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On Saturday June 8th the Richmond Civic & Commerce will be holding there 19th Annual Fishing Contest on the Horseshoe Chain.

The fishing hours will be 6 AM to 4:30 PM and it is a multi-species tournament. Prizes are paid in 6 fish categories: Northern Pike, Walleye, Bass, Crappies, Bluegill and Catfish.

Buttons are available at most of the area businesses in Richmond and cost $30. The button also gives you a chance to win one of the many cash drawings available as well as many other prizes.

I will be working the tournament again this year, doing boat patrol and I look forward to meeting all the new people this year. If you have any questions feel free to post them here or email me.ScottS

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I entered in that in 98 and caught a 10 lbs walleye. But I caught it 30 minutes after they shut it down. Kinda sucked. But catching a 10 lbs. walleye pretty much made up for whatever I lost not getting it in time. Here is a pic of the beast.
http://www.geocities.com/z28black_camaro/walley.jpg
P.S. you gotta copy the link then paste it onto your browser.

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Nice fish Coleman. I have been working this tournament for a few years now and have been on the planning committee for the last 3 years. I don't thing we have ever had a 10 lb walleye weighed in for the contest. That was a really nice fish, to bad it was a little late. Hope you can make it this year. It is a lot of fun and it is always nice to meet all the forum guys on the water.ScottS

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Yeah, that tourny is a good one. A lot of people sign up for it. But normaly the biggest fish is a northern of Catfish, nothing agaisnt either of them, but I wish I would have gotten that walleye in before time ended. It would have been the biggest fish of the day, bigger than any northern or cat. Do you fish at the Blue Bridge much? That bridge if golden for walleyes opening night. I go there every opener. I remember about 3 years ago 5-6 walleyes were caught over 6 pounds. And a couple were in the 8+ zone. Horseshoe has some big fish in it, you just have to get lucky like me. smile.gif
Oh yeah, if you have been in the committee for the past couple of years. Do you remember that 4-5 pound south mouth bass that was caught I think 1 ort two years ago. Wow, that thing was a beautiful fish. But yeah, I'll probably see you this next tournament. I'm on the chain every weekend fishing and staying at the cabin. Have a good one.

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Tomorrow is the big day! Good Luck to everyone who is fishing the tournament on the Horseshoe Chain. Wave me down if you see me doing the boat patrol. Sounds like the weather is going to be pretty nice. There are still a few buttons available if you are interested in fishing. You can get them at Southside Truck Stop until 10PM tonight. Good luck, ScottS

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I wish I could go. But I'll be at a car club meeting and cruise tomorrow. Who ever enters into the tourny good luck.

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Hey Scott, my dad went over to the weigh in and said that there were a couple 27" walleyes caught!?!?!? If so, that's awesome. Finnaly they are starting to bite. He also told me that Walt, the owner of Island View had the biggest bass. So, how did it turn out? Thanks

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Some dandy fish came in during the tournament. The largest are listed below:

Northern 10.86
Walleye 8.50
Bass 4.88
Sunfish 5.12 (10 fish)
Crappie 4.68 (5 fish)
Catfish 9.16

There were lots of nice fish brought in this year and the mortality rate was very low. That is good to see. Thanks to everyone who fished and stopped me to say Hi.ScottS

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