S,O,B, results at Pleasant Hill

You couldn't have asked for better fishing conditions than we had Sunday morning at Pleasant Hill. It was overcast, with mild temperatures and little wind and best of all, the fish were biting! Unfortunately, the last four hours weren't so nice as the speedboaters, skiiers and sun all came out.

It sprinkled little at one point and I hoped it would rain enough to drive off the skiiers and speedboaters, but no such luck.

Southern Ohio Bassmasters had 28 members compete, and 25 of them weighed in a total of 86 bass. Ten five-fish limits were recorded.

Tom Sherfy won the tournament with a catch of five bass weighing 7 pounds, 12.4 ounces. Rick Pfeifer was close behind with only three bass weighing 7 pounds, 4.4 ounces, but he had a 4-pound d, 7-ounce fish that took big bass honors.

Shawn Sprankel finished third with five bass weighing 6 pounds, 13.2 ounces; Chris Lighthizer placed fourth witgh five bass weighing 6 pounds, 6.6 ounces, and Terry Ryan was fifth with five bass weighing 6 pounds, 4 ounces.

I had five fish but they only weighed 4 pounds, 14.6 ounces and I finished about tenth.

I picked a good place to start, had a keeper in the boat in minutes. I had all five keepers by about 9 a.m. maybe 9:30), but I couldn't catch another keeper the rest of the day!

I now guys were catching fish on various lures, but I caught all five of my keepers on plastic. One hit a4-inch Yum Dinger, two were caught on one of Bob's Outdoor Supply hand-poured Senkos and two came on a beaver-type bait.

Our next tournament is July 9 on the Ohio River Hannibal Pool.

Cranberry at Dillon

I finally got the results of the Cranberry Marsh Bass Club results from Dillon June 12.
Rick Miller won the tojurnament with a catch of three bass weighing 5.33 pounds, followed by Keith Wolfe, who had three bass weighing 4.79 pounds.
Bob Fulks took third with three bass weighing 4.42 pounds, Neil But was fourth with three bass weighing 3.64 pounds and Tara Schmity finished fifth with two bass weighing 3.64 pounds.
Rick McDonald took big bass honors with a 2.79-pound fish.
A total of 42 bass were caught by 25 of the 33 members participating.
The club fished Sunday at Tappan. I know Bob Fulks won gthe tournament, but I don't have the details yet. I hope to have them soon.

Fireworks at MWCD lakes

Fireworks are planned for the Fourth of July weekend at four Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District lakes. There will also be a display July 16 at Pleasant Hill Lake.

Holidfay weekend shows are set for Atwood Lake on July 4 and Charls Mill, Seneca and Tappan lakes on July 2. All shows begin at dark.

Here's more of the information sent out by the MWCD:

The fireworks display at Atwood Lake Park will be held inside the park’s amphitheater, which also serves as the home to the annual Alive Festival. Families are encouraged to bring their chairs and blankets for the show, which also will be visible at many locations around the lake.

 All of the parks have a wide list of events and activities planned during the holiday weekend. Details are available from the individual parks or through listings on www.mwcd.org.

 And there’s more.

 Pleasant Hill Lake Park will host its annual fireworks show on Saturday, July 16. The fireworks are a big part of the park’s annual Christmas in July celebration.

 The five MWCD lake parks feature full activities and events schedules each summer between Memorial Day and Labor Day. The parks also offer swimming beaches, hiking trails, campgrounds, cabins, picnic shelters and more.

 Atwood Lake Park is located at 9500 Lakeview Rd. NE, Mineral City; Charles Mill Lake Park is located at 1277A Rt. 430, Mansfield; Pleasant Hill Lake Park is located at 3431 Rt. 95, Perrysville; Seneca Lake Park is located at 22172 Park Rd., Senecaville; and Tappan Lake Park is located at 84000 Mallarnee Rd., Deersville.

For more information about the MWCD, visit www.mwcd.org and on Facebook.

Charles Mill S.O.B. results

We hit it right at Charles Mill Lake Saturday. The weather was pleasant, with at least some cloud cover most of the day and not enough wind to be aggravating until the last couple hours. And best of all, the bass were cooperating, even though the lake was slightly low and the upper end was muddy.

Twenty-three Southern Ohio Bassmasters members and one guest fished the tournament and everyone caught fish. A total of 82 bass were registered, with 11 limits being weighed in.

Chris Lighthizer won the event, weighing in five bass that tipped the scales at 13 pounds, 11.2 ounce, including a 3-pound, 10.8-ounce fish that took big bass honors. He had another almost as large.

Randy Brownrigg finished second with five fish weighing 11 pounds, 12.4 ounces; Scott Siemer placed third with five bass weighing 10 pounds, 1.4 ounces and Greg Montgomery took fourth with five fish weighing 9 pounds, 9.8 ounces. Rick Pfeifer was fifth with five bass weighing 8 pounds, 8 ounces.

The day started great.I had four keepers in the boat by about 8:30 a.m., so I headed down to an area that has almost always produced fish for me. That proved to be a huge mistake -- The next couple hours produced only one small bass, so I headed back to the area where I had caught fish earlier. One drum and another small bass were all it produced.

I never did get that fifth keeper. Maybe Pleasant Hill will work out better this Sunday.

Y-City results June 5 and 11

Mark Lasure topped a 31-member field to win the Y-City Bass Club tournament at Dillon June 5, weighing in four fish that tipped the scales at 7.38 pounds. He also took big bass honors with a 2.91-pound fish.
Wesley Hammer finished second with five bass that weighed 6.85 pounds and Chad Lighthizer placed third with four fish that weighed 6.58 pounds.
Bob Hammer finished fourth with three bass that weighed 5.9 pounds and Tom Sherfy was fifth with three bass that weighed 4.86 pounds.
A total of 44 bass were weighed in.

O'Shaughnessey results
The numbers were about the same at O'Shaughnessey June 11, as 19 out of 27 members fishing weighed in 41 bass.
Steve Miracle finished on top with five bass weighing 7.96 pounds, while Eric Woodrow was a close second with four bass weighing 7.5 pounds.
Deb Woodrow had one more fish than her husband, but they weighed less, her total of 6.94 pounds being good for third place, while Tyler Shawger placed fourth with three bass weighing 6.14 pounds. Gabe Brandfass was fifth with three bass weighing 4.88 pounds.
Shawger took big bass honors with a 3.68-pound fish.

Buckeye Open results May 21

I finally have the results of the May 21 open at Buckeye Lake.I don't know how many entered the contest, but Mitch Blake emerged as the winner with five bass weighing 9.95 pounds.
Robin Cross placed second in his tournament with five fish weighing 8.14 pounds, and Skip Yates and Jim Watson finished third with four bass weighing 8.03 pounds.
Dave McConnell took fourth with five bass weighing 7.65 pounds, and Jeremy and Fawn Parrish were fifth with five bass at 7.54 pounds.
Josh Harter took big bass honors with a 4.19-pound fish.

June 7 results
The turnout continues to be outstanding for the Tuesday evening tournaments. Organizer Robin Cross reports there have been at least 45 anglers every week with more than 50 some weeks.
On June 7, Dusty and Wayne Baker won with five fish weighing 9.43 pounds, including a 3.51-pound fish that took big bass honors.
Mike and Phyllis Goodin finished second with five bass weighing 6.54 pounds, Derk Matz and Matt Noble placed third with three bass weighing 6.52 pounds, Marty Frost and Ed Johnson took fourth with five fish weighing 6.39 pounds and Jeremy and Fawn Parrish were fifth with five fish weighing 4.68 pounds.