On Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024, Roosevelt Lake was still in the 100 degree range – and the fishing was just as hot. Forty-four of the 51 teams caught their limit of five fish; 233 fish weighing 605 lbs. were caught, for an average of 2.60 lbs.

1st Place went to the Payson team of Kyle Edwards & Tanner Thomason with 20.42 lbs. and a big fish of 4.96 lbs.

2nd Place went to Ri & Mike Nay from Tucson with 18.05 lbs. and a big fish of 4.27 lbs.

3rd Place went to Brandon Morton & Mason Smook from Glendale with 16.15 lbs.

4th Place went to Brad McKinney from Mesa and Chad McKinney from Payson with 15.99 lbs. and a 2nd Place big fish of 5.32 lbs.

The 5th Place team of Danny Uptain from Mesa & Brian Mathus from San Tan had 15.92 lbs. with the big fish of the tournament at 5.88 lbs.

Other local anglers were Alex and John Whaley from Payson with 14.49 lbs., coming in 11th Place.

20th Place went to John Fuqua & Tyson Christman from Star Valley with 13.69 lbs

25th Place went to Kasey Chamberlin & Hannah Chapman.

29th Place went to Jimmy &Trevor Johns.

39th Place went to Bob & Mary Hayn from Tonto Basin.

48th Place went to Jeff Purinton from Heber and Grant Cooper from Forest Lakes.

50th Place went to Arnold & Nathan Tsosie from Payson.

In the Crappie Division 1st Place went to Florin Nesiu from Phoenix and Randy Blachley from Mesa with seven crappie weighing 12.19 lbs.; their big crappie was 2.03 lbs.

2nd Place went to Robert Geist, Josh McKnight, & Barbie, weighing in 11.77 lbs. with a big fish of 1.88 lbs.

Big crappie of the tournament went to the team of James Rollins, Gilbert Seballos, and Max & Todd Tallman with 2.21 lbs.

In the crappie division you can have up to four team members fishing. Live bait and trolling are also allowed.

Also, the “Goon Fish” for crappie can be anything but crappie and the Bass Division “Goon Fish” is anything except bass. The crappie team of Delong caught a 22-lb. flathead catfish with a 4 lb. test line; it broke the pole as it was being netted. The Bass side had a 33-lb. flathead caught by Chris Despain.

For full results and more pictures, goo to letstalkfishin.com.

We would like to thank our sponsors that help make these tournaments possible: A&M Graphics, Big O Tires-Globe, KRIM, LIL Chunk Baits, Lucas Oil, Mountain Home Interiors, Myers Metal Works, Payson Packaging, Peregrine 250, Rim Country Custom Rods, Roadrunner Rubbish, Ridgetopp Insulation, Lowery’s Windows & Doors, Slate Creek Concrete, Rim Country Taxes, State Farm, 260 Roadhouse-Forest Lakes, DD26, Garage Custom Baits, and Mudshark Marine.

Next Tournament is Oct. 26, 2024 at Windy Hill, Roosevelt Lake. Come join us!