Del Baldwin Old Timers Fishing report
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Send me an E Mail Call me at Lakeside Resort 423 365 9521 For RESERVATIONS
Call me on my cell phone: 423 598 8413 It is now my only personal phone.
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See Gary on the TV fishing circuits Gary Dees Midwestern Baits |
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5 boats went out for a 5 hour Crappie tournament. 34 Crappie were caught and made ready for a fish fry that evening. With what we had caught over the winter, every one had plenty of fish to eat. After teaching night classes on electrical trades at MVCTC on Tuesday evening, Tim Hull drove all night. He arrived at Watts Bar about 4:30 AM and to fish a 2 day bass tournament with his uncle Randy. Tim got maybe an hours sleep before starting at 7 AM. And they won !!!!! Wednesday morning 12 boats started at 7:00 AM until 4 PM. Tim and Randy came in the first day with the only 5 fish limit that weighed 18 lb 1 0z Their biggest fish weighed in at 4 lb 14 oz (I’m not sure but this may be a record 1 day catch for our bass club. I will do some checking and try to find out) Every boat reported catching lots of bass just under the 15 inch size limit. I would make a conservative estimate and say my partner Mike and I caught over 75 fish in the 2 days. We only had 5 keepers. All together, 35 keeper size fish were weighed in. After heavy rains last week the lake had come up to almost summer pool. It was early for the spring rise so as we were fishing On Wed they were dropping the lake back down. They dropped the level maybe a foot and a half during the day. On Thursday the wind started blowing but they did not drop the lake any more .
Tuesday October 28 - Wednesday October 29 - & Thursday October 30 Lakeside Resort will be the host marina. Reservations may be made now until tournament time Phone 423 365 9521 We need more anglers. Tell all the fishermen you know about our tournaments. I would like to see 20 boats this fall Please give the info to any one you might think would like to come down and fish with us. Thanks and good fishin' Here are some photos Del Baldwin |
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The 2008 Spring tournament will be held, Tuesday April 8, Wednesday April 9, and Thursday April 10 out of Lakeside Resort DETAILS: After deciding to hold the tournament earlier, some of the same people figured that they couldn't make it on the March dates. Therefore, we are going back to the old schedule of the second week in April. I sent everyone e mails and asked them to get back to me if these dates were a conflict of schedule. I gave them until the first of the year. No one has replied so the April dates are now set. I sincerely hope this is not going to be a problem for any one. I am going to call those for whom I don't have e mail addresses. I'm asking everyone to help me get these dates out. Please give the info to any one you might think would like to come down and fish with us. Thanks and good fishin' Del Baldwin |
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After blanking the first day Del Baldwin and Mike Wood came in with the only 5 fish limit of the tournament. Every one said they caught alot of fish just under the 15 inch limit Del and Mikes 5 fish weighed 12 lb 11 oz. They also had the big bass with a 4 lb 12 oz large mouth Second place went to John and Mike Farley with 10 lb 2 oz Third place was John Deak and Jerry Walters with 9 lb 11 oz Fourth place was Gerald Jean and Charlie Dye with 6 lb even Fifth and the last team in the money was Dave Hoskins and Pete Miller Crappie fishing was not any better On Tuesday the 9th, 6 boats went out for a 5 hour Crappie tournament Only 3 boats had fish and only 11 fish were weighed in John Deak and Jerry Walters were the winners with 4 fish that weighed 5 lb even With water temps still in the high 70s the fish are still deep. We are in an extreme drought. The TVA has held the lake almost at summer pool this summer. We are having some cool nights now and the water is starting to cool down As is gets colder, the fish ought to start moving in to the shallows. Fishing will get a lot better I dont have the dates for next years events. However, I will have them posted as soon as I can get dates that will accommodate the majority of the teams that come down every year Del Baldwin |
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Its less than 3 weeks until the fall Old Timers fall tournament The dates are: Tuesday October 9 Wednesday October 10 Thursday October 11 Tuesday will be the Crappie tournament. Tuesday evening there will be a fish fry on the beach at Lakeside Wednesday and Thursday will be the Bass tournament. All fishermen from Harrison and their guest are invited to join us. We all ways have a good time. I want to thank all the fishermen that come down and fish with us. I will be glad to give you any information you need. Thanks and good fishin' Del Baldwin |
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After days of rain and high winds the sun finally came out and the wind died down.
Seven boats went out on a 5 hour crappie tournament Each team is allowed to weigh their 10 best crappie . The winners were Charlie Turner and Dave Hoskins with 10 that weighed 11 lb 7 oz All together they reported catching over 30 keepers. 2nd place went to Del Baldwin and Mike Wood with 10 that weighed 10 lb 6 oz Tom Brombaugh and his lovely wife Pat were 3rd with 8 lb 6 oz Big crappie honors were split by Turner, Hoskins, Baldwin and Wood. They had a 1 lb 6 oz fish Wednesday and Thursday the weather continued to warm. The bass tournament began with 12 boats starting from safe light until 3 PM The winners were Carl Begley and Jeff Lynch with a 2 day catch weighing 15 lb 5 oz 2nd place went to Mike Wood and Del Baldwin with 15 lb 3 oz On the 2nd day Mike and I started back a little early because of the wind. We stopped on a little piece of bank in Whites Creek. In the last 10 minutes, while I held the boat off the bank with the big motor, Mike cast a Carolina rig and hauled in our biggest fish of the day This was the difference between 2nd place and out of the money. After leading the first day Randy and Tim Hull came in 3rd with 14 lb 4 oz 4th place. The last team to draw a check was Dave Rauch and Don Burchett with 13 lb 1 oz The big bass of the tournament went to John and Mike Farley with 4lb 8 oz large mouth Bass. The fall tournament will be held on Oct 9, 10, and 11 out of Lakeside Resort I want to thank all the fishermen that come down and fish with us. I would like to extend an invitation to all of you that would like to come down. Just give me a call any time. I will be glad to give you any information you need. Thanks and good fishin' Del Baldwin |
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Del Baldwin weighing in here.
IMPORTANT UPDATE
I have been giving the wrong dates for the spring tournament The actual dates are April 17 18 & 19 I'm sorry if there has been any confusion about this. Its my fault and if any one has made reservations for the 10 11 & 12, please call me at home and I will make sure they are updated at the Resort Again, I'm sorry for any confusion. I hope to see you all at the tournament Lakeside Resort 423 365 9521 I want to thank all the fishermen that come down and fish with us. I would like to extend an invitation to all of you that would like to come down. Just give me a call any time. I will be glad to give you any information you need. Thanks and good fishin' Del Baldwin |
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TOUGH !!!! That’s the only way I can explain it. Rain, cold weather, and windy.
When two of Delphi’s finest fisherman come in two days in a row without a keeper . . . That’s TOUGH !!!!! Every one caught small fish, the keepers were not so cooperative. Twelve boats and 24 fisherman. Only 22 keepers were caught in two days. Not one 5 fish limit was brought in. Three boats never weighed in a fish both days. Four boats only had one keeper for both days.
Eight boats participated and we cleaned and ate 72 Crappie. With what we had left over from the spring, everyone had plenty to eat. Next year the spring tourney will be held on April 17, 18, and 19. The fall tourney will be October 9, 10,and 11 Lakeside Resort will again be the host Marina. Reservations can be made anytime from now until then. Call 423 365 9521 If you want to call when I’m there, I work on Fridays and Saturdays. Mike works on Wednesdays and Sunday Again Congratulations to John and Jerry for a nice catch. Hope to see more fishermen next year Del |
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Del Baldwin weighing in here. Reservations at Lakeside are limited this time. It is because of the temporary workers at the Nuclear plant outage. We are holding a few rooms for our regular customers that come every year. So please make your reservations early. You can call me on Fri and Sat any week. I can make sure you will have place to stay. Phone: 423 365 9521 Lakeside | |
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Del Baldwin weighing in here. As has been the rule for the past several bass tournaments We have had a crappie tournament held the day before. Tom Broumbaugh has sponsored this from the beginning On April 18, from 8 am until noon, 7 teams participated in the crappie tourney. Each team is allowed to weigh in their best 10 crappies We had 70 crappies weighed in and with the extra ones we cleaned 103 Tom and Fred had 10 that weighed 12 lbs even. Charlie Turner and Dave Hoskins came in second with 10 that weighed 9lb 2 oz Del Baldwin and Miike Wood had 10 for 8 lb 5 oz This was by far the best crappie tournament we have had. It looks like it will be even better next year by the number of fish that are just short of keeper size this year. The Bass tournament held on the 19th & 20th wasn’t quite as impressive. Only 11 boats participated in the 2 day event. Jeff Lynch and Carl Begley were the winners with a 2 day total weight of 22 lb 15 oz They were the only team to weigh in a limit on the first day they had 5 fish for 14 lb 12 oz. On day two they came in with 2 fish for 8 lb 3oz The big bass for 2 days was a real nice 5 lb 15 oz largemouth First place Big bass was good for $ 570.00 Second place went John Deak and Dave Rauch with 15 lb 10 oz. Third place was Bill Speck and Arnold Clemmons with 13 lb 6 oz Fourth place and the last team to draw a check was Gerald Jean and Charlie Dye. Their fish was 12 lb even I am sure the price of gas has had a lot to do with the small turnouts. I would like to let everyone know that it is a good time to see some of our old buddies from work. We do have a lot of fun. I would like to get more people down here this fall. The dates for our fall tournament will be October 10, 11, & 12 The crappie tournament will be on Tuesday from 8 am until noon. The bass tournament will be on Wednesday and Thursday Both days will be from safe light until 3 PM Looking forward to seeing more of you this fall | |
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