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HOOVER FISHING PHOTOS 2016
Following are photos of some of the great catches made at Hoover in 2016 season. Many of these fish were released to be caught another day and at a bigger size.
These weren’t fish catches but a couple guys were caught by surprise and deeply honored as Chief of Wildlife Ray Petering presents the Wildlife Award to Steve Holtzapfel ( R) and us (L) at the HFS XVIII.
Chief Ray Petering 27.5” Channel Cat
Paul Schleich - 30” Blue Cat
Mike Bloomfield 26” Blue Cat
Larry Pence - 21” Saugeye
Ethan Simmons - Buffalo Sucker
Lew Fogle - 30” Channel Cat
Betty Hall - 30” Channel Cat
Bob McCarthy 23.25” LM Bass
Bob McCarthy - 33” Channel Cat
Beautiful Hoover Sunrise (by Joe Hatfield)
Jeff Murdock - 31” Channel Cat
Emmalee Helms – 15” LM Bass
Walt Alexander - 21” Channel Cat
John Biteman - 21” Channel Cat
Brian Annis - 22” LM Bass
Tyler VanAuken - 22” C. Cat
Tim VanAuken - 30.75” Channel Cat
Pete Wilms - 28” Blue Cat
Michele Murdock - 24” C. Cat
Bill Parsley - 18” LM Bass
Matt Miller - 36.5” Channel Cat
Great Blue Heron (by Jim O’Connor)
Nick Culver - 33” Channel Cat
Joe Friend - 35” Blue Cat THE first true Fish Ohio Blue Catfish caught at Hoover.
Joe Friend - 33” Channel Cat
Kyle Gibney - 30 Blue Cat
Marc Elwell - 27” Channel Cat
Joe Hatfield - 35.5” Channel Cat
Joey Hatfield - 34” Blue Cat
Cole Wright - 25” Channel Cat
Ryan Young - 24” Blue Cat
Dongkeun Park - Channel Cat
Amanda Johnson - 35” Channel Cat
