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The 2025 ZakFest will be held on Saturday, 6/21 from 1-3 PM at Hoff Woods Park. Zak Davis is a former member of both the Walnut Springs Fishing Club as well as the Hartley’s Hawgs. Zak tragically lost his life in a car crash and his family has been running ZakFest to raise funds for the foundation in his honor to help support youth fishing. Anyone can attend the event so feel free to invite friends and family. All Hartley’s Hawgs members that wear their jersey to the event will get in free. There will be live music from 1-2 pm and a lot ofRead More →

Five Hartley’s Hawgs Teams traveled to Mosquito Creek Lake for the 2025 SAF Ohio State Championship. It was barely 50 degrees with 20+ MPH winds and spotty cold rain showers. That didn’t seem to impact the bite as 4 of the 5 teams brought fish to the scales. The Team of Conner and Hoyt placed 2nd earning a birth in the 2025 SAF World and National Championship to be held later this summer in Oklahoma. Congrats Conner and Hoyt. Thanks to all the Boat captains that braved tough weather conditions to get our anglers on the water. Also thanks to all of our Sponsors thatRead More →

We would like to offer a big Thank You to all of our 2025 Club Sponsors. Please checkout our Sponsors Page to learn more about these companies. Also checkout our 2025 Jersey below that includes our sponsors logos. We encourage you to support these organizations that support youth fishing!Read More →

We are getting together on Sunday 5/4/25 to meet and talk about our upcoming tournaments and also get into some tournament prep discussion. We also may go over some knot tying and do some hands-on demonstrations. Below is a post with several videos on helpful fishing knots. Knot Tying Videos Meeting will be at Cabela’s at Polaris from 1P-3P. For more info on meeting see events calendar.Read 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 bait making club meeting scheduled for 2/15/25 @ 9A has been delayed until 10A due to weather conditions. However, we encourage everyone to make your own judgement for when you feel it is safest to arrive.  Pizza lunch will be ready at noon! For more info on the meeting see our Events Calendar.Read 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 →

Below are some upcoming events and announcements: To ease the cabin fever blues here is picture of a nice fish caught on January 17, 2025 by a former Hartley’s Hawgs angler on Lake Murray in SC.Read More →