Gustafson Leads FLW Tour at Pickwick

FLORENCE, Ala. (June 5, 2014) – Pro angler Jeff Gustafson of Keewatin, Ontario, Canada, caught the biggest bass of his life Thursday – a huge 10-pound, 12-ounce monster – to anchor his five-bass limit and grab the lead after day one of the Walmart FLW Tour at Pickwick...

Sykora Leads BFL All-American

FLORENCE, Ala. (June 5, 2014) – Marcus Sykora of Osage Beach, Mo., took the early lead at the Walmart BFL All-American presented by Chevy on Wilson Lake with a five-bass limit that weighed 26 pounds, 11 ounces. He now holds a comfortable 5-pound, 6-ounce lead over...

Douglas Lake Is Home Sweet Home For Ott DeFoe

DANDRIDGE, Tenn ­— Consistency has put Ott DeFoe in position to win his first Bassmaster event on his home waters of Douglas Lake. “Every big tournament we’ve had here I have done well, but I have yet to win one,” said DeFoe, a Bassmaster Elite Series pro from...

Alabama High School Fishing Open Set for Wheeler Lake

ROGERSVILLE, Ala. (May 28, 2014) – The Bass Federation (TBF) and FLW, the world’s largest tournament-fishing organization, will host a Student Angler Federation High School Fishing Open on Wheeler Lake in Rogersville, Ala., June 8. The tournament will be held in...

Major League Fishing Concludes Filming of Select Event

MUSKOGEE, Okla. (May 26, 2014) – Major League Fishing has completed the filming of its first GEICO Select event, which features 24 mostly first-time league anglers. The competition “far exceeded our highest hopes,” according to Major League Fishing Commissioner Don...

Early Morning Bite Puts Tim Johnston In Lead On Noxon

TROUT CREEK, Mont. — Some anglers in the 2014 B.A.S.S. Nation Western Divisional worked all day to eke out a limit on Montana’s Noxon Reservoir. But not Tim Johnston. He did it in an hour and a half. “I had five fish by 7:22 this morning,” said Johnston, a member of...

DeFoe Among Pros Competing In Douglas Lake Open

DANDRIDGE, Tenn. — Douglas Lake will host its third Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Open presented by Allstate tournament this year with the season opener of the Northern Opens May 29-31. A previous Open was held at Douglas the first week of April 2013 when Patrick Bone of...