Leo August Memorial Breakfast

     The Leo August Memorial Breakfast was created in memory of past club president Leo August who willed funds to the club to honor each years three most outstanding catches by Knee Deep Club members with prize money and a breakfast where presentations will be made. The winners are established by the highest three percentages of the current club record for game species in the senior division final standings. All yearlong contest rules apply. Prize money is $500 for first, $200 for second, and $100 for third place. A breakfast will be held for the winners by the trustees each year in accordance with Leo August's will.


2003 Leo August Memorial Winners
with Jim Salerno and Robin August-Devaney

  Standing Name Species Weight Award
2003
Leo August
Winners		 1st Rich Giessuebel Tiger Trout 9lbs.11oz. $500
2nd Clint Myers Smallmouth Bass 4lbs.2oz. $200
3rd Lou Marcucci Smallmouth Bass 3lbs.14oz. $100

1st
First place winner Rich Giessuebel.

2nd
Second place winner Clint Myers.

3rd
Third place winner Lou Marcucci accepted by Joe Tekula.

The Knee Deep Club Year Long
Hybrid Striped Bass Contest
In Memory Of Helen August

     The Helen August Contest was created from donations by the August family in memory of the wife of ex-club president Leo August. The yearly contest awards the club member that catches the largest Hybrid Striped Bass caught from Lake Hopatcong with a cash prize of $200.00, a $100.00 prize for second, and a $50.00 prize for third. The contest also awards a cash prize of $1,000.00 to the club member that can catch and weigh in the largest state record Hybrid Striped Bass caught in Lake Hopatcong.

The rules are as follows;
1) There is no entrant's fee, but you must be a paid-up K.D.C. member, one week prior to weighing in a fish.
2) All fish must be caught in Lake Hopatcong during the calendar year.
3) Each member is eligible for only one prize.
4) In the event of more than one state record is set, the largest state record fish caught by an eligible club member at the end of the year will win the grand prize.
5) Entrants must abide by all New Jersey Fish and Game regulations.
6) All fish must be weighed at official K.D.C. weigh stations.
7) All fish placing in a winning category must be verified by a K.D.C. Official, and all state records will be verified by the Division of Fish and Game biologists.
8) K.D.C. reserves the right to cut open and inspect all fish weighed in.

  Standing Name Weight Award
2003
Helen August
Winners		 1st Kenny Stelmack 8lbs.4oz. $200
2nd Jeff Brandon 8lbs.2oz. $100
3rd Roy J. Chiariello 8lbs.1oz. $50
State Record   None   $0

Click here for the 2002 August winners!