Fall Open - Minnesota Edition

Three anglers took the Fall Open to new heights yesterday after work and fished Rainy Lake for walleye. Here's the results:

Tomski - 21 inch walleye

Tomski - 18 inch walleye

Tim - Very rare yellow marker fish

Tim - walleye

Tim - 20 inch walleye

Steve - 19 inch walleye

Steve - 18 inch walleye

There is some discussion whether these fish count towards the Fall Open, but we'll leave that up the the benevolent Tournament Office

Fishing Report Follow Up

For the sake of accuracy, it should be noted that Bridgett fished for an hour during lunch the week of July 13th (no fish) and Chuck and Tim fished during lunch on July 27th (no fish)

Finally - Someone's on the Board

24 days after the start of the Fall Open Segment, a lone angler stepped up at lunch on Friday and landed three fish and put himself on the top of the leader board and is poised to take the traveling trophy from Tomski.

Here's the results:

Tim: 2 lb 4 oz, 0 lb 12 oz and one unweighed fish (let's say 0 lbs 4 oz)

Tim - 2 lb 4 oz largemouth bass (segment leader)

Tim - 0 lb 4 oz largemouth bass (hint - look at the plastic - Thanks Tim, we'll use dark colors)

Tim - 0 lb 12 oz largemouth bass

Fall Open Starts Today

Just a reminder that the 2009 Fall Open Segment started today. Here's the summary from the earlier post. Contrary to popular belief, the Spring and Fall Open segments are not a consolation event so other anglers can feel good about their skills in light of The Carp Pros domination (six time champions) of the real fishing event. So please, come out and fish, you might have a chance.

Fall Open Segment

The fall open segment is schedule to begin July 1st and run until September 4th at any pond on site. This is an individual fishing event ad the standings will be set by the weight of the single biggest fish caught during the angling period. The ponds will be available from sunrise to sunset during normal working hours. A picture of each fish along with the angler should be provided along with a photo verification of the weight of the fish. The 2008 "pass around" trophy will be awarded at a pizza party held in September. No entry fee is required for the Fall Open Segment since we already have a trophy. Click here to see the trophy