Different location, rules for annual club tourney

Flatiron Reservoir is still low and pretty fishless because of construction, and the club will hold its annual tournament at Swift Ponds, north of Windsor, on Wednesday, Sept. 27.

Details will be announced at the general meeting Tuesday, Sept. 20.  But here are a few highlights:

• Catch and release only.  Our friends at Colorado Youth Outdoors would be really annoyed if we tried to hold a fish fry.
• One pole at a time, using one set of hooks.
• There are no trout in Swift Ponds, so we're dropping the "Biggest four-fish string" criteria.  We'll have only two prizes, one for biggest bass and another for biggest fish that's not a bass, so Norm can try to submit another 36-inch "walleye." There'll be two cash prizes, but only the angler with the biggest bass will have his or her name engraved on the traveling trophy as this year's grand prize winner.

Leland Carpenter, last year's champ, will be this year's cook for the post-tournament meal.  Pat Mikulak finished second last year and Richard Radies took the prize for smallest fish.  

Richard, left, Pat and Leland 

Pat Mikulak finished second with a 44.5 inch string of four.  Leland also caught the biggest fish of the day, while Richard Radies took the prize for smallest.