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INGRAM WINS WALMART BASS FISHING LEAGUE BULLDOG DIVISION EVENT ON LAKE EUFAULA

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INGRAM WINS WALMART BASS FISHING LEAGUE BULLDOG DIVISION EVENT ON LAKE EUFAULA
 Ryan Ingram of Phenix City, Alabama, weighed a five-bass limit totaling 22 pounds, 13 ounces Saturday to win the Bulldog Division tournament on Lake Eufaula and a check worth $5,804. (FLW)
INGRAM WINS WALMART BASS FISHING LEAGUE BULLDOG DIVISION EVENT ON LAKE EUFAULA
                                                                                          
Moretto wins co-angler title
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EUFAULA, Ala. (June 1, 2015) – Ryan Ingram of Phenix City, Alabama, weighed a five-bass limit totaling 22 pounds, 13 ounces Saturday to win the fourth Walmart Bass Fishing League Bulldog Division tournament of 2015 on Lake Eufaula. For his victory, Ingram earned $5,804.
“I primarily fished parallel with lily pads on the north end of the lake,” said Ingram, who earned his sixth career victory on Lake Eufaula in FLW competition. “The bass were really active due to the rising water temperature.”
Ingram said he used a 1-ounce yellow and white-colored Strikezone Ledgebuster spinnerbait to catch his winning stringer.
“I just put down my trolling motor in 3 feet of water and focused on those lily pads,” said Ingram. “I caught a 6-pounder around noon which really helped.”
Ingram said he caught around 15 keepers in three different areas throughout his day.
“Everybody has been going south lately to catch fish,” said Ingram. “I stuck with my gut and went searching up north to avoid the crowd. Those spots seem to produce the most consistent weights for me.”
The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:
1st:          Ryan Ingram, Phenix City, Ala., five bass, 22-13, $3,804 + $2,000 Ranger Cup Bonus
2nd:         Dustin Wood, Eufaula, Ala., five bass, 19-8, $1,902
3rd:          Ronnie Ray, Phenix City, Ala., five bass, 19-6, $1,267
4th:          Al Cleghorn, Fitzgerald, Ga., five bass, 15-3, $888
5th:          Jay Grogan, Fort Mitchell, Ala., five bass, 14-12, $761
6th:          Buster Slocumb, Juliette, Ga., five bass, 14-11, $697
7th:          Alan Brightwell, Moultrie, Ga., five bas, 13-13, $634
8th:          Steve Stewart, Donalsonville, Ga., five bass, 13-8, $571
9th:          Cary Priest, Eufaula, Ala., five bass, 13-7, $507
10th:        Clarence Bush, Bainbridge, Ga., five bass, 12-14, $444
Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.
Ingram also caught the biggest bass of the tournament in the pro division, a fish weighing 6 pounds, 5 ounces and earned the day’s Big Bass award of $505.
Santana Moretto of Thomaston, Georgia, weighed in five bass totaling 13 pounds, 4 ounces Saturday to win $1,902 in the co-angler division.
The top 10 co-anglers were:
1st:          Santana Moretto, Thomaston, Ga., five bass, 13-4, $1,902
2nd:         Harold Grizzle, Gainesville, Ga., five bass, 11-15, $951
3rd:          Ronny Cantrell, Fitzgerald, Ga., five bass, 10-6, $634
4th:          Jimmie Bailey, Valdosta, Ga., five bass, 9-4, $444
5th:          Steve Hall, Mableton, Ga., five bass, 9-0, $364
5th:          John Wayne Robinson, Eufaula, Ala., three bass, 9-0, $364
7th:          Michael Fisher, Roswell, Ga., three bass, 8-15, $301
7th:          Jeff Grubbs, Palmetto, Ga., four bass, 8-15, $301
9th:          Michael Anderson, Enterprise, Ala., four bass, 8-13, $238
9th:          Allen McVay, Thomasville, Ga., two bass, 8-13, $238
McVay caught the biggest bass of the tournament in the co-angler division and earned the day’s Big Bass award of $252.
The top 50 boaters and 50 co-anglers based on point standings will qualify for the Oct. 22-24 Regional Championship on Neely Henry Lake in Gadsden, Alabama. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard and $20,000, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard.
The BFL is a 24-division circuit devoted to weekend anglers, with 120 tournaments throughout the season, five in each division. The top 50 boaters and co-anglers from each division qualify for a regional tournament and compete to finish in the top six, which then qualifies them for one of the longest-running championships in all of competitive bass fishing – the Walmart BFL All-American. Top winners in the BFL can move up to the Rayovac FLW Series or even the Walmart FLW Tour.

WILSON WINS WALMART BASS FISHING LEAGUE COWBOY DIVISION EVENT ON SAM RAYBURN RESERVOIR

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WILSON WINS WALMART BASS FISHING LEAGUE COWBOY DIVISION EVENT ON SAM RAYBURN RESERVOIR
Paul Wilson of Converse, Louisiana, weighed a five-bass limit totaling 21 pounds, 5 ounces Saturday to win the Cowboy Division on Sam Rayburn Reservoir and a check worth $5,472. (FLW)
WILSON WINS WALMART BASS FISHING LEAGUE COWBOY DIVISION EVENT ON SAM RAYBURN RESERVOIR
                                                                                          
Richardson wins co-angler title
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BROOKELAND, Texas (June 1, 2015) – Paul Wilson of Converse, Louisiana, weighed a five-bass limit totaling 21 pounds, 5 ounces Saturday to win the fourth Walmart Bass Fishing League Cowboy Division tournament of 2015 on Sam Rayburn Reservoir. For his victory, Wilson earned $5,472.
Wilson said he caught his fish along main-lake points in 14 to 20 feet of water. He used a Tennessee Shad-colored Norman Lures DD22 crankbait as well as a Carolina-rigged California 420-colored Zoom Ol’ Monster Worm.
“I would use the DD22 to see if the fish were hungry and if they were I’d drag the Monster Worm,” said Wilson.
Wilson said he caught approximately 60 fish during the tournament.
“My second fish of the day was my biggest – a 7-pounder. I had a limit within 15 minutes,” said Wilson. “From there I went around to eight different spots. Three of them produced my winning fish, but we kept moving back and forth between the others to make sure we didn’t miss anything.
“With the water being higher than usual, there was a lot of underwater structure that normally wouldn’t be there,” continued Wilson. “The fish seemed to be attracted to the different obstacles – especially the more gradual slopes. And if the slopes had a lot of brush, I knew some big fish would be there. I was fortunate enough to find that out early on.”
The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:
               1st:          Paul Wilson, Converse, La., five bass, 21-5, $4,472 + $1,000 Mercury Bonus
               2nd:         Kris Wilson, Montgomery, Texas, five bass, 21-2, $2,236
               3rd:          John Maddox, Lufkin, Texas, five bass, 21-1, $1,492
               4th:          Albert Collins, Nacogdoches, Texas, five bass, 20-1, $1,043
               5th:          Bryan Trahan, Orange, Texas, five bass, 16-15, $894
               6th:          Nick Lebrun, Shreveport, La., five bass, 16-7, $782
               6th:          Dicky Newberry, Houston, Texas, five bass, 16-7, $782
               8th:          W.T. Wright, Spring, Texas, five bass, 16-3, $671
               9th:          Derrick Shoffitt, Lufkin, Texas, five bass, 16-2, $596
               10th:        Justin Morton, Etoile, Texas, five bass, 15-7, $522
Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.
Wright caught the biggest bass of the tournament in the pro division, a fish weighing 8 pounds, 6 ounces and earned the day’s Big Bass award of $650.
Percy Richardson of Lufkin, Texas, weighed in five bass totaling 15 pounds, 12 ounces Saturday to win $2,157 in the co-angler division.
The top 10 co-anglers were:
          1st:          Percy Richardson, Lufkin, Texas, five bass, 15-12, $2,157
          2nd:         Jeffrey Grubbs, Goodrich, Texas, five bass, 14-14, $1,079
          3rd:          Benjamin Shaw, Haughton, La., five bass, 14-13, $717
          4th:          Allen Dupree, Haughton, La., five bass, 14-9, $503
          5th:          Josh Torres, Etoile, Texas, five bass, 14-7, $431
          6th:          Charles Dranguet, Natchitoches, La., five bass, 13-12, $396
          7th:          Joseph Brozak, Orange, Texas, five bass, 13-6, $360
          8th:          Brandon Grove, Greenwood, La., five bass, 11-8, $324
          9th:          Jerry Coutee, Montgomery, La., five bass, 11-2, $288
         10th:        Bill Gift, Lindale, Texas, five bass, 11-1, $239
Grubbs caught the biggest bass of the tournament in the co-angler division and earned the day’s Big Bass award of $305.
The top 50 boaters and 50 co-anglers based on point standings will qualify for the Oct. 22-24 Regional Championship on Lake of the Ozarks in Osage Beach, Missouri. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard and $20,000, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard.
The BFL is a 24-division circuit devoted to weekend anglers, with 120 tournaments throughout the season, five in each division. The top 50 boaters and co-anglers from each division qualify for a regional tournament and compete to finish in the top six, which then qualifies them for one of the longest-running championships in all of competitive bass fishing – the Walmart BFL All-American. Top winners in the BFL can move up to the Rayovac FLW Series or even the Walmart FLW Tour.

FELDERMANN WINS WALMART BASS FISHING LEAGUE GREAT LAKES DIVISION EVENT ON MISSISSIPPI RIVER

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FELDERMANN WINS WALMART BASS FISHING LEAGUE GREAT LAKES DIVISION EVENT ON MISSISSIPPI RIVER

Mike Feldermann of Galena, Illinois, weighed a five-bass limit totaling 15 pounds even Saturday to win the Great Lakes Division tournament on the Mississippi River and a check worth $6,498. (FLW)

FELDERMANN WINS WALMART BASS FISHING LEAGUE GREAT LAKES DIVISION EVENT ON MISSISSIPPI RIVER                                                            

Fisher wins co-angler title

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PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, Wis. (June 1, 2015) – Mike Feldermann of Galena, Illinois, weighed a five-bass limit totaling 15 pounds even Saturday to win the second Walmart Bass Fishing League Great Lakes Division tournament of 2015 on the Mississippi River. For his victory, Feldermann earned $6,498.
“It feels great,” said Feldermann, a 21-year BFL Great Lakes division veteran with eight career victories. “I know this area of the river really well so when I see my strategy fall into place it is really gratifying.”
Feldermann said he targeted bass in Pool No. 9 using a homemade white and chartreuse-colored spinnerbait.
“I was fishing the flooded reeds and grass in 2 to 3 feet of water the entire day,” Feldermann said. “I caught a quick limit at my first spot before heading north around 9 a.m.”
Feldermann said the biggest difference in his spots was the amount of fish he would catch, as well as their size.
“I caught the 4-pound, 12-ouncer – the biggest bass of the tournament – at about 11:15,” Feldermann said. “Those northern spots didn’t have tons of fish like the southern ones did, but the fish I brought in were large. If you want to win a tournament you’ve got to head up north.”
The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:
1st:          Mike Feldermann, Galena, Ill., five bass, 15-0, $4,498 + $2,000 Ranger Cup Bonus
2nd:         Jimmy Johnson, La Crosse, Wis., five bass, 13-10, $2,249
3rd:          Mike Brueggen, La Crosse, Wis., five bass, 12-8, $1,498
4th:          Josh Keeney, Greenville, Wis., five bass, 12-4, $1,050
5th:          Rick Miller, Eastman, Wis., five bass, 12-3, $900
6th:          Chase Clausen, Prairie du Chien, Wis., four bass, 11-12, $787
6th:          Kyle Von Ruden, Stoddard, Wis., five bass, 11-12, $787
8th:          Brian Fitzpatrick, La Crosse, Wis., five bass, 11-11, $675
9th:          Harold Therault, Grayslake, Ill., five bass, 11-0, $600
10th:        Dustin Drath, La Crosse, Wis., five bass, 10-15, $498
10th:        Wells Kaiser, Cuba City, Wis., five bass, 10-15, $498
Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.
Feldermann also caught the biggest bass of the tournament in the pro division, a fish weighing 4 pounds, 12 ounces and earned the day’s Big Bass award of $645.
Ben Fisher of Waterloo, Iowa, weighed in five bass totaling 12 pounds, 1 ounce Saturday to win $2,249 in the co-angler division.
The top 10 co-anglers were:
1st:          Ben Fisher, Waterloo, Iowa, five bass, 12-1, $2,249
2nd:         Alan Bernicky, Joliet, Ill., five bass, 11-13, $1,125
3rd:          Bill McBride, Rockford, Ill., five bass, 10-9, $752
4th:          Frank Cipra, Prairie du Chien, Wis., five bass, 10-7, $525
5th:          Michael Meier, Dodgeville, Wis., five bass, 10-3, $450
6th:          Bill Gabel, Willowbrook, Ill., five bass, 10-1, $393
6th:          Chad Schultz, Roscoe, Ill., five bass, 10-1, $393
8th:          John Morales, Tinley Park, Ill., four bass, 9-15, $337
9th:          Tony Seiler, River Falls, Wis., five bass, 9-8, $300
10th:        Greg Tacheny, Harris, Minn., five bass, 9-5, $262
Tony Kromke of La Crosse, Wisconsin, caught the biggest bass of the tournament in the co-angler division and earned the day’s Big Bass award of $322.
The top 50 boaters and 50 co-anglers based on point standings will qualify for the Oct. 15-17 Regional Championship on Kentucky Lake in Gilbertsville, Kentucky. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard and $20,000, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard.
The BFL is a 24-division circuit devoted to weekend anglers, with 120 tournaments throughout the season, five in each division. The top 50 boaters and co-anglers from each division qualify for a regional tournament and compete to finish in the top six, which then qualifies them for one of the longest-running championships in all of competitive bass fishing – the Walmart BFL All-American. Top winners in the BFL can move up to the Rayovac FLW Series or even the Walmart FLW Tour.

ABPLANALP WINS WALMART BASS FISHING LEAGUE HOOSIER DIVISION EVENT ON LAKE PATOKA

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ABPLANALP WINS WALMART BASS FISHING LEAGUE HOOSIER DIVISION EVENT ON LAKE PATOKA

Michael Abplanalp of Cleves, Ohio, weighed a five-bass limit totaling 16 pounds, 6 ounces Saturday to win the second Hoosier Division tournament on Lake Patoka and a check worth $5,541.

ABPLANALP WINS WALMART BASS FISHING LEAGUE HOOSIER DIVISION EVENT ON LAKE PATOKA                                                                                        

Mitchell wins co-angler title

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BIRDSEYE, Ind. (June 1, 2015) – Michael Abplanalp of Cleves, Ohio, weighed a five-bass limit totaling 16 pounds, 6 ounces Saturday to win the second Walmart Bass Fishing League (BFL) Hoosier Division tournament of 2015 on Lake Patoka. For his victory, Abplanalp earned $5,541.
“I did a lot of homework to prepare for this tournament,” said Abplanalp, a 12-year BFL Hoosier division veteran with 10 career top-10 finishes. “There are a lot of talented anglers out here so being well-prepared is key.”
Abplanalp said he pulled into his first spot around 6:45 a.m. and caught two fish.
“That spot was only about two minutes from the takeoff ramp,” said Abplanalp. “I liked the way the weeds were setting up so I began targeting fish in the 7 to 13 foot depths.
“My bait of choice was a plum- or watermelon-colored Zoom Baits ‘Ol Monster Worm,” continued Ablpanalp. “I would also throw a football-head jig here and there, but my main fish came on the Zoom worm.”
The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:
1st:          Michael Abplanalp, Cleves, Ohio, five bass, 16-6, $4,541 + $1,000 Mercury Bonus
2nd:         Scott Spayd, Ferdinand, Ind., five bass, 14-12, $2,270
3rd:          Brian Campbell, Oxford, Ohio, four bass, 14-1, $1,514
4th:          Brandon Houston, Burlington, Ky., five bass, 13-10, $1,060
5th:          Rich Fye, Galveston, Ind., four bass, 12-14, $908
6th:          Kevin Tschudy, Batavia, Ohio, four bass, 12-6, $833
7th:          Nick Teeters, Martinsville, Ind., four bass, 12-4, $757
8th:          David Helming Jr., Celestone, Ind., four bass, 10-14, $681
9th:          Ronald Nutter, Newark, Ohio, three bass, 10-11, $605
10th:        Garry Kincaid, Martinsville, Ind., three bass, 10-3, $530
Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.
John Voyles of Petersburg, Indiana, caught the biggest bass of the tournament in the pro division, a fish weighing 5 pounds, 9 ounces and earned the day’s Big Bass award of $660.
Kenny Mitchell of Franklin, Ohio, weighed in four bass totaling 9 pounds, 11 ounces Saturday to win $2,193 in the co-angler division.
The top 10 co-anglers were:
1st:          Kenny Mitchell, Franklin, Ohio, four bass, 9-11, $2,193
2nd”         Matt Orschell, Lawrenceburg, Ind., three bass, 9-4, $1,096
3rd:          Mark Dehart, Brownstown, Ind., three bass, 8-4, $730
4th:          Mike Rosemeyer, Indianapolis, Ind., two bass, 8-2, $512
5th:          Andrew Matuszak, Montgomery, Ind., three bass, 8-0, $439
6th:          Robert Sherron, Indianapolis, Ind., two bass, 6-10, $402
7th:          Justin Clift, Indianapolis, Ind., two bass, 6-2, $365
8th:          Rod Yoder, West Lafayette, Ind., two bass, 6-0, $329
9th:          Ronnie Constant, Muncie, Ind., two bass, 5-12, $292
10th:        Aaron Clayton, Hanover, Ind., two bass, 5-7, $256
Rosemeyer caught the biggest bass of the tournament in the co-angler division and earned the day’s Big Bass award of $310.
The top 50 boaters and 50 co-anglers based on point standings will qualify for the Oct. 15-17 Regional Championship on Kentucky Lake in Gilbertsville, Kentucky. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard and $20,000, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard.
The BFL is a 24-division circuit devoted to weekend anglers, with 120 tournaments throughout the season, five in each division. The top 50 boaters and co-anglers from each division qualify for a regional tournament and compete to finish in the top six, which then qualifies them for one of the longest-running championships in all of competitive bass fishing – the Walmart BFL All-American. Top winners in the BFL can move up to the Rayovac FLW Series or even the Walmart FLW Tour.

WALMART BFL OKIE EVENT SCHEDULED FOR FORT GIBSON MOVED TO SKIATOOK LAKE

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WALMART BFL OKIE EVENT SCHEDULED FOR FORT GIBSON MOVED TO SKIATOOK LAKE
WALMART BFL OKIE EVENT SCHEDULED FOR FORT GIBSON MOVED TO SKIATOOK LAKE
Advisory for Monday, June 1, 2015
WHAT:                  Walmart Bass Fishing League (BFL) Okie Division tournament at Skiatook Lake
WHEN:                  Saturday, June 6
WHERE:               Takeoff – 6 a.m. and weigh-in – 2 p.m., Black Dog Park, Skiatook, Okla.
NOTES:                Due to unsafe water conditions, the Walmart BFL tournament at Fort Gibson Lake slated for June 6 has been moved and anglers will now compete on Skiatook Lake. Anglers will takeoff and weigh-in at Black Dog Park, located on Highway 20 in Skiatook, Oklahoma. Up to 400 boaters and co-anglers will be competing for top awards of up to $8,000 and $3,000 respectively in the one-day event.
The top 50 boaters and 50 co-anglers based on point standings will qualify for the Oct. 22-24 Regional Championship on Lake of the Ozarks in Osage Beach, Missouri. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard and $20,000, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard.
The BFL is a 24-division circuit devoted to weekend anglers, with 120 tournaments throughout the season, five in each division. The top 50 boaters and co-anglers from each division qualify for a regional tournament and compete to finish in the top six, which then qualifies them for one of the longest-running championships in all of competitive bass fishing – the Walmart BFL All-American. Top winners in the BFL can move up to the Rayovac FLW Series or even the Walmart FLW Tour.
For complete details and updated information visit FLWFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the Rayovac FLW Series on Facebook at Facebook.com/FLWFishing and on Twitter at Twitter.com/FLWFishing.

Come out & Fish the Shearon Harris Big Bass Showdown June 20th 2015

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Come out & Fish the Shearon Harris Big Bass Showdown June 20th 2015

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DENSON WINS WALMART BASS FISHING LEAGUE MISSISSIPPI DIVISION EVENT ON ROSS BARNETT RESERVOIR

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DENSON WINS WALMART BASS FISHING LEAGUE MISSISSIPPI DIVISION EVENT ON ROSS BARNETT RESERVOIR

 Shannon Denson of Brandon, Mississippi, weighed a five-bass limit totaling 23 pounds, 2 ounces Saturday to win the Mississippi Division tournament on Ross Barnett Reservoir and a check for $4,618. (FLW)

DENSON WINS WALMART BASS FISHING LEAGUE MISSISSIPPI DIVISION EVENT ON ROSS BARNETT RESERVOIR                                                                                    

Hutzel wins co-angler title

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BRANDON, Miss. (June 1, 2015) – Shannon Denson of Brandon, Mississippi, weighed a five-bass limit totaling 23 pounds, 2 ounces Saturday to win the third Walmart Bass Fishing League Mississippi Division tournament of 2015 on Ross Barnett Reservoir. For his victory, Denson earned $4,618.
Denson said he started his day targeting bass in lily pads using a frog, but couldn’t find the bite.
“I had found good fish at these spots before the tournament but it wasn’t firing like I had hoped, so I decided to make a run,” said Denson. “I went to a submerged island and got my limit using a Strike King Jointed Structure Head jig rigged with a Blue Sapphire-colored Menace Twin Tail grub. The fish were in only about 18 inches of water.
“After catching the limit I spent my day trying to fire up schools on main-lake ledges and humps,” continued Denson. “I’d throw a Strike King KVD 8.0 Squarebill Magnum Crankbait to get the fish moving and then I’d switch to a Strike King Series 3 crankbait to clean up. Looking back, the Series 3 got the most bites.”
After the day concluded, Denson figured he had caught around 40 fish.
“The first drops right outside of the spawning areas is where the best fish came from,” said Denison. “Luckily, I was there to find them.”
The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:
1st:          Shannon Denson, Brandon, Miss., five bass, 23-2, $4,618
2nd:         Larry Rochelle, Canton, Miss., five bass, 17-4, $2,309
3rd:          Tony Owen, Carthage, Miss., five bass, 14-3, $1,539
4th:          Mike Norsworthy, Brandon, Miss., five bass, 13-12, $1,078
5th:          Bill Jarvis, De Kalb, Miss., five bass, 13-3, $924
6th:          Jason Forman, Philadelphia, Miss., five bass, 12-15, $847
7th:          Joel Barber, Brandon, Miss., five bass, 12-8, $770
8th:          Alfred Williams, Jackson, Miss., five bass, 12-6, $693
9th:          Garrett Riles, Potts Camp, Miss., three bass, 12-2, $616
10th:        David Dove, Steens, Miss., five bass, 12-0, $539
Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.
Todd Reed of Brandon, Mississippi, caught the biggest bass of the tournament in the pro division, a fish weighing 7 pounds, 1 ounce and earned the day’s Big Bass award of $680.
Jon Hutzel of Brandon, Mississippi, weighed in five bass totaling 14 pounds, 3 ounces Saturday to win $2,309 in the co-angler division.
The top 10 co-anglers were:
1st:          Jon Hutzel, Brandon, Miss., five bass, 14-3, $2,309
2nd:         Bernard Crump, Jackson, Miss., five bass, 11-2, $1,155
3rd:          Owen Dhonau, Canton, Miss., five bass, 10-11, $770
4th:          Ryan Moore, Cedar Bluff, Miss., five bass, 10-6, $539
5th:          John Gammill, Petal, Miss., four bass, 10-0, $462
6th:          Scott Kirk, Booneville, Miss., five bass, 9-15, $423
7th:          John Goul, Philadelphia, Miss., five bass, 9-14, $385
8th:          Joel Ross, Brandon, Miss., five bass, 9-9, $346
9th:          Jerry Perry, Olive Branch, Miss., five bass, 9-0, $308
10th:        Austin Savell, Brandon, Miss., five bass, 8-15, $269
Joe Cornelius of Corinth, Mississippi, caught the biggest bass of the tournament in the co-angler division and earned the day’s Big Bass award of $340.
The top 50 boaters and 50 co-anglers based on point standings will qualify for the Oct. 22-24 Regional Championship on Neely Henry Lake in Gadsden, Alabama. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard and $20,000, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard.
The BFL is a 24-division circuit devoted to weekend anglers, with 120 tournaments throughout the season, five in each division. The top 50 boaters and co-anglers from each division qualify for a regional tournament and compete to finish in the top six, which then qualifies them for one of the longest-running championships in all of competitive bass fishing – the Walmart BFL All-American. Top winners in the BFL can move up to the Rayovac FLW Series or even the Walmart FLW Tour.

June 2015 SML Lake Report by Captain Dale Wilson

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June 2015 SML Lake Report by Captain Dale Wilson

SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE FISHING REPORT
June 2015
DALE WILSON’S
SML GUIDE SERVICE
PHONE NO: 540-297-5650 / 540-874-4950
www.captaindalewilson.com

Picture: Captain Dale Wilson with a large smallmouth bass caught 5/29/15.

OVERVIEW: Fishing will be good this month! Water temperature will be in the upper 70’s to lower 80’s. Baitfish will continue to spawn mainly at night this month. Most species of fish will feed actively this month. Best times will be early morning and after dark.

Largemouth Bass- Fishing for largemouth bass will be good this month. Best lures will be jigs, drop shot rigs, top water lures, Carolina rigs, buzz baits, Large Texas rigged plastic worms and shaky heads. Most largemouth bass will be caught near secondary and main points, brush piles, humps, ledges, rip rap shorelines and deep docks. Best depths will be from the surface to 20 feet deep. Most largemouth bass will have already spawned. Rocks, stumps and brush are key factors to finding bass this month. Please practice catch and release.

Smallmouth Bass- Fishing should be fair. Best areas will be rocks, humps, ledges, and main channel points. Best lures will be jig & pig, tubes, hair jigs and top water lures. Best areas will be in the mid to the lower sections of the lake. Most smallmouth bass will be suspened this month near schools of baitfish. Cloudy days with light winds are good times to try your luck! Light line and smaller lures will increase your chances to catch smallmouth bass.

Striped Bass- Fishing will be good. Stripers will be caught in the mid to lower sections of the lake and the larger creeks. Best lures will be swim baits, top water poppers, Thunder sticks, Red-fins and Zoom flukes fished on 3/8 to 3/4 oz. lead heads. The best depths will be from the surface to 40 feet deep. Baitfish will still be spawning near the shorelines at night. Live bait will work this month. Night fishing will be fair this month. Some schools of stripers will surface this month!

Crappie- Fishing for crappie will be fair this month. They will be found 5 to 20 feet deep. Best areas will be in the main creeks around docks, fallen trees, and brush piles in the mid to upper sections of the lake. Small live minnows and 1 ½ to 2 inch tubes or shad shaped plastic lures fished on 1/16 to 1/18 oz. lead heads will work best to catch crappie this month.

TIP OF THE Month: Most species of fish have spawned and moved into their summer feeding patterns. Some bait fish will continue to come to the main channel points late at night. The use of a black light at night will help you to see better after dark! Make sure you wear your life jacket. You can never be too careful when boating after dark! Remember to be courteous and obey all the boating laws. Please practice catch and release. Take a kid fishing!

June 2015 Lake Anna Lake report by Chris Craft

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The first official day of summer is not until June 21, but you can’t tell by the humidity, air temps and afternoon thunder storms!!! The weekend summer crowd is here and the fishing is really heating up as well. The top water bite is in full swing for both bass and striper and many times can be found in the same areas. 
Bass–  The bass are full blown post spawn now and are aggressively taking top water baits early in the morning. Look for them to be chasing Blue Back Herring for the first couple of hours in the morning. Damiki MTB NOISY BUZZBAITS, DAMIKI RAMBLER WALKING BAITS, PAYCHECK BAITS REPOMAN WALKING BAIT. DAMIKI D POP, DON IOVINO SPLASH IT POPPERS ans a COTTON CORDELL BROKEN BACK REDFIN are all great choices for exploding top water action. After the top water action slows down it is time to pick up a shakey head or wacky rig. Fish boat docks, rocks, bridges and brush piles. Shakey Heads rigged with Zoom Trick Worms, Deep Creek Lures 6″ MT Worm & finesse worms work great. Green Pumpkin, Watermelon and Junebug are very popular colors that work great. Look for the fish to be in 6-12 feet of water for most of the month.  Towards the end of the month, most of the fish will migrate to deeper water, sometimes even more that 20 feet.

 

CRAPPIE– The Specks have moved back out to the bridge pilings and deep brush piles for the summer. The best way to catch them will be with small-medium minnows rigged on a slip bobber. They can be found anywhere fro 10-25 feet of water. Do not look for the to return to the shallows until fall when the water temps start falling into the mid 60’s. STRIPER– Look for the striper in the mid lake region down to about Dike 1 all month long. At first light you can find them chasing bait fish and can catch the on top. Walking baits, Broken Back Redfins and jerkbaits will all catch fish. After the morning feed is over, look for schools on your electronics and drop Toothache Spoons to them. 

Trolling is also becoming very effective as the summer draws closer. Deep Diving Redfins with a bucktail trailer, Bill NOrman DD22’s and BPS LEC 15’s are all great baits for trolling. 

For the anglers that want to use live bait, Blue Back Herring is very plentiful this year. You will need to get out before daylight breaks and hang lights to attract the bait. 

 

Lake Level- Full Pool
Water Clarity
Up Lake- Stained
Mid Lake- Clear
Down Lake- Clear
Water Temps
Up Lake- upper 70’s – low 80’s
Mid Lake- upper 70’s – low 80’s
Down Lake- mid 80’s

 

HENARD WINS WALMART BASS FISHING LEAGUE VOLUNTEER DIVISION EVENT ON CHEROKEE LAKE

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HENARD WINS WALMART BASS FISHING LEAGUE VOLUNTEER DIVISION EVENT ON CHEROKEE LAKE
 J.R. Henard of Rogersville, Tennessee, weighed a five-bass limit totaling 18 pounds, 13 ounces Saturday to win the Volunteer Division tournament on Cherokee Lake and a check worth $5,514. (FLW)
HENARD WINS WALMART BASS FISHING LEAGUE VOLUNTEER DIVISION EVENT ON CHEROKEE LAKE
                                                                                          
Freshour wins co-angler title
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MORRISTOWN, Tenn. (June 1, 2015) – J.R. Henard of Rogersville, Tennessee, weighed a five-bass limit totaling 18 pounds, 13 ounces Saturday to win the fourth Walmart Bass Fishing League Volunteer Division tournament of 2015 on Cherokee Lake. For his victory, Henard earned $5,514.
“Last season I was able to finish strong so that’s what I’m using as motivation this year,” said Henard who was the BFL Wild Card tournament champion last fall. “I’m excited to see what the next few months bring.
 “I started at an offshore spot dragging a black and blue-colored Profound Outdoors Swamper football-head jig and I caught my first two keepers within 45 minutes,” said Henard. “I stayed deep, but couldn’t find anything for a long time so I decided to head in shallow and flip willow trees and caught a few more good fish.”
Around 2 o’clock, Henard said he caught his largest fish – a 6-pounder – on a white Spro Poppin’ Frog.
“The frog had a unique shade of white that the bass seemed to be reacting to well,” Henard said.
Looking ahead, Henard hopes he can surpass his success from the 2014 tournament season.
“Winning tournaments like this is just the fuel I need to do more preparation work and fish harder,” Henard said.
The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:
1st:          J.R. Henard, Rogersville, Tenn., five bass, 18-13, $3,514 + $2,000 Ranger Cup Bonus
2nd:         Jimmy-Kyle Clark, Morristown, Tenn., five bass, 14-15, $1,757
3rd:          Randy Brown, Mosheim, Tenn., five bass, 14-13, $1,172
4th:          Lance Grigsby, Luttrell, Tenn., five bass, 12-15, $761
4th:          Tony Morton, Maryville, Tenn., five bass, 12-15, $761
6th:          Kevin McKamey, Clinton, Tenn., five bass, 11-10, $615
6th:          Tim Smiley, White Pine, Tenn., five bass, 11-10, $615
8th:          George Carroll, Clinton, Tenn., five bass, 10-11, $527
9th:          Jimbo Harris, Maryville, Tenn., five bass, 10-6, $469
10th:        Brad Napier, Harts, W. Va., four bass, 10-4, $410
Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.
Henard also caught the biggest bass of the tournament in the pro division, a fish weighing 6 pounds, 2 ounces and earned the day’s Big Bass award of $450.
Bill Freshour of Strawberry Plains, Tennessee, weighed in five bass totaling 11 pounds, 9 ounces Saturday to win $1,757 in the co-angler division.
The top 10 co-anglers were:
1st:          Bill Freshour, Strawberry Plains, Tenn., five bass, 11-9, $1,757
2nd:         Matt Hall, Woodlawn, Va., four bass, 8-10, $879
3rd:          Matt Brown, Harriman, Tenn., five bass, 8-8, $585
4th:          Donnie Holder, Mooresburg, Tenn., four bass, 8-3, $410
5th:          Jason Lake, Barbourville, Ky., three bass, 7-10, $351
6th:          Ron Nelson, Kodak, Tenn., five bass, 7-8, $322
7th:          Joseph Jenkins, Harrogate, Tenn., three bass, 6-13, $293
8th:          Dustin Dyer, Knoxville, Tenn., three bass, 6-12, $264
9th:          Travis Carpenter, Rogersville, Tenn., three bass, 6-9, $234
10th:        John Ball, Rogersville, Tenn., three bass, 6-3, $205
John Coker of Knoxville, Tennessee, caught the biggest bass of the tournament in the co-angler division and earned the day’s Big Bass award of $225.
The top 50 boaters and 50 co-anglers based on point standings will qualify for the Oct. 15-17 Regional Championship on Lake Wateree in Camden, South Carolina. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard and $20,000, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard.
The BFL is a 24-division circuit devoted to weekend anglers, with 120 tournaments throughout the season, five in each division. The top 50 boaters and co-anglers from each division qualify for a regional tournament and compete to finish in the top six, which then qualifies them for one of the longest-running championships in all of competitive bass fishing – the Walmart BFL All-American. Top winners in the BFL can move up to the Rayovac FLW Series or even the Walmart FLW Tour.
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