10 — THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS
FRIDAY, MAY 20, 2016
Local
Huntington hosts
kayak fishing
tournament
BY EILEEN DRIVER
Eileen@TheBakerCountyPress.com
The Brownlee Crappie
Shootout Kayak Fishing
Tournament sponsored by
the Northwest Kayak
Anglers Association was
held in the Huntington area
of the Brownlee Reservoir
on the Snake River on
Saturday, May 14.
The entrants paid a $30
entry fee and were allowed
to fish in human powered
kayaks from Brownlee
Dam to Farewell Bend
State Park. They were al-
lowed to fish from sunrise
to 3 p.m. for bass, crappie
and catfish with the event
winner being decided by
the sum total of entrants’
three longest catches to the
quarter-inch.
The determined kayak
fishermen came from all
over the pacific northwest
to battled high winds,
cloudy skies and intermit-
tent showers to complete
their quest for the elusive
“big one.”
According to Jared
Rivera, organizer of the
event, “We hope to make
it an annual event here.”
Kayakers used the boat
ramp at Spring Recreation
Park and Campground to
enter and leave the river
as well as their weighing
point before heading to
Lion’s Park in Huntington
for the awards ceremony
and barbecue to round out
the event.
This year’s winners
were: Biggest Crappie,
Tie between Justin Flynn
of Baker City and Jason
McCormick of Salem; Big-
gest Bass, Jordan Parker
of Tri-Cities; Biggest
Catfish, Mike Ragland of
Tri-Cities; and All Around
Tournament Winner, Jared
Rivera of Vale.
Proceeds from the event
Eileen Driver / The Baker County Press
LR: Justin Flynn, Jason McCormick, Jared Rivera, Jordan Parker, and Mike
Ragland.
were donated to two local
charities: The Huntington
Senior & Youth Organiza-
tion and C.A.S.A. ( Court
Appointed Special Advo-
cate) of Eastern Oregon.
Prizes for the event were
donated by NWKA, EGO
Nets, American Angler,
Werner Paddles, SKW-
COSH, NITTA, ProCure
Bait Scents, Hookum Good
Co., Huntington Bait &
Tackle, Eastern Oregon
Iron, Richard Samson Jr.,
Todd Satterfield, Johnny
Rivera Commercial Fish-
ing of Hawaii, Lancer
Jigs, Kayak Shed, Stealth
Rod Holders, D & B Sup-
ply, Bob’s Jigs, DAWA,
Cabela’s, Kokatat,
Peet Dryer, BiMart,
Lefty’s Tap House, PIP,
and Native Eyewear.
For more information on
future events contact Jared
Rivera at jaredkrivera@
yahoo.com, go to
northwestkayakanglers.
com, or visit the Brownlee
Crappie Shootout Face-
book page.
Baker County residents
travel to Montana for
annual CBU event
Pasta Night’s Back!
Every Wednesday. $18 includes salad & sourdough.
New Brunch Menu
Available from 7a every day
Reservations please. 541.523.1889
Submitted Photo courtesy of Tork Ballard.
This past weekend Forest Access for All (FAFA) members traveled to Bozeman, Montana to attend the
Citizens For Balanced Use (CBU) 8th annual banquet/fundraiser. Baker County residents filled a banquet
table to show support for their ally/sister organization. They participated in the raffles and auctions while
enjoying a great meal. Unfortunately none of them had the winning raffle ticket for the donated CanAm ATV
or Honda generator. (The year Marty Stroy FAFA member attended he had the lucky number for the ATV.)
Three speakers, notably including CBU Chief Executive Officer and Montana State Representative, Kerry
White, shared concerns, which mirror FAFA’s concerns. Members listened to common concerns of de-
creasing access, over-regulation, and an update of pending legal actions while repeating the admonition to
stay involved. Pictured at the front table, Baker County residents Wanda Ballard, John Creighton, Ramona
Creighton, Lorrie Harvey, Bill Harvey, and John George of Bates.
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