Ohio Huskie Muskie Club, Inc

It was a brutally cold and windy day out on Leesville Lake, but that didn’t stop the 43 anglers who entered our Icebreaker event.  The bitter cold definitely did not result in a hot bite, but we did have seven anglers score eight fish in the event.  Colton Harmon claimed the victory with his two fish scoring a total of 33.5 points!  Not only was Colton the only angler to land two muskies on this day, but he also caught the biggest, measuring in at 47 inches!  This monster muskie was Colton’s new personal best, and it won him the $420 Big Fish pot.  Rounding out the top three, and also receiving trophies, were Dave White in second place with 14.25 points, and Gary Andreis in third with 12.5 points.

After being blasted with icy cold winds all day, it was great to gather in the warm and cozy Leesville Lake South Fork Marina for dinner and our final check-in.  As we refueled on the tasty food and drink, we also raffled off our door prize muskie baits including some beautiful bucktails from Six2noon Lures, and awarded the top three anglers their trophies.  The weather wasn’t all that nice to us, but all in all it was a great event.  We appreciate all of you anglers that braved the cold to come out in support of the OHMC and to raise money for the Minnow Fund.  Congratulations once again to all of our winners!  Be sure to mark your calendars now for our next event on May 18th at Piedmont.  There will be more details to come.

Thank you to Leesville Lake South Fork Marina a for hosting us again! Such a great place for us to gather for our events on Leesville.  Be sure to visit them before or after your day on the water for supplies and some great food and beverages.  Also, thank you to Six2noon Lures for generously providing bucktails for our door prize raffle!  Check out their site to grab some finely crafted baits of your own.

 

Congrats to our winners and all who were able to put a fish on the board in these tough conditions.

 

Colton Harmon 47″ and 38.5″

Dave White 40.25″

Gary Andreis 38.5″

Derek Halas 38.5″

Donnie Klauss 38.25″

Dean McConnell 35″

Reid Miller 30″

 

Colton Harmon 47″

Colton Harmon 38.5″

Colton Harmon 1st Place Trophy

Dave White 40.25″

Dave White 2nd Place Trophy

Gary Andreis 38.5″

Gary Andreis 3rd Place Trophy

Derek Halas 38.5″

Donnie Klauss 38.25″

Dean McConnell 35″

Leesville Lake South Fork Marina

OHMC Trophies

 

The time has finally come to dust off those rods and reels and get back to chasing some muskies!  We will kick off our 2024 tournament season with the Icebreaker at Leesville Lake on Saturday March 23^rd.  Plenty of anglers have taken advantage of the very mild Winter and landed some real monsters already, including on Leesville!  Hopefully that trend continues and we see decent weather and plenty of action as we come together to raise some money to be put towards the Minnow Fund.  Help us kick this season off right and come join us for a fun day on one of Ohio’s top producing musky lakes.

 

South Fork Marina has generously offered to host us once again for our fish check-in and will have some dinner available to us.  OHMC will provide each tournament-registered angler with a $5 credit towards any food purchase.  So, please join us and support our awesome sponsor, South Fork Marina, for a hot meal and to share some fish stories as we also present the tournament winners with their trophies.

 

This is a single day points tournament, (with an optional Big Fish side pot), which will run from 7:30 am to 5:00 pm, Saturday.  All catch entries must be photographed on a bump board with the assigned identifier code visible and turned into the Tournament Director (TD) by 5:30 pm at the South Fork Marina, or via the TD cell phone number(s) that is provided. Any fish must measure at least 30” to be submitted.  Scoring in this points system awards 4 points for a 30” fish plus 1 additional point is given for every inch over 30”.   For example, a 42.5” fish would earn 4 points plus 12.5 points for a total of 16.5 points.  The winner will be the highest total points for the day.  First, second, and third place will receive trophies at the check-in.

 

We prefer you register for the event 1 of 2 ways:

• Register online at
  • Event Registration
  • Online registration includes payment thru PayPal.
• Via postal mail
  • OHMC, 17712 Edgewater, Lakewood, Ohio 44107

 

**  We can allow for in-person registration the day of the event, but the entrant must make contact with a TD no later than 30 minutes after the start of the event, and then arrange to meet the TD to hand over entry fee.

 

Once registered, or have contacted a TD to meet for registration, you can launch from any public launch.

The entry fee will be $25 with a $10 big fish entry pool.  Proceeds of this event will help fund the OHMC’s contribution to the Minnow Fund.

We look forward to seeing you all there!

Here are the rules for the event.

Point System Rules and Regulations

 

New for 2024 and going forward:

• All in-person event plaques will now be given to the winner at the designated in-person fish “weigh-in” location. If any angler receiving a plaque is unable to make it to the “weigh-in” location, it is that angler’s responsibility to pick it up at a later date.  Plaques will not be mailed out going forward. Plaques will be forfeited after the following year’s banquet.

Our 63rd Annual Ohio Huskie Muskie Club business
meeting and awards banquet will be on Saturday, February 17,
2024 at the SYB Party Center located at 4157 Hudson Drive,
Stow, Ohio 44224.
Doors will open at 3:30 pm with the business meeting
starting at 4:00 pm, followed by time to socialize and buy that
lure which will make all the difference in 2024. All members
are urged to attend. During the business meeting, you will be
electing new officers and choosing your 2025 Main Event lake.
You must be a paid up member to vote in the meeting.
The banquet will start at 6:00 pm followed by our dinner
and award presentations. The banquet meal will be $35
per person for adults and $15 for children age 10 and under.

 

You can register for the banquet at this site:

https://bit.ly/OHMCBanquet24

At the site you can register yourself and anyone
attending with you and pay for the meals thru PayPal. This
application has proven successful for our events because it is so easy
to use, so please give it a try.

 

If you would like to register by mailing the form back, please
make you check payable to “OHMC” and mail to :
OHMC, 17712 Edgewater Dr., Lakewood, Ohio 44107
The mail in form can be found here:

OHMC_BanquetForm

Saturday marked the last event of 2023, and it ended with a bang. It was cold, wet, and windy, but that did not stop 24 anglers from braving the elements. 5 anglers submitted a total of 9 fish over 30”. Austin Blauser was able to secure a first-place finish and the Big Fish pot of $120 with a massive 50” Muskie. Austin generously donated the Big Fish pot back to the club. Austin will also be presented with a first-place plaque at our awards banquet in February 2024. Congratulations on your 50” monster and thank you for your generous donation, Austin.

 

Great job to the following anglers who also caught and submitted fish during the event.

 

Austin Blauser – 50”

Justin Harbin – 47.5”, 38.5”, and 38”

Alex Turner – 46”, 41”, and 40”

Mark Herring – 45.5”

Kirk Adkins – 40.5”

 

Thank you to everyone who came out to fish, including those that donated extra money to the Minnow Fund. We hope to see everyone at the awards banquet in February 2024, and look forward to another great year of fishing.

 

As the air and water temps start to drop, and trees start to change colors, Fall has finally arrived here in Ohio.  While some anglers start hanging up their rods and winterizing their boats, muskie anglers chuckle knowing this is one of the best times of the year to be on the water.   We welcome the empty lakes with open arms, and what better way to end the tournament season than at West Branch, one of Ohio’s top muskie lakes.  As the fish prepare for the long winter months ahead of us, they should be feeding heavily, providing even more opportunities to hook into your new personal best muskie.  So, what are you waiting for? Head on over to our online registration now and come enjoy an awesome day of muskie fishing.

 

This is a single day event which will run from 7:30 am to 5:30 pm, Saturday.  The angler who submits the longest musky of the tournament will be declared the winner.  The 1st place winner and any ties will receive trophies at our 2024 Banquet.  The winner of the Big Fish pool will be based on the longest fish turned in amongst all Big Fish pool entrants and will receive all Big Fish pool money.  Ties will not be broken; the prize pot will be split evenly amongst tied entrants.  All fish must be submitted to the Tournament Director by 6:30 pm at the West Ramp (Rock Springs Road) picnic table located in the car parking lot parallel to the Ramp Access Lane or via the cell phone number provided the night before the event.

 

You can register for the event 1 of 3 ways:

• Register online at
  • Event Registration
  • The online registration includes payment thru PayPal.
• Via postal mail
  • OHMC, 17712 Edgewater, Lakewood, Ohio 44107
• In person
  • Saturday morning from 6:30 am to 7:00 am at the West Ramp (Rock Springs Road) picnic table located in the car parking lot parallel to the Ramp Access Lane.

Once registered, you can launch from any public launch.

The entry fee will be $20 with an optional $5 Big Fish entry pool.  Proceeds of this event will help fund the OHMC’s contribution to the Minnow Fund and any extra donations are welcomed!  The statewide Minnow Fund is an integral part of the overall success of Ohio’s Muskie program.

We look forward to seeing you all there!

Here are the rules for the event.

Lunge Fest 2023 Rules and Regulations

 

New for 2023 and going forward:

• ALL fish mush be photographed on a bump board.
• A to-be-determined identifier released the night before the start of the event must also be present in each photo. It will be found on our social media so be sure to follow us on Facebook (Ohio Huskie Muskie Club Inc) and on Instagram (@ohiohuskiemuskieclub). The identifier must be printed off or handwritten. No fish submissions with a virtual identifier will be accepted (i.e., cell phone image of identifier, edited images overlaying identifier, etc.).
• Fish submissions not on a bump board or without the correct event identifier present in the picture will be disqualified.