AOTY 2010 is up and ready for your $$****Who is IN or going to be IN IT?

Who is in?

i am shooting for all minimal sized species. like a 18" striper a 22"halibut, a two 12" Bass, a 24" Ling......get the theme?  


I tried to fool a Trout&LMB last weekend, but got theEl'skunkO instead.

I'm IN.
In a time machine, if we're competing for 2001. 

I'm IN.
In a time machine, if we're competing for 2001. 

  fixed it!  a small detail.

I'm in - going for 10 in '10!

Heard rumors of LMBs.............

adam, if you want a really minimal bass, there are a few lakes out there with "slot limits" from 12"-15" meaning that technically even a 4" bass would be legal to keep (not that anyone would actually do that) - so that fish would technically count towards AOTY!

the two I know off the top of my head are Lake McClure and Lake Oroville.  BTW Both lakes also have small salmon and trout in them too.  Oroville right now has Cohos in the 10-12" range and McClure will have kokanee later this summer in the 12" range.

edit - Millerton Lake in Fresno also has a slot limit

I'm in - going for 10 in '10!

Heard rumors of LMBs.............

LMB's? Did someone say LMB's? I heart LMB's.

I'm in. Last I heard SaltyDog and I are competing for last place 

i am shooting for all minimal sized species. like a 18" striper a 22"halibut, a two 12" Bass, a 24" Ling....

They come in other sizes?

I'm IN and already have my first entry    Just waiting for the 2010 login so I can post it!    Going to try my best this year to get the 10, what ever size they are 

I'm in too, paid up but still no license, seems there may allot of competition for last place this time around.

I'm in and got my 2010 fishing licence.  Will try to post more than 4 species this year 

I'm IN and already have my first entry    Just waiting for the 2010 login so I can post it!    Going to try my best this year to get the 10, what ever size they are  

You can always sign up and/or sign in to the AOTY site and upload your catches.  They will be there under "recent catches" and "my fish".    When Bill receives your payment and has a chance to validate your payment on your AOTY account the fish will show up on the leaderboard.

So.. please upload those new fish.  Just be careful with your species categories, things have changed!!!   --Twenty species to fish for (overall score based on your 10 best).
--Steelhead and lake trout are no longer in the trout category, rather they are their own NEW !! categories.
--NEW !! White seabass, spotted bass, kokanee, catfish, panfish, greenling, surf perch, and flounder categories also added.


Look for a post detailing the new format soon!

I like the new format 

SWEET NEW FORMAT!!  your  job is gonna be sooo much funner now.
Thanks for all your time you've invested to make this even BETTER than ever!

SWEET NEW FORMAT!!  your  job is gonna be sooo much funner now.
Thanks for all your time you've invested to make this even BETTER than ever!

The AOTY commitee and I are still working on tweaking the final rules. 

A word of advice, please give some indication of where you where fishing as it helps to verify species identifications. 

Also, some of the species are hard to identify (e.g. spotted bass) so you're pictures have to be good enough to show me the distinguishing characters.

For spotted bass, this is the coloration of the body, the small mouth, and the fact that first and second dorsal fins are connected.

Thank you for all the hardwork guys!  I love the new format and believe it will encourage more people to join the AOTY and post their catches