The paper tournament held April 29th on Merrill Creek Reservoir was a success even though no limits were caught. Seventeen contestants braved the windy and cold conditions where the bass bite was tough. Greg Oliva lead the way with 3 Smallmouth Bass weighing 8.06 lbs. He didn’t bring in Lunker for the day but did manage to catch a Super Lunker Smallmouth weighing 4.31 lbs. Second Place went out to Joe Dipilato who weighed 2 Largemouth and 1 Smallmouth for 7.56 lbs. Joe caught the Lunker Bass of the day with a Largemouth weighing 4.69 lbs. Rounding out the Top 3 was Al Bauer with 2 Smallmouth weighing 5.00 lbs. Seven other people caught 1 bass. Even though only 15 bass were caught this reservoir provided some quality fish with the average size being 2.83 lbs.