2020 LOTSA TOURNAMENT

The Lake Ontario Trout and Salmon Association’s Curt Meddaugh Memorial Tournament ran
into some rough weather Friday, and 41 teams were forced to fish the waters of Lake Ontario for
the LOTSA Club King Salmon Tournament on Saturday with a winner-take-all for the big fish if
they were in both contests. Brian Gregson of Gasport with the Totally Hooked team caught the
big fish for the day to win both competitions with a 25.46-pound king salmon. Also on the team
were his wife, Jill; his brother Adam; and the team anchor, 77-year-old father-in-law Don
Tranter of Grand Island. They trolled from Wilson to Olcott to take their winning fish. The team
ran west of Wilson from Olcott and worked their way east with the wind. Staying in 200 to 220
feet of water, they caught the top fish on a Mountain Dew Spin Doctor with a meat rig outfitted
with N & D meat. It was set on a dipsy 180 feet back on a No. 1 setting. However, flasher-fly
rigs took most of the fish they caught on Saturday. Another hot program was using fixed sliders
10 feet above the downrigger ball set at 80 and 90 feet. The best spoon was a green gator. The
main LOTSA Tournament paid back an additional 9 places. Second, Third and fourth place
finishers were as follows:

Second Place – Redemption – Anthony Ellis – 24.85 lbs
Third Place – Pain Killer – Dan Owens 24.84 lbs
Fourth Place – Salmonella – Joe Yaeger – 23.7 lbs

2020 Tournament Rules

Click here to download the tournament rules PDF