Beech Tree News Network

The premiere event upon which the entire Green River Catfish Festival is built - the fishing tournament - is set to begin on Thursday, July 4 and will run through Saturday, July 6.  The tournament, which is from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily, will feature the "big one," a prize catfish that could be worth $10,000 for one lucky and skilled angler.  There are 43 tagged fish in the water, including other "special" fish that provide anglers with opportunities to win prize money.  Also, Beech Tree News/WLBQ 1570 will be giving away a guaranteed $100 through a blind draw of all fishing tickets.  

Fishing tickets are $10 each and must be purchased prior to the start of the fishing tournament on Thursday, July 4.  They are available at Aberdeen Grocery, the Chamber Trailer at the city park, and the BtN/WLBQ booth at the park. Tagged fish must be turned in at the boat ramp on the Morgantown side of the river across from Aberdeen.   

List of Tagged/Prize Catfish:  

Chamber of Commerce - 1 Fish worth $10,000 

Star Tek Recycling - 1 Fish Worth $1,000

City of Morgantown/Mayor Linda Keown - 1 Fish Worth $1,000

Jones Funeral Chapel/Drake's Farm Service/Aberdeen Grocery/Judge David Fields/Master One Tax Services -  

1 Fish Worth $1,000

Morgantown Prescription Center - 1 Fish Worth $500

Henderson Land Surveying - 1 Fish Worth $500

Chad’s Body Shop & Wrecker Service - 1 Fish Worth $250

Butler County Farm Bureau- 1 Fish Worth $250

JSJ Express - 2 Fish Worth $250 each

C&L Used Car's, Inc. - 1 Fish Worth $250

Shirley Givens, County Clerk/Melissa Cardwell, Circuit Clerk/Angie Pendley, PVA - 1 Fish Worth $150

Chad’s Self Storage - 1 Fish Worth $100

Advanced Heating & Cooling - 1 Fish Worth $100

Quality Supply Co. - 1 Fish Worth $100

Morgantown Utilities - 1 Fish Worth $100

Bluegrass Oral Health of Morgantown/Woodfire Pottery By: Suzanne Renfrow - 1 Fish Worth $100

Dale & Martha Franklin - 5 Fish Worth $100 each

Embry & Watts, CPA's - 3 Fish Worth $100 each

Delta Faucet Company - 3 Fish Worth $100 each

Whitetail Properties Land Specialist Boyce Flener - 2 Fish Worth $100 each

Butler County Magistrates 1st District Stevie Givens, 2nd District Johnny Tuck, 3rd District Chad Tyree, 

4th Distinct David Whittinghill, 5th District Keith Daugherty - 1 Fish Worth $100

A Texas Feeling Rustic Furniture - 1 Fish Worth $100

Coleman Brothers Motors Inc. - 1 Fish Worth $100

Country Fine Swine - 1 Fish Worth $100

Randy & Gina Tynes - 1 Fish Worth $100

Smith Funeral Home - 1 Fish Worth $100

Woody & Shirley Allen - 1 Fish Worth $100

American Leather Direct Inc. - 1 Fish Worth $100

Donnie Drakes Contracting LLC - 1 Fish Worth $100

Green River Feed Mill - 1 Fish Worth $100

Joe Forgy - 1 Fish Worth $100

Butler County Drug Free Coalition - 1 Fish Worth $100

Landmark Realty, LLC - 1 Fish Worth $100

Servpro of Butler County - 1 Fish Worth $100

Hocker Family Insurance/Progressive - $200 Special Fish 

Embry & Watts, CPA's - $100 Special Fish

Morgantown Utilities - $100 Special Fish

Butler County Farm Bureau Insurance - $100 Special Fish

-Person who buys fishing ticket and catches the biggest 

catfish (tagged or not tagged) of the three days will receive $250 guaranteed sponsored by Hocker Family Insurance/Progressive Insurance. 

- The biggest catfish (tagged or not tagged) all three days will receive $100 guaranteed sponsored one day by Embry & Watts, CPAs; another day sponsored by Butler County Farm Bureau Insurance Company; and last day sponsored by Morgantown Utilities.