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Walmart team pro Mark Rose heads out on the final day of EverStart competition on Pickwick Lake. Photo by Gary Mortenson.
August 27, 2013 • MLF • Archives

The 2013 Walmart BFL season continues with six Super Tournaments on Saturday, Sept. 7th and Sunday, Sept. 8th. The Mountain Division will fish Barren River Lake, the Mississippi Division will compete on Pickwick Lake, the Buckeye Division will take on the Ohio River at Tanner’s Creek, the North Carolina Division will head to High Rock Lake, the Northeast Division will tackle the 1000 Islands and the Ozark Division is set to fish the Lake of the Ozarks. Up to 400 boaters and co-anglers will be competing in each event on the first day, and the top 20 percent of the field on the second day will be fishing for top awards of up to $9,000 and $4,500 respectively.

When: Saturday-Sunday, Sept. 7-8, 2013

Where: Mountain Division

Barren River Lake

Port Oliver Recreation Area & Ramp

4200 Barren River Dam Road

Scottsville, Ky.

To sign up and fish this event, click here.

Notes: Bass fishing on Barren River Lake is being reported as good. The lake is at summer pool and fish are expected to be caught around shoreline cover as well as offshore. Offshore fish will likely be caught on football-head jigs, crankbaits, Carolina rigs and drop-shot rigs. Shallow fish are expected to fall to crankbaits, jigs and soft plastics. The winning weight is expected to be around 26 pounds.

Where: Mississippi Division

Pickwick Lake

JP Coleman State Park

613 County Road 321

Iuka, Miss.

To sign up and fish this event, click here.

Notes: Bass fishing on Pickwick Lake is expected to be excellent. The lake’s legendary ledges will probably play a major role. Fish will also be caught around the lake’s shallow hydrilla beds. Off-shore fish will likely be caught on football-head jigs, crankbaits, swimbaits and big shaky-head rigs, while grass fish will probably be caught on swimbaits, frogs and punching rigs. The winning weight is expected to be around 40 pounds.

Where: Buckeye Division

Ohio River-Tanner’s Creek

Lawrenceburg City Ramp

Highway 50

Lawrenceburg, Ind.

To sign up and fish this event, click here.

Notes: Bass fishing on the Ohio River is expected to be tough. Fish will be caught around shallow backwater cover and off main-channel current breaks. Anglers will probably use soft plastics, jigs, crankbaits and topwaters to entice the Ohio River bass. The winning weight is expected to be around 18 pounds.

Where: North Carolina Division

High Rock Lake

Tamarac Marina & Campground

9120 Bringle Ferry Road

Salisbury, N.C.

To sign up and fish this event, click here.

Notes: Bass fishing on High Rock Lake is expected to be good. The lake will still be in a summer pattern during the tournament, though some fall patterns could make an appearance. Fish will likely be caught offshore and on the lake’s plentiful docks and brushpiles. Jigs, swimbaits, crankbaits and Texas-rigged plastics will be popular baits among the competitors. The winning weight is expected to be around 35 pounds.

Where: Northeast Division

1000 Islands

French Creek Marina

250 Wahl St.

Clayton, N.Y.

To sign up and fish this event, click here.

Notes: Bass fishing at the 1000 Islands is reported as being excellent. Both the river and Lake Ontario are expected to be in play as anglers will primarily target the area’s plentiful smallmouth bass. The water will be starting to cool, and fish could be caught at a broad range of depths on off-shore humps, points, rocks and current breaks. Popular baits will include drop-shot rigs, tubes and jerkbaits. The winning weight is expected to be around 40 pounds.

Where: Ozark Division

Lake of the Ozarks

Lake of the Ozarks, Public Beach No. 2

711 Public Beach Road

Osage Beach, Mo.

To sign up and fish this event, click here.

Notes: Bass fishing on Lake of the Ozarks is reported as being tough. The fish are scattered between offshore summer haunts, docks and shallow cover. Fish could also be caught up the rivers in some slightly cooler water and current. Offshore fish will likely be caught on football-head jigs, crankbaits, Carolina rigs, and drop-shot rigs. Shallow fish are expected to fall to crankbaits, jigs and soft plastics fished around docks or wood cover. The winning weight is expected to be around 33 pounds.

Walmart BFL overview

The BFL is a 24-division circuit devoted to weekend anglers, with 120 tournaments throughout the season, five in each division. The top 40 boaters and co-anglers from each division qualify for a regional tournament and are competing 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 presented by Chevy. Top winners in the BFL can move up to the EverStart Series or even the Walmart FLW Tour.

For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the BFL on Facebook at Facebook.com/FLWFishing and on Twitter at Twitter.com/FLWFishing.

About FLW

FLW is the industry’s premier tournament-fishing organization, providing anglers of all skill levels the opportunity to compete for millions in prize money nationwide in 2013 over the course of 220 tournaments across five tournament circuits, four of which provide an avenue to the sport’s richest payday and most coveted championship trophy – the Forrest Wood Cup. FLW tournament fishing can be seen on the Emmy-nominated “FLW” television show and is broadcast to more than 564 million households worldwide, making it the most widely distributed weekly outdoors-sports television show in the world. FLW is committed to providing a lifestyle experience that is the “Best in Fishing, On and Off the Water.” For more information about FLW and FLW Fantasy Fishing, visit FLWOutdoors.com or FantasyFishing.com and look for FLW on Twitter and Facebook.