TUG VALLEY BASS ANGLERS

"Tug Valley Bass Anglers Yatesville Lake Tournament

Presented by Pigeon Creek Log Homes"

On September 27th the Tug Valley Bass Anglers held its seventh tournament of the 2009 season on Yatesville Lake. There was a good turn out with 22 anglers competing in the event.

Yatesville was at normal summer pool, until heavy rains Friday raised the lake about one foot. The water was clear on the lower end and became stained as you got toward the back of the lake. The main back of the lake and the backs of the major creeks was completely ruined by Friday's rains.

Weather for the tournament was good with partly sunny skies and a high temperature of about 77 degrees. It was very windy at times as Friday's weather system was moving out.

The fish were in early fall patterns, basically they are following the shad and were scattered from the main lake to the backs of the creeks. Most of the fish were fairly shallow and the winning fish were caught in less than 3 feet of water.

The main pattern for this tournament was to fish topwater and pitch soft plastics to any grass and wood cover on main lake flats. Rattle traps fished near the backs of creeks accounted for the second place catch.

The top finishers are as follows.

1st--Kevin Runyon --- (3 fish) 5.98 lbs.

2nd--Cory Hamilton --- (2 fish) 3.74 lbs.

3rd--Trent Ramey --- (1 fish) 2.20 lbs.

4th--MO --- (1 fish) 2.13 lbs.

Thanks to our sponsors Gander Mountain, TMK Security and Personnel, Borders Sporting Goods, Elliott Supply & glass, Perry Distributors, Don's Street Machine, Extreme Sounds, Pigeon Creek Log Company, Appalachian Wireless and Thoroughbred Steakhouse.