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April 29, 2019
Fishing Regulations for Lake Fork. To combat the spread of invasive zebra mussels, the law requires draining of water from boats and onboard receptacles when leaving or approaching public fresh waters. Black bass For largemouth bass, length limit is a 16-24” slot. Smith Mountain Lake June 1 – October 31. 2 per day; No length limit; November 1 – May 31. 2 per day; 30 inch – 40 inch protective slot limit (all striped bass caught between 30 and 40 inches must be immediately released unharmed, fish under 30 inches and over 40 inches may be creeled). 'Is Smith Mountain Lake a healthy fishery? Yes, it is now,' Wilson said. Biologists, as well as members of the Striper Club, have worked vigorously, through slot and creel limits as well as other means, to restore striper numbers and size in the six years since the massive striper kill.
The Palisades High School duo of Brandon Lawson of Kintnersville, Pennsylvania, and Parker Lambert of Riegelsville, Pennsylvania, brought a five-bass limit to the scale Saturday weighing 12 pounds, 15 ounces to win the 2019 Bass Pro Shops FLW High School Fishing Smith Mountain Lake Open.
A field of 22 teams competed in the no-entry fee tournament, which launched from the Parkway Marina in Huddleston. The tournament was hosted by Bedford Tourism and the Bedford Area Welcome Center. In FLW and The Bass Federation (TBF) High School Fishing competition, the top 10-percent of teams competing advance to the High School Fishing National Championship.
The top two teams on Smith Mountain Lake that advanced to the 2019 High School Fishing National Championship:
1st: Palisades High School, Kintnersville, Penn. – Brandon Lawson, Kintnersville, Pa., and Parker Lambert, Riegelsville, Pa., five bass, 12-15
2nd: Mendon High School, Pittsford, N.Y. – Rein Golub, Pittsford, N.Y., and Matthew Pitcher, Rochester, N.Y., five bass, 12-0
Rounding out the top 10 teams:
3rd: Madison County High School, Madison, Va. – Brian Canterbury and Spencer Humphrey, both of Madison, Va., five bass, 11-9
4th: Southwest Virginia Junior Anglers – Tyler Altizer and Will Austin, both of Abingdon, Va., four bass, 9-11
5th: Hickory Grove Christian School, Charlotte, N.C. – Trent Lawson, Westfield, N.C., and Aaron Shumaker, Charlotte, N.C., five bass, 9-10
6th: Frederick County High School, Frederick County, Md. – Kooper Anderson, Clear Brook, Va., and Hayden Hedrick, Stephens City, Va., four bass, 8-7
7th: Heritage High School, Lynchburg, Va. – Cohen Naulty and Mason Dudley, both of Lynchburg, Va., four bass, 7-13
8th: Christian Life Academy, Woodland Heights, Penn. – Jacob Black, Oil City, Pa., and Caleb Glancy, Utica, Pa., three bass, 7-5
9th: Anthony Wayne High School, Whitehouse, Ohio – Elliot Wielgopolski, Waterville, Ohio, and Caleb Dachenhaus, Whitehouse, Ohio, three bass, 5-2
10th: Long Creek Anglers – Macey Miller and Luke Miller, both of Richfield, N.C., two bass, 5-2
Complete results from the event can be found at FLWFishing.com.
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January 13, 2020
Carper Wins Big on St. Johns River
The 2020 Phoenix Bass Fishing League presented by T-H Marine continued competition Saturday at the St. Johns River in Palatka, Florida – the first time that the Gator Division presented by A.R.E. has opened their season on the St. Johns River – and featured a major return on investment for the winner. READ MORE »
January 6, 2020
Lasyone Tops Record Field on Rayburn
The 2020 Phoenix Bass Fishing League presented by T-H Marine opened competition Saturday at the historic Sam Rayburn Reservoir in Brookeland, Texas, and featured a record-setting field size – 230 boaters and 230 co-anglers. The season opener, the largest field in more than 20 years, took off with multiple anglers left on the waiting list. READ MORE »
November 11, 2019
Miller Wins Wild Card on Kentucky Lake
by Jody White
Weighing limits of 15 pounds, 13 ounces on day one and 15-3 on day two, Michael Miller of Greenville, S.C., overcame a tough-fishing Kentucky Lake to win the T-H Marine Bass Fishing League (BFL) Wild Card and qualify for the All-American. READ MORE »
November 4, 2019
Coastal Carolina Wins on Hartwell
The Coastal Carolina University duo of Max McQuaide of Tyngsborough, Mass., and Grant Tattersall, of Conway, S.C., won the YETI FLW College Fishing tournament at Lake Hartwell presented by Costa with a five-bass limit weighing 13 pounds, 11 ounces. The victory earned the Chanticleers’ bass club $2,000 and a slot in the 2020 FLW College Fishing National Championship. READ MORE »
November 2, 2019
Allison Comes from Behind on Cumberland
by Curtis Niedermier
By catching four quality smallmouth bass on the final day of the Costa FLW Series Championship on Lake Cumberland, Missourian Chad Allison was able to come back from 10th place and win the co-angler division, earning more than $30,000. READ MORE »
November 2, 2019
Upshaw Closes on Cumberland
by Curtis Niedermier
For the second time this season, Andrew Upshaw is an FLW champion thanks to consistent days spent targeting big Southern smallmouths. The Tulsa, Okla., pro won the 2019 Costa FLW Series Championship on Lake Cumberland in Burnside, Ky., with a three-day total weight of 42 pounds, 15 ounces. The win comes less than seven months after Upshaw won the FLW Tour event on Cherokee Lake in east Tennessee. READ MORE »
November 2, 2019
FLW Live Leaderboard - Lake Cumberland
FLW media staff provides unofficial weight estimates for the 2019 Costa FLW Series Championship on Lake Cumberland READ MORE »
November 2, 2019
Cumberland Day 3 Coverage
by FLW Communications
Andrew Upshaw continues to roll on Cumberland. READ MORE »
November 1, 2019
Upshaw Moves Ahead at Cumberland
by Curtis Niedermier
Day two of the Costa FLW Series Championship on Lake Cumberland was a bit tougher for some, given the post-frontal conditions featuring lighter winds, sun and cold temperatures. As projected, consistency has been the key and Andrew Upshaw continued to dial in his program adding 15 pounds, 1 ounce to his day-one bag of 14-15 for a total of 30 pounds even. READ MORE »
November 1, 2019
Cumberland Day 2 Coverage
by FLW Communications
Day one of the Costa FLW Series Championship proved to be about as challenging as many anglers anticipated after a tough practice period, but it wasn’t all bad. Zimbabwe’s Roger Cousens certainly wasn’t complaining. His tournament-leading 17-pound, 2-ounce bag was exactly what he had hoped for as the tournament kicked off, and he’s gunning for another big stringer today. READ MORE »
October 31, 2019
Zimbabwe’s Cousens Grabs Lead
by Curtis Niedermier
The FLW International Division is well represented in the Costa FLW Series Championship, and perhaps none represented the division better than Roger Cousens of Zimbabwe, who didn’t seem bothered by the stingy conditions of Lake Cumberland on day one. With the only bag that topped 17 pounds for the day (17-2), Cousens enters day two with a 3-ounce lead over Robert Nakatomi, who qualified from the Western Division. READ MORE »
October 31, 2019
Cumberland Day 1 Coverage
by FLW Communications
With rain early and a cold snap forecasted to move in this afternoon, the first day of the Costa FLW Series Championship on Lake Cumberland could present some unique challenges for the 193-boat field, especially after a fairly mild and pleasant practice period. READ MORE »
October 29, 2019
Fitzpatrick All the Way on Grand
by Kyle Wood
Roger Fitzpatrick has had quite a fall fishing season. He won the BFL Super Tournament on Lake of the Ozarks in September, then qualified for the All-American by winning the BFL Regional on Grand Lake in October. READ MORE »
October 22, 2019
Drury Wins on Lake of the Ozarks
The Drury University duo of Cole Breeden of Eldridge, Missouri and Cameron Smith, of Nixa, Missouri, won the YETI FLW College Fishing event on Lake of the Ozarks presented by Bass Pro Shops with a five-bass limit weighing 18 pounds, 9 ounces. The victory earned the Panthers’ bass club $2,650 and a slot in the 2020 FLW College Fishing National Championship. READ MORE »
October 22, 2019
Myers Makes Long Run for Kentucky Win
by Tyler Brinks
Mark Myers of Cedar Falls, Iowa, is no stranger to the victory circle with FLW, having previously won a BFL as a boater to go with two FLW Tour victories as a co-angler and two more as a co-angler in Costa FLW Series competition. But, his latest win at the T-H Marine Bass Fishing League (BFL) Regional on Kentucky and Barkley Lakes is the realization of his long-time goal to qualify for the All-American. READ MORE »
October 21, 2019
Beavers Wins Potomac Regional
by Sean Ostruszka
A severe storm backed up the tides and drained many of the best areas on the Potomac. Adjusting to the unusual conditions and grinding out daily limits were the keys to success in the BFL Regional. READ MORE »
October 14, 2019
New Dominates Seminole Regional
by Curtis Niedermier
Belmont, N.C., angler Bryan New, who’s regularly one of FLW’s top performers in the grassroots ranks, had established a dominant pace. New weighed in 22 pounds, 9 ounces on day one and added 20-2 on day two to carry a lead of 6 pounds, 15 ounces into the finals. A roughly 7-pound margin isn’t necessarily a sure thing on Seminole, but the fall bite was a bit slower than what the lake can produce, and it was obvious New was cruising. READ MORE »
October 12, 2019
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Hays Rallies for Ozark Title
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by Sean Ostruszka
The final day of the Costa FLW Series Central Division event on Lake of the Ozarks presented by Evinrude was no walk in the park for the top 10 pros. With a cold front passing through at the start of the event, a high-pressure system settled in for the final round of fishing. While most struggled, Dylan Hays of El Dorado, Ark., sacked up 14 pounds, 6 ounces today – the biggest limit brought in during the final day – and finally was able to wrangle his first FLW title. READ MORE »
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Lake of the Ozarks Midday Update – Day 3
by Sean Ostruszka
The final day of the Costa FLW Series Central Division on Lake of the Ozarks presented by Evinrude is fixing to get fun based on what’s already happened today and what could happen. READ MORE »
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October 12, 2019
Top 5 Patterns from Lake of the Ozarks – Day 2
by Sean Ostruszka
Sure enough, with conditions changing from rain and clouds to sun and wind, the Costa FLW Series Central Division on Lake of the Ozarks, which is presented by Evinrude, has made it tough on guys. Of course, day-two leader James Watson predicted that some of the biggest bags of the event would come in today despite the conditions, and he was right. READ MORE »