2015 Grand Champion is Chuck Steinbauer

Congratulations Chuck Steinbauer 
2015 Grand Champion!

Chuck with a 27 incher from 2011

Chuck Steinbauer caught a 26 inch fish on Bay Lake on a bladed jig while pre-fishing for the Bass Snatcher tournament on Bay Lake in late May.  That fish was good enough to take the Grand Championship this year and that makes Chuck our fourth two time Grand Champion. Chuck previously won the Grand Championship in 2007.

For the second year in a row two time Grand Champion Chuck Fields came in 2nd place.  This year it was with a 24 1/2" fish from the Whitefish Chain caught on a tube on June 1st.

And for the second year in a row two time Grand Champion Dave Maas came in 3rd Place.  His fish was a  23 incher caught from Bulldog Lake on a Lunkerhunt Lunker Frog in the"Croaker" color.

2015 Minnesota Bowfin Club Grand Championship Registration Deadline Extended

Get your catches in to me by email at basspastor@hotmail.com , or by leaving a message or comment at the Minnesota Bowfin Club Facebook Page by midnight June 17th and they will count for this years contest.  Fish must be caught by June 15th at the latest.

Remember the Bowfin must be caught in MN on an artificial lure and be released alive.

Please let me know the fishes length, what lure it was caught on, and if you want to share the lake it came from that would be appreciated too.  If you have a picture of the fish please send that as well.

Thanks
Dave Maas
Minnesota Bowfin Club President

5th Fish For Me

23" Lunkerhunt Lunker Frog color Croaker

I got my 5th fin of the year on May 28th at Bulldog Lake.  I know 23" isn't big enough as Chuck Steinbauer has one that is bigger.

4th Fin Of the Year for Me

20" Stanley Phantom topwater lure

Just a little guy and my first ever out of Bulldog Lake.  1st one that counts for the Grand Championship this year.  I don't think 20 inches is gonna hold.

Andrew Osowski With A Nice Little Fin

 About 14" on a hair jig.

I believe Andrew Osowski of Team Yukon Outdoors got this fish on May 5th.  Get out there the fish are active.

Dave Maas 1st Two Fins of the Year

I think it's a fin.

Yep, it's a bowfin!

About 27" Caught on a Custom Jigs and Spins Glow Demon with a stickleback minnow at about 2:30AM on April 29th at Sullivan Lake 

On the next night I had to two dogfish on, but due to the difficultly of landing them on rip rap I only got 1 of the two in.  I actually had my claw grippers on the first fish a couple of times, but as soon as I touched him, it went berserk.  I ended up breaking that fish off.  It was slightly bigger than the one I did catch on the 30th.

Dogfish Selfie

23" on a Glow Demon and crappie minnow

Stripped the glow right off of the Glow Demon

Seeing as how they were caught with live bait, these bowfin aren't eligible for this years Grand Championship.

The warm weather is definitely getting the bow wow's active.  This first weekend in May just may be your best shot at getting a Grand Championship winning fish.

Please remember to release your bowfin alive so someone else can enjoy the fight.