Eye on the Bay ##Zach Krissoff with a nice rockfish caught aboard Full Moon during the Boatyard Bar & Grill Opening Day Catch and Release Rockfish Tournament. Photo courtesy of Meredith Krissoff
Big Rockfish Mark Boatyard Bar & Grill’s 15th Anniversary Tournament
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t was one of the best trophy rockfish openers in recent memory, and it showed during the 15th annual Boatyard Bar & Grill Catch and Release Rockfish Tournament, which drew 150 boats and 1200 people, according to event director Dick Franyo.
##First-place winner Paul Mellin whose rockfish measured 46-5/8 inches. Photo by John Bildahl
74 June 2016 PropTalk.com
by Captain Chris D. Dollar
Here’s how the leaderboard shook out: first Place, Paul Mellin, 46 5/8 inches; second Place, Pat Bosak, 46 1/8 inches; third Place, Jack Kilerain, 45 5/8 inches; youth category, Will Muscatello (age 13), 40 5/16 inches rock; second place, Robert Smack (age 6) 40 1/4i inches; CCA-MD Calcutta, Nick Prince, 44 3/8 inches.
“Since we turned the tournament into a catch and release event (in 2011), anglers have embraced the concept,” said Joe Evans, the event’s chief judge. Monies raised went to the Annapolis Police Department’s Youth Fishing Camp, the Coastal Conservation Association, and Chesapeake Bay Foundation. #
##Dick Franyo, youth winner Will Muscatello (age 13), who caught a 40-5/16-inch rockfish, and Charlie Ebersberger. Photo by John Bildahl