The fish are really starting to be active this spring and we received a picture of a really nice catch from a current member. Cam’s catch measured 21″ long and weighed in at 4.9#! What a lunker! Congrats on the nice catch Cam! To view a gallery of our current Lunker Board goto our Lunker Board page. Any current and former club members can submit Lunkers for addition to the gallery. See the submit picture link at the top of the web page and send us your pictures. If you are able, we encourage you all to get outside and wet a line. You neverRead More →

We are excited to be partnering with a new apparel company this year to bring new items and many options to our families!  Check out the link below and order your Hartley’s gear to wear to the upcoming tournaments and events!  This is also a great way to promote our generous 2025 club Sponsors!  Please use the link below to order your Hartley’s Hawgs apparel items by April 21, 2025!  Orders will be ready by the first Jr. tournament in May.  (To save everyone shipping costs, we are having all orders shipped together and will distribute to families.) Note, the club is also purchasing apparel for each clubRead More →

Zak Davis was a former Walnut Springs and Hartley’s Hawgs member who tragically lost his life in a car accident. His family has created a memorial foundation in Zak’s honor to promote and support Zak’s passion of fishing. Each year the Foundation organizes and runs the ZakFest fundraiser event. The 2025 event will be held on June 21, 2025 between 1pm – 3pm at Hoff Woods Park in Westerville, Ohio. Or checkout our entry on our Event Calendar.  Additionally, in 2024 the Foundation announced the creation of a $500 Scholarship for a Hartley’s Hawgs Angler that will be attending college. We appreciate this great partnershipRead More →

The Hartley’s Hawgs Team of Connor and Hoyt travelled down to Alabama to compete in the BASS HS Open on Smith Lake near Cullman, Alabama and finished 25th out of a field of 236 boats. Their finish was good enough to punch their ticket to the Bassmaster High School National Championship to be held later this summer on Clarks Hill Lake in Georgia. Congrats to Connor and Hoyt on your great finish. Below are some pictures from the event. Click on image to view larger image.Read More →

On March 1, 2025 Hartley’s Hawgs partnered with the Walnut Springs Middle School Fishing club to put on the Central Ohio Fishing Seminar. The seminar was previously named the Hoover Fishing Seminar. This was the 25th year for the event. Eleven great speakers came out to talk about all different types of fishing opportunities in Central Ohio. We also had some great raffle prizes taken home by attendees. If anyone that attended has any comments or suggestions on improving this event leave a comment. Big thanks to all the volunteers that assisted in putting together this event! All of the proceeds are split between theRead More →

The Hartley’s Hawgs will be at the Columbus Fishing Expo, February 7 – 9, 2025. We will be talking about club activities and also providing information for our upcoming Central Ohio Fishing Seminar. The Columbus Fishing Expo is a great event with lots of great speakers and vendors and a great cure for cabin fever. Hope to see you there.Read More →

Due to forecasted poor weather conditions our pond tourney for Sunday, 11/10/24 has been canceled. Remember that we still have some upcoming club meetings for December 1st and 15th to start getting membership roster for our 2025 season. If you are an active or perspective member you should also be receiving emails with more details on upcoming events. If you are not receiving emails and want to be added to list please contact us.Read More →

Hope everyone is having a great fall. We have setup some events to include pond tournaments and club meetings for November and December. Checkout our Events Calendar for dates/times. These events are intended for all current and perspective members who are interested in being in the club for the 2025 season. An email has been sent out with more specific information. VERY IMPORTANT: if you have reached out in the past and did not receive an email and are interested in joining the club please check your spam/junk filter in your email. If you didn’t receive an email please Contact Us through the website soRead More →