Staples Area Fishing

League Finals

June 27 & 28

Leech Lake

Leech Lake was fair to the members of the SAFL.

The weather for the weekend presented rain on Saturday with strong northwest winds on both days and cool temperatures. Nine SAFL teams scored points measuring 39 fish for the evening.

The most abundant species was northern pike as seven teams measured 13 of them from 19 to 32 1/4 inches.

Walleye was the second species as three teams measured 11 of them between 13 ¾ and 17 inches.

Tied for second species was largemouth bass four teams measured 11 between 12 ¾ and 17 ¼ inches. One Sunfish at 7 ¼ was measured.

Team Results

Leeches, five fish, 17.5 points, first place.

Minnow Masters 5 fish, 17.5 points first tie

Water Boys & Girls, six fish, 17 points, third

Top Water Thompson, five fish, 14 points fourth

Team K & D, five fish, 13.5 points, fifth

What the Fish!!! Five fish, 12.5 points, sixth

RC & Associates, three fish, 12. 5 points, seventh

Carlson Castaway, three fish, 11 points, eighth

Happy Hookers, two fish, six points, ninth

Hindsight, zero fish, two points, 10th

Jam Casters, zero fish, zero points, 11th.

Dishin & Fishin 11th

Swamp Frogs , 11th

Redneck Fishfinders 11th

SAFL Biggest Fish

NORTHERN - Rich Nanik, Minnow Masters, 32 ¼ in., 8 lb. 5 oz.

BASS - (2) Rich Nanik. Minnow Masters , 17 ¼ in.; 3 lb. 5 oz.; Also Gordy Thompson Jr., Water Boys & Girls; 16 ¾ in. , 3 lb. 5 oz.

WALLEYE - Gordy Thompson Sr., Top Water Thompson,

17 in.; 1 lb. 3 oz.

ROUGH FISH (BONUS POINTS) - "(Rock Bass) Scotty Paskewitz ; Water Boys & Girls, 1 lb. 2 oz.

SAFL Biggest Fish of

the Year

Walleye: Dan Austad What the Fish!!! 28 in., 6 lb. 10 oz., Hubert Lake

Northern: Rich Nanik, Minnow Masters, 32 ¼ in. 8 lb. 5 oz.; Leech Lake

Bass: Kelly Thompson, Happy Hookers, 19 ¾ in., 4 lb. 11 oz., Buchanan Lake

New SAFL

Open tournament

SAFLOpen Tournament Schedule:

Wednesday July 22: Clitheral Lake 6- 9 p.m.

Wednesday Aug 12 : Fish Trap Lake 6-9 p.m.

Wednesday Aug 26 Gull Lake, 6-9 p.m.

Limited to 15 teams, with 2009 SAFL League members have priority. After that it will be first come first served.

To access rules and scoring see website HYPERLINK "http://www.we-fish. com" www.we-fish.com

To sign up or if you have questions contact: Gordy Thompson (home 218-894- 0024 (evenings are best)

SAFL Overall Final Standings