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Copyright 1999-2002

Iowa Catfish Drifters Inc. - A nonprofit organization
1011 S. 35 Street
Council Bluffs, Iowa
Jerry Smith at Bluecatia@aol.com

Apr 12 - Big Creek Lake @ Polk City, Iowa
May 12 - 3 Mile Lake - This is a change from Viking Lake
June 2 - 12 Mile Lake, Creston, IA
June 16 - Mozingo Lake, Maryville, MO
June 30 - Carter Lake, Carter Lake, IA
July 7 - Viking Lake, Stanton, IA
July 21 - Storm Lake, Storm Lake, IA
Aug 4 - West Lake, Osceola, IA
Aug 18 - Lake Manawa, Co Bluffs, IA
Sept 1 - Lake Icaria, Corning, IA
Sept 15 - Blue Lake, Onawa, IA

Results

September 15, 2001 - Blue Lake in Lewis & Clark State Park

18 teams fished the tournament batteling a night of mist and a good rain setting in at about 4am.

1st place went to Darrell Carter and Matt Carter from Jefferson, SD with their 6 fish limit that weighed in at 29.16 lbs.

2nd place went to Randy Price and Jeramy Trescott from Co. Bluffs, Iowa with 4 fish weighing 24.04 lbs

3re place honors went to Dan Slack and Bud Richey from Co. Bluffs, Iowq with their 6 fish limit weighing in at 19.18 lbs

Big Fish of the tournament went to Merrill Lindamood from Omaha, Nebraska weithing in at a nice 12.82 pounds earning $250.

September 1, 2001 - Lake Icaria
37 teams caught 81 Catfish during the 13 hour night tournament. This year some very nice Catfish were caught, 9 from the 7 to 13 pound area. In all 306.67 pounds were weighed in for the tournament, a very nice catch.

1st Place went to Don Maeder and Brian Weinrech from Corning, Iowa with their 6 fish limit weighing in at 32.02 pounds and earning the team $222.

2nd Place went to Jeff Winget from Harlan, Iowa ande Harold Casteel from Co. Bluffs, Iowa with 4 fish that weighed in at 26.64 pounds and earning $178.

3rd Place honors went to Ron Tanner and Bill Oberhelman from Co. Bluffs, Iowa with 6 fish weighing in at 25.38 pounds and earning $132.

Big Fish went to Frank henderson from Omaha, Nebraska that weighed-in at a nice 13.20 pounds, earning $470.

August 18, 2001 - Lake Manawa, Council Bluffs, Iowa

1st Place went to Bill Gofta from Omaha, Nebraska and Jason Gofta from Council Bluffs, Iowa. The team managed to weigh-in their 6 fish limit for 37.70 pounds.

2nd Place went to Tim Waling from Council Bluffs, Iowa and Darren Pennings from Omaha, Nebraska. The team weighed in 4 fish for a 20.34 pound total.

3rd Place honors went to Mike Salazar from Ankeny, Iowa and Nick Hilsenley from Cambridge, Iowa. The team weighed-in 3 fish for a 15.98 pound total.

Big Fish of the tournament weighed-in at 10.56 pounds. Bill Gofta from Omaha, Nebraska caught the big one of the tournament. The team went home with $746, not bad for a night's work.

August 4, 2001 - West Lake Osceola, Iowa

1st Place went to Tom Davis from Latimer, Iowa and Bill Davis from Davis City, Iowa. The duo weighed-in their 6 fish limit for 35.82 pounds.

2nd Place went to Chuck Woods & Glade Booher from Clarinda, Iowa. The team weighed-in their 6 fish limit for 30.86 pounds of Cat.

3rd Place honors went to Dan Slack and Bud Richey from Council Bluffs, Iowa with 29.82 pounds and weighed in their 6 fish limit.

Big Fish went to Tom Davis from Latimer, Iowa the Channel weighed-in at 10.46 pounds. The team took home $586 for their efforts.

July 21, 2001 - Storm Lake, Storm Lake, Iowa
26 teams fished in the tournament, those 26 teams weighed-in 89 Catfish. Those 89 Catfish weighed a total of 242.66 pounds. The weather in Storm Lake was cool (82 degrees), with no humidity, a perfect night for fishing. However a little shower after sun up didn't dampen our spirits. Most fish weighed-in were of the smaller variety, 5 to 8 lb fish were plentiful the night before our tournament. Fishing had been excellent for several weeks, that is until we arrived on the lake for our tournament. There were only 4 teams that didn't weigh-in fish.

1st Place: honors went to Barney and Don Maeder from Corning, Iowa with their 6 fish limit. The fish weighed in at 24.92 pounds.

2nd Place: team of Darrell and Matt Carter caught 6 fish for a total weight of 24.66 pounds. The team is from Jefferson, South Dakota.

3rd Place: team of Dana Liddick and Josh Andrews from Council Bluffs, Iowa with their 6 fish limit, for a total weight of 20.08 pounds.

BIG FISH: went to Darrell Carter from Jefferson, South Dakota with a 6.36-pound Channel. The father and son team of Carter and Carter had a $485 payday and several nice trophies.

July 7, 2001 - Viking Lake Tournament Results
33 teams participated in the Viking Lake Tournament, catching and weighing in 77 Catfish. Those 77 fish weighed-in at 310.52 pounds. Some nice fish were weighed in, several in the 12, 10, 9, 8 and 7 pound range. One very nice 20.16 lb Channel was caught by Bill Wilson from Co. Bluffs, Iowa this is our largest Catfish we've weighed since starting the Club. Bill almost went for a swim when the 20 pound channel hit his line, coming very close to pulling him out of the boat. A special permit was issued so that we could fish this lake at night, the lake is normally closed to night fishing.

First Place went to Bill Gofta from Omaha, Nebraska and Jason Gofta from Co. Bluffs, Iowa with 38.08 pounds.

Second Place team of Theo Hudson from Bellevue, Nebraska and Shawn Harris from Co. Bluffs, Iowa with 29.12 pounds.

Third Place honors went to Ted Briggs and Kevin Johnson from Red Oak, Iowa with 26.60 pounds.

Big Fish went to Bill Wilson from Co. Bluffs, Iowa with a very nice 20.16 pound Channel Cat earning him $430

June 30, 2001 - Carter Lake, IA
42 teams entered the tournament at Carter Lake, a very good turn out for a
first time tournament lake. A total of 74 Catfish were weighed-in for the
event. Those 74 fish weighed-in at 144.42 pounds. The 82 degree water
temperature made keeping the fish live for the weigh-in difficult. One team
lost a 12 to 15 pound Cat during the night and couldn't weigh it in. To
weigh in a dead fish it must have previously been marked by a tournament
official during the night while still alive.

After sign-up was competed a large Flathead was weighed on our certified
scale. The Flathead had been previously caught on the Missouri River that
day. The Missouri River Flathead weighed in at 45.24 pounds and was released
into Carter Lake after weighing. I didn't get the name of the gentleman but
I did get a picture.

1st Place: honors went to Terry L. Nath from Omaha and Terry J. Nath from
Lavista, Nebraska with 5 fish weighing 23.92 pounds.

2nd Place: of Scott Edmonds and Evert Witlesey from Carter Lake, Iowa
weighing in 3 fish totaling 14.58 pounds.

3rd Place: team of Mark Lincoln and Abe Lincoln weighed in 5 fish for a total
of 10.50 pounds.

BIG FISH TROPHY: of the tournament went to Terry L. Nath from Omaha, Nebraska
weighing 10.12 pounds. The team of Nath and Nath had a $772 pay day.

June 16, 2001 - Mozingo Lake, Maryville, MO
33 teams entered the Mozingo tournament, with 70 Catfish being weighed in. Those 70 Catfish weighed-in at 341 pounds. Big Fish for the tournament weighed in at 10.34 pounds, the team also placed 1st and had a $608 payday.
Storms surrounded us all night but the weather was pleasant and stayed dry during the tournament. Our sponsor Big Bird's Bait Shop put on a pancake feed Sunday morning for the contestants.

1st Place: honors went to Bill Davis and Shannon Collyar from Davis City Iowa with 6 fish that weighed in at 46.36 pounds. 6 Catfish is the maximum number of fish that can be weighed in at the tournaments.

2nd Place: team of Bill Wilson and Mike Hollinger from Council Bluffs, Iowa weighed in 6 fish for a total weight of 28.30 pounds.

3rd Place: team of Dana Liddick and Josh Andrews managed to weigh in 6 Fish for a total weight of 28.08 pounds. The team is from Council Bluffs, Iowa.

Big Fish: of the tournament went to Bill Davis from Davis City, Iowa with a 10.34 pound Catfish.

Team of the Year: Dana Liddick and Josh Andrews are in the lead with this year's total accumulated weight of 49.62 pounds.

On June 30, Iowa Catfish Drifters will host a Catfish Tournament at Carter Lake in Carter Lake, Iowa. Tournament hours are 8pm to 8am. Sign up will be held at Levi Carter Park. All tournaments (except Viking Lake) are open to the public. 16th Street Furniture and Appliance in Council Bluffs, Iowa are the tournament sponsors.

Entry fees are $15 for members and $20 for non-members. A 10 place pay-down plus big fish, with 21 trophies given out. For more information call Jerry 712-328-8852 or Pat 712-623-3356 or E Mail Bluecatia@aol.com or check out our schedule and tournament results at IowaCatfishDrifters

June 2, 2001 - 12 Mile Lake near Creston, Iowa.
Our first night tournament of the year drew interest from the 45 teams that signed on. The fishing was somewhat slow but 49 Catfish were weighed in for the event. Those 49 Catfish weighed in at 90.28 pounds, only two of those 45 teams weighed in their 6 fish limit. Fishing weather for the night was almost perfect, a little cool with a very calm breeze. North fronts going through during the week seemed to slow the fishing activity considerably. 12 Mile usually out produces most of our tournament lakes with 5 and 6 pound fish being the norm with some 12 to 14 pound fish being weighed in.

1st place honors went to the Council Bluffs team of Dana Liddick and Josh Andrews with 6 Cat weighing in at 11.98 pounds.

2nd place team Jerry Smith and Jim Salmons managed a 10.40-pound weigh in with 5 Catfish. The team is from Council Bluffs, Iowa.

3rd place team is from Omaha, Nebraska. Mark Lincoln and Abe Lincoln weighed in 6 Catfish for a total weight of 10.38 pounds for the tournament.

Big fish trophy of the tournament went to John Straka from Council Bluffs, Iowa. John pulled in a 5.74-pound Catfish that earned him a very nice trophy and $540. The team finished 4th in the tournament.

TEAM OF THE YEAR Dana Liddick and Josh Andrews from Council Bluffs are in the lead for team of the year with 21.54 pounds.

May 12, 2001 at 3 Mile Lake near Afton, Iowa
27 teams signed up to fish the event, catching a total of only 5 Catfish.  Only 4 teams managed to weigh in fish.  Since we pay down 10 places 6 placements had to be drawn for.  Recent weather pattern changes greatly slowed down the numbers of fish caught for the tournament.  Too make maters even worse it rained from 3 PM thorough the weigh-in.  A 12 year old new comer Scott Green took home the big fish trophy and $350.  Scott fished with his dad Jeff, the duo also managed a 2nd place placement for the tournament. Thanks to Metro Commercial Residential Improvement from Council Bluffs for sponsoring us.

1st Place went to Jeff Linkenhoker from Thurman, Iowa and George Dishong from Shenandoah, Iowa with 2 Cat weighing in at 8.72 pounds.  The honor earned them $160 and a pair of very nice trophies.

2nd Place went to Jeff Green and Scott Green from Malvern, Iowa with a 6.50 pound Cat that earned them $130 and 2 nice trophies.

3rd Place placement went to Sam Richey from Corning, Iowa and Travis Bums from Council Bluffs, Iowa with a 5.06 pound Catfish.  The duo earned $97 and a nice trophy for their placement.

BIG FISH of the tournament went to Scott Green from Malvern, Iowa paying out $350 and earning him a very large trophy for his efforts.

Our next Tournament will be at 2 Mile Lake near Creston, Iowa.  This lake out produces all other lakes at our tournaments. At 2 tournaments last year we had 58 entries and 79 entries at the lake.

April 12, 2001 - Polk City, Iowa
1st place went to Randy Price and Doug Reed from Co. Bluffs, Iowa with 1 fish that weighed in at 13.80 pounds

2nd place went to Brian Bayshore from Co. Bluffs, Iowa and Leonard McDougle from Omaha, Nebraska with 2 Cat weighing in at 10.26 pounds

3rd place went to Danna Liddick and Josh Andrews from Co. Bluiffs, Iowa with 2 Cat that weighed in at 9.56 pounds

Big fish of the Tournament went to Randy Price from Co. Bluffs, Iowa and weighed in at 13.80 pounds and earned him $360

A front went through Friday night, Saturday was partly cloudy and windy. Fishing was extremely slow and only 8 Channel Cat were weighed in for the tournament. Only 6 teams caught fish, since we pay out 10 places 4 of those placements had to be drawn for. In all 21 trophies were given out. Tom's Auto Body Shop in Council Bluffs, Iowa sponsored the tournament.

For more Tournament information Call Jerry at 712-328-8852 or E Mail Bluecatia@aol.com