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May 2023
Sat
27
May
Kentucky Aluminum Bass Fishing Tournament at Mill Creek Lake
07:00 am
Sat
27
May
Ky Pond Hoppers Div. 1 Tournament at Willisburg Lake
07:00 am
June 2023
Thu
01
Jun
West Michigan Bass Half Pint Series at Mona Lake
05:30 pm
Thu
01
Jun
West Michigan Bass Thirsty Thursday – North
06:00 pm
Thu
01
Jun
23 Thursday Night Good Intensions Bass Tournament
06:00 pm
Thu
01
Jun
Topwater League Series: Inland Division Event 4
06:00 pm
Thu
01
Jun
Topwater League Series: LSC Division Event 3 – West Michigan
06:00 pm
Thu
01
Jun
TNT (Thursday Night Tournaments) at Center Lake
06:00 pm
Fri
02
Jun
Fishing has No Boundaries
07:00 am
Wild Eagle Lodge, 4443 Chain O Lakes Rd Eagle River, WI 54521 United States
Fri
02
Jun
Catdaddy Open Bank Pole Tournament
04:00 pm
Wapsi River, 2680 Cir. Y62 DeWitt, IA 52752 United States
Fri
02
Jun
Cash for Bass at Oakland Lake
06:00 pm
Fri
02
Jun
Cash for Bass at Lake Ponema
06:00 pm
Sat
03
Jun
ALS Walleye Tournament
12:00 am
Sat
03
Jun
Leech Lake Walleye Tournament
12:00 am
Sat
03
Jun
National Fishing and Boating Week – June 3-11, 2023
12:00 am
Sat
03
Jun
Iowa Bass Anglers Team Trail
05:30 am
Sat
03
Jun
Hawkeye Bass Anglers Open Tournament
05:30 am
Mississippi River Pool 14, Clinton, 101 8th Ave N. Clinton, IA 52732 United States
Sat
03
Jun
NTBA South Central Divisional Team Trail Open Tournament
06:00 am
Sat
03
Jun
Casting Couples Tourney at Magician Lake
06:00 am
Sat
03
Jun
S.M.A.C. Southwest Michigan Anglers Club Bass Tournament
06:00 am
Sat
03
Jun
Point Mouillee Water Fowl/DWF (Downriver Walleye Federation) Walleye Tournament
06:00 am
Sat
03
Jun
KBN West/KBN State Series Qualifier
07:00 am
Barren River Lake, Port Oliver Ramp KY United States
Sat
03
Jun
Camp Courageous Fishing Derby
08:00 am
Pleasant Creek Lake, 3598 Strawn Rd. Palo, IA 52324 United States
Sat
03
Jun
32nd Annual Kids Day
09:00 am
Big Foot Beach State Parki, Lake Geneva, WI United States
Sat
03
Jun
Kids Fishing Tournament
10:00 am
Ventura Grade, 15459 Dodge Ave. Clear Lake, IA 50428 United States
Sat
03
Jun
Annual Kids “R” 1st Fishing Contest
11:00 am
Half Moon Lake, County Road G Milltown, WI 54858 United States
Sun
04
Jun
FM Walleyes Spring Classic
12:00 am
Sun
04
Jun
Inaugural Veterans Fishing Derby
06:00 am
Gordy’s Marine, 320 Lake Street Fontana, WI 53125 United States
Fri
09
Jun
KBN High School and Junior Championship
05:00 am
Sat
10
Jun
Knights of Columbus Walleye Tournament
12:00 am
Sat
10
Jun
USA Bassin KY-08 Green River Lake Division Tournament
06:00 am
Sat
10
Jun
IMTT Summer Classic
06:00 am
Sat
10
Jun
Kids Fishing Derby at Binder Park Lake Deck
07:00 am
Binder Park Lake Deck, 5840 Rainbow Drive Jefferson City, MO 65109 United States
Sat
10
Jun
Spring Classic of Champions Musky Fishing Tournament
07:00 am
Sat
10
Jun
Free Fishing Weekend Statewide in Michigan
08:00 am
Sat
10
Jun
The 34rd Annual Two Rivers Family Fishing Fair
10:00 am
Pere Marquette State Park, 13112 Visitor Center Lane Grafton, IL 62037 United States
Tue
13
Jun
USA Bassin KY-27 Tournament
05:30 pm
Fri
16
Jun
Crappie Masters All American Trail
06:00 am
Fri
16
Jun
2023 Angler & Young Angler Fishing Tournament
05:00 pm
Sat
17
Jun
Osakis Walleye Tournament
12:00 am
Sat
17
Jun
Hank Lesniak’s Valley of the Giants Musky Tournament
07:00 am
Phelps Hillside Resort, 2474 S Shore Rd. Phelps, WI 5455 United States
Sun
18
Jun
Take a Kid Fishing
12:00 pm
Conover Town Park, 4697 Park Circle Conover, WI 54519 United States
Thu
22
Jun
Champions Tour – Minnesota
12:00 am
Fri
23
Jun
Devils Lake Invitational Tournament
12:00 am
Fri
23
Jun
Musky Festival
12:00 am
Downtown Hayward, Main Street Hayward, WI 54843 United States
Fri
23
Jun
Mercer Open All-Species Fishing Tournament
06:00 pm
Mercer Area Chamber of Commerce, 5150N Hwy 51 Mercer, WI 54547 United States
Sat
24
Jun
GRAHA Walleye Shootout (Grand Rapids)
12:00 am
Sat
24
Jun
Ky Bass Nation 4th Adult Qualifier at Kentucky Lake
06:00 am
Sat
24
Jun
Barren River Fishing League Open Tournament
06:00 pm
July 2023
Sat
01
Jul
Stars and Strips Open Fishing Tournament at Paw Paw Lake
05:00 am
Sat
01
Jul
River Rats Open Tournament at Lake Lansing
06:00 am
Sat
01
Jul
American Bass Club Team Open at Lake Saint Clair
07:00 am
Sun
02
Jul
WMB-Sunday Funday – Eastern Michigan & West Michigan Open Bass Tournament
07:00 am
Mon
03
Jul
Hawkeye Bass Anglers Open Tournament
05:30 pm
Badger Creek Lake, Cir. R16 Van Meter, IA 50261 United States
Mon
03
Jul
WMB -COTM – West Michigan Bass Evening Tournament
06:00 pm
Mon
03
Jul
Casting for Christ Missions Bass Tournament at Lake Cumberland
06:00 pm
Tue
04
Jul
Fire Cracker Open Bass Tournament at Green Lake
07:00 am
Tue
04
Jul
Germantown Lions Club Fourth of July Youth Fishing Rodeo
09:00 am
Municipal Pond – Germantown, 1930 South Germantown Rd. Germantown, TN United States
Thu
06
Jul
Gone Fishin’ Day Camp
09:30 am
Crabtree Nature Center, 3 Stover Rd. Barrington, IL 60010 United States
Fri
07
Jul
CAST Night Tournament at Kentucky Lake
06:30 pm
Fri
07
Jul
FOCAS Open Night Tournament at Kentucky Lake
07:00 pm
Sat
08
Jul
Northwest Indiana Bass Club Tournament
12:00 am
Sat
08
Jul
Best Dam Fest – Beaver Dam, Wis.
12:00 am
Sat
08
Jul
Fox Lake Open Bass Tournament
12:00 am
Sat
08
Jul
Iowa Bass Stalkers Tournament
03:00 am
Three Mile Lake, Cir. H33 Afton, IA 50830 United States
Sat
08
Jul
Open Bass Tournament at Little River Lake
06:00 am
Little River Lake, Co. Rd. 40 Leon, 50144 United States
Sat
08
Jul
Kids’ Fest at Wampum Lake
10:00 am
Wampum Lake, Thornton-Lansing Rd. Cook County, IL 60476 United States
Sat
08
Jul
Belle Plaine Fire Department Catfishing Tournament
03:00 pm
Iowa River, Hwy. 21, Highway 21 Marengo, IA 52301 United States
Sat
08
Jul
Kentucky Aluminum Open Bass Fishing Tournament at Nolin River Lake
05:00 pm
Sat
08
Jul
ECHS Bass Fishing Team Benefit Tournament at Nolin River Lake
07:00 pm
Sun
09
Jul
Bass Junkies Bass Tournament
12:00 am
Mon
10
Jul
Ludington Offshore Classic/Big Boys Fishing Tournament
12:00 am
Waterfront Park, 391 S. William Street Ludington, MI 49431 United States
Fri
14
Jul
49th Annual Michigan Brown Trout Festival
12:00 am
Alpena Boat Harbor/Marina, 400 E. Chisholm Street Alpena, MI 49707 United States
Sat
15
Jul
USA Bassin Tournament on Lake Barkley
05:30 am
Sat
15
Jul
Bass Classic Fishing Tournament
06:00 am
Balsam Lake, 246 Co. Rd I Balsam Lake, WI 54810 United States
Sat
15
Jul
Youth Outdoor Fest
10:00 am
Pettibone Park, 374 South Pettibone Drive La Crosse, WI 54601 United States
Sun
16
Jul
Flat Bottom Bass Series Tournament at Mississippi River Pool 10
05:00 am
Fri
21
Jul
Bay Area Sports Show and Fishing Tournament
12:00 am
Sat
22
Jul
Northwest Indiana Bass Club Tournament
12:00 am
Sun
23
Jul
Angler’s Choice Bass Tournament
05:00 am
Mississippi River Pool 13 – Sabula, US Hwy 52 Sabula, IA 52070 United States
Sun
23
Jul
MLF Foundation Charity Tournament
06:00 am
Moors Resort, 570 Moors Rd Gilbertsville, KY 42044 United States
Mon
24
Jul
Hawkeye Bass Anglers Open Tournament
05:30 pm
Badger Creek Lake, Cir. R16 Van Meter, IA 50261 United States
Sat
29
Jul
Big Green Open Bass Tournament
12:00 am
Sat
29
Jul
Kids Fishing Day
09:00 am
Warriors Path State Park, Duck Island, 490 Hemlock Rd. Kingsport, TN 37663 United States
August 2023
Thu
17
Aug
National Championship Musky Open
05:00 pm
Vilas County Fairgrounds, State Road 70 W. Eagle River, WI 54521 United States
Sat
19
Aug
Tri-County Bass Club Fishing Tournament at Lake of the Ozarks
07:00 pm
Thu
24
Aug
International Falls Bass Championship
12:00 am
Sat
26
Aug
DC Fishing Classic
07:00 am
Sand Lake Pub, 851 State Hwy 17 Phelps, WI 54554 United States
September 2023
Sat
02
Sep
TTT’s Outdoor Adventures – Summer Bass Tournament Trail
06:30 am
Sat
02
Sep
River Rats Bass Tournament at Grand River
07:00 am
Tue
05
Sep
Tuesday Night Big Bass League Tournaments
05:30 pm
Brinker Lake, 292 N. Hackett Rd. Waterloo, IA 50701 United States
Wed
06
Sep
Iowa Bass Nation State Tournament at Mississippi River Pool 10
06:00 am
Thu
07
Sep
TNT (Thursday Night Tournaments) at Vineyard Lake
05:30 pm
Thu
07
Sep
Topwater Tournament Series at Lake St. Clair
06:00 pm
Fri
08
Sep
Frank Schneider, Jr. Memorial Tournament
12:00 am
Sat
09
Sep
Zoneton Fires 17th Annual Crusade Tournament
05:00 am
Sat
09
Sep
CAST Church Leadership Appreciation Tournament
05:30 am
Moors Resort, 570 Moors Rd Gilbertsville, KY 42044 United States
Sat
09
Sep
IUOE Local 148 Charity Bass Tournament at Lake of the Ozarks
06:00 am
Sat
09
Sep
North and South Twin Lakes Musky Tournament
06:00 am
Northern Exposure Restaurant and Bar, 4384 Deerskin Rd Phelps, WI 54554 United States
Sat
09
Sep
Kim Daniel Memorial Catfishing Tournament
07:00 am
Mississippi River Pool 19 – Burlington Municipal Ramp North, 1103 15th St Fort Madison, IA 52627 United States
Sat
16
Sep
KY HS MLF Stop #1 Open Tournament at Herrington Lake
04:30 am
Sat
16
Sep
BRFLRS Open Fishing Tournament
06:00 am
Sat
16
Sep
MFL Open Event Bass Tournament at Saint Joseph River
06:30 am
Sat
16
Sep
Cops And Bobbers—Kids Events at Pioneer Park
07:00 am
Sat
16
Sep
Paul’s Pro Am Musky Tournament at the Eagle River Chain of Lakes
07:30 am
Sat
16
Sep
MLF/Phoenix Bass Fishing Tournament at Lake of the Ozarks
08:00 am
Sat
23
Sep
Free Fishing Day in Indiana
12:00 am
Sat
23
Sep
IMTT Mike Sule Memorial Tournament
06:00 am
Musky Tales and Time 2 Bite, 25855 W. IL Rt. 173 Antioch, IL 60002 United States
Sat
23
Sep
Angler’s Choice Bass Tournament
06:00 am
Mississippi River Pool 13 – Sabula, US Hwy 52 Sabula, IA 52070 United States
Sat
23
Sep
Phoenix BFL Illini #5 Tournament at Kentucky Lake
06:00 am
Sun
24
Sep
FM Walleyes Fall Classic
12:00 am
Sun
24
Sep
Grand River Opens Bass Tournament at Stearns Bayou
07:00 am
Thu
28
Sep
Annual Treeland Premier Musky Fly Fishing Championship
12:00 am
Treeland Resorts, 9630 N. Treeland Rd. Hayward, WI 54843 United States
Thu
28
Sep
MLF/Toyota Series Tournament at Lake of the Ozarks
07:00 am
Sat
30
Sep
George Wahl Memorial Tournament
12:00 am
Sat
30
Sep
Quad County Hawg Hunters Club Tournament
12:00 am
October 2023
Fri
06
Oct
43rd Midwest Musky Classic Tournament
08:00 am
Sat
07
Oct
JET-A-MARINA Tournament Series
06:00 am
Moors Resort, 570 Moors Rd Gilbertsville, KY 42044 United States
Sat
07
Oct
Lake Barkley TFO Cat Bash
06:30 am
Sat
07
Oct
IMTT Gregg Tichacek Memorial Tournament at Lake McMaster
06:30 am
Sat
07
Oct
Dirty 30 Scramble Tournament at Lake Saint Clair
07:00 am
Sat
07
Oct
WMB – Never Give It Up – Fall Series At Hardy Dam Pond
07:00 am
Sat
07
Oct
Big Bass Bash Tournament at Lake of the Ozarks
07:00 am
Sat
07
Oct
Greater Wisconsin Musky Tournament
07:00 am
Sat
07
Oct
8th Annual Boulder Junction Lions Walleye Classic
10:00 am
Sat
14
Oct
American Bass Club Central Qualifier at Lake Cumberland
06:00 am
Sat
14
Oct
Shawnee Muskie Hunters’ “Fall Brawl Tournament” at Lake Kinkaid
07:00 am
Sat
14
Oct
John Kovatch Memorial JCBA Open Tournament at Wamplers Lake
08:00 am
Sun
15
Oct
Lake Belvadeer Open
06:00 am
Lake Belva Deer, 19189 250th Ave. Harper, IA 52231 United States
Thu
19
Oct
MLF/Phoenix Bass Fishing (Regional) Tournament
07:00 am
Sat
21
Oct
4th Annual Lady of the Lake Muskie Tournament at Lake Geneva
07:30 am
Thu
26
Oct
Sandwich Sportsman’s Club
06:00 pm
Sandwich Sportsman’s Club, 1104 Hartman Trail Sandwich, IL United States
Sat
28
Oct
Fish for Sight Buddy Bass Tournament at Lake of the Ozarks
07:00 am
Mon
30
Oct
Sandwich Sportsman’s Club
07:00 pm
Sandwich Sportsman’s Club, 1104 Hartman Trail Sandwich, IL United States
November 2023
Wed
01
Nov
Blackhawk Bassmasters
07:00 pm
Max and Benny’s, 461 Waukegan Rd. Northbrook, 60062 United States
Wed
01
Nov
Anglers Unlimited of Lake County
07:30 pm
American Legion Hall, Round Lake, 111 E. Main St. Round Lake, IL United States
Wed
01
Nov
Mishicot Sportsmen’s Club
08:00 pm
Mishicot Sportsmen’s Club, 13804 Jamb Creek Rd. Mishicot, WI 54228 United States
Thu
02
Nov
Sandwich Sportsman’s Club
06:00 pm
Sandwich Sportsman’s Club, 1104 Hartman Trail Sandwich, IL United States
Thu
02
Nov
Fishers of Men Fishing Club
07:00 pm
Lutheran Church of the Master, 1200 69th Ave. N. Minneapolis, MN 55430 United States
Thu
02
Nov
Midwest Musky Club
07:30 pm
Village Sportmen’s Club, 5201 W. 115th St. Alsip, IL 60803 United States
Fri
03
Nov
Anglers Outpost and Marine NTBA Trail Fall Classic at Lake Cumberland
06:00 am
Sat
04
Nov
MCHS Regional Qualifier #4 Tournament at Herrington Lake
07:00 am
Sat
04
Nov
12th Annual MCHS Fishing Team Fundraiser Tournament at Lake Malone
07:00 am
Sat
04
Nov
Spencer County High School Fundraising Tournament at Taylorsville Lake
07:00 am
Sat
04
Nov
IMTT State Championship at Kinkaid Lake
07:00 am
Sun
05
Nov
Topwater Fall Series: Southeast Division Event 9 Open Tournament
07:00 am
Sun
05
Nov
Topwater Fall Series: Southwest Division Event 9 open tournament
07:00 am
Sun
05
Nov
IMTT State Championship at Kinkaid Lake
07:00 am
Mon
06
Nov
Oswegoland Fishin’ Fools
07:00 pm
Allied First Bank, 3201 Orchard Rd. Oswego, IL United States
Mon
06
Nov
Prairie State Bassmasters
07:00 pm
Bass Pro Shop, Bolingbrook, 709 Janes Ave Bolingbrook, IL 60440 United States
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