The Eau Galle – Rush River Sportsman’s Club held its 45th annual trout fishing contest on opening day, May 1, 2021 at the Ellsworth Rod & Gun Club. It was an awesome day, weather-wise. There were even some kids testing out the river. We had 60 trout brought in, the average being about 14 inches; the largest trout brought in was 3 pounds by Wade Sotona of Spring Valley (adult winner).

The youth winner was Cloey Linder, 14, Ellsworth, with a trout that measured 16 inches.

While the trout were being brought in, you could get an awesome breakfast followed by grilled chicken, carrots and potatoes at noon. We thank all who cooked, helped in the kitchen, helped with the scale throughout the day and any other job they did.

The auction will be done on Hines Online Auction. All the proceeds will go toward our handicap pier on our club land, that was washed out in the June 2020 flood. It’s surprising the number of people who come down and use the piers.

A big thank you to the Ellsworth Rod & Gun Club for the use of their building and their donations. Thank you to all of our flyer ad sponsors.

Raffle winners

$300: Gabe Linder, 12, Roberts $150: Shelby Haglund, Spring Valley $50: Sue Boyer, Spring Valley Trout ticket winners

$100: Isaac Anderson $100: Luke Anderson

$50: Baillie Linder $50: Hunter Lubich

Photo by Lin Linder

Photos by

Lin Linder

Baillie Linder, 13, Luck, caught a brown trout weighing 1.41 pounds, 15.5 inches long. Allen Linder’s brown trout was 1.19 pounds and 15.25 inches long; Daryl Linder, Luck, snagged a 1.19-pound brown trout, measuring 15.25 inches; and Heidi Linder, Luck, reeled in a 1.38pound brown trout measuring 15.75 inches in length.

Anna Linder, 9, has a nice stringer of fish on the banks of the Rush River on May 1. She fished with her Grandpa Linder, brother Gabe and Dad Lee Linder. The 45th annual contest saw 60 fish entered.

Junior winner Cloey Linder, 14, Ellsworth, holds up her stringer of trout with dad Chris at the 45th annual Eau Galle-Rush River Sportsman’s Club trout contest, held May 1 at Ellsworth Rod & Gun Club. Her winning brown trout in the junior division was 16 1/8 inches long and weighed 1.43 pounds..

Brian Parmeter, Ellsworth, is all smiles as he holds up his catch of the day, a brown trout weighing 1.76 pounds and measuring 16.5 inches in length, on May 1 at the 45th annual Eau Galle-Rush River Sportsman’s Club trout contest.

Jacob Blodgett and his buddy from River Falls (name unknown) proudly displayed their catch on May 1 at the Ellsworth Rod & Gun Club.