Bishop's Charity Fishing Tournament

Join us for the 2023 Bishop’s Fishing Tournaments 

This year marks the 28th Annual Bishop’s Fishing Tournament offering 2 ways to participate:

Your participation in these fishing tournaments helps support the funding of seminarian education and formation in our diocese. Their education averages $46,500 per seminarian per year, which is why these fishing tournaments are so important.

REGISTER

Register online through our secure platform.

MONDAY, JUNE 5, 2023

Big Stone City, SD

Douthitt Park

MAP & DIRECTIONS

RULES

Click below to view and download a PDF of the Big Stone City tournament rules. 

MONDAY JUNE 12, 2023

Pierre, SD

Oahe Downstream Rec. Area

MAP & DIRECTIONS

RULES

Click below to view and download a PDF of the Pierre tournament rules. 

TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE

Big Stone City

June 5, 2023

7:00 am

8:00 am

2:30 pm

3:30 pm    

4:15 pm

5:00 pm

Registration begins

Tournament begins

Weigh-in

Mass celebrated with Bishop DeGrood

Social

Outdoor prime rib dinner

Pierre

June 12, 2023

6:30 am

8:00 am

2:30 pm

3:30 pm    

4:15 pm

5:00 pm

Registration begins

Tournament begins

Weigh-in

Mass celebrated with Bishop DeGrood

Social

Outdoor prime rib dinner

2023 TOURNAMENT RESULTS

Big Stone City (Based on Weight)

Largest Walleye | Youth

Jacob Schwinger – 5.21 lbs

 Largest Walleye | Adult

Jim Hartman – 7.93 lbs

Largest Bass | Youth

Largest Bass | Adult

Largest Other Fish

Trevor Greiner – Catfish 19.24 lbs 

Most Total Weight Bass | 1st Place 

Nathan Forder, Will Pekelder, Trevor Greiner, Kindric Lewno – 19.23 lbs

Most Total Weight Bass | 2nd Place 

Allen Schlenker, Jarrod Muller, Jase Muller – 18.23 lbs

Most Total Weight Bass | 3rd Place – 14.21 lbs

Joe, Pat, & Renee Eustice, and Chuck Pelowski – 14.96 lbs

Most Total Weight Walleye | 1st Place 

Jim Hartman, James Michlitsch, Rick Dilts – 23.21 lbs

Most Total Weight Walleye | 2nd Place 

Jay Ackerman, Bruce Halma , Logan Halma – 18.54 lbs

Most Total Weight Walleye | 3rd Place 

Don Haukos, Brad Hanson, Tom Stoic, Jeff Peterson – 14.86lbs

Most Total Weight | Knights Challenge | Bass – 3.17 lbs

Dan Loehrer, Kent Przybycien, Fr. Doug Binsfeld – 12.43 lbs

2022 TOURNAMENT RESULTS

Big Stone City (Based on Weight)

Largest Walleye | Youth

Merik Junker – 4.23 lbs

 Largest Walleye | Adult

Tim Giese – 5.75 lbs

Largest Bass | Youth

Weston Peterson – 3.74 lbs

Largest Bass | Adult

Allen Schlenker – 4.6 lbs

Largest Other Fish

Kent Przybycien – 6.23 lbs Northern

Most Total Weight Bass | 1st Place – 20.00 lbs

Allen Schlenker, Rich Skuza, Mitch Skuza

Most Total Weight Bass | 2nd Place – 16.57 lbs

Jeff Carrino, Tim Brown

Most Total Weight Bass | 3rd Place – 14.21 lbs

Mark Junker, Merik Junker & Fr. Mike Wensing

Most Total Weight Walleye | 1st Place – 12.47 lbs

Caleb Gaikowski, Tim Gaikowski, Fr. Doug

Most Total Weight Walleye | 2nd Place – 11.93 lbs

Brad Pole, Brendon Branic, Ted Voss, Alex Lieschisin 

Most Total Weight Walleye | 3rd Place – 7.75 lbs

Todd Cloos, Tim Giese, Kolbe Kirst

Most Total Weight | Knights Challenge | Bass – 3.17 lbs

Fr. Dick Fox, Gary Fox, Jeremy Moundson, JP Thorton

Pierre (Based on Weight)

Largest Walleye | Youth

Carter Lenz – 3.24 lbs

 Largest Walleye | Adult

Cindy VanDover – 3.28 lbs

Largest Bass | Youth

None

Largest Bass | Adult

Paul Mehlhaff – 4.52 lbs

Largest Other Fish

Kolbe Kirst – 3.68 lbs Pike

Most Total Weight Bass | 1st Place – 6 lbs

Dan and Paula McCormick

Most Total Weight Bass | 2nd Place 

None

Most Total Weight Bass | 3rd Place

None

Most Total Weight Walleye | 1st Place – 13.02 lbs

Shelly Schipper, Brad Schipper, Kolbe Kirst, Brady Martinez

Most Total Weight Walleye | 2nd Place – 11.68 lbs

Wade, Cindy, Paul, and Danny VanDover

Most Total Weight Walleye | 3rd Place – 11.08

Brad Saathoff, Derek Schiefelbein, Chris Vandenbos

Most Total Weight | Knights Challenge | Bass – 13.84

Chuck and Joyce Nedved, Carter Lenz, Alex Leschisin, Fr. Joe Holzhauser

Overall Winner Most Total Weight | Knights Challenge | Bass – 13.84 lbs

Chuck and Joyce Nedved, Carter Lenz, Alex Leschisin, Fr. Joe Holzhauser

Virtual Tournament

Longest Walleye | Youth
William Donnett – 17.25″
 
Longest Walleye | Adult
Ron Shatek – 27.75″
 
Longest Bass | Youth
None
 
Longest Bass | Adult
None
 
Most Length | Walleye
1st Place – 79.25″
Ron Shatek and William Donnett
 
2nd Place – 110.35 pts
None
 
3rd Place – 19 pts
None
 
Most Length | Bass
1st Place – None
 
2nd Place – None
 
3rd Place – None

ABOUT SEMINARIAN EDUCATION

The average education for a seminarian is $46,500 per seminarian, per year – which is why your paricipation in these fishing tournaments is so important. Through your support, you help support the funding of seminarian education in the Catholic Diocese of Sioux Falls.

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2022 EVENT PHOTOS

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