ML Fishing Club Events
FALL Pickerel Tournament - Catch + Release
September 10, 2023
Registration starts at 8:45 am at Vaughn Hall, Tournament 9 am - 2 pm
Register the morning of the tournament at Vaughn Hall. $10 for colony members and $15 for colony member guests (includes $5 guest day badge). Registration includes entrance to the tournament, t-shirt and commemorative sticker for your tackle box while supplies last.
Fish any body of water in Medford Lakes by land or by water. Prizes awarded for longest length. Participants must use provided ruler given at registration or their own approved ruler and take a picture of their pickerel catch and post it to the Medford Lakes Fish Tales FaceBook page with name of angler that caught the fish, location of catch, length of fish.
Prizes awarded at the end of the tournament once data has been collected and analyzed.
FALL Pickerel Art Contest
September 10, 2023
8:45 am - 2 pm at Vaughn Hall
Let's celebrate art + fish! Whether you are participating in the fishing tournament or not, join in the fun of the first Medford Lakes pickerel tournament and create a masterpiece of a pickerel. Select any medium, size of composition, type of composition. Make it scary, funny, realistic - anything goes. Open to ALL AGES and ALL LAKERS. Submit your artwork on September 10 from 8:45 am to 2 pm at Vaughn Hall on the day of the Fall Pickerel Tournament. Please do not put your name on your artwork. Artwork will be judged by local laker and Pickerel Tournament t-shirt designer, artist Tom Watters. Prize will be awarded to the best design!
WINTER Ice Fishing
Learn about safety on the ice and how to ice fish. This event is weather permitting and space is limited. More details to follow depending on the winter forecast!
Date and Time TBA (weather permitting)
May The 4th Be With You CARP Tournament
Join forces with other fellow Medford Lakes Anglers in a battle of good versus evil. On May 4, 2024 an epic battle will commence between ML Anglers and the invasive Carp that threaten our local intergalactic ecosystem. Join the ML Fishing Crew on May 4 and help catch Carp, an invasive species, that can impact local native flora and fauna. This tournament will be a CATCH, KEEP, DONATE tournament, with all Carp caught donated to Cedar Run Wildlife Refuge. The ML Fishing Crew will provide an educational lesson about non-native invasive species, learn more and have fun in this challenging tournament. Carp are not easy to catch! ML Fishing Crew will also provide hints and tips on how to catch these illusive creatures. For more information on invasive species and tips to catch carp click on the links below!
Registration Starts at Vaughn Hall at 8 am and ends at 9:30 am
$10 Colony Members, $15 Guests
Tournament runs from 8 am - 12
Bring all carp caught to Vaughn Hall for official measurement
GRAND PRIZE - Star Wars Lego Build Kit and Fishing Gear Gift Card
Bait + Brews
Join us for music, libations, and fish tales
Date and Time TBA
SUMMER Bass Tournament
More details coming soon!
Date and Time TBA
FATHER'S DAY FISH FRENZY Tournament
How many sunfish do you think you can catch in ONE hour? This tournament is for KIDS ONLY and a participating guardian. All participants must fish in the designated area during a one hour time slot. Dads, Pop Pops, participating parents/guardians are expected to be present and to assist their young anglers. Guides and volunteers will also be present to help assist young anglers. No prize other than bragging rights for whatever team catches the most sunfish in one hour. Please park at Beach 1 parking lot OR ride your bikes/walk. Parking and traffic will be blocked off near Mirror 1 Lake where the tournament will take place.
SPECIAL THANKS TO LOCAL BUSINESS SAND STAND - Dads, Pop Pops, Participating Guardian will receive a coupon for ONE FREE Kiddie Cone to be used on Father's Day (anytime that day) as a special treat for all the dad jokes, help, and support through the years.
JUNE 16, 2024
Registration at Vaughn Hall Begins at 10:00 am - 10:30 am
Tournament 10:30 am - 11:30 am (Fishing at Mirror 1 Lake ONLY)
