Thirty-two teams fished Sunday’s Angler’s Choice tournament on Wappapello Lake, with James Goodpasture and Scott Fischer taking the win.
The pair had a winning weight of 18.14 pounds and they earned a cool $1,640 for their efforts.
Taking second place was Jamie Thurston and Colton Thurston with 16.82 pounds, good for $1,060 in cash.
Third place was earned by Bruce Hutson and Adam Hutson with 16.5 pounds. They had the day’s second-largest bass, weighing 5.19 pounds, and took home $660.
Fourth place went to Danny Livingston and Dirk Livingston with 15.57 pounds, good for $420, and Ron Niswonger and Dan Niswonger took fifth place with 15.11 pounds. They earned $270.
The day’s biggest bass was caught by Don Lynn and Larry Thurman and weighed in at 5.28 pounds.
The Angler’s Choice circuit is scheduled to fish again on Sept. 12.
Crappie Tournament
If crappie fishing is your thing, the Wappapello Crappie Club will host a tournament Sunday, based out of the Sundowner ramp.
Fishing is slated to begin at 6 a.m. and continue through 1 p.m.
You can register the morning of the event at the pavilion, or if you’d rather pre-register before then, you can get in touch with Charlie at Sundowner Marine, 573-222-8622.
August Squirrels
With all the changes around here, I haven’t been able to spend a single minute checking on things in the outdoors, but if I had to guess, I’d say squirrels should be starting to hit the hickory trees pretty hard.
Last year, there weren’t many productive hickories and I never really saw a lot of squirrels actively in them. But with that said, this is a new year and mid-August is normally the time you can find squirrels sampling hickory nuts in earnest, and honestly, it’s one of my favorite times to hunt them. Besides, August squirrel hunts provide a good way to scout for the deer season and check on the acorn crop.