09/21/2026
🎣🏆 2026 CLYC FISHING DERBY – REEL & FRY 🏆🎣
WHAT A DAY!
The 2026 CLYC Fishing Derby – Reel & Fry was a HUGE SUCCESS!
Thank you to everyone who fished, volunteered, cooked, cleaned, helped behind the scenes, or just came down to enjoy the fish fry!
🏆 CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR 2026 CHAMPIONS – TEAM SPENCE!
Dan & Terai Spence, Cameron Spence & Dale White
Team Spence finished with 21.5 lbs. of walleye to capture the championship, cash prize, and the CLYC Fishing Derby Cup, which will be proudly displayed in the clubhouse!
🎣 FINAL LEADERBOARD – 5 HEAVIEST WALLEYE
1️⃣ Spence – 21.5 lbs.
2️⃣ Washburn – 16.9 lbs.
3️⃣ Lajoie & Mullen (TIED) – 16.625 lbs.
4️⃣ Turk – 16.5 lbs.
5️⃣ Tizzano – 16.17 lbs.
6️⃣ Troxell – 16.12 lbs.
7️⃣ Connell – 12.9 lbs.
8️⃣ Hemrich – 1.2 lbs.
9️⃣ Allegra – 0.0 lbs.
🏅 BIGGEST WALLEYE: Dale White
🏅 BIGGEST SHEEPHEAD: George Fisk
Team Spence ran away with the championship, but behind them it was CLOSE — less than ONE POUND separated 2nd through 7th place!
🌊 Lake Erie cooperated and gave us a good day to get out and fish…although a few anglers may have learned that Lake Erie still gets the final say. No names please. LOL. 🤢🤮😂
A HUGE THANK YOU to our Fishing Derby Committee:
Dan Spence • Anthony Allegra • Shane Molder • Ron Campbell • Greg Turk • Bill Opalich • Dale White • Scott Troxell
And thank you to our volunteers:
Ed Marrotta • Jacqi Brezina • Anne Fisk • Chris Fisk • Sammy Fisk • Debby Hemrich
🔥 Special thanks to our cooks Shane Molder, Ed Marrotta, Greg Turk, Anthony Allegra & Ron Campbell, everyone who helped fillet the fish, and everyone who helped with setup, serving and cleanup.
Thank you Ron Campbell for the batter and hush puppy recipes, and Debby Hemrich for baking more than 100 cupcakes! 🧁
Thank you Bill Opalich for getting up early to get everyone checked in and handling the official weigh in of all the fish.
And most importantly, THANK YOU to all of our anglers for providing the walleye and to all of our CLYC members who came down and enjoyed the fish fry!
We were worrie if we would have enough fish. Not only did we have enough fish, but we were able to increase the portion size per dinner, invited everyone back for 2nd's and 3rd's, fed staff in restaurant and bar, and had to go boxes.
🎣 Good fishing.
🔥 Good food.
🍻 Good friends.
⚓ Great day at CLYC.
We’re looking forward to doing it all again in 2027 — a little earlier in the season!
FROM LAKE ERIE TO THE FRYER! 🎣🔥
Steve Hemrich