2004 Texas Walleye Association Lake Meredith Follow Up Story
by Dan Turner

Although Lake Meredith water levels are at a record low, TWA anglers in the May 22 Lake Meredith Tournament found the fish as fat and healthy as seen at Meredith in many years. In pre-fishing, several teams reported catching tremendous limits of fish in the upper part of the lake, but after two solid days of high winds muddying the water, the only active fish came from the clearer water near the dam. The teams who adjusted accordingly were rewarded with limits of fish. In fact, a 5 fish limit did not even place some teams in the top ten.

The father and son team of Jim and Jimmy Welch of Fritch claimed the $560 first place prize with 8.84 lbs and the big fish pot of $140 with a 2.58 lb walleye. The two Jims caught their fish on pink and white spinner rigs.

Kevin and Kalin Audrain of Fritch used jigs tipped with worms and minnows to weigh in 7.58 lbs for second and $350.

Bobby Reining of Fritch and Brett Mills of Panhandle came in with 7.22 lbs to secure third place and $210. They caught their fish on chartreuse spinners and jigs tipped with crawlers.

Fourth place went to J.D. Carr and Chuck Weston of Fritch with 7.02 lbs.

Brent Breznik and Dewayne Wilkerson of Borger weighed in fifth with 6.71 lbs.

Brian Stangel and Todd Teune of Albuquerque, New Mexico were in at sixth with 6.55 lbs.

Scott Golden of Walleye Central.com came down from Fort Collins, Colorado and teamed with Jim O'Connor of Amarillo to claim seventh with 6.13 lbs.

Eighth went to Jeff and Ron Alexander of Fritch and Plains, Kansas with 6.05 lbs edging out Russell Wilkerson and Vince Martin of Amarillo with 5.96 lbs.

Rounding out the top ten was Donnie Bell and Arwin Cowan of Fritch with 5.76 lbs.

The next tournament will be the TWA Lake Meredith Classic on June 26-27.

This tournament will have a lucrative pay-out with an additional $750 added to the entry fee pot for the winner on each day. Rather than a combined weight tournament, a separate winner will be declared on each day of the Classic. A hamburger fry will also be served to all participants and their families at the pre-tournament meeting at the Lake Meredith Marina on Friday, June 25th at 7 PM. The Classic is open to all anglers and not just TWA members. For more information on the Classic, contact J.D. Carr at 857-0084 (Cottontop@aol.com) or Dan Turner at 935-3176 (dturner@xit.net)