Update for 2007
There will be no tour for 2007. However, the following ice fishing tournaments are still being held:
The Kiwanis Club of Glens Falls is sponsoring two Ice Fishing Contests on
Lake George. In each event there will be $4000.00 in cash prizes and a raffle
for other items. Four classes of fish: Perch, Northern Pike, Lake Trout,
and Landlocked Salmon. $35 Registration Fee for either event.
February 17, 2007 Bolton Classic:
Sponsored in conjunction
with the Bolton Landing Chamber of Commerce. Please call Elaine Brown at
the Bolton Chamber for info (518-644-3831).
February 24, 2007 Lake George Winter Carnival:
Sponsored by the Kiwanis
Club of Glens Falls. Please call Karl Klein for further information (518-689-3065).
Pre-registration is available at the following local businesses:
Fish307 (518) 798-9203,
Route 9, Lake George, NY
John’s Outdoor Sports (518) 798-0423, 449 Dix Ave,
Queensbury NY
The Outdoorsman Sportshop (518) 668-3910, Diamond Point,
NY
March 3, 2007 NYS Trooper Ice Fishing Tournament:
Sponsored by the NYS Trooper Foundation, on Saratoga Lake, NY. $30
entry fee and $1800 in total prize money. Three classes of fish: Walleye, Pike,
Perch.
Download the PDF for complete details
(L-R) 2005 Ice Fishing Tour champion Tom Callahan Jr., of Moriah Center, NY; 2006 champion Jake Putnam of Crown Point, NY; Ice Fishing Tour Chairman Ed Gardner of Lake Placid, NY.
2006 Ice Fishing Tour Wraps Up
on Piseco Lake
LAKE PLEASANT, NY — When Jake Putnam of Crown Point, NY flopped a 12.25-inch perch onto the ice of Piseco Lake shortly after 7 a.m. he had no idea it would land him a $1,000 check along with the 2006 Ice Fishing Tour championship.
Putnam was one of over 300 anglers competing in the 5th Annual Piseco Lake Ice Fishing Contest held on Saturday, March 4 and sponsored by the Speculator, Lake Pleasant, Piseco Fish and Game Club near the central Adirondack town of Lake Pleasant, NY. The contest was the final leg of this season’s Ice Fishing Tour.
“The locals told me that it would take 13-14-inch perch to take this,” said Putnam indicating that he just didn’t realize the fish had a chance to place in the points. But Putnam, who likes perch filets, kept the 1.03-pound perch and was surprised when he entered the measuring station at the end of the day and found out that not a single perch had been entered during the tournament.
This year’s tour was limited to two events and Putnam had taken third place in the brown trout category at an earlier tournament on nearby Lake Pleasant. The perch, which took first place in its category on Saturday, vaulted Putnam to the top of the tour point standings and at the end of the day he was awarded the tour championship.
Lake trout anglers fared much better on Piseco Lake where 14-year-old Jake LaManque of Floyd, NY had himself quite a day. The young angler not only captured first place with a 28.75-inch laker that weighed in at 5.52 pounds, he also wound up tied for second place in the tour standings and took home a Shappell two-man portable ice fishing shanty.
The Ice Fishing Tour is a series of ice fishing tournaments held in the Adirondack region of upstate New York. It challenges anglers by testing their skills on a variety of waters and species of fish. A point system awards the most successful anglers and at the end of the tour the angler with the most points is crowned Tour Champion.
Although three tournaments had to be canceled this season, the fishing we did have was exciting. Organizers of the Ice Fishing Tour look forward to 2007 and wish to congratulate all of the winners and thank each angler who participated in this year’s events. To keep up with the tour during the off season visit this web site or call the tour hotline at (518) 524-4904.
Jake LaManque of Floyd, NY with his 28.75-inch lake trout caught at the Piseco Lake Ice Fishing Tournament on Saturday, March 4, 2006.
Frabill, Shappell Select Ice Fishing Pros
Frabill and Shappell, manufacturers of fishing equipment, selected Ice Fishing Pros to represent the companies in the 2006 Ice Fishing Tour. Frabill has chosen the father and son team of Jim Pollack and Clayton Pollack of Ballston Lake, NY. Clayton finished last year’s tour in third place overall with 14 points and Jim finished tied for fourth place overall. Shappell chose 2005 Tour Champion Tom Callahan Jr. from Moriah Center, NY, who caught winners in three of the four events (20 pts). Also on the Shappell team are Tim Hendricks from Bolton Landing, NY, second place in the 2005 tour (16 pts) and Jake Putnam from Crown Point, NY.
Jim Pollack (left) and Clayton Pollack
2007 Tour Schedule
Details to be announced