Reesor Lake Sucker Derby?

[AdAMxr]

A buddy of mine was telling me he seen a poster for a Reesor Lake fishing tournament for suckers. Anybody know about this? Dates and details?

[Shawnlh]

It's happening, I saw a poster on a local store door but I can't remember the dates.
I do know it's a "keep every sucker you catch" thing as Reesor is over run with them. Last time I was out there (summer '11) I caught 1 'bow for every 6 or 7 suckers, the action was non stop but haven't been back since.
Might head out for this thing though just to help purge the lake.

[lone wolf]

Originally Posted by AdAMxr

A buddy of mine was telling me he seen a poster for a Reesor Lake fishing tournament for suckers. Anybody know about this? Dates and details?

Originally Posted by Shawnlh

It's happening, I saw a poster on a local store door but I can't remember the dates.
I do know it's a "keep every sucker you catch" thing as Reesor is over run with them. Last time I was out there (summer '11) I caught 1 'bow for every 6 or 7 suckers, the action was non stop but haven't been back since.
Might head out for this thing though just to help purge the lake.

Saturday June 29th and Sunday June 30th.

$2 entry fee. Prizes each day for biggest, most & hidden weight.

I believe that all the fish are being donated to the Birds of Prey Centre in Coaldale.

[Shawnlh]

Originally Posted by lone wolf

Saturday June 29th and Sunday June 30th.

$2 entry fee. Prizes each day for biggest, most & hidden weight.

I believe that all the fish are being donated to the Birds of Prey Centre in Coaldale.

Thanks Wolf, do you know where we sign up at?

[WhitefishLady]

Sounds interesting. I was at Reesor but was only flyfishing so caught only trout. I've only caught suckers ice fishing using cheese and downhole camera so you know when to set the hook when they happen to mosy on over to the bait. How do you catch them in the open water?

[WayneChristie]

Originally Posted by WhitefishLady

Sounds interesting. I was at Reesor but was only flyfishing so caught only trout. I've only caught suckers ice fishing using cheese and downhole camera so you know when to set the hook when they happen to mosy on over to the bait. How do you catch them in the open water?

worms, unless you are a very fast swimmer

[lone wolf]

Originally Posted by WhitefishLady

Sounds interesting. I was at Reesor but was only flyfishing so caught only trout. I've only caught suckers ice fishing using cheese and downhole camera so you know when to set the hook when they happen to mosy on over to the bait. How do you catch them in the open water?

Pickerel rig with a chunk of worm works well - fun for the kids.

[lone wolf]

Originally Posted by Shawnlh

Thanks Wolf, do you know where we sign up at?

Not sure, I will keep my eyes open for one of the posters tomorrow & update accordingly.

[AdAMxr]

Great info, thanks guys. Now we just need a pelican cull....

[Shawnlh]

Use small brown, black, olive jig-a-buggers and bounce them across the bottom. Non stop sucker action.

[qualityknots]

Thought I would share a copy of the poster:



Does anyone know if the suckers need to be kept alive until the end of each day? Also are you limited to shore fishing or can you launch a float tube, kayak etc?