATTLE FOR OHIO Online Tournament, and in the end, Troy Oliver emerged victorious! 16 anglers logged at least one muskie over 30 inches, and of the 35 fish submitted, Troy caught the longest at 48 inches and had the highest scoring limit of three fish totaling 56.75 points! Andrew George landed some great fish as well, scoring 53 points to earn a second place finish, and Scott Donohew won third with a 50.5 point limit! Troy, Andrew, and Scott will be presented with their trophies and Six2Noon baits at our awards banquet. Congrats to our winners, and to all who put a muskie on the board in the BATTLE! There were some really nice fish caught in the BATTLE, with 21 of the 35 fish logged measuring 40 inches or better, and 14 of those reaching the 42 inch Huskie mark! Thank you to all BATTLE participants and we look forward to seeing everyone in-person on November 1st for the Lungefest Tournament at Salt Fork.

1. Troy Oliver    56.75 pts

48″ 45″ 41.75″

2. Andrew George   53 pts

47.75″ 42.25″ 41″

3. Scott Donohew   50.5 pts

44.75″ 43.75″ 40″

4. Tommy McCane  48 pts

45.5″ 44.75″ 35.75″

5. Matt Davies  45.25 pts

43″ 41.75″ 38.5″

6. Tom Garrity  37 pts

41″ 37.5″ 36.5″

7. Joe Martinelli  35.5 pts

38.75″ 37.75″ 37″

8. Chris Young   31 pts

41″ 34.5″ 33.5″

9. Derek Halas  29 pts

42″ 39″

9. Steve Randall   29 pts

44.75″ 36.25″

11. Jake Miller  21 pts

47″

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