Sponsoring a bass, crappie, catfish or other fishing tournament? Mail or fax your flier or information to Fishing Editor, The Augusta Chronicle, P.O. Box 1928, Augusta, GA 30903-1928. Fax number: (706) 823-3408. Tournament reports must include first and last names of the participants, total numbers of fish and total weight of the catch.
Clark Hill Striper Club
Open Striped Bass Tournament
Saturday, Dorn Fishing Facility
On Hawe Creek, McCormick County
Entry fee $100 per boat. Optional $20 big fish pot fee. On-site registration at Palmetto Angler today from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Late registration starts at 4 a.m. Saturday. Trailering to different boat ramps is allowed. Fishing starts at 5 a.m., and weigh-in begins at 2 p.m. Two fish per boat will be weighed in. Winners must agree to take a polygraph test.
For more information, contact Rick Quarles at (803) 221-6543, Chris Hagan at (803) 646-0267 or Joseph Pearson at (803) 221-8820.
The Herring Hut Catfish Derby
Saturday-Sunday
Entry fee $40 per boat, with a $10 big fish pot fee. 100 percent payback. Fishing hours are 8 p.m. Saturday to 8 a.m. Sunday, with weigh-ins at the store. Ten-fish limit per boat. For more information, call Albert Moody at (864) 333-2000.
Summer Saturday Night
Open Team Bass Tournament
June 6 results,
Lamond Annas reporting
Scott McGregor and Marcie McGregor, five bass, 11 pounds, 7 ounces. Mark Coleman and Dusty Coleman, five bass, 10 pounds, 7 ounces. Nick Boss and Matt Deufel, five bass, 8 pounds, 12 ounces. Big fish: The McGregors, 4 pounds, 13 ounces. Twenty-five boats in the field.
Entry fee $22 per boat. Tournament hours 6-11 p.m., every Saturday through Aug. 22. Register at the Lake Springs boat ramp each week. The year-end Classic will be held on Aug. 29 from 5 p.m. until midnight. Entry fee is $55, including $5 for the big fish pot.
To qualify to fish the Classic, entrants must fish a minimum of two Saturday night tournaments, or pay the Classic fee plus $45 for $100 total. Five-fish limit. Individual payback depends on the number of boats entered each week. For more information, call Lonnie Kuehl at (706) 833-2466 or Donald Jones at (706) 832-0147.
Wednesday Night Shootout
June 10 results, Robert Giffin reporting
Gene Williams and Harvey Kirkland, five bass, 17 pounds, 10 ounces. Charlie Doyle and Tony Hartstrip, five bass, 12 pounds, 8 ounces. Jay Matthews and Steve Springer, five bass, 11 pounds, 15 ounces. Big fish: Trey Beck, 8 pounds, 4 ounces. Thirty-six boats in the field.
Tournament will be held Wednesday out of Lake Springs, 6:30-10:30 p.m. Entry fee is $35 per team and $33 for individuals. For more information, call Giffin at (706) 533-0357.
Augusta Fishing League
Individual Bass Tournament
Saturday
Entry fee $210, including big fish pot. Safe light until 1 p.m., out of Wildwood Park. For more information, call Robert Giffin at (706) 533-0357.
Saturday Morning
Open Team Tournament
Wildwood Park
Robert Giffin reporting
June 6 results
David Smith and Jackie Mimmie, five bass, 13 pounds, 1 ounce. Big fish: Reno Reasoner, 3 pounds, 9 ounces. Eight boats in the field.
Next: Saturday, out of Wildwood Park. Entry fee $55 per team, includes big fish pot. Tournament starts at safe light and weigh-in starts at 1 p.m.
Sunday Morning Open Team
Bass Tournament
Sunday, Amity Park
Entry fee $35 per team (includes big fish pot), 100 percent payback. Safe light until noon. For more information, call Mario Hall at (706) 466-5730.
Every Wednesday Nite
Open Team Bass Tournament
Amity Park
Entry fee $30 per team (includes big fish pot). Tournament hours 6-10 p.m. Five-fish limit. For more information, call Mario Hall at (706) 466-5730.
Open Team Bass Tournament
Calcutta-style
July 11, Wildwood Park
Hours safe light until 1 p.m. Registration fee is $50 per team and must be paid by July 8. For more information, call Robert Giffin at (706) 533-0357.
Langley Pond Shootout
Gene Moyer reporting
Bass tournament to be held 6-10 p.m. Entry fee is $20 per person. A five-bass limit is enforced. For more information, call Moyer at (803) 593-2762.
Evans Bassmasters
June 6 results, Bob Wynn reporting
Mike Guilbeau, five bass, 15 pounds, 13 ounces. Bobby Dickerson, five bass, 15 pounds, 6 ounces. Keith Hutto, five bass, 15 pounds, 6 ounces. Big fish: Dickerson, 7 pounds, 9 ounces. Fourteen fishermen caught 60 bass weighing 132 pounds.
Clark Hill Bassmasters
June 6 results
Tom Hall reporting
Tom Hall, 9.40 pounds. Jim Holton, 8.82 pounds. Steve Kelley, 8.62 pounds. Big fish: Holton, 3.09 pounds. Nine fishermen caught 29 bass weighing 43 pounds and all were released alive.
Westside Bassmasters
June 6 results
Jim Huffman reporting
Barry Frazier, 10 pounds, 10 ounces. Mason Miller, 8 pounds, 11 ounces. Carlton Fulcher and Craig Smith (tie), 8 pounds, 3 ounces. Big fish: Jeff McNair, 6 pounds, 2 ounces. Fourteen fishermen caught 56 bass weighing 96 pounds, 9 ounces, with all but five released alive.
American Bass Anglers
American Bass Anglers is the largest tournament trail for the weekend angler, with more than 116 districts offering more than 1,000 tournaments throughout the nation.
For more information, call director Dale Hart at (912) 925-5004, e-mail dhart89@comcast.net or visit ABA online at www.americanbassanglers.com.
Saltwater tournaments
Fripp Island Marina
July 10-11: Fireworks Fishing Tournament. For more information, call (843) 838-1517.
Fort Gordon Sportsman's Club
Kids' Fishing Derby results
Fred Perry reporting
5-and-under: Kendall King, 3 pounds. Ashley Yaden, 2 pounds. Alex Fowler, 1 pound, 13 ounces.
6-8-year-olds: Cole Phillips, 10 pounds, 5 ounces. Karley Sosebee, 8 pounds, 11 ounces. Hunter Bracken, 4 pounds, 10 ounces.
9-12-year-olds: Lane Phillips, 6 pounds, 11 ounces. Jake Phillips, 2 pounds, 14 ounces. C.J. Hayward, 2 pounds, 5 ounces.
13-15-year-olds: Brianna Bradley, 22 pounds, 12 ounces. Joshua Pearson, 8 pounds, 4 ounces. Gunner Stever, 3 pounds, 13 ounces.
Nearly 300 youngsters attended with 366 fish weighed in.
Fort Gordon Sportsman's Club
June 7 results, Fred Perry reporting
Ray Cloud and Dakota Yarbrough, five bass, 14 pounds, 1 ounce. Cary Rook and Greg Stoll, five bass, 13 pounds, 15 ounces. Big fish: Cloud, 4 pounds, 15 ounces. Twenty fishermen weighed in 32 bass weighing 53 pounds.
Schedule: July 12, bass tournament, safe light until noon. Aug. 9, bass tournament, safe light until noon. Sept. 20, crappie tournament, safe light until noon. Sept. 26, Kids' Fishing Derby, 8-11 a.m., Claypit Lakes. Oct. 11, bass tournament, safe light until noon. Nov. 15, bass tournament, safe light until noon.
Tournaments will be limited to the first 20 boats and are open to all ID cardholders and the public with a Fort Gordon fishing license guest permit. Entry fee is $10 per Fort Gordon Sportsman Club member, $20 per non-member, with an optional $5 big fish pot, with a guaranteed $100 for first place and $50 for second place. Registration is with the club prior to the tournament or 30 minutes before the event's start. State licenses and Fort Gordon fishing permits required. For more information, call Fred Perry at (706) 791-5078, (706) 833-2834 res. or (706) 541-1057, ext. 131. All tournaments held at Butler Reservoir, unless otherwise noted.
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