For those that are not on Facebook the first Dock Tournament is this Saturday. It was supposed to be last Saturday but due to high winds it was canceled. Thank goodness for that, and trust me I’ve experienced this on these docks and it did not work out for very well for me. 🤦‍♂️😜🤣 Soooo, moving on, the tournament will be at the Alum Creek Marina off of Hollenback Rd and Old State Rd.  The time for this tournament will be 2pm-8pm.  Each weekend the time may be different depending on what the group decides from the previous tournament.  And after 3 or 4 Dock Tournaments at Alum Creek, they may change locations based on suggestions and potential sponsors.  I will try to stay on top of this the best I can, and I’m not an admin on this website just an ice fishing guy.  Come out and check us out, these tournaments are not high pressure, they are meant for us to get to know one another and get our juices flowing for when the ice does get here.  Ice Fish Ohio does have a Facebook page and I think other social media outlets, if you would like to follow the club by other means. Ryan Kerns, Bill Baum, and Nate Boldman are our admins and run the tournaments. Hope to see you guys out there, good luck and great health to everyone!

Steve - “Eyeshunter”

Below is the Facebook post by Ryan Kerns:

Please be sure to bring non-perishable food items for our donations to Feeding the Future this Saturday is IFO Tournament #1! We'll be fishing Alum Creek Marina from 2-8pm. I'll be there to begin registration at about 1:30pm. I am also able to register you later in the afternoon if you need. Either way, we'll be weighing in at 8pm. If you haven't fished with us before, come on out! These events are a good time, and the competition is always friendly!

Facebook Post by Ryan Kerns:


Team IFO members will be at Lakeside Pro Bass tomorrow from 10-2 for a Demo Day with  giveaways for the kids who would have been looking forward to the day's event.

The marina at Blackhawk was the intended venue for Kids Day 2022. After checking the site this afternoon with Dennis Jones, we've decided that  with several inches of slush and water on top of the ice it's just too nasty to hold an event at that location. It will not be moved elsewhere on Indian Lake, due to the damage to the edges from Thursday's storm.

Kids Day 2022 and this weekend's IFO Tournament Series Stop #5 will be rescheduled to Alum Creek Marina at a later date. This will ensure our being able to hold that event. Expect an update on the schedule by tomorrow once we've had the opportunity to meet at Lakeside as a staff.

Hello IFO Web Members.  Sorry for the late post on this, but IFO is holding an Indian Lake Ice Weekend, Saturday and Sunday, February 5th and February 6th.  Saturday, February 5th is Kids Day at Blackhawk Marina from 10am - 4pm.  And Sunday, February 6th, is IFO Tournament Series stop #5 at Indian Lake, tournament registration and meeting will be at Lakeside Pro Bass before the tournament start at 7am and will close at 8am for registraion.   The tournament will start at 8am and weigh-in is at 6pm at Lakeside Pro Bass.  Lakeside Pro Bass is located at Duff Road and SR 235 North, Lakeview, OH 43331, Ph#937-843-2488. 

Open the attachment to see the official IFO flyer.

Saturday, February 5th - Kids Day at Blackhawk Marina - 11496 OH-365, Lakeview, OH 43331
10am - 4pm
- Ice Safety
-Kids ice Fishing Derby (ages 12 and younger)
-John Henry Drillers
-Minnow Races
-Meet an ODNR Officer
-Hot Dogs, Chips, and Drinks
-Gear Giveaways
* All Children must be accompanied by an Adult.

Sunday, February 6th - IFO Tournament Series Stop#5 - Lakeside Pro Bass - Duff Road and SR 235 North, Lakeview, OH 43331
7am - 8am Registration and Rules Meeting at Lakeside Pro Bass
8am - 6pm Tournament
-$20 Individual Entry ($5 organization fee included in the individual entry fee)
-5 Crappie, 5 Saugeye, and Big Fish Pots
-Cash Prizes and Gear Giveaways
-Open to IFO Members - Must be an IFO Member to Participate - sign up to be an IFO member on the website or on facebook
-Rules Meeting and Registration at 7:00am
-Registration closes at 8:00am
-6:00pm Weigh-in at Lakeside Pro Bass

Hope to see a big turn out.  And please bring the kids on Saturday to participate and learn some stuff and ask questions to ODNR Officer and other IFO Admins(Ryan Kerns, Bill Baum, and Nate Boldman).  There will be food on Saturday and giveaways.  Good Luck to those that will be there Sunday for the ice fish tournament.

Alright IFO members, I hope everyone stayed healthy during Christmas and had a Very Merry Christmas! On the Facebook post, Ryan Kerns has posted Preseason Dock Tournament #4 for the 3rd try at CJ Brown Reservoir on Saturday 1/8/2022 at 8am.  Be there at the Marina by 7:30am for Registration.  I will try and post if they plan on meeting at Leen's General Store again, to help support our sponsor.  Leen's has been very supportive of us and they had spikes in, back when we were planning the dock tournament the first time.  Take care everyone and have a Happy New Year!

Well Good Afternoon to those who are following IFO on-line.  I woke up early and since we had no dock tournament today at CJ Brown, I decided to get my stuff together and head over to Alum Creek Marina and do some dock fishing.  When the morning started out at 60 degrees, it just felt right.  The weather showed the rain had stopped and there was not going to anymore the rest of the day.  Well, with that said, I should have known better.  There was wind but it was nothing outrageous.

I started out with catching a perch and several bluegills from around 8am - 9:30am.  I moved around a bit and since I was not knocking it out the ball park.  But then I went to the end of the C-Dock/Gas Dock and landed 2 keeper crappies and 1 undersize crappie and some bigger blue gills.  Well the last crappie I caught, I was thrilled and didn't really pay attention to the time and how much the wind had picked up.  It was around 11am and the wind just howled and I watched a wall of rain start coming down from inside the Marina and heading straight at me.  But I could have sworn that the weather app said there was not going to be any rain and the winds were supposed to hold up till about noon.  The wind gusts was about 30 to 40 mph and I packed my stuff up the best I could, folded up my chair, zipped up my Vex FL8 and pulled up my rods. For those that know me, I tend to bring more than what I need for every situation.  So, I had my 7 rods with me, with multiple containers of jigs, measuring stick that I just bought at Bayview Baits at Rocky Fork, the Vexilar towel that I won as a door prize at Rocky Fork, etc... Also, I had my brand new Vexilar Tundra bibs on and was feeling just fine.

I ran down the dock and headed straight for the car in the parking lot.  The rain was flying side ways and you couldn't very far with the wall of rain.  The rain lasted about 15 minutes and I was just relaxing and enjoying the moment, and ready to get back out there.  The rain stopped and the wind died down to the way it was earlier.  That is when I looked out to the dock where I left my stuff, and the canvas pull wagon I had was no longer in sight.  I hopped out of the car and ran back down to the docks and that gut punch and kick in the balls feeling set in. I lost my wagon and all but one of my rods.  A sick feeling just came over me, and the realization most of my gear is sitting at the bottom of Alum Creek in the Marina.  The bright side of things, I had my Vexilar FL8 on the dock, my chair, minnow bucket, and my Gruv jig holder which I happened to throw in my Vexilar bag at the bottom, and my bait pucks were saved from the perils of the deep.  I honestly don't know how the wagon missed my FL8 and didn't send it down to the lake bottom.

This where I am asking for a favor, if someone has the tool or ability to drag the dock C at section 21, I think, and let me know if they can retrieve anything.  I lost a Jason Mitchell rod, a Fenwick rod, Shakespeare Rod, and 2 - 13 Rods and reels, and HT rod.  I had a small bucket that had items in it, but I figured that may be scattered all over the bottom.  Thank you to anyone who gives it a try and I appreciate the assistance.

Eyeshunter - Steve

Good Afternoon to Ice Fish Ohio Followers!  Saturday, 12/4/2021 was the 3rd installment of the Dock Tournament, and this time we mixed it up a little bit and had it at Rocky Fork Reservoir.  We met up at Bay View Bait and Tackle in Hillsboro, OH to register and pick up some bait and other items.  17 registered fishermen signed up and the fun began at the East Shore Marina.  The day started out a little chilly, 34-degree morning with a slight breeze across the lake.  I'm speaking on my own experience, the morning bite was on and saw several people catching fish, a hand full of crappies coming up.  As the day progressed and the temperature increased, you would expect the biting to get a little bit better, but from the movement of everyone trying to switch spots and the socializing with each other, the biting actually got worse.  I was able to bring in 2 crappies by 11.30am and then that was about it. I caught several bluegills and 1 baby perch. But from 11:30am till 1:45pm I think I might have brought in 3 fish. One of the guys fishing towards the next to last docks had something big on, but lost it before he could get it to the surface; possibly a big catfish. Rusty, had a crappie in his basket and after a few hours he had his second crappie and in the process of trying to net it, he got his net caught on a cleat and wrangled with it and as he finished getting it off the cleat the crappie decided it would get off his hook. Not knowing at that time, this was the kind of day it was going to be.  Some of the others anglers had more success, Joey, caught a couple crappies early on and moved to another dock which he said he fished closer to the inner portion in shallower water and was able to find some more.  Aaron, moved around and was hunting the crappies; which proved to be the key in finding them.  He landed over a dozen crappie for the day and had his limit and then some.  There were a lot of short crappies reported caught throughout the day.

The results in the end, Aaron L. won the crappie pot with 5 crappies turned in for 2.80lbs.  Since there was no saugeyes turned, there was a 2nd place crappie pot, Joey L. with 2.57lbs.  And Steve I. had the big fish pot with a crappie weighing in at .70lbs. Payouts were handed out and some door prizes given out at the end. Thanks to Bay View Bait and Tackle for sponsoring our event and Nasty Nate's Baits and Slab Grabber Baits.  And many thanks for those who follow us on this forum and on Facebook and to all the members who turned out for this event.  And thank you to Ryan Kerns and Nate Boldman for making the dock tournaments happen.

For those who don't follow us on Facebook, sorry there was no post on this website forum of this dock tournament at Rocky Fork Reservoir.  It was brought to the attention of the administrators, and it should be corrected for next weekend's tournament. Next Saturday, 12/11 will be at CJ Brown Reservoir at the Marina, meeting at 7am -7:30am for registration beforehand at our new Sponsor's bait shop, Leen's General Store on Rt. 4 in Springfield, OH.  Fishing will begin at 8am and last to 2pm.  And there will be a regular post of this sometime next week as a notice and reminder for everyone. Keep an eye out for this post and keep the date open and come out and join in on the fun.