The Leaderboard
2022’s Best Catch & Release Fishing!
| Angler | Species | Length | Date | Lure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Estrada | Walleye | 28.5" | May 21 | Rapala |
| Tom Dougherty | Walleye | 27" | May 21 | Artificial |
| Sandi Van Den Heuvel | Walleye | 28" | May 22 | Rapala |
| Rick Gebbard | Walleye | 29" | May 22 | Minnow |
| Jim Dougherty | Walleye | 28" | May 22 | Rapala |
| Craig Huff | Walleye | 29" | May 23 | Artificial |
| Jacob Van Den Heuvel | Walleye | 27.5" | May 23 | Minnow |
| Jim Dougherty | Walleye | 29", 27", 28.5 | May 23 | Rapala |
| Kevin Dougherty | Walleye | 28.5" | May 23 | Rapala |
| Rick Binder | Walleye | 29" | May 23 | Rapala |
| Rick Estrada | Smallmouth Bass | 18" | May 24 | Artificial |
| Kevin Dougherty | Northern Pike | 38" | May 24 | Crank Bait |
| Tom Dougherty | Northern Pike | 38" | May 24 | Rapala |
| Tom Kenton | Northern Pike | 39" | May 25 | Stick Bait |
| Payton Van Den Heuvel | Walleye | 27" | May 25 | MInnow |
| Beth Maeder | Northern Pike | 38.5", 38" | May 26 | Minnow |
| Cody Maeder | Northern Pike | 38" | May 26 | Minnow |
| Cody Maeder | Walleye | 27', 28" | May 26 | Minnow |
| Beth Maeder | Walleye | 30", 27.5", 27.5" | May 27 | Minnow |
| Cody Maeder | Smallmouth Bass | 18" | May 27 | MInnow |
| Cody Maeder | Northern Pike | 38" | May 28 | Cisco |
| Cody Maeder | Walleye | 28.5", 28", 27" | May 28 | MInnow |
| Beth Maeder | Walleye | 27.25", 27" | May 28 | MInnow |
| Gary Knabe | Smallmouth Bass | 18.5" | May 28 | Spinner |
| Kathy Isaacson | Walleye | 27.5", 27.5" | May 29 | Minnow |
| Cody Maeder | Walleye | 29.5" | May 29 | Minnow |
| John Finstad | Walleye | 28" | May 30 | Minnow |
| Karla Cresap | Walleye | 28.5" | May 30 | Minnow |
| Beth Maeder | Walleye | 27.25" | May 30 | Minnow |
| Cody Maeder | Walleye | 27.25", 27.25" | May 31 | Minnow |
| Cody Maeder | Walleye | 29", 28.5", 28.5" | May 31 | Minnow |
| Cody Maeder | Smallmouth Bass | 18.5" | June 1 | Minnow |
| Cody Maeder | Walleye | 31" | June 1 | Minnow |
| James Weicht | Northern Pike | 39" | June 1 | Spinner Bait |
| Beth Maeder | Walleye | 28.75" | June 2 | Minnow |
| Julie Morben | Walleye | 27" | June 3 | Minnow |
| Jerry Morben | Walleye | 28" | June 4 | Minnow |
| Jack Osweiler | Walleye | 28" | June 5 | Minnow |
| Tom Gassman | Walleye | 28.5" | June 6 | Minnow |
| Matt Osweiler | Walleye | 28.75" | June 6 | Minnow |
| Jerry Osweiler | Walleye | 29" | June 6 | Minnow |
| Dave Luke | Walleye | 31" | June 6 | Minnow |
| Jerry Morben | Northern Pike | 40" | June 6 | Cisco |
| Jack Osweiler | Walleye | 28.5 | June 7 | Minnow |
| Tom Gassman | Walleye | 28.5 | June 7 | Aritifical |
| Matt Osweiler | Musky | 46" | June 8 | Minnow |
| Jack Osweiler | Walleye | 28.5" | June 8 | Minnow |
| Elise Riley | Walleye | 27" | June 8 | Minnow |
| Terry Wilson | Walleye | 29" | June 9 | Artificial |
| Travis Wilson | Smallmouth Bass | 19" | June 9 | Spinner |
| Elise Riley | Smallmouth Bass | 19" | June 10 | Artificial |
| Bart Williams | Smallmouth Bass | 21.5", 20" | June 11 | Rogue |
| Ron Tucker | Smallmouth Bass | 20" | June 12 | Rogue |
| Bart Williams | Walleye | 28" | June 12 | Rogue |
| Perry Vanhook | Musky | 42" | June 12 | Repps |
| Jerry Morben | Walleye | 28" | June 12 | Minnow |
| Pat Retzlaff | Walleye | 28" | June 13 | Artificial |
| Carson Acey | Walleye | 27" | June 13 | Rapala |
| Ron Tucker | Musky | 44", 42" | June 13 | Rogue |
| Bart Williams | Musky | 42" | June 14 | Rogue |
| Bart Williams | Northern Pike | 38" | June 14 | Rogue |
| Perry Vanhook | Smallmouth Bass | 20" | June 15 | Rogue |
| Julie Morben | Walleye | 27" | June 15 | Minnow |
| Ron Tucker | Northern Pike | 39" | June 15 | Rogue |
| Shawn Ross | Smallmouth Bass | 19.75" | June 16 | Spinner |
| Payton Larson | Walleye | 27" | June 17 | Minnow |
| Lou Cimineri | Musky | 43" | June 19 | Mepps |
| Gavin Kremper | Musky | 46", 44" | June 19 | Rogue |
| Colin Zwolinski | Walleye | 28" | June 19 | Rapala |
| Hank Zwolinksi | Walleye | 28" | June 19 | Artificial |
| Jennings Ray | Walleye | 29" | June 20 | Rapala |
| Jeff Ray | Musky | 38" | June 20 | Jointed Bait |
| Konrad Kremper | Walleye | 27", 27" | June 20 | Rogue |
| Connor Sparks | Musky | 48" | June 20 | Phantom |
| Randy Sparks | Walleye | 30" | June 20 | Aritficial |
| Terry Taylor | Walleye | 27.5" | June 20 | Leech |
| Nick Zwolinski | Musky | 51" | June 22 | Phantom |
| Jeff Ray | Smallmouth Bass | 18.5" | June 23 | Jig |
| Will Ray | Smallmouth Bass | 18.25" | June 23 | Jig |
| Tony Brindle | Musky | 49", 41" | June 23 | Mepps |
| Jim Bohnsack | Walleye | 27" | June 25 | Rapala |
| Sam North | Musky | 46" | June 28 | Plug |
| Rich Kostrova | Walleye | 30" | June 29 | Minnow |
| Jerry Schenck | Smallmouth Bass | 18.75" | June 29 | Leech |
| Dave Ledger | Musky | 43" | June 29 | Spinner |
| Chad Paeznick | Walleye | 28" | June 30 | Rapala |
| Natalie Pollitt | Smallmouth Bass | 18" | July 3 | Crawler |
| Terry Brecht | Walleye | 28.5" | July 6 | Leech |
| Angie Quale | Walleye | 29" | July 9 | Leech |
| Chuck Rucker | Walleye | 28" | July 10 | Leech |
| Andrew Doonan | Musky | 41.5" | July 10 | Showgirl |
| Lily Quale | Walleye | 27" | July 10 | Leech |
| Andrew Doonan | Musky | 42" | July 10 | Top Raider |
| Bob Williams | Smallmouth Bass | 18" | July 11 | Leech |
| Jack Tycholis | Musky | 43.5" | July 11 | Phantom |
| Corky Atkinson | Musky | 42" | July 12 | Buck tail |
| Dave Quale | Musky | 44" | July 12 | Phantom |
| Andrew Doonan | Musky | 47" | July 13 | Showgirl |
| Bill Tesh | Walleye | 28" | July 14 | Leech |
| Chuck Rucker | Walleye | 32.5" | July 15 | Leech |
| Nate Hammond | Walleye | 27" | July 16 | Leech |
| Derek Doty | Walleye | 28" | July 16 | Leech |
| Jackson Tycholis | Walleye | 27.5" | July 17 | Leech |
| Phillip Brecht | Walleye | 30" | July 18 | Leech |
| Zach Quale | Walleye | 27.5" | July 18 | Leech |
| Shari Olson | Walleye | 29" | July 18 | Leech |
| Austin Petersen | Smallmouth | 19" | July 20 | Crawler |
| Steve Morley | Walleye | 27.5" | July 21 | Crawler |
| Julie Erickson | Walleye | 33" | July 25 | Artificial |
| Julie Erickson | Walleye | 30.25" | July 25 | Artificial |
| Dave Erickson | Walleye | 30" | July 25 | Aritificial |
| Caleb Malyon | Northern Pike | 43" | July 31 | Plug |
| Jim Walker | Walleye | 28", 28" | July 31 | Crawler |
| Bill Malyon | Walleye | 27.5", 27" | Aug. 1 | Crawler |
| Jack Tycholis | Walleye | 27.5" | Aug. 2 | Leech |
| Seth Malyon | Walleye | 27" | Aug. 2 | Crawler |
| Chris Hutchins | Walleye | 28" | Aug. 7 | Leech |
| Nan Bong | Walleye | 27" | Aug. 8 | Crawler |
| Laura Hall | Walleye | 28" | Aug. 10 | Leech |
| Chris Hutchins | Walleye | 28" | Aug. 14 | Leech |
| Arron Nicklas | Musky | 45" | Aug. 18 | |
| Dan James | Musky | 43" | Aug. 14 | |
| Suzie Mills | Perch | 12" | Aug. 21 | |
| Troy Hohn | Musky | 48.5" | Aug. 23 | Bucktail |
| Jack Tycholis | Musky | 46.25" | Aug. 26 | Buchertail |
| Beth Maeder | Musky | 44" | Sept. 3 | |
| Cody Maeder | Walleye | 27" | Sept. 4 | Leech |
| Cody Maeder | Musky | 40" | Sept. 5 | |
| Brianna Bohnsack | Walleye | 27" | Sept. 6 | |
| Jim Bohnsack | Walleye | 28" | Sept. 7 | |
| 2021 Leader Board | ||||
| Jackson Tycholis | Walleye | 27" | June 3 | Leech |
| Henry Paetznick | Walleye | 28" | Aug. 14 | Minnow |
| Jon Buckellew | Walleye | 27" | Aug. 14 | Crawler |
| Jim Skwor | Walleye | 27.5" | Aug. 15 | Rapala |
| Amelia Paetznick | Smallmouth Bass | 19" | Aug. 20 | Minnow |
| Julie Erickson | Northern | 38" | Aug. 31 | Mepps |
| Cody Maeder | Walleye | 28" | Sept. 2 | Leech |
| Cody Maeder | Walleye | 27" | Sept. 6 | Leech |
| Cody Maeder | Walleye | 29" | Sept. 7 | Leech |
| Dave Mace | Walleye | 27" | Sept. 9 | Leech |
| Cody Maeder | Walleye | 30" | Sept. 9 | Leech |
| Beth Maeder | Musky | 40" | Sept. 9 | Cowgirl |
| Tom Dougherty | Musky | 50.5" | Sept. 13 | Jointed Bait |
| Rick Estrada | Walleye | 27" | Sept. 15 | Rapala |
| Jim Bohnsack | Musky | 45" | Sept. 16 | Phantom |
| Finley Ramirez | Northern Pike | 38.5" | Sept. 16 | Cowgirl |
| John Riley | Northern Pike | 42" | Sept. 16 | Mepps |
| Jerry Morben | Walleye | 27" | Sept. 21 | Minnow |
| Steve Alavi | Smallmouth Bass | 18" | Sept. 21 | Minnow |
| Mike Hallman | Northern Pike | 38" | Sept. 21 | Repps |
| JG Kremper | Northern Pike | 41" | Sept. 22 | Phantom |
| Barry Waters | Northern Pike | 42" | Sept. 27 | Bobby Bait |
| Jerry Middleswart | Musky | 42" | Sept. 29 | Suick |
| Evan Erickson | Musky | 43" | Sept. 30 | Deep Diver |
| Barry Waters | Smallmouth Bass | 19" | Oct. 1 | Spinner |
| Dave Erickson | Northern Pike | 38" | Oct. 1 | Jointed Bait |
| Evan Erickson | Musky | 42" | Oct. 1 | Phantom |
| Brian Hanson | Musky | 47" | Oct. 9 | Musky Bait |
| 2019 Leader Board | ||||
| Dan Gebbard | Walleye | 27.5" | May 19 | Minnow |
| Mikayla Showers | Northern Pike | 38" | May 21 | Plug |
| Jim Dougherty | Smallmouth Bass | 18.5" | May 25 | Spinner Bait |
| Cody Maeder | Walleye | 29" & 29" | May 23 | Minnow |
| Beth Maeder | Smallmouth Bass | 19" | May 23 | Jig Minnow |
| Beth Maeder | Walleye | 27" | May 23 | Minnow |
| Tom Dougherty | Walleye | 27.5" | May 25 | Rapala |
| Jim Dougherty | Walleye | 28" | May 26 | Rapala |
| Cody Maeder | Northern Pike | 41.5" & 39" | May 26 | Cisco |
| Beth Maeder | Walleye | 29" | May 26 | Minnow |
| Cody Maeder | Northern Pike | 40" | May 27 | Minnow |
| Beth Maeder | Northern Pike | 2 39" | May 29 | Cisco |
| Beth Maeder | Northern Pike | 40" | May 30 | Cisco |
| Beth Maeder | Walleye | 31" | May 30 | Twister Tail |
| Dave Luke | Walleye | 28" | June 4 | Minnow |
| Mary Ellen Luke | Walleye | 28.5" | June 5 | Minnow |
| Joel Schenck | Smallmouth Bass | 21" | June 9 | Clown Rogue |
| Roger Gossett | Smallmouth Bass | 19" | June 9 | Clown Rogue |
| Jerry Schenck | Walleye | 31" | June 14 | Leech |
| Jackson Prather | Musky | 45" | June 14 | Clown Rogue |
| Brodie Williams | Musky | 45" | June 12 | Rogue |
| Brodie Williams | Musky | 46" | June 14 | Mepps Spinner |
| Randy Sparks | Musky | 42" | June 16 | Phantom |
| Payton Hallman | Northern Pike | 38.5" | June 17 | Plug |
| Konrad Kremper | Northern Pike | 40" | June 17 | Phantom |
| Sammy Chrastka | Smallmouth Bass | 18.5" | June 19 | Leech |
| Drew Chrastka | Smallmouth Bass | 18" | June 20 | Leech |
| Steve Chrastka | Walleye | 27" | June 20 | Leech |
| Mike Hallman | Musky | 45" | June 20 | Leech |
| Brody Hallman | Walleye | 27" | June 20 | Leech |
| Kaden Alavi | Smallmouth Bass | 19" & 18.5" | June 20 | Spinner |
| JG Kremper | Walleye | 29" | June 20 | Leech |
| JG Kremper | Musky | 40" | June 21 | Phantom |
| Matt Senica | Walleye | 31" | June 21 | Leech |
| Bob Mudler | Walleye | 27" -4 of them! | June 21 | Leech |
| Steve Senica | Musky | 47" & 42" | June 21 | Phantom |
| John Humphreys | Musky | 46" | June 24 | Plug |
| Mike Pfieffer | Walleye | 28" | June 25 | Leech |
| Bill Harless | Walleye | 27" -3 of them! | June 25 | Leech |
| Paul Goin | Walleye | 29" | June 26 | Leech |
| Hugh Boyer | Walleye | 27" & 28.5" | June 26 | Leech |
| Jennings Ray | Musky | 40" | June 27 | Plug |
| Michael Smith | Walleye | 31" | July 4 | Leech |
| Michael Smith | Smallmouth | 19" | July 5 | Small Spinner |
| Al Buhk | Walleye | 27" | July 6 | Rapala |
| Nevaeh Kocian | Walleye | 29" | July 6 | Leech |
| Brad Kocian | Walleye | 30" | July 6 | Leech |
| Chuck Pries | Musky | 44" | July 7 | Suick |
| Will Breedlove | Smallmouth Bass | 19" | July 9 | Twister Tail |
| Dan Brizzolara | Smallmouth Bass | 19" | July 12 | Spinner Bait |
| Philip Brecht | Walleye | 28" | July 15 | Leech |
| Bill Brecht | Walleye | 27" | July 16 | Leech |
| Jeff Trentadue | Smallmouth Bass | 27.5" | July 16 | Minnow |
| Brad Brecht | Walleye | 28" | July 16 | Leech |
| Harry Eanes | Smallmouth Bass | 20" | July 17 | Spinner Bait |
| Bill Brecht | Walleye | 28" | July 18 | Leech |
| Larry Williams | Northern Pike | 37" | July 20 | Plug |
| Dave Quale | Walleye | 27.5" | July 20 | Leech |
| Dan Grothe | Walleye | 28.75" | July 22 | Leech |
| Jackson Tycholis | Walleye | 26" | July 23 | Leech |
| Tom Martin | Walleye | 27.5" | July 23 | Leech |
| Travis Martin | Walleye | 27.5" | July 23 | Leech |
| Blake Bohlender | Walleye | 27" | July 29 | Crawler |
| Wally Johnson | Walleye | 30.5" | August 1 | Leech |
| Debbie Rucker | Walleye | 29" | August 5 | Crawler |
| Dwight Schussman | Walleye | 28.5" | August 5 | Crawler |
| Caleb Malon | Walleye | 27" | August 6 | Leech |
| Isaac Sharp | Walleye | 31" | August 8 | Leech |
| Dwight Schussman | Walleye | 28" | August 9 | Crawler |
| Dave Erickson | Walleye | 28" | August 9 | Crawler |
| Julie Erickson | Northern Pike | 38" | August 9 | Mepps Spinner |
| Renee Ryan | Walleye | 29" | August 11 | Minnow |
| Chad Paetznick | Walleye | 28.5" | August 11 | Leech |
| John Osweiler | Walleye | 29" | August 12 | Leech |
| Brandon Hutchins | Walleye | 29.5" | August 14 | Leech |
| Brandon Hutchins | Smallmouth Bass | 18" | August 14 | Leech |
| Iver Oleson | Smallmouth Bass | 19" & 18" | August 15 | Twister Tail |
| John Skwor | Walleye | 27.75" | August 24 | Jigging Rap |
| Jim Skwor | Walleye | 29" | August 24 | Jigging Rap |
| Jim Skwor | Smallmouth Bass | 18" | August 24 | Jigging Rap |
| Mark Rowley | Walleye | 30" | August 27 | Crawler |
| Don Sweet | Walleye | 27" | August 29 | Minnow |
| Jim Skwor | Walleye | 27.75" | August 29 | Jigging Rap |
| Duane Tackett | Walleye | 30" | August 29 | Crawler |
| Beth Maeder | Musky | 39" | August 29 | Phantom |
| Cody Maeder | Walleye | 31.5" & 27" | September 1 | Jigging Rap |
| Cody Maeder | Walleye | 30" -2 of them!! | September 1 | Jigging Rap |
| Debbie Warren | Walleye | 27" | September 2 | Crawler |
| Beth Maeder | Walleye | 30.5" | September 3 | Jigging Rap |
| Debbie Warren | Walleye | 29" | September 3 | Minnow |
| Cody Maeder | Walleye | 28.5" | September 5 | Jigging Rap |
| Cody Maeder | Walleye | 32.75" | September 7 | Jigging Rap |
| Robert Reed | Musky | 46" | September 8 | Plug |
| Jim Bohnsack | Walleye | 29" | September 9 | Minnow |
| Jacob Van Den Heuvel | Walleye | 28.5" | September 12 | Minnow |
| Amy Tycholis | Walleye | 28" | September 17 | Minnow |
2017 Leaderboard
