The fun-filled Mayfield Lake Open Tournament is coming up Saturday and Sunday, July 24 and 25, 2010! This is open to all anglers and we will even give you pointers on how-to! Auburn Sports and Marine will pay a $300 cash bonus for the first Tiger Muskie 50 inches or larger, and LAX Reproductions will donate a Fiberglass Replica Mount ($700 value) for the biggest Tiger Muskie, 50 inches or more. $1,400 in cash payouts (based on a full field of 35 teams). Entry fee is $50 per 2 person team. 100% Catch and Release. Huge Raffle and additional prizes. Click the thumbnail for a larger version of the poster, or you can view this PDF version.

Pre-Registration is highly recommended and if you do pre-register and have your application in to the P.O. Box by Thursday, July 22nd, you will eligible for a free raffle. The winner of that raffle will be awarded a Free 2011 Mayfield Lake Tournament Registration, a $50.00 value.

Chapter 57 Open Tournament Rules apply to all open tournaments. For items specific to the Mayfield Tournament please see the Mayfield Rules Addendum.

Their meetings are the 4th Tuesday of every month at the Round Table Pizza in Spokane at 1908 West Francis St. 6:30 PM. If you live on the eastside, stop by to learn more about Tiger Muskies; meetings are free and open to all. We will link to their website when they launch it. Meanwhile you can contact <Craig> by email.

ST. CROIX ROD and CUSTOM CUDAMAN LURE:
Congratulations to Mr. Don Payne, from Auburn, WA. who had the lucky winning ticket drawn for the St. Croix Legend Muskie Rod and the Custom Cudaman Muskie Lure by Brett Olson. Don is a long time-member of the Auburn Green River Steelhead Trout Club and a supporter of Chapter 57.

50/50 Raffle:
Congratulations to Mr. Chuck Gades from Colville, WA. His lucky winning ticket earned him ½ of all the money donated in the big raffle wheel. Total, after a flurry of ticket sales at the drawing, was $485.00, so Chuck will receive a check for $242.50!

Congratulations to Don and Chuck and thank you all for donating to the Chapter. All monies earned will support the Washington Tiger Muskie Program and Chapter #57.

We've added some more excellent articles to our MuskieU page. Including articles on the importance of good Catch and Release methods, Delayed Mortality due to improper methods and some surprising mortality rates in Catch and Release fishing. We've also got a copy of what is probably the definitive article comparing the damage of vertical as. horizontal holds.