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2011 Tournament Dates Announced
May 21 & 22nd 2011
3rd Annual 2-Fer Open Tiger Musky Tournament Silver Lake (Cheney,Wa) & Newman Lake.
LOCATION SILVER: Public Launch
LOCATION NEWMAN: Public Launch
June 4-5, 2011
Member Tournament - Lake Tapps
LOCATION:
June 25 -26th, 2011
6th Annual Mayfield Open Tiger Musky Tournament. Lake Mayfield, Wa.
LOCATION: Mayfield Lake Resort.
July 23rd-24th,2011
Cascade Musky Association Member Tournament Merwin Reservoir
LOCATION: Speelyia Park Launch near Cougar,Wa
August 13th -14th, 2011
Member Tournament - Mayfield Lake
LOCATION: Mayfield Lake Park / Launch.
September 11th,
C.A.S.T. for Kids Fishing Event
What an amazing time. Not sure who
to thank first... Jim Owens, the kids.... volunteers. Just awesome!
I'd first like to give a round of
applause to Todd and Harry for donating their time to get these kids on
the water.
Every kid came back with huge
smiles.
Gayle did an excellent job of
running the shirt booth and promoting CAST, many passers had no
knowledge of the organization and Gayle was able to give them all the
information, hopefully we might see some of those folks at next year's
event.
I would also like to give a big
thanks to the members of the Western Bass Club, these guys and gals
showed up in force.
Todd Reis
August 22, CMA Members
Tournament at Werwin Resevoir
Ok kids here is the lowdown from
the Mayfield CMA Member tourney. Everyone made it to Mayfield Lake Park
by 6 am. 5 boats 11 fisherpersons. Had 3 folks sign up as new members.
So 7 actually signed up to become full fledged CMA members. Welcome
aboard Bob and Connor N. and family and Steve B.
We blasted off about 6:15 fished until 11 am. First half of the day Todd
R. hooked and his boat mate Ed "The Netman" netted 2 Tigers 1-36x14 and
1-34x15. Both on Musky Things. Many of the anglers saw many Tigers a
bunch of follows and some hook ups were there to be had in the a.m part
of the tourney.But only the 2 were netted. I think the bite was on
during the lunch break. Perfect weather. Cloudy and just enough wind to
break up the glassy surface.
Lotsa of great food and lotsa of laughs during the lunch break.Thanks to
everyone who brought a dish.
Everyone got back on the water at 1 p.m. Thought for sure there'd be a
bunch of fish caught. Again lots of fish seen. I think they (Tigers) ate
while we were on shore stuffing our faces..lol The hot boat was Bob's.
They had 4 fish on and landed 1 -32.5 inch Tiger. Bob N. got his 32" on
a Musky Thing too. With an hour to go! In his "secret" hot spot.
Congrats to Bob! So here are the "official" results:
1st place Todd Reis 34"x 15 & 36"x14. Which was also good for winning
the Double Option prize that carried over from 2 prior Members tournies.
Good for $120.
2nd place Bob Nocis 32 1/2 inch no girth.
The Triple Option kitty was not won so that pot will be given away at
the October General Meeting which is now up to $105. (corrected from
previous post)
Thanks to all that attended.It was a great time out there. Hope to see
you all at a meeting or at our C.A.S.T. for kids event we are
volunteering on September 11th. At Gene Coulon Park. We do need boats
and on shore volunteers so get ahold of me or Gayle. This is an event
that will change your life forever! Its Patriots Day so give a little
something of yourself to help another!
Thanks
Todd Reis
VP/Membership Director
Cascade Musky Association
Pictures are coming so as soon as we get them they will be posted!
August 11th, General Meeting with Bruce Bolding.
There is quite a bit of info to decipher. But i will say
that they pike that are in the Pend O'Reille are there to stay. As you
know they were not planted by the WDFW. Some how they got there. Its
probable that they originally came from Eastern Montana..East of the
Continental Divide where they are native and where brought over from
what i remember back in 2004. Put into the Pend and a few other lakes in
Idaho and have been showing up in a few other lakes on the eastside of
the State of Washington. They are not wanted there. But they are in the
Pend O' Reille and they are going to stay there. Their expanding numbers
are amazing. The WDFW and the Kalispan Tribe are working together to try
to figure out if there will be a size or bag limit on these pike.
Here are the survey numbers that were shown to us at our CMA Meeting...
2004
EF Electronic St 126
Gil Net 56
F.Net 64
N.Pike caught 26
2009
EF (Electronic) ST 62
Gill Net 33
FN Sets 15
274 Pike caught
2010
60 Gill Nets set over 25 miles of the river
755 Pike gil netted
So the pike population has been growing. There are thousands of pike in
the river system. The fish taken are a very small number compared to the
overall population. And it will help the biologists understand in the
future where the species may be headed.
With the numbers that have been counted so far there probably will not
be a limit set on the species. Like i said the WDFW doesn't want them in
there but they will not remove them. It would be difficult to eradicate
the species completely. So with that being said if fishermen are smart
about this fishery and want it to become a trophy species only the
fishermen can make that happen. By 1.) Taking the smaller fish.. say the
18-24 inch "Hammer Handle" sized pike for eating and 2.) releasing the
bigger fish say 36"-40" breeder fish. Plus releasing those fish also
will help control the smaller Pike. And that can help establish a better
Pike fishery for those who are into it for the sport of it.
There was a pike caught in Newman Lake earlier in the year. That fish
should have been kept. If there are Pike in Newman that would be a
problem. If there is 1 there may now be more. I have fished Newman
before and have noticed a big change in the fishery there. The forage for
the Tigers is not what is was once before. In my opinion if the pike are
there and eating those fish then its possible that the Tiger fishery may
only be there for a short time. So know your fish..if you catch a Pike
in Newman take it. And let some one at the WDFW know. I don't know if
folks knew this or not but a few of the lakes were illegal bucket
biologist planted. They include Hayden Lake and Coeur D'Alene in Idaho.
In Washington State, Box Canyon Reservoir, Long Lake. They got into Long
Lake through the Spokane river System and now possibly in Newman by some
other bucket illegal dumping.
This is a brief overview of what we learned and what the WDFW and the
KNDR know as of now. I would recommend asking smart questions of those
folks. And it would be great if all of the fishermen keep in contact
with the biologists. Give the KNDR good accurate numbers when they ask
for creel counts. And the WDFW too. If folks really want to keep this
fishery healthy, strong and fun for all then those who fish them try to
be a positive contributor. Take only what you need and try to release the
bigger fish. I am o.k with folks taking the fish just don't be gluttons.
This can be a good fishery for food and great for fun. Some of the info
is my opinion. Most of this info are the FACTS!! Given by Bruce Bolding,
Warm Water Head Biologist of the WDFW.. And all around great guy!
Todd Reis
VP/Membership Director
Cascade Musky Association
Auburn Sports & Marine Musky Team Prostaff
June 26th & 27th
"The Mayfield Open" 5th Annual
Musky Tournament
It was a great weekend with great
weather. Full moon also.
We started the event off by giving away a $25 gift card to Wholesale
Sports.
Only '1' musky registered. Caught by Ron/Roger Jutte.
1st place, big
fish and first fish for Saturday earned them a nice check for the main
event plus $100(Courtesy Fish Country Sports) for big fish and
$50(Courtesy Auburn Sports & Marine) for the first musky for Sat.
Sunday's $50 Auburn Sports gift card was raffled off. So was 1st, 2nd
and 3rd place money for the double and triple option pots.
Many people reported follows and even some aggressive ones but no takers
for some reason. Even the Juttes had to resort to a small Rapala on a
light tackle spinning rod and deadstick the lure to coax their healthy
44.5"er into biting. Way to go guys.
The
water level had dropped about a foot by Sun so we knew the bite would
be tough. A huge raffle following the awards resulted in everyone
walking away with some very cool stuff. Check out the sponsors down the
page further under "sponsors." Without these folks this would have just
been an ordinary fishing trip.A big Thank You to our judge - Todd Reis.
I had hoped to keep him much busier than just one fish but it wasn't
for lack of trying on mine and my partners part.
Talk about great guys: Ron and Roger
Jutte took the time to loan their extra trolling motor battery to
another team that was dead in the water Sunday morning, all while on the
water, allowing this team to finish the tourney. That's a perfect
example of the caliber of people fishing Cascade Musky Association
events. Thanx guys.
Another Thank You to the set-up crew:
Ed Walzer, Todd Reis, Steve Jackson and Ellen McVey.And yet another Thank You to the clean-up crew: Todd and Gayle Reis,
Steve Jackson, Lori Wells, Rich and Ellen McVey and Mario and Denise
Osborne.
I sure hope I didn't miss anybody. If I did, Thank You too.
To all of you that think you are not good enough to participate, you are
wrong. This is a fun event shared by very great folks.
The date is already booked for next year so make your plans to attend.
There is not another event in WA where you can have this much fun, learn
new techniques, win great prizes all while having a good chance at
winning a big check.
June 5th, 2010
Hey All! The Fishing Kids Event was a
GREAT Success! Around 700 Children went through! The weather was
fantastic, the parents were SO happy for their kids! The Children were
actually jumping up & down with excitement! Jim Owens & his crew are
kind, & very professional! This is an Event that CMA will continue to be
part of yearly!
The September 11th Event is the C.A.S.T. Event, & we
will be seeking volunteers to host with their Boats, so we can get kids
fishing, who don't have the opprotunity too on any frequent basis! I'll
keep everyone updated as to times, So PLEASE mark your Schedule, to
spend the day, Serving others, CMA, Jim Owens & Everyone involved with
C.A.S.T. will Appreciate your efforts!! Thanks!!
May 1st & 2nd, 2010
CMA 2nd Annual 2-Fer
Silver Lake & Newman Lake
READ MORE HERE
100% Catch & Release as always.
28 participants registered 10 Muskies. 6 @ Silver Lk and 4 @ Newman Lk.
Tournament Results:
1st Place and the only double went to
Steve Mahana with a 34"x13" & 44"x18" - 78" total
2nd Place went to Herb Zeilke with a 43.5"x19"
3rd Place went to Jordan Medley with a 40"x14"
4th Place went to John Walker with a 39.75"x16"
5th Place went to Todd Reis with a 39.75"x15"
Other Muskies registered and released:
Geoff Prihar - 33.25"x11"
Chad Shelton - 33.50"x12"
Pat Walker - 34"x14"
Keith Hoffman - 35"x13.5"
Double Option money was paid in full to Steve Mahana.
Triple Option money was raffled off as 1st, 2nd & 3rd place to those
that played the triple option since there was no triple registered.
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