The Leaderboard
2021’s Best Catch & Release Fishing!
| Angler | Species | Length | Date | Lure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
