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Bob Dolly at (406) 656-4761 or (406) 690-7169 Joe Stenglein at (406) 259-1399 or (406) 690-4404Tom Reiter at (406) 696-5460 Bill Hinrichs at (406) 485-2560 Camp Mak-A-Dream Walleye Benefit Team Rhyneer wins third annual CMAD benefit Eighteen-year-old Zane Rhyneer hadn’t caught a walleye before Saturday, Aug. 1, 2009. But, among the four walleyes he caught that day, there was a trophy, a 31-inch, 12.06-pounder, which won the Camp Mak-A-Dream Walleye Benefit held on Canyon Ferry Reservoir out of the Silos Recreation Area. The afternoon walleye edged out of a very fat 30.5-inch walleye caught early Saturday morning by Eric Haumschild, of Great Falls, in the event where fish length was the determining factor in final placing. Each walleye’s length was converted to pounds on a standard length-to-weight chart which left Rhyneer with 12.06 pounds and Haumschild with 11.42 pounds. With a huge girth, Haumschild’s fish actually ran 12.3 pounds on a scale. Both big walleyes were released in lively condition after measuring in the benefit, sponsored by Walleyes Forever and Montana PikeMasters. Both were caught near the dust-abatement dikes on the south end of the lake. Townsend boat captain Jim Banta’s team took third place with a 25.5-inch walleye and Bozeman boat captain Marvin Hansen’s team took fourth with a 25.0-inch walleye. A total of 191 anglers in 52 boats participated in the benefit. All of the $50 per boat tourney fees were donated to Camp Mak-A-Dream at Gold Creek, which serves youths and young adults with cancer. The other $10 in the $60 entry fees will go to help Canyon Ferry fisheries work like the Christmas tree reefs placed in the lake for perch spawning habitat. Between boat fees, raffle drawings, and other donations, a check for $4,200 will be sent to Camp Mak-A-Dream and $520 will go to Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks for Canyon Ferry fisheries. Among the donors to the event were Bob’s Thriftway of Townsend, Townsend Marine, Townsend Electric, Silos RV and KOA, Headwaters Seat Covers of Three Forks, Dan Spence Taxidermy of Bozeman, Rich’s Tackle of Three Forks, Billings Scheels, Sportsmen’s Edge Bait Company of Helena, Western Security Bank of Billings, Montana Outdoor Radio Show, A Treasured Friend of Billings, Montana Lottery, Peggy Lawver of Laurel, CarMel Collectibles on RubyLane.com, Mark St. Onge of Reser’s Foods, Barry and Scott Helmbrecht of Billings, Moore Candy Company of Billings, Bob Johnson of Billings, Jim Lorenz of Billings and clowns Deanna Jones and Cherri Shinaberger, both of Townsend. Here are the top finishers in the third annual walleye benefit: First prize: Team 49, Dean Rhyneer (boat captain), 31 inches, 12.06 pounds. (Zane Rhyneer, angler), $500. Second prize: Team 22, Hudson English (boat captain), 30.5 inches, 11.42 pounds (Eric Haumschild, angler), $350. PikeMasters 9th annual Fort Peck Pike Tourney Heiser, Sadorf, Jarvos catch 76.3 pounds Robert Heiser, Greg Sadorf and Shane Jarvos teamed to catch 76.3 pounds of northern pike in two days of fishing to win the 2009 Montana PikeMasters Hell Creek Tournament on Fort Peck Reservoir. Runnerup honors went to Curtis Iverson and Brent Anderson with 52.3 pounds. Iverson also caught the big northern pike of the event at 38.25 inches long and 16 pounds. Here are the top finishers in the event: 1. Robert Heiser, Greg Sadorf, Shane Jarvos, 76.3 pounds. 2. Curtis Iverson, Brent Anderson, 52.3. 3. Tom and Tanner Reiter, 50.4. 4. Jason Walker, Scott Adamek, 28.1. 5. Hank Meyers, Harlan Fahlgren, 23.8. 6. Clay Buckmiller, Clayton Sorenson, 21. Big pike: Curtis Iverson, 16 pounds. Dolly-Johnston, Tomlinson-Fink top teams in the Pi-Eye Tournament FORT PECK - Bob Dolly and Garett Johnston made up the winning northern pike team while Daren Tomlinson and Briant Fink topped the walleye side in the Pi-Eye Tournament held out of Fort Peck Marina last weekend. Dolly and Johnston, both of Billings, weighed in 72.8 pounds of Fort Peck Reservoir pike including Johnston's big northern pike of the tournament at 44 inches and 25.2 pounds. Tomlinson, of Billings, and Fink, of Huntley, totaled 25.08 pounds of walleye. The big walleye of the tourney was caught by Robert Heiser, of Laurel, and was 7.58 pounds. The Pi-Eye was co-sponsored by Montana PikeMasters and Walleyes Forever. Here are the top finishers: Northern pike 1. Bob Dolly and Garett Johnston, Billings, 72.8 pounds. 2. Robert Heiser, Laurel and Grad Sadorf, Glendive, 35.4. 3. Bruce Galvin, Billings and Mike Corey, Glasgow, 25.6. 4. George Nilson and Hank Nilson, Billings, 24. 5. Bob Rausch and Joe Stenglein, Billings, 17.8. 6. Kelly Smith, Baker and Bill McCormick, Joliet, 15.7. Big northern pike: Garett Johnston, Billings, 44 inches, 25.2 pounds. Walleye 1. Daren Tomlinson, Billings and Brian Fink, Huntley, 25.08 pounds. 2. Robert Heiser, Laurel and Greg Sadorf, Glendive, 15.04. 3. Ken Hanna and Nancy Camp, Billings, 10.19. 4. Corby Moore and Dave Denault, Billings, 6.98. 5. Bob Dolly and Garett Johnston, Billings, 5.46. 6. Bruce Galvin, Billings and Mike Corey, Glasgow, 5.06 Big walleye: Robert Heiser, Laurek, 27 inches, 7.58 pounds. Camp Mak-A-Dream Walleye Benefit May 31, 2008 Canyon Ferry at the Silos Sponsored by Walleyes Forever and Montana PikeMasters Tournament director: Peggy Lawver 406-628-2141 Entry fees: $60 per boat (no limit on number of anglers per boat). Limit: 100 teams 2008 Champions: Doug Breker-Duane Meier Click here for a Camp Mak-A-Dream Walleye Benefit results Click here to see the 2008 photo gallery Click here to see the final 2008 entry list Click here for Camp Mak-A-Dream Walleye Benefit poster Click here for Camp Mak-A-Dream Walleye Benefit rules The 2008 Pike On Ice fishing derby was held on Seeley and Salmon Lakes. The fun derby drew 97 applicants this year. All enjoying warmer weather and a good day catching Northern Pike. Both lakes produced equal numbers of fish. Winners were declared by the heaviest total of Pike over two days. Here are the top finishers: $500 First place-- Levi Brown, Winston, MT., 76 lbs. 12 oz. $250 Second place-- Don Schaeffer, Columbia Falls, MT., 62 lbs. 5 oz. $150 Third place-- Ken Jackson, Thompson Falls, MT., 29 lbs. 13oz. $100 Saturday big fish-- Levi brown, 14 lbs. 9 oz. $100 sunday big fish-- Don Church, Msla. MT., 10lbs. 9oz. $50 gift certificate-- George Welch, Seeley Lake, MT. Billings anglers George and Hank Nilson won the Montana PikeMasters Tournament out of the Rock Creek Marina on Fort Peck Reservoir on June 23-24. The Nilsons caught 29.12 pounds of northern pike to win the tournament over Bruce Galvin and Mike Corey, who weighed in 29.9 pounds. The big pike of the tournament was caught by Hank Meyers at 14.8 pounds. Here are the top finishers: 1. George and Hank Nilson, 29.12 pounds, $469.20. 2. Bruce Galvin and Mike Corey, 20.9, $345. 3. Clay Buckmiller and James Bowen, 20.1, $207. 4. Hank Meyers and Dion Desjarlais, 14.8, $138. 5. Ed Walicski and Ted Dahl, 14.2, $124.20. 6. Chris and Jon Dahl, 9.3, $96.60. June 24-25, Rock Creek, Fort Peck Reservoir Click here for final results Click here for Montana tourney rules Sept. 30-Oct. 1, Keyhole Reservoir, Wyoming Click here for final results Click here for Wyoming tourney rules |
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