Final Results
Smallmouth Bass division:  17 inches (Whisperwood's Mike (11))
Largemouth Bass division:  21 inches (Whisperwood's Mike (10))

Day 1: Saturday, August 17th:
Whisperwood's 35th Guest Bass Tournament started on a windless, calm, cloudy    and mild day. Salmon & McGrath Lakes were in great shape with 75 degree water temperatures and extremely clear water conditions. Plenty of weeds, humps and all kinds of rocky and wood structure loaded with bass waiting to ambush their prey. The Whisperwood anglers were ready and raring to go. Whisperwood's Mike was off and running with an excellent run of 17, 18 and 19 inch bass. His 4 pound, 19 inch largemouth bass and 17 inch smallmouth bass leads both divisions for now but Whisperwood bass tournament history clearly shows early leads don't usually hold up through the tournament. Let's see what Sunday has in store for our anglers. Stay tuned!   

Day 1 leader board:
Smallmouth Bass division:  17 inches (Mike)
Largemouth Bass division:  19 inches (Mike)

Day 2: Sunday, August 18th:
Another cloudy, overcast and cool day with light winds and the Whisperwood anglers got an early start today. John Ackerman, seasoned Whisperwood veteran with multiple Tournament wins under his belt was teamed up with his brother Dan. The Ackerman brothers posted a pair of 18 inch largemouth bass and several other smallmouth and largemouth bass but will need a few more inches to pass the leading bass numbers. Whisperwood's Mike locked into a 21 inch largemouth bass on one of his homemade spinnerbaits this morning to extend his largemouth bass lead. Adding several more 18 inch largemouth bass with a half dozen smallmouth bass made it another excellent fish catching day. There will be more anglers joining the tournament this week and the weather is looking very good for most of the upcoming week. Check in tomorrow night for the day 3 results.

Day 2: leader board:
Smallmouth Bass division:  17 inches (Mike)
Largemouth Bass division:  21 inches (Mike)

Day 3: Monday, August 19th:
The cool, cloudy, light wind weather conditions continues and the Whisperwood anglers responded with more excellent bass catching expertise. John Ackerman's 19.5 inch largemouth and Whisperwood's Mike's 20 incher were the big fish of the day along with multiple 18 and 19 inch largemouth bass. The water temperature is a perfectly clear 73 degrees and the bass are responding very well to the mid August cool temperatures. No changes in the leader board today.

Day 3: leader board:
Smallmouth Bass division:  17 inches (Mike)
Largemouth Bass division:  21 inches (Mike)

Day 4: Tuesday, August 20th:
The cool cloudy weather continues, however, this morning the consistent southwest wind finally changed to a northwest wind. The temperatures cooled to the low 60's and the water temperatures dipped into the low 70's. Many of the Whisperwood anglers took the day off with other activities planned and with 3 more full days of fishing, there is plenty of time to change the standings. Whisperwood's Mike added another 18 inch, 3.5 pound largemouth but the current standings remain unchanged through Tuesday.

Day 4: leader board:
Smallmouth Bass division:  17 inches (Mike)
Largemouth Bass division:  21 inches (Mike)

Day 5: Wednesday, August 21st:
A better weather day today with partial sunny skies and light winds once again, very unusual for so many calm days. Whisperwood's Mike is doing very well with the morning bite with another solid 18 inch largemouth bass. No reports from John and his fishing buddy Rick now joins the anglers for the Guest Tournament week. There were no changes in the standings.

Day 5: leader board:
Smallmouth Bass division:  17 inches (Mike)
Largemouth Bass division:  21 inches (Mike)

Day 6: Thursday, August 22nd:
This morning started with intense fog and it looked like a great morning to catch some really big bass, however, the tournament giant bass didn't materialize for any of our anglers. After breakfast the fog completely cleared and a beautiful Maine, blue sky, puffy white cloud low 70's day emerged. Plenty of bass were caught this morning but nothing near the top catches. There were no changes in the standings. Tomorrow is the last day and we have had several past tournaments change leads and even a leader from the last 30 minutes of the tournament. We will see what our final day has in store for the Whisperwood anglers.

Day 6: leader board:
Smallmouth Bass division:  17 inches (Mike)
Largemouth Bass division:  21 inches (Mike)

Day 7: Friday, August 23rd:
The overcast weather finally broke this morning with a clear, crisp, light wind Maine morning. The entire day was blue sky, puffy white clouds, low humidity and temperatures in the 70's, we were expecting a terrific fishing day with more big bass but Mike's 20 incher before breakfast turned out to be the big bass of the day.

Thank you to all the anglers entered in the 35th Whisperwood Guest Bass Tournament and we hope to continue with the 36th Tournament next June.

Final Results
Smallmouth Bass division:  17 inches (Whisperwood's Mike)
Largemouth Bass division:  21 inches (Whisperwood's Mike)