Big Day at Catfish Classic
on Lake Fork, Saturday

 

by: Bobby McDonald
From Ken Freeman Outdoor Sports

 

It was certainly hot, on Saturday, but that didn't keep devoted fisherman from making their way to the water of Lake Fork for the 8th Annual Lake Fork Catfish Classic. Over 340 entries were received in the tournament, on Saturday, with many of the fisherman arriving on Friday, and up and on the waters early Saturday morning. "We'll even have a few more enter on Sunday," advised Ken Freeman, sponsor of the tournament. "I'm sure we'll go over 350 entries to make this the biggest catfish tournament on Lake Fork, yet! We've got entries from Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, and all across the U.S., and they're going for that big catfish!"

Results of Saturday's Fishing are as follows:

7:00 - 8:00 a.m.

1. Will Stroman     7.60

2. Otto Gonzales  7.55

3. Sammy Fowler  7.40

4. Nathan Evans   6.35

8:00 - 9:00

1. Roger Stroman 8.80

2. Grey Strong      6.30

3. Paul Payne        5.40

4. Paul Miles         4.60

9:00 - 10:00

1. Tommy Jenkins   8.00

2. Austin Williams   6.40

3. Pete Hammons    6.15

4. Lynn Edwards     6.10

10:00 -11:00

1. Aaron Gonzales  5.25

2. Dwayne Roach    5.10

3. Robert Faust       5.10

4. J.C. Proske         4.85

11:00 - 12:00

1. Thomas Cortez   9.70

2. Roger Stroman   9.35

3. Stacy Scott         8.10

4. Tommy Redman 7.45

 

 

 

12:00 - 1:00

1. Josh Busby         9.20

2. Cliff Roach        5.15

3. Becky Johnson  5.05

4. Bill Siebenthaler 5.00

1:00 - 2:00

1. Sam Morris        8.25

2. Ernest Harrison 6.05

3. Paul Miles          5.30
4. Calvin Carpenter 4.90

 

Big Fish (Thru Saturday)

1. Thomas Cortez   9.70

Youth Leader

Will Stroman   7.60

Lady Leader

Becky Johnson   5.05

Senior Leader

Ernest Harrison  6.05

 

 

 

Top Leaders (Thur Saturday)

1. Thomas Cortez   9.70

2. Roger Stroman  9.34

3. Josh Busby        9.20

4. Sam Morris       8.25

5. Stacy Scott       8.10

6. Tommy Jenkins 8.00

7. Will Stroman     7.60

 

Fishermen will be out on Lake Fork, again on Sunday morning, hoping to find "the big one" and unseat these leaders, for the final weigh-in, on Sunday afternoon!

 

The waters of Lake Fork seem peaceful at sundown, on Saturday, but will continue to host
hundreds of fishermen, on Sunday, as the 2011 Catfish Classic continues.

 

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