On a beautiful early summer day, Warren Williams pulled in 17.64 pounds of bass, including a 5.54 pound toad for the win on the season's first event. He narrowly edged Chris Blank who had 16.96 pounds and Jon England with 16.92. Durand Peterson had the big bass with a 5.89 pound monster which helped him to a fourth place finish.

It was a great day with temperatures in the upper fifties at the start and mid-seventies by weigh-in. Water temperatures were in the high sixties early in the day, warming to low seventies later in the day. Many of the fish had just finished spawning and were difficult to catch, although several anglers had them figured out. There were also some fish still on beds.

The next event will be on Lake Ida on 7/26/2008. See you there. read more ...

The boat draw for the Sauk Lake tournament will be conducted on Thursday evening, June 19th. Any entries received by that time will be included in the draw. Any entries received after the 19th will be added in the order that they are received. We would appreciate it if you could get your entries in early to make administration go faster on tournament day. We still have plenty of openings and welcome any one wishing to fish. Hope to see you at Sauk. 

Today we received confirmation that the lakes and dates for our individual open tournaments have been approved. We have had a great response to these events and they have been well attended in the past. Entry is limited to 35 anglers and it is first come, first served so get your registration forms in early.

If you aren't quite sure of your schedule, we will accept cancellations and provide full refunds up to two weeks prior to the first tournament. We look forward to seeing you! read more ...

North Country Bassin' announced today the tentative schedule for the Individual Open Bass Tournaments to be conducted on Sauk Lake, Lake Ida and Lake Minnewaska. These tournaments are open to all anglers over the age of eighteen.

Lake	Date	Ease Off	Weigh In	Hours
Sauk	6/21/2008	Hwy 71 Access	Town Park	7:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Ida	7/26/2008	N Access	The Farm	7:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Minnewaska	8/23/2008	Water's Edge	Water's Edge	7:00 AM - 3:00 PM

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