Registration for the 2016 FLW College Fishing season is now open. Teams qualified for the 2016 FLW College Fishing National Championship can register today, and registration for all other teams opens Dec. 15. College Fishing is free to enter, and you can register online at FLWFishing.com or by calling 270.252.1000.
New for 2016
Open Opportunities Expand
FLW will host its second FLW College Fishing Open on Kentucky Lake April 1-2.
The first Open on Kentucky Lake in 2015 was the largest collegiate bass tournament ever assembled when 194 teams from schools around the country competed for a new Ranger bass boat and 10 early qualifying bids into the National Championship.
New for 2016, the top 15 teams at the Open will advance to the 2017 National Championship.
2017 National Championship Qualification
To ease the travel burden and expense of competition for teams during the 2016 season, FLW has eliminated the Conference Championships. The top 10 teams at each regular-season qualifying tournament will now advance directly to the 2017 FLW College Fishing National Championship. That means 105 more teams will have the opportunity to compete in the National Championship, where the top prize is a Ranger Z175 bass boat and an opportunity to make the Forrest Wood Cup.
2016 FLW College Fishing Schedule:
FLW College Fishing Open
April 1-2 – Kentucky Lake, Gilbertsville, Ky.
Central Conference
April 9 – Table Rock Lake, Kimberling City, Mo.
May 14 – Lake Barkley, Kuttawa, Ky.
July 9 – Mississippi River, Prairie du Chien, Wis.
Northern Conference
April 23 – Smith Mountain Lake, Huddleston, Va.
June 4 – Potomac River, Marbury, Md.
July 23 – Chautauqua Lake, Bemus Point, N.Y.
Southeastern Conference
Jan. 30 – Crescent Lake, Bunnell, Fla.
May 21 – Lake Guntersville, Guntersville, Ala.
Sept. 24 – Lake Chickamauga, Dayton, Tenn.
Southern Conference
Jan. 16 – Lake Somerville, Brenham, Texas
April 30 – Fort Gibson Lake, Wagoner, Okla.
Oct. 8 – Ouachita River, Monroe, La.
Western Conference
Feb. 20 – Lake Shasta, Redding, Calif.
April 23 – Clear Lake, Lakeport, Calif.
May 21 – California Delta, Bethel Island, Calif.
FLW College Fishing National Championship
March 17-19 – Lake Keowee, Seneca, S.C.
For more information, visit the FLW College Fishing page.