North Country Bassin' will hold two open bass tournaments for the 2012 season. One will be a team tournament and the other will be an individual event. The entry fee for both tournaments is $100 per boat plus $10 for big bass. Contact Matt Gilbertson at 320-760-3748 for more information.

The first tournament will be the team tournament to be held on Pelican Lake at Ashby, MN on June 23rd. Take-off and weigh-in will be held at the Ashby Resort. Tournament hours are 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM.

The individual tournament will be held on Lake Minnewaska on July 21st. Take-off and weigh-in will be held at the Water's Edge with a 6:00 AM take-off and a 2:00 PM weigh-in.

• NCB will host two open tournaments this season (dates are tentative pending permits and weigh-in sites)
  • Team tournament on Pelican (Ashby) on June 23rd
  • Individual tournament on Minnewaska on July 21st 
  • Entry fee for both will be $100 + $10 for Big Bass
• Megabucks will be on September 29th & 30th on Miltona and Oscar
• Draw Tournament Committee:
       Trevor Trousil  320-815-0372
       Matt Klemm  320-760-8922
       Jon Englund  320-760-5169
• Draw Tournament Dates:
       June 10th  6:00-12:00
       June 24th  6:00-12:00
       July 22nd  6:00-12:00
       July 28th  Travel Tournament 7:00-1:00
       August 5th  6:00-12:00

Congratulations to Tim McDowell on his win at the Megabucks. His two day total of 28.28 pounds was good for the win and $450. After finishing in fourth place on Day One, Tim came in with a strong 15.02 pounds on Osakis, along with the big fish of the day, a 5.75 pound largemouth. In second place was Jon Englund, with 26.62 pounds. Mike Peterson was third at 26.17 pounds.

Plaques for the 2011 year were handed out at the Osakis event. Besides the Megabucks plaque, which went to Tim McDowell, the Angler of the Year honor went to Trevor Trousil. Bill Digidio had the Big Bass for the year.

On July 24th, Matt Gilbertson pulled out the win on Lake Pelican (Ashby) with a bag of 16.37 pounds. He was followed by his team partner, Dean Peterson, with 15.72 pounds. The two had the largest team bag at 19.64 pounds. Don Peterson, a guest, had the big fish of 4.86 pounds.

This was the last draw tournament of the season. Congratulations to Trevor Trousil on taking the Angler of the Year race. The field for the Megabucks has been filled. It is scheduled for September 24th and 25th on Osakis and the Alexandria Chain.

Pelican Results
2011 Standings

Mike Peterson took top honors on Lake Mina on June 17th. The weather was cloudy, hot and muggy. Mike had a 12.16 pound bag that also included the big fish, a 4.12 pound largemouth. Mike and Bob Hefti took the team title.

With four tournaments down, Trevor Trousil still leads the angler of the year race. He is closely followed by Mike Peterson and Jon Englund.

The last draw event for the year is July 24th.

Mina Results
YTD Standings

For our third event of the season, the North Country Club traveled to a lake that was new to almost all of the members. It turned out to be a good day on a lake that offered lots of fishing opportunities. Jon Englund took first place with 13.63 pounds. In second place with 12.67 pounds was Trevor Trousil. Jon and Darrin Collins won the team event with 13.63 pounds. Big fish, a 3.54 pound smallmouth, went to Matt Gilbertson.

Trevor Trousil is leading the Angler of the Year race after three events. The next tournament is July 17th.

Results
YTD Standings

Trevor Trousil sacked 13.42 pounds to take the individual title on Smith Lake. His bag included the big fish of the day, a 4.42 pound largemouth. Durand Peterson was second with 13.34 pounds. Bill Degidio and Todd Gaarsland won the team event with 14.65 pounds.

The weather was cool, cloudy and breezy for the second tournament of the season. The next tournament in on Saturday, June 18th.

Results
YTD Standings

It was a perfect day for fishing on Lake Reno with calm and cloudy conditions and comfortable temperatures - and the fish were biting. Al Braaten brought in the big bag of the day at 16.91 pounds to take the individual event. Durand Peterson was second with 16.66 pounds. Al and Mike Peterson took the team event with 17.57 pounds. Big bass went to Bill Digidio with a 5.48 pound fish. The next tournament will be on June 12th.