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WE will be having our  6th Fishing Tournament at Port of Blarney
Sunday May 22nd, 2011.
Sign in starts at 6:00 a.m. and the Tournament kicks off at 7:00 a.m ,

Weigh in is at 2:00 p.m sharp ! Entry fee is $40.00

There will be 5 categories

1) Bass ___________________by length * weight used for tie breaker

2) Walleye_________________by length * weight used for tie breaker

3) Catfish__________________by length * weight used for tie breaker

4) Pan fish _________________by weight of your top 10 Pan fish*

5) Stripers _________________by weight of your top 10 Stripers

*Panfish we consider

Bluegil
Sunfish
warmouth
Rockbass
crappies
perch

The tournament is for the entire chain of lakes ,not just fox lake. The $ 40 entry fee is for Individual, and covers all four categories. You can have as many anglers you want on a boat.  And you are allowed to use live bait. You must have an Illinois fishing license and A fox waterway sticker (they do sell a one day stickers for $10 ) and all fish will be released after weigh in. * Individual can take their own catch.The Tournament is a 80% pay back .with thousands of dollars of raffles from our sponsors
any one older than 16 can enter the tournament as long as they have a valid fishing license.
now as for boating,  the state law states that if your under 18 you must  complete a boating safety course and possess a Boating Safety Education Certificate accepted by the Department of Natural Resources or you are accompanied by and under the direct control of a parent, a guardian, or a person at least 18 years old designated by the parent or guardian. children 16 and under can fish the tournament for free  but are not eligible for the  category prizes unless they pay entry fee ,  they are eligible for the raffle prizes .

Fish_________________Creel limit __________length

Largemouth/ bass_____________6__________14”
smallmouth/ ________________3__________14″  *season opens in June

Walleye* ___________________3_________  14-18”

Walleye*___________________1__________24” +

Catfish _______________________________no creel limit

Pan fish _______________________ __________no creel limit

*18″ to 24″ protected slot limit (no possession)

**Includes the Fox River to Rt. 176 (Burton’s Bridge)

Please pre register online so we can get an idea how many anglers we will have.This will help us place non boaters, and help with what we need for parking etc…You don’t need to pay your entry fee online entry fee will be collected at sign in, the day of the tournament. port of blarney does have a free launch for the tournament and plenty of trailer parking  .

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Traveling to the FoxLakeFishing Tournament and need a room  not a problem

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We had some great weather Again with temps in the upper 70′s. This is the first year that we had NO Walleyes brought in . A lot of Pan Fish brought in this year with the winning weight almost being 10lbs .Winner of the walleye prize being raffled off was Harold Henkel.

David Becker collecting his prize

Results

Walleye 1st  ______________________________________________None Brought in

walleye 2nd ______________________________________________None Brought in

walleye 3rd ______________________________________________None Brought in

Bass       1st  $250 _____________14   7/8″  __________Donold f Pilarczyk Jr_______McHenry

Bass     2nd $125______________14   1/2″ ___________Tom Pilarczyk____________Antioch

Bass     3rd $50_______________14   1/8″ ____________Donold  Pilarczyk________Ingleside

CatFish 1st $ 250_____________23  3/4″ _____________Ryne Becker___________Fox Lake

CatFish 2nd $ 125____________20 1/2″______________Ken Urzedowski_________Bartlet

CatFish 3rd $50______________18 “________________Dave Hill sr___________Lake county

PanFish 1st $250____________9.02 lbs______________Shawn Frey __________Ingleside

Panfish 2nd $ 125 ___________8.11 lbs_______________Ryne Becker_________Fox Lake

Panfish 3rd $50  ___________8.09 lbs _______________David  Becker ________Fox Lake

supports

Fishing Has No Boundaries®, Inc. (FHNB) is a non-profit 501-C3 organization whose goal is to open up the great outdoors for people with disabilities through the world of fishing. FHNB has grown into a National Organization with 23 chapters in 11 states, enabling thousands of individuals with disabilities to participate fully in this spirit lifting, morale booster, trouble free recreational activity.  opening up new dreams for persons with disabilities that might not otherwise experience what you or I might just take for granted.

Chapter Event Date: September 12 & 13, 2009 This FHNB chapter started in 1992. The dedicated volunteers of this chapter hold their annual event at C. Haling and Sons on Grass Lake of the Fox Chain of Lakes. A flotilla of boats, food, and fun await the participants of this long-standing event as well as a group of dedicated volunteers, fishing guides and friends.

If you would like to help out in this event,  by helping with set up, or use of your  pontoon boat  etc, or know someone that can benefit from this event please contact

Paul Jones   paul@foxlakefishing.com

Contact Chapter Chair:
Joe Serrano
157 Hillcrest Avenue
Wood Dale, IL 60191
847-671-6919

rcanova47@aol.com

www.cfhnb.org

here is the results of the 2nd annual FLF Tournament

walleye
1st place               Lincoln buchanan     lake villa            17 7/8 “      $250 + $25 gift cert.for CJ Smiths
2nd place              David Becker           Fox Lake            17 5/8 “      $120
3rd place               Tim baldocchi          Ingleside            17 1/2 “      $50

Bass
1st place               Jeff Buechner          Ingleside            16 1/8 “       $250 + $25 gift cert.for CJ Smiths
2nd place               Josh Bartlet            Fox Lake            15 “            $120
3rd place               Bob Cortesi             Fox Lake             14 1/2 “       $50

Catfish
1st place              Bob Galladora                                    22 1/4 “       $250 + $25 gift cert.for CJ Smiths
2nd  place            Ed Honold               silver lake             21 1/2 “       $120
3rd place              Brian Frounfelker      Fox Lake              20 “             $50

Pan fish
top ten by weight
1st place             Patrick Muldowney    Fox Lake               5.14  lbs        $250 + $25 gift cert.for CJ Smiths
2nd place            Mike Kolle                Round lake beach    5.1.2 lbs        $120
3rd place             Mike McCollum         Silver Lake              5.1.0 lbs        $50

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WE will be having our 2nd annual Fishing tournament at BaJa Bennys on Fox Lake
sunday May 17th
Sign in starts at 5:00 a.m. and the tournament kicks off at 6:00 a.m ,

weigh in is at 1:00 p.m sharp ! entry fee is $40.00

there will be 4 categories

1) Bass ___________________by length * weight used for tie breaker

2) Walleye_________________by length * weight used for tie breaker

3) Catfish__________________by length * weight used for tie breaker

4) Pan fish _________________by weight of your top 10 Pan fish*

*Panfish we consider

Bluegil
Sunfish
warmouth
Rockbass
crappies
perch
whit bass/yellow bass

The tournament is for the entire chain of lakes ,not just fox lake. The $ 40 entry fee is for Individual, and covers all four categories. You can have as many anglers you want on a boat.  And you are allowed to use live bait. You must have an Illinois fishing license and A fox waterway sticker (they do sell a one day stickers for $10 ) and all fish will be released after weigh in. * Individual can take their own catch.The Tournament is a 80% pay back .with thousands of dollars of raffles from our sponsors
any one older than 16 can enter the tournament as long as they have a valid fishing license.
now as for boating,  the state law states that if your under 18 you must  complete a boating safety course and possess a Boating Safety Education Certificate accepted by the Department of Natural Resources or you are accompanied by and under the direct control of a parent, a guardian, or a person at least 18 years old designated by the parent or guardian. children 16 and under can fish the tournament for free  but are not eligible for the  category prizes unless they pay entry fee , how ever they are eligible for the raffle prizes .

Creel limit                       length

Largemouth/ bass_____________6__________14”
smallmouth/ ________________3__________14″

Walleye* ___________________3_________  14-18”

Walleye*___________________1__________24” +

Catfish _______________________________no creel limit

Pan fish _______________________ __________no creel limit

*18″ to 24″ protected slot limit (no possession)

**Includes the Fox River to Rt. 176 (Burton’s Bridge)

Please pre register online so we can get an idea how many anglers we will have.This will help us place non boaters, and help with what we need for parking etc…You don’t need to pay your entry fee online entry fee will be collected at sign in, the day of the tournament. Baja Benny’s does have a free launch for the tournament Might have limited trailer parking depending on outcome .

The band mystify will be performing after weigh in  and BaJa’s will have their grills fired up

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This is the results for the 49th chain o lakes Ice fishing derby

Musky——No legal caught

Northern Pike
Large    34      Ray Winkowski
Small    25      Kyle. Miller

Walleye
Large   17  7/8   Steven Heelein
Small   14   1/8   Jarod Fires

Bass-large and small mouth
Large    20 3/8   Joe Vermillion
Small    14 3/8   Dayton Beyer

Catfish
Large   28      Chris Zahn
Small   18 ½   Nate Lubkeman

Crappie
Large   14      Lonnie Luberman
Small     4      Ray Winkowski

Striped/bass
Large  16      Jeff Parsons, Jr.
Small  10 ½      Dayton Beyer

Perch
Large    9  7/8   Nick Seamon
Small    3      Mitch Young

Bullhead
Large   No entry
Small   No entry

Bluegill/sunfish/rock bass
Large    9 ¼        T. J. Foss
Small   2 7/8       Ray Winkowski

]]> http://www.foxlakefishing.com/2009/01/15/49th-chain-o-lakes-ice-fishing-derby-and-winter-festival/feed/ 10 http://www.foxlakefishing.com/2008/09/15/fishing-tournament-results-are-in/ http://www.foxlakefishing.com/2008/09/15/fishing-tournament-results-are-in/#comments Tue, 16 Sep 2008 01:58:55 +0000 Paul http://www.foxlakefishing.com/2008/09/15/fishing-tournament-results-are-in/ All Winners, No Whiners

The Fox Lake Fishing tournament was definitely not a bust even though the weather tried to keep us all at bay.  We ended up with 20 die-hard fishermen showing up, we were expecting around 60-70 anglers but I’m sure some people were home bailing their basements instead of thinking about fishing as the remnants of hurricane Ike swept through the area over the weekend.

But 20 brave souls still showed up, all donned in rain gear and ready to fish their hearts out at 6:00 in the morning on Sunday at Baja Benny’s  It was drizzling as they were registering and  launching their boats, we filled them up with hot coffee and doughnuts brought by Dia the owner of Baja’s.  Around 9:00 AM a cold front swept in with the rain coming down hard and the waves were kicking up into whitecaps.  Most everyone stayed out all day till the weigh in at 1:00, a few of them anchored their boats under a few bridges, riding out the worst of the bad weather.

The good thing though was that the fish were biting and reports of a few of the larger catches were being called in so everyone was excited and waiting for the boats to come in.  There was a winner in every category with a cash prize of $200 each and lots of great raffle prizes.  Here’s some pictures of the winners, our hats are off to them for the guts and determination they all had to stay out there all day fishing in the tail of the hurricane.

Robert Alsup also known as Slipbob on the Forum snagged the Catfish category with this great pair of cats, the largest being 25 3/4″.

Lincoln Buchanan with his 17″ Walleye Tournament Winner.

Mike McCollum, my brother in law won the Bass category with a 16″ Lunker Largemouth  I guess that proves that fishing runs in our family.  You can find him on the forum as Southern Buck  Mike was quick to get his winning Bass back in the water, so quick I failed to get a picture of it.  If anyone else happened to get a shot of it please upload it to our fishing gallery.

Pete Sinkovits collecting $200 for his  6lb 9oz heap of Panfish shown above.

Many thanks to all of our sponsors and the hard core fishermen of Chain O Lakes to make this day a great one!  We’re looking forward to our next get together already.

More pictures on the forum, and our fishing gallery, it’s there to share so add any photos you may have of the tournament also.

Fox Lake Fishing Photo Gallery

Paul

Although you might think that lovely sunny weather is the best sort to fish in, not so: fish don’t respond so well. The best sort of weather is warm, overcast with a slight wind. In hot weather fish often seem to stay away from bait and get more sluggish, that’s why fishing either in the morning before eight or after six in the afternoon gets better results. “Above 30 inches on the barometer and fish just don’t seem to respond to the bait as well”So here’s what we got

Water temps in the 60’sWater level rising

Current now starting to flow

Winds 15 mph +

Overcast in the morning maybe a few light showers  clearing more towards afternoon

You can not get a better fishing conditions than this So if you’re a fisherman that is not afraid of a little rain

Then come out tomorrow to our fox lake fishing tournament

I cant wait to see the monsters that will be brought in tomorrow afternoon

By our diehard fisherman . lake county news sun will be their to take pics of

The winning fish . Also we have over $1500 in raffle prizes to give away from all of our sponsors . I really hope you don’t let a little rain scare you away from a exciting event

I got this off weather.com

Early morning only showing a 10 to 20% chance of rain

By weigh in up to a 50% chance of light rain

also chain o lakes sports in fox lake will be open at 4:30 am sept 14th if you need bait or stickers

and cjsmith will be open at 5 am for bait on sept 14th

I personally want to say thank you to all of our generous raffle prize sponsors for the fishing tournament we will be hosting at Baja Benny’s in a few weeks on Sept 14.

Besides the cash prizes for the largest fish we will also be holding a raffle after the weigh in.

We have lots of wonderful raffle prizes from these great fishing tournament sponsors so make sure you are present to win!  Here’s a list of what we have collected up so far.

Fox Lake Fishing.com: Grand Prize electric tolling motor

Baja Benny’s Bar And Grill: Free use of their back yard, piers and boat launch, assorted T-shirts and accessories

Blarney Island: $ 50 in gift cards

Bass Pro Shops:$ gift card

Chain O Lakes Sports: fishing equipment.

Fiesta Shuttles: $100 in gift cards

C. J. Smith Resort: fishing equipment

Cabela’s: Assorted fishing gear, tackle box, multi tools, plier sets,hats

ChainOlakes.com: T-sHIRTS

Port Edwards Restaurant: $ 25 gift card

Design And Promote:  1 free website, website hosting and domain name for 2 years.

Sign in starts at 5:00 a.m. and the tournament kicks off at 6:00 a.m ,

weigh in is at 1:00 p.m sharp ! entry fee is $40.00

there will be 4 categories

1) Bass ___________________by length * weight used for tie breaker

2) Walleye_________________by length * weight used for tie breaker

3) Catfish__________________bylength * weight used for tie breaker

4) Pan fish _________________by weight of all Pan fish

sponsors and prizes are still being established.

contact information paul@foxlakefishing.com

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