The top five finishers in the largest fish category will each receive a plaque commemorating their catches. And the top entry in the smallest bluegill category will also receive a plaque.
The awards will be distributed at our December 6 Holiday Party at Mike’s Crab House.
Congratulations to each of the award winners above and to everyone who entered this year’s event. The following FSFF members entered 27 fish into the contest creating numerous leaderboard changes throughout the year:
Larry Oakey, Amy Holstein, Pat Brophy, Mike Nichols, Rich Batiuk, Randy Wolf, Andy Grosko, John Rentch, John Keough, Mike Mattia, Frank Bowne, Ryan Harvey, Rich Galena
Nine of the fish entered were nine inches or larger, a first for our contest. Plus, we had entries caught in five states: MD, DE, WV, NC and SC. They came from such diverse locations as a pond on the luxurious Biltmore Estate in Ashville, North Carolina to a small pond at a golf center in Glen Burnie, Maryland.
First: Larry Oakey 10″ Asheville, NC Blue Popper July 11Second: Amy Holstein 10″ Private Pond, Enoree, SC Golden Retriever (by Joe DeMeo) August 2Third: Pat Brophy 9.5″ Alpine Lake, WV Hopper June 3Fourth: Mike Nichols9.5″ Private Pond Kent County, MD Blue Popper July 5Fifth: Rich Batiuk 9.375″ Ingrams Pond, DE Yellow Girdle Bug May 12Smallest: Andy Grosko2.5″ Upper Patapsco River, MD Bead Head Nymph June 25
Other Entries
Randy Wolf 9.375″ Private Pond Henderson, MD Black Foam Spider May 29Andy Grosko 9.125″ Blairs Pond, DE Black Half Clouser Half Wooly Bugger April 25John Rentch 9″ Blairs Pond, DE Black Wooly Bugger April 20John Keough 9″ Wagamon’s Pond, DE Black Foam Beetle July 29Mike Mattia 8.5″ Private Pond, Cheltenham, MD Green Hornet April 29Frank Bowne 7” Trap Pond, DE Blue Foam Fly May 20Pat Brophy 3.5″ Alpine Lake, WV Hopper June 3Amy Holstein 4.125″ Private Pond, Mt. Airy, MD Black Foam Beetle May 13Rich Batiuk 5″ Trussum Pond, DE “It’s a Bug Bluegill Fly” May 18Ryan Harvey 5.25″ Trap Pond, DE Black and Chartreuse Gurgler May 20 Rich Galena 6.5″ Arundel Golf Pk, MD Gaines Sneaky Pete Slider April 27
