RESULTS OF THE 2011 EDITION OF THE NIAGARA COUNTY BULLHEAD CONTEST

There were 105 contestants !

Here are the winners: 1st 2nd & 3rd were cash payout prizes after expenses. [50/30/20]

First place - Jeff Budziszewski – Newfane NY. -Total weight - 3.72 lbs.
Second place – Joel Feagin – Lockport NY - Total weight – 3.32 pounds
Third place - John Pittsley – Lockport NY-Total weight 3.22 pounds

Other lesser prize winners were:
4.] Cameron McKee – 3.07
5.] Mark Gertz – 3.00
6.] Shawn Galyan – 3.00
7.] Eric Hyjek – 2.92
The lesser prizes were cap lights. [A light that clips on the edge a baseball cap for night fishing] Of the fish weighed in only two per entrant were allowed. All weights listed are the totals of the two fish. Scales were the electric digital scales borrowed from Niagara County, the same scale used in the county derbies.

Fish were caught from all over. Lots of fishing concentration was at 12 Mile Creek West, right at the mouth to the lake also at the inner end of the Wilson piers. Some fish entered were caught at Duck Island in Gill Creek, Niagara Falls.

There were quite a few fish brought to the weigh-in and most were kept by the anglers and what wasn’t kept was taken home to cook by a Wilson Conservation Club member.

We relied heavily on our volunteers of Chris J., [dog cooker] Dave Astasia, [chili cooker] Terry Swann, [club liaison, photos] Delma Daul, [salad maker & go-fer] - Debbie, Ellen & another lady from the Wilson Conservation Club who sold 50/50 tickets. Oh, of course Pete’s wife Wendy kept everything organized and made the baked beans. Our weigh master Richard Fortier kept the weigh-in and winners sheets in order there.

Quite a few parents got their children out and that was something that made our day. We had a box of Thinsulate winter children’s caps that were donated by Captain Frank Campbell to give away to the tiny kids. All the tiny kids got one, and Feather & Fur Bait Shop gave away fishing stuff to what kids were left.

Again the Wilson Conservation Club opened their doors for us to have our awards and picnic. A 50/50 split was held to benefit the this club.

Next year, if we do this again we would like to have a fish fry picnic & some volunteers to come out and take charge of cleaning & cooking these critters and we can do up some potatoes and have a real nice lunch. But we need volunteers.