Catfish Tournament
August 13, 7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
The largest catfish caught wins a Magic Quiet Air Plus minnow bucket. You must be a member and register your catch with the ranger. These fish must be legal size and alive.
Lunker Catfish Tournament
August 27 & 28 – Once the fish for this tournament have been stocked in the lake there will be no fishing until the tournament starts at 8 a.m. on Aug. 27
Only those entered in tournament will be allowed to fish. This event is for members, family members and their guest only. This is a fund raiser for SBEA.
Your chance to catch the “BIG” one and take 1st place has just gotten better. Grab your fishing poles and don’t worry about bait, our lake store can accommodate all your needs for this tournament. Once the fish for this tournament have been stocked in the lake there will be no fishing until the tournament starts at 8 a.m. on Aug. 27. Only those that have paid to enter the tournament will be allowed to fish until the tournament is over. This is a 24-hour tournament; registration starts at 7 a.m. on Aug. 27 and the tournament will start at 8 a.m. On Aug. 28, the weigh in time is at 8 a.m. sharp; however, you may weigh in anytime during the tournament if you do not want to stay the whole time. You may pre-register at the lake store and pay your $25 entry fee before Aug. 27 or the day of the event. The lake will be stocked with “BIG” channel cat for this tournament. There will be 3 cash prizes for the three largest creel of 4 catfish; 1st place, ($250), 2nd place ($150) and 3rd place ($100) and then $100 if you want to enter the contest for largest catfish caught for an additional $5.00 entry fee. All rules of the lake must be followed with no gold fish allowed for bait and 2 poles per fisherman. No buddy system will be allowed, you must catch your own fish and they must be kept on your own stringer or in your own basket and kept in the water. Vehicles will be subject to inspection. Contestants will be supplied with an armband and rods used in the tournament will be tagged. Tournament ends promptly at 8 a.m. on Aug. 28. If you do not present your fish by that time, you will be disqualified, so be sure to be on time. For your convenience the bait shop will be open until midnight on Aug. 27. The lake will be closed for fishing to everyone who is not a contestant in the tournament. Camping will be allowed for those in the tournament on Aug. 27. We will have hotdogs available.
* *We are working on different categories to which we will be giving away prizes for:
First female to weigh in a fish, first legal fish to be registered, youngest fisherman, first 3 creel registered, etc. Watch our Facebook page for more information. **
Volunteer Thank You Dinner
Our Chance To Say Thank You
SBEA’s annual volunteer dinner is scheduled for October 3. If you volunteered at any SBEA event since September 2021 to the end of July 2022, you are invited to attend the thank you dinner. Invitations will be mailed out soon. If you do not receive your invitation, please call Stephanie at 522-2996, as we may not have your current address to mail it to you.
Paint Your Art Out
SBEA Lake Pavilion
October 21, 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m., Tickets $30.00
Are you ready to discover your inner artist? Friday, October 21, 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m., Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Artist Marcine Goodrum will be present to guide us through a night of painting and fun. At the end of the evening, you will have a 16×20 wintery snowman to take home and display. Bring your favorite beverage. We will provide the canvas and paint supplies, and snacks. Tickets are available at all SBEA stores. Hurry, only 24 tickets will be sold.