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May 2024

Thu
09
May
Treeland Challenge—Bass and Walleye Catch and Release
12:00 am
Treeland Resorts, 9630 N. Treeland Rd. Hayward, WI 54843 United States
Sat
11
May
R&B Open Super Tournaments at Maxinkuckee Lake
12:00 am
Sat
11
May
Weekend Angler Bass Tournament Circuit at Winona Lake
12:00 am
Sat
11
May
SCIBC Open Buddy Tournament at Rathbun Lake
06:00 am
Sat
11
May
LCAA Club Open Bass Tourney at Lake Geode
06:00 am
Sat
11
May
Brest Bay Sportsmans Club Walleye Showdown Tournament at Lake Erie
06:00 am
Sat
11
May
MLF Open Tournament at Rough River Lake
06:00 am
Sat
11
May
NTBA Flag Division Tournament by the Angler’s Outpost & Marine
06:00 am
Sat
11
May
Bluegrass Kayak Anglers Tournament on Lake Cumberland
06:00 am
Sat
11
May
KY Pond Hoppers Div. 1 Tournament at Willisburg Lake
07:00 am
Sat
11
May
KSP Jason VanHook Memorial Bass Tournament at Lake Cumberland
07:00 am
Tue
14
May
Lake Delhi Weeknight Bass Tournament
05:00 pm
Thu
16
May
Michiana Single Open Tournament on the Hudson
05:30 pm
Fri
17
May
32nd Annual Walleye Tournament at Vilas County Lakes
12:00 am
Fri
17
May
Fishing Has No Boundaries Tournament at Lake Chippewa
12:00 am
Fri
17
May
Musky Tale Resorts’ Northern Encounter Tournament
07:00 am
Musky Tale Resort, 8747 W County Road B Hayward, WI 54843 United States
Sat
18
May
Northwest Indiana Bass Club Tournament at Manitou Lake
12:00 am
Sat
18
May
Weekend Warriors Bass Tournament
06:00 am
West Lake, Ivy St Osceola, IA 50213 United States
Sat
18
May
Greater Muhlenberg Chamber of Commerce Fishing Tournament at Lake Malone
06:30 am
Sat
18
May
Tackle Box Tournament (aka Fishing with the Stars)
07:00 am
Sat
18
May
Fox River Valley Chapter “Challunge on the Chain” at Fox Chain of Lakes
07:00 am
Musky Tales and Time 2 Bite, 25855 W. IL Rt. 173 Antioch, IL 60002 United States
Sat
18
May
2024 Spring Lake Leelanau Narrows Resort Walleye Tournament
07:00 am
Sat
18
May
Constellation’s Fishing for a Cure Kid’s Tournament
10:00 am
Godley Park District Pond, 500 S Kankakee St Godley, IL 60407 United States
Sun
19
May
USA Bassin Lake Cumberland #17 Tournament
06:30 am
Fri
24
May
Post Lake Memorial Day Weekend Bullhead Fishing Tournament
12:00 pm
PLIA Building, W8684 County Road K Elcho, WI 54428 United States
Sat
25
May
Good In Tensions Mecosta Tournament at Muskegon River
06:00 am
Sat
25
May
KY Pond Hoppers Div. 1 Tournament at Wilgreen Lake
07:00 am
Sat
25
May
Northern Pike Challenge
08:00 am
Callahan Lake Resort & Campground, 9863 N Callahan Lake Rd Hayward, WI 54843 United States

June 2024

Sat
01
Jun
HBA Bass tournament
05:30 am
Twelve Mile Lake, 2101 160th St. Afton, IA United States
Sat
01
Jun
Iowa Bass Stalkers Bass Tournament at Big Creek Lake
05:30 am
Sat
01
Jun
IMTT Jake Wolf Memorial at Johnson Lake
06:00 am
Sat
01
Jun
Triple Target Bass Fishing Tournament
06:00 am
Little River Lake, Co. Rd. 40 Leon, 50144 United States
Sat
01
Jun
No Nonsense Prairie Bass #2 Team Tournament at Mississippi River
06:00 am
Sat
01
Jun
Just Fish Team Trail Tournament at Lake of the Ozarks
06:30 am
Sat
01
Jun
CANCELED—Crusade for Children Open Tournament—CANCELED
07:00 am
Sat
01
Jun
Casting with Cop Youth Fishing Rodeo
07:00 am
ThompsonPond/Edmund Orgil, 9000 Center College Rd. Millington, TN 38053 United States
Sat
01
Jun
Fishing Has No Boundaries
08:00 am
Wild Eagle Lodge, 4443 Chain O Lakes Rd Eagle River, WI 54521 United States
Sat
01
Jun
Bass World Sports Tournament at Lake of the Ozarks
08:00 am
Sat
01
Jun
Skip Clack’s Fishing Derby
10:00 am
Bishop Park Fishing Pier, Detroit Riverfront Wyandotte, MI 48192 United States
Sun
02
Jun
River Rats Bass Tournament at Crystal Lake-North
06:00 am
Sun
02
Jun
Michiana Single Open Tournament Casting Couples, at Baldwins Lake
06:00 am
Sun
02
Jun
NE Iowa Bass Open at Mississippi River
06:00 am
Sun
02
Jun
Angler’s Choice Tournament at Lake of the Ozarks
06:00 am
Mon
03
Jun
Cash for Bass Open Tournament at Lake Orion
06:00 am
Tue
04
Jun
Good In Tension Tuesday Night Blue Division Open Bass Tournament
06:00 pm
Wed
05
Jun
Wednesday Nighters, Tulip City Bass Club Open Tournament at Echo Point
06:00 pm
Fri
07
Jun
Bobby Brewer Youth Fishing Derby
04:30 pm
Bobby Brewer Park Pond, 500 Weakley Creek Rd Lawrenceburg, TN 38464 United States
Sat
08
Jun
IMTT Mike Sule Memorial Tournament at Fox Chain of Lakes
06:00 am
Musky Tales and Time 2 Bite, 25855 W. IL Rt. 173 Antioch, IL 60002 United States
Sat
08
Jun
Headwaters Chapter Muskies Inc., Spring Classic Musky Tournament on the Eagle River Chain
07:00 am
Sat
08
Jun
Kids Fishing Tournament
07:00 am
Clear Lake, 15459 Dodger Ave. Clear Lake, IA 50428 United States
Sat
08
Jun
11th Annual IL Bob Kerans Scholastic Muskie Tournament at Johnson Lake
07:00 am
Sun
09
Jun
Big Hollow Open at Big Hollow Lake
06:00 am
Sun
09
Jun
The Whiskey River Walleye Challenge Qualifier
07:30 am
Adams County Petenwell Launch, 2004 Bighorn Drive Arkdale, WI 54613 United States
Thu
13
Jun
ISPA (Indiana State Police Alliance) Bass Fishing Tournament
06:00 am
Geist Reservoir, Fishers, IN 46037 United States
Sat
15
Jun
Barren River Fishing League Fishing Tournament
06:00 am
Sat
15
Jun
Ky Pond Hoppers Div 3 Tournament on Elmer Davis Lake
06:30 am
Sat
15
Jun
Hank Lesniak’s Musky Tournament
07:00 am
Phelps Hillside Resort, 2474 S Shore Rd. Phelps, WI 5455 United States
Sat
15
Jun
Lake Halford Id’s Fishing Rodeo
08:00 am
Lake Halford, 405 Boyds Landing Huntington, TN United States
Sat
22
Jun
MLF/BFL Open Fishing Tournament at Barren River Lake
05:30 am
Sat
22
Jun
All American Kayak Series at Kentucky Lake
05:30 am
Moors Resort, 570 Moors Rd Gilbertsville, KY 42044 United States
Sat
22
Jun
8th Annual Catfish Tournament
07:00 am
Thu
27
Jun
WMB Thirsty Thursday Bass Tournament at Lake Ann
06:00 pm
Thu
27
Jun
WMB Thirsty Thursday Bass Tournament—Traverse City Area
06:00 pm
Fri
28
Jun
Mercer Open All-Species Fishing Tournament
06:00 am
Mercer Area Chamber of Commerce, 5150N Hwy 51 Mercer, WI 54547 United States

July 2024

Mon
01
Jul
Hawkeye Bass Anglers Open Tournament at Badger Creek Lake
05:30 pm
Mon
01
Jul
BAM Bass Fishing Tournament at Austin Lake
05:30 pm
Tue
02
Jul
Tuesday Night Jackpot Tournament at Gun Lake
06:00 pm
Tue
02
Jul
WMB Taco Tuesday NE GR Evenings West Michigan Bass Tournament
06:00 pm
Wed
03
Jul
Missouri Angler Wednesday Night Tournament at Lake of the Ozarks
06:30 pm
Thu
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
Fri
05
Jul
Breaking Water Bass Club Open Tournament at Lobdell Lake
08:00 pm
Sat
06
Jul
I-Bass Series Open Tournament
06:00 am
Little River Lake, Co. Rd. 40 Leon, 50144 United States
Sat
06
Jul
River Rats Open Tournament at Lake Lansing
06:00 am
Sat
06
Jul
SMC Fishing Team Fundraiser Open Tournament at Paw Paw Lake
06:00 am
Sun
07
Jul
West Michigan Lip Rippers Tournament at White Lake
06:00 am
Tue
09
Jul
Lake Delhi Weeknight Bass Tournament
05:00 pm
Tue
09
Jul
Tuesday Night Big Bass League Tournament at Nestle
05:30 pm
Wed
10
Jul
Kids Fishing Days on Lynx Lake
10:00 am
Lynx Lake Resort and Bar, 10683 County Hwy B Presque Isle, WI 54557 United States
Thu
11
Jul
Thursday Night Bass Busters Tournament at Lake of the Ozarks
06:30 pm
Sat
13
Jul
Fulton County Bass Masters Opens at Wawasee
12:00 am
Sat
13
Jul
IKFC MacBride Kayak Tournament at Lake Macbride
05:00 am
Sat
13
Jul
Michigan Walleye Tour – Saginaw Bay Walleye Club Walleye Open Tournament
05:00 am
Sat
13
Jul
KY-33 Open Bass Tournament at Lake Barkley
05:30 am
Sat
13
Jul
Iowa Bass Stalkers Tournament at Badger Creek Lake
05:30 am
Sat
13
Jul
BFL – Illini Open Bass Tournament at  the Ohio River
06:00 am
Sat
13
Jul
LCAA Club Open Bass Tourney at Mississippi River Pool 19
06:00 am
Sat
13
Jul
Eagles Club Budweiser Catfish Tournament at Mississippi River Pool 19
06:00 am
Sat
13
Jul
Cash for Bass at Lake Orion
06:00 am
Sat
13
Jul
Tri-State Kats Catfishing League Open Tournament at Missouri River
06:00 pm
Sat
13
Jul
Renegade RBT Div. 11 Lake Cumberland Night Series Open Tournament
07:00 pm
Sat
13
Jul
Camden County Bass’rs Open Buddy Tournament at Lake of the Ozarks
08:00 pm
Sun
14
Jul
Illinois Bass Nation Team Series Tournament at Mississippi River Pool 13
12:00 am
Sun
14
Jul
The Whiskey River Walleye Challenge Qualifier at Castle Rock
07:30 am
Fri
19
Jul
Big Thunder Marine Tournament at Lake of the Ozarks
10:00 am
Sat
20
Jul
MLF/BFL Open Bass Tournament at Kentucky Lake
05:30 am
Moors Resort, 570 Moors Rd Gilbertsville, KY 42044 United States
Sat
20
Jul
Bass Classic Fishing Tournament
06:00 am
Balsam Lake, 246 Co. Rd I Balsam Lake, WI 54810 United States
Sat
27
Jul
Novi Gun & Knife Show
09:00 am
Suburban Collection Showplace, 46100 Grand River Ave. Novi, MI United States
Sun
28
Jul
TMAA Club Event #4 Open Bass Tournament at the Ohio River
05:30 am

August 2024

Fri
02
Aug
Big Bass Tour at Pools 7, 8 and 9
12:00 am
Veterans Freedom Park, 1000 Boathouse Drive La Crosse, WI 54601 United States
Fri
02
Aug
Coho Derby at  Deland Park
12:00 am
Deland Park, 715 Broughton Dr Sheboygan, WI 53081 United States
Fri
02
Aug
Big Red Classic Sports Fishing Tournament
06:00 am
Yacht Basin Marina, 1866 Ottawa Beach Road Holland, MI 49424 United States
Sat
03
Aug
Fulton County Bass Masters Opens at Barbee Lake
12:00 am
Tue
06
Aug
Missouri Angler Wednesday Night Tournament
06:30 pm
Sat
10
Aug
Mishicot Sportsmen’s Club Fall Archery Tournament
12:00 am
Mishicot Sportsmen’s Club, 13804 Jamb Creek Rd. Mishicot, WI 54228 United States
Sat
10
Aug
Houghton Lake Gun & Knife Show
09:00 am
The Northern Center, 7784 Stone School Rd. Houghton Lake, MI 48629 United States
Sun
11
Aug
The Whiskey River Walleye Challenge Qualifier
12:00 am
Petenwell County Park, 2004 County Road Z Arkdale, WI 54613 United States
Sun
11
Aug
Illinois Bass Nation Team Series Tournament at Mississippi Pool 13
12:00 am
Thu
15
Aug
National Championship Musky Open
05:00 pm
Vilas County Fairgrounds, State Road 70 W. Eagle River, WI 54521 United States
Sat
17
Aug
Phillips Area Charity Classic Musky Tournament
06:30 am
Sat
17
Aug
Youth Fishing Derby
08:00 am
Lakefront Park, 71 Nippersink Blvd. Fox Lake, IL 60020 United States
Fri
30
Aug
Exeland Trout Festival
12:00 am

September 2024

Mon
02
Sep
Bob Brown Memorial Open Tournament—West Sider’s One on One at Muskegon Lake
07:00 am
Tue
03
Sep
Lake Delhi Weeknight Bass Tournament
05:00 pm
Thu
05
Sep
25th Annual Lake Chippewa Flowage Musky Hunt
06:00 am
Thu
05
Sep
Thursday Night Bass Busters Tournament on Lake of the Ozarks
06:30 pm
Sat
07
Sep
S & W Bass Tourney at Wawasee
12:00 am
Sat
07
Sep
Tackle Shack Circuit at Grand River
12:00 am
Sat
07
Sep
Winston’s Fishing League Open Bass Tournament at Barren River Lake
06:00 am
Sat
07
Sep
IUOE Local 148 Charity Bass Tournament at Lake of the Ozarks
06:00 am
Sat
07
Sep
Hawkeye Bass Anglers Bass Tournament
06:00 am
Little River Lake, Co. Rd. 40 Leon, 50144 United States
Sat
07
Sep
LIUNA Local 110 Bass Tournament at Lake of the Ozarks
06:30 am
Sat
07
Sep
FTF Open Bass Tournament at Barren River Lake
06:00 pm
Sat
07
Sep
Tri State Kats Catfishing Tournament at Missouri River
06:00 pm
Wed
11
Sep
Iowa Bass Stalkers Bass Tournament at West Lake
06:00 pm
Fri
13
Sep
I-Bass series Open Tournament at West Okoboji Lake
06:00 am
Fri
13
Sep
Wildcat Open Bass Tournament at Lake Barkley
06:30 am
Sat
14
Sep
Bass2Bass Fishing Tournament at Coldwater
12:00 am
Sat
14
Sep
Northwest Indiana Bass Club Tournament at Paw Paw
12:00 am
Sat
14
Sep
CAST Ministries Open Tournament at Kentucky Lake
05:30 am
Moors Resort, 570 Moors Rd Gilbertsville, KY 42044 United States
Sat
14
Sep
Barren River Fishing League Open Bass Tournament at Barren River Lake
06:00 am
Sat
14
Sep
Sage Lake Fishing Committee Fall Bass Open Tournament
07:00 am
Sat
14
Sep
Bass2Bass Open Tournament Circuit at Coldwater Lake
07:00 am
Sat
14
Sep
WMB Never Give It Up – Fall Series Open Tournament at Lake Mitchell
07:00 am
Sat
14
Sep
Major League Fishing Open Bass Tournament at Lake Cumberland
07:00 am
Sat
14
Sep
MudbuM Catfish Classic Channel and Flathead Catfish Open Tournament
07:00 am
Sun
15
Sep
The Whiskey River Walleye Challenge Championship
07:30 am
Petenwell County Park, 2004 County Road Z Arkdale, WI 54613 United States
Fri
20
Sep
KY Pond Hopper Classic Open Tournament at Guist Creek Lake
07:30 am
Fri
20
Sep
Hodag Musky Challenge
05:00 pm
Rhinelander Ice Arena, 2021 Timber Dr Rhinelander, WI 54501 United States
Sat
21
Sep
Winston’s Fishing League Open Tournament at Nolin River Lake
06:00 am
Sat
21
Sep
Paul’s Pro Am Musky Tournament
07:30 am
Shotski”s Bar & Grill, 1295 White Pine Eagle River, WI United States
Thu
26
Sep
Annual Treeland Premier Musky Fly Fishing Championships
12:00 am
Treeland Resorts, 9630 N. Treeland Rd. Hayward, WI 54843 United States
Sat
28
Sep
Midwest Walleye Challenge Fall Walleye Classic
12:00 am
Sat
28
Sep
31st Annual Fall B.A.S.S. Classic on Lake Barkley
06:00 am
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