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Annual Black Oak Fishing Contest
1991 - Current Year Results
If a challenge inspires the sporting
side of your personality, take a look at the lunkers Black Oak Resort
guests have landed in the last 16 years. Here are just a few: a
5-pound white bass, an 8 1/2-pound largemouth bass, a 7 1/2-pound
rainbow trout, and an 11.6-pound walleye. Here we list the men,
women and youth whose catches were the best of a season among our
guests. At a glance, you can see how they did it -- what lure they
used and on what date.
Winners have earned the privilege
of showing off their catches. If you're listed below, please
send a photo to add! Include your name, hometown, state, your "stats," and
your winning year.
Browse winners by:
Winners by Type of Fish
Click on fish weight to find out "How'd they do that?!"
Winners by Time of Year
Click on year to find out "How'd they do that?!"
Just because a month may not
show any "winning"
fish, it doesn't mean the fishing isn't good.
It usually means we
don't have as many visitors during those months.
January
Rainbow Trout
('98) |
February |
March
Kentucky Bass
('95, '92)
Largemouth Bass
('91)
White Bass
('94)
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| April
Bluegill
('01, '93)
Brown Trout
('92)
Catfish
('06)
Crappie
( '06, '04, '03, '99, '95, '94, '93, '91 )
Hybrid Striper
('02, '01)
Kentucky Bass
('06, '01)
Largemouth Bass
('06, '04, '02, '99, '98, '92)
Smallmouth Bass
('04, '98, '97, '94, '91)
Walleye
('06, '02)
White Bass
('06, '03, '02, '99)
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May
Bluegill
('05, '02, '01,
'98, '92)
Catfish
('04, '03, '98,
'97, '95, '91)
Crappie
('05, '01, '00, '97, '96, '92)
Hybrid Striper
('03)
Kentucky Bass
('05, '00, '99,
'97, '93)
Largemouth Bass
('05, '01)
Rainbow Trout
('04, '97, '96,
'94)
Smallmouth Bass
('03, '02, '99,
'95, '93, '91)
Walleye
('05, '03, '00,
'97, '93)
White Bass
('05, '04, '00,
'98, '97, '96)
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June
Bluegill
('97)
Brown Trout
('95)
Catfish
('05, '04)
Kentucky Bass
('01, '94, '91)
Lake Trout
('93)
Largemouth Bass
('03, '97)
Rainbow Trout
('01, '92, '91)
Smallmouth Bass
('01, '96)
Walleye
('01, '98)
White Bass
('95, '93, '92,
'91) |
| July
Brown Trout
('94)
Hybrid Striper
( '06, '97)
Kentucky Bass
('04, '96)
Largemouth Bass
('00)
Smallmouth Bass
('06)
Rainbow Trout
('02, '00, '95,
'93)
Walleye
('95, '92, '91)
White Bass
('01)
Blue Catfish
('04)
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August
Catfish
('02, '01, '96,
'94,
'93, '92)
Hybrid Striper
('00)
Largemouth Bass
('04, '96)
Smallmouth Bass
('05)
Walleye
('96, '94) |
September
Bluegill
('03)
Brown Trout
('96)
Kentucky Bass
('02)
Rainbow Trout
('03)
Smallmouth Bass
('92)
White Bass
('01)
Walleye
('04) |
October
Catfish
('99)
Crappie
('98)
Kentucky Bass
('98)
Largemouth Bass
('95, '93)
Smallmouth Bass
('99)
Walleye
('99) |
November
Largemouth Bass
('94) |
December |
Annual Winners
2006
Results

Tasha
Forrester

Dave
Heuer
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Crappie
2.1 lbs
Bill Saager
Ottawa, IL
April 10
White Grub
Catfish
5.7 lbs.
Jeff Saager
Ottawa, IL
April 11
Fish Eggs
Kentucky
Bass
3.0 lbs.
Todd Eckert
Buffalo Grove, IL
April 30, 11 a.m.
Partly Cloudy, 65 degrees
Lucky Craft American Shad
Trolling 100 feet of water
Down 30 feet
Walleye
5.7 lbs.
Todd Eckert
Buffalo Grove, IL
April 30
Lucky Craft Shad
Trolling
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White
Bass
3.5 lbs.
Bill Saager
Ottawa, IL
April 11
White Grub
Smallmouth
Bass
4.2 lbs.
Tasha Forrester
DeSoto, MO
July 3, 1 a.m.
Windy, Warm, Clear
Moss Green Gitzit
Catch and Release
Largemouth
Bass
5.4 lbs., 22-1/2 inches
Dave Heuer
Cedar Lake, IN
April 14, 8:30 p.m. Dark
Cloudy, Calm, 68 degrees. Full Moon
Brown & Orange Jig’n’Pig
Casting
Caught Near Point 10
Catch and Release
Hybrid
Striper
4.3 lbs.
Billy Cantrell
House Springs, MO
July 21, 10 p.m.
Partly Cloudy, Windy, Mild
Blue & White Rattletrap
Trolling |
2005
Results

Don
Wolf

Ron
Rice

Teri
Carrender
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Crappie
1.8 lbs.
Don Wolf
Salina, OK
May 23, 10 a.m.
Sunny, Calm, Cool
Live Minnow
Largemouth
Bass
5.3 lbs.
Ron Rice
Ste. Genevieve, MO
May 10, 6 a.m.
Calm, 60, Dawn
Watermelon Red
Baby Brush Hog
Carolina Rig
Casting
Catfish
(Flathead)
6.2 lbs.
Teri Carrender
Overland Park, KS.
June 14, Noon
Crappie Side
Casting
Walleye
5.7
lbs
Todd Eckert
Buffalo Grove, IL
May 11, 7 p.m.
Clear, Calm
35 ft. down in 150 ft. of water
Lucky Craft Crank Bait
Trolling |
White
Bass
3.4 lbs.
Roger Cool
Town
May 7, 9 a.m.
Clear, Calm
30 ft. down in 140 ft of water
Lucky Craft Crank Bait
Trolling
Kentucky
Bass
2.3 lbs.
Todd Eckert
Buffalo Grove, IL
May 7, 8:30 a.m.
Clear, Calm
25 ft down in 60 ft of water
Berkley Frenzy
Crank Bait – Gold
Trolling
Bluegill
1.1 lbs.
Kaye Philipps
Davis Junction, IL
May 13, Sunset
Warm, Calm, Overcast
Small Red Hook and Live Minnow
Smallmouth
Bass
3.8 lbs.
Mike Purifoy
Marion, AR
Aug 21
Night-fishing
Green Pumpkin w/Purple Flake Tube Jig
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2004
Results
We
have added another category because we have had our first ever entry
of a fish caught by spear-fishing. Some of our guests feel that it
is not exactly fair to compete against someone with a spear gun face-to-face
with a fish. While we do recognize that spear-fishing is a sport,
and a difficult one at that, one which requires its own expertise,
we do agree that the odds of selecting a big fish are much more in
favor of the spear fisherman. So, this is an additional category just
for spear fishing, with only one winner, regardless of species.
We
also must mention that the winner, Reid Wilson,
had some expert help. His 14-year old daughter Kelsey was
spear-fishing with him, and helped him get the thing up into the
boat, which was no easy task with a 34-pounder. There is also an
excellent picture that Reid’s sister-in-law Sharon DuClos took
of the whopper surrounded by some of the Wilson/DuClos family children.

Illinois
narrowly beat out Missouri this year in the race for the most wins
in a state. April and May saw the most winners (3 each), followed
by two in July (surprise). We have winners this year for Indiana and
Iowa, which may be a first, since most of our winners over the years
have almost always been from Illinois, Missouri, or Arkansas.
Tasha
Forrester
again defended the women fisherman, by winning with a nice Kentucky
bass.
Michael’s
brother Richard
repeats again this year for the largest smallmouth. Looks like great
fishermen run in the family. Mike Philipps
is also a repeat winner.
Congratulations
to Mike Moran, a first-time winner in
our contest in the crappie category. Mike just returned from a tour
of duty in Iraq, so we are very happy that he won. And what a nice
young man. This was also Reid Wilson’s
first contest win with that huge catfish. Other first time winners
were Glen Struck, Rich
Downs, and Andy Kazmierczak.
Congratulations
to Don Krause for his win. Don has been
a loyal customer for going on 20 years now, and its been awhile since
we’ve seen his name in lights.
We
thank all our “catch and release” progra |