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2008 Club Championship - Lake Champlain Oct. 11-12

Day one started out with cloudy skies and some fog.

The day one weigh-in begins...

George Puskar lead day one with 16 pounds.

Richie Russell was in second place after day one with 14 pounds...what is he doing on the shoreline?

Richie Bose rounded out the top 3 with 13 pounds

Chris Colvin caught the lunker of the the day, a 4 1/2 pound largemouth.

Day 2 greeted the competitors with heavy fog resulting is a 3 hour fog delay.

Day 2 weigh-in began with 6 members in contention for the win.

Andre Fraser comes the the scales with a big bag including the lunker of the day, a 4 lbs. smallie.

Andre's weight was more than enough to move him from 5th place to a win that included the lunker of the day, and breaking the club's record for the most weight needed to win the Club Championship.

The top 3, Andre 2nd place Richie and Georgie in 3rd.

Pea soup....

 

Highland Lake September 13th

John Ogolik won the final points tournament of the year on Highland Lake in impressive fashion with a record-breaking 19.97 lbs., including the lunker of the day, a 5.19 lbs largemouth.

Johnny Cannizzaro was the runner-up with 9.22 lbs., doesn't John look sassy.

Johnny O. and 3rd place finisher Charlie Coliskey enjoy a laugh and some Jack Links Jerky after a great day of fishing.

Andre Fraser comes to the scale.

Johnny O. sorts out his slobs to see which one is going to be the days lunker.

 

Hudson River August 16th

Hudson River tournament winner John Cannizzaro looks awfully happy about his day on the river.

1st Place - John Cannizzaro - 2 fish (4.93 lbs.) 2nd Place and Lunker - Jon Bush - 1 fish (3.30 lbs.) 3rd Place - Charlie Coliskey - 1 fish (3.03 lbs.) Great job guys!

Jon Bush is for some reason fishing in Yoo-hoo? What is the boater Chris Gore thinking?

Candlewood Lake July 26th

Frank Giner won the July 26 Candlewood event with a solid 14.77 lbs. limit.

Bob Jorgensen was the first runner up with a 13.68 lbs. bag of bass.

Candlewood Lake's third place finisher Charlie Coliskey shows us his million-dollar smile.

Lunker of the day honors went to Denis Horbatuk with this 4.84 lbs. largemouth.

 

2008 Alliance of Bass Clubs Challenge Cup

3rd Place

Charlie Coliskey gives the crowd a thumbs-up as he weighs in his catch.

Charlie and John fished as a team on a hot day.

George and Frank brought a limit to the scale as they teamed up for the day..

Jon and Chris brought in a limit of 12+ pounds.

Jon and Chris wait for the results of the tournament to be announced.

2008 Team - Frank Colvin, Jon Bush, Chris Gore and Charlie Coliskey. Two other team members not shown.

 

Summer Classic - Lake Champlain June 28-29, 2008

Day one of the Summer Classic greeted the members with cloudy and overcast skies.

Frank Giner weighed in a limit both days.

Eddie Puskar weighs in after a hard day of fishing.

Richie Bose weighed in a limit on day one.

Matt Horvitz was the the winner of the day 1 lunker award with a 4.9 lbs. largemouth.

Jon Bush lead the field after day 1 with a 17 lbs. bag while fishing with Rich Russell.

Summer Classic Dinner

Charlie Coliskey looks sad at the Summer Classic Dinner for some reason.

At the end of the Summer Classic Dinner, the Johnny Cash song "I Walk the Line" started to play on the jukebox, and for some unknown reason, all the Colvins fell down, some things just can't be explained.

Day 2 of the Summer Classic began with dark skies and thunderstorms on the horizon.

Joe Rizzo is the newest member of the club's 5 lbs. club, and broke the club record for the largest smallmouth bass, with this 5.92 lbs. bronzeback.

It was close, but Jon Bush held on for the win at the 2008 Lake Champlain Summer Classic, followed closely by Chris Gore, and Jimmy Johnsen.

Congamond Lakes June 15, 2008

Chris Gore picked up his second win of the year weighing in 14.65 lbs.

John Cannizzaro "Mr. Photogenic" finished in 2nd place weighing in 13.63 lbs.

Jon Bush had a great day capturing a 3rd place finish.

Andre Fraser had the lunker of the day, a 4.36 lbs. largemouth.

Frank Colvin brought a limit to the scale for a 5th place finish.

Kamel Jamal waits for his weight to appear on the display.

Candlewood Lake May 17, 2008

Chris Gore won our 2nd points tournament of the year on Candlewood Lake weighing in 13.34 lbs.

Rich Bose finished in 2nd place with 12.33 lbs. while fishing with Mario Mingone.

Richie Russell grabbed 3rd place weighing in 9.32 lbs. and moved into a tie for 2nd place in the Angler of the Year chase.

Marco Celso had the big fish of the day, a 4.83 lbs. largemouth.

New member Joe Vereline fished his first tournament and brought a 1.5 lbs. smallmouth to the scale.

New member Matt Horvitz also fished his first tournament and brought 2 fish in weighing 2.98 lbs.

2008 Season Opener on Lake Lillinonah May 3, 2008

Andre Fraser won his first club tournament in our season opener weighing in 8.07 lbs. including this nice smallmouth.

Charlie Coliskey finished in second place and won the lunker of the day award, weighing in 7.37 lbs. including a 4.18 lbs. largemouth. What is wrong with his lower lip?

Third place finisher John Ogolik exchanges a handshake with his co-angler for the day and tournament winner Andre.

Joe Rizzo weighed in 3 fish and the scale said...2.71 lbs., good enough for 9th place on a very tough day.

Eddie Puskar weighed in two fish as Paul and Richie look on....and the scale said...2.21 lbs. and a 13th place finish.

Rookie of the Year contender Chris Colvin fished his first club tournament and had a great time fishing with his father Frank.

Bassmaster CastingKids conducted by the members of Westchester Rod & Reel Bassmasters at the World Outdoor & Fishing Exposition - March 2, 2008

Bassmaster CastingKids morning session winners - 7-10 Age Group Philip Abbondola (110 points) 11-14 Age Group Matt Sullivan (130 points)

Bassmaster CastingKids afternoon session winners - 7-10 Age Group Aaron (120 points) 11-14 Age Group Robert Cocomello (120 points)

 

2007 AWARDS DINNER AND HOLIDAY PARTY

Table Pictures  

Table 1

Table 2...Hey, Charlie didn't sit at Table 2, he was at Table 4.

Table 3

Table 4 See, there is Charlie again with wife Evelyn this time.

Table 5

Table 6

Points Tournament Winners

Winner Highland Lake - Jimmy Johnsen

Winner Twin Lakes, Candlewood Lake, Candlewood Lake, Lake Champlain - Bob Jorgensen

Winner Connecticut River - George Puskar

Winner Mohawk River - Joe Santha. Jr.

Year-End Award Winners

2007 Angler of the Year - Bob Jorgensen 230 points - 76.20 lbs. 4 wins in a row this year Twin Lakes, Candlewood I, Candlewood II, Lake Champlain. Record tying 4th AOY title.

2007 Club Champion - John Cannizzaro won his first Club Championship winning on Lake Champlain with 24.36 lbs. His weight broke the record for most weight needed to win a club championship.

2007 Rookie of the Year - Phil Settembrino

2007 Lunker of the Year Winner - Charlie Coliskey (right) pictured with Club President Chris Gore. Charlie's lunker was a 5.84 lbs. largemouth bass caught on Candlewood Lake on 6/24/07.

2007 Most Improved Angler and Non-Boater of the Year - Rich Bose

2008 Club Team Championship qualifiers - (left to right) Team Captain Bob Jorgensen, John Cannizzaro, Charlie Coliskey, George Puskar, John Ogolik & Rich Russell.

Special Awards and Other Photos

Vita Fillie was presented a special award for her many years of contributions to the Awards Dinner and Holiday Party.

Kamel Jamal was presented an award for his efforts as Sponsorship Committee Chairman and for the 96 Oregon Rd. Corp. contribution made to the club in '07.

Rookie of the Year Phil Settembrino is having fun at our dinner.

Rusty Paone demonstrated how to use the FishPen raffle prize that he won.

 

2007 Alliance of Bass Clubs Challenge Cup Champions

Westchester Rod & Reel Bassmasters

5th Championship

Team Captain George Puskar and John Cannizzaro were the first to weigh-in, bringing in a limit of 9+ lbs. on a day when catching a limit was not easy due to wind and boat traffic.

Next up, Charlie Coliskey and John Ogilik...and the scales said...10+ pounds giving the team 20 pounds with one team to go.

And finally, Bob Jorgensen and Rich Russell came to the scales...we've seen that smile before, good things are about to happen, 14+ pounds and the big bag of the day award went to Bob and Richie.

The team won the club's 5th Alliance of Bass Clubs Challenge Cup Championship with a total weight of 34 pounds. Way to go team!

A special thanks to Kamel Jamal for his help at the event providing the food and beverages for all the Challenge Cup teams.

Summer Classic - Lake Champlain - Ticonderoga

July 7-8, 2007

The 2007 Summer Classic started out with an awesome sunrise. Jimmy Johnson is in the foreground waiting for the tournament to begin enjoying a Monster Energy Drink.

Here is Phil Fillie launching his new Ranger Boat on day 1 of our event...why does his boat look so low in the water?

2006 Summer Classic defending champion Rich Russell had a tremendous first day on the water weighing in 15 plus pounds on day 1.

Andre Fraser landed a nice largemouth while fishing with Bob Jorgensen.

Charlie Coliskey, a member known for his ability to catch big fish, weighed in 15+ pounds on day one, including this 5 pounder.

Loring Tamaro weighed in his catch on day one...nice hat.

Joe Rizzo weighed in his first day limit of five largemouth bass.

Tournament Committee Chairman John Cannizzaro had a busy weigh-in on day one...does that display read 19+ pounds...who could that be?

Bob Jorgensen is very interested to know what this bag of 4 largemouth bass and 1 smallmouth will weigh...

That is because those fish were Bob's day one catch that tipped the scale at over 19 pounds to give him the day one lead. But we've seen this show before, will Bob be able to maintain his commanding lead over 2 days, only time would tell?

John Ogolik, Phil Fillie, Denis Horbatuk and Joe Santha, Jr. prepared their boats and tackle to do battle on day 2 of our event.

Bob Jorgensen and Chris Gore talked a little about their first day on the water.

The Summer Classic 2007 dinner was held at Eddie's Restaurant where the members enjoyed good food, drink, prizes and a bunch of laughs.

Tom Maietto, Jimmy Johnsen, Phil Fillie, Denis Horbatuk, Mario Mingone and John Ogolik shared a table a the dinner.

Kamel Jamal, John Bush, Rusty Paone, John Cannizzaro and Charlie Coliskey shared a table at the dinner.

Joe Rizzo appears to be having fun telling jokes and hamming it up for the camera.

That last joke Joe told was so funny that Rusty fell off his chair.

Bob Jorgensen bag of 17 plus pounds on day two was more than enough to winner the tournament by over 6 pounds. Bob's total weight was 36.07 lbs. broke the club's two-day total weight record formerly held by Rich Russell. Richie Bose was the first runner up with 29.72 lbs., followed by John Cannizzaro with 28.44 lbs.

Conservation Committee Chairman Jimmy Johnsen introduced a pilot program to wash and dissinfect the boats and trailer to reduce the spread of the VHS virus.

The program included power washing the boats and trailers, and using a dissinfectant sprayed on the boats hulls and livewells.

Candlewood Lake - June 24th

Bob Jorgensen is batting 1000 this year, winning his 3rd tournament in a row with a 14.47 lbs. limit.

Kamel Jamal had his best finish to date, weighing in a limit of bass that tipped the scales at 12.38 lbs., narrowly beating the 3rd place finishers.

"Candlewood Killer" Paul Ascani finished in a 3rd place tie with Charlie Coliskey with 12.33 lbs.

Charlie Coliskey weighed in four fish weighing 12.33 lbs., good enough for 3rd place. He also weighed in the lunker of the year so far, a 5.82 lbs. largemouth, earning himself a 5 lbs. patch.

 

Bassmaster Weekend Series - New York Central Division

Seneca Lake - June 24th

Andre Fraser finished in 9th place in the Co-anglers division on a very tough day.

During practice, Andre and Chris had to weather a storm that included some peanut sized hail, high winds and torrential rain.

During practice, Chris found a few fish, but struggled (angler's way of saying he caught only two 11" fish) on tournament day.

 

Candlewood Lake - June 9th

Bobby J. has won back-to-back tournaments by winning Candlewood round 1 on a tough day.

Charlie Coliskey finished in a tie for 2nd place with 7.09 lbs.

Paul Ascani had a good day, and who is that in the background?, none other than Frank Giner, holding up 2 fingers to indicate that he finished in a tie for 2nd place.

Jonathan Bush had the lunker of the day, a 3 1/2 pound largemouth caught while fishing with George Puskar.

Phil Fillie shows us a nice smallie. Way to go Phil!

Twin Lakes - May 5th

Bobby J., Westchester's ace Twin Lakes angler, took his second win on Twin Lakes with a 9.30 lbs. limit of largemouth bass.

Second place finisher John Ogolik show us one of his five fish, 8.67 lbs. limit caught on this fine day.

Denis Horbatuk was the top non-boater with 7.46 lbs finishing in fourth place.

Jonathan Bush finished in the top ten with 6.97 lbs.

Rookie of the year contender Bob "Ski" Siecienski caught a keeper earning himself some valuable points.

2007 Season Opener - Highland Lake - May 5th

Pictures courtesy of Charlie Coliskey

Tournament winner Jimmy Johnsen shows off two of his largemouth bass from his 15 pound plus sack.

Second place finisher George Puskar weighed in a 9.72 lbs. limit on a tough day.

2006 Club Champion John Ogolik finished 3rd at the 2007 season opener.

Here is club Secretary Andre Fraser showing the camera one of the few smallmouth bass caught this day.

Chuck Bretz caught an impressive 3.15 lbs. largemouth while fishing with George Puskar.

Here are club VP Richie Russell, Marketing Committee member Kamel Jamal and Tournament Committee Chairman John Cannizzaro waiting for the fish to come to the scales.

 

2007 World Fishing & Outdoor Exposition Bassmaster CastingKids Competition hosted by Westchester Rod & Reel Bassmasters, Inc.

2007 Bassmaster CastingKids

Phil was one of our instructors.

The first event ended with an exciting castoff in the 11-14 age group.

First event winner Justin.

Second event winners Alex and Alyssa.

 

2006 AWARDS DINNER AND HOLIDAY PARTY

Table Pictures    

2006 Tournament Winners

Lake Lillinonah Winner Bob Jorgensen

Candlewood Lake 5/24 Winner Frank Giner

Candlewood Lake 6/24 Winner Rich Bose

Lake Champlain Summer Classic Winner Rich Russell

Hudson River Winner John Cannizzaro