FLW announced today the 2019 Costa FLW Series schedule. It will consist of three events in each of the five divisions – Central, Northern, Southeastern, Southwestern and Western – along with the no-entry-fee Costa FLW Series Championship to be held on Lake Cumberland in Burnside, Ky.
The top 40 pros and co-anglers in the final point standings in each division after three qualifying tournaments will advance to the 2019 Costa FLW Series Championship, provided they fished all three qualifiers in a division.
Complete rules and entry dates will be announced in early October.
Central Division
Date Fishery City Local Host
April 4-6 Kentucky Lake Gilbertsville, Ky. Kentucky Lake Convention & Visitors Bureau
May 9-11 Table Rock Lake Branson, Mo. Explore Branson
Oct. 10-12 Lake of the Ozarks Osage Beach, Mo. Lake of the Ozarks Tri-County Lodging Association
Northern Division
Date Fishery City Local Host
July 18-20 Lake Champlain Plattsburgh, N.Y. City of Plattsburgh/Adirondack Coast Visitors Bureau
Aug. 22-24 Potomac River Marbury, Md. Charles County Board of Directors
Sept. 19-21 St. Lawrence River Massena, N.Y. Town of Massena
Southeastern Division
Date Fishery City Local Host
Jan. 31 – Feb. 2 Lake Okeechobee Clewiston, Fla. Hendry County Tourist Development Council/Roland & Mary Ann Martin’s Marina
March 21-23 Lake Chickamauga Dayton, Tenn. Fish Dayton/Rhea County Economic and Community Development
April 25-27 Santee Cooper Summerton, S.C. Clarendon County Chamber of Commerce
Southwestern Division
Date Fishery City Local Host
Jan. 3-5 Lake Amistad Del Rio, Texas Del Rio Chamber of Commerce
June 13-15 Grand Lake Grove, Okla. City of Grove
Oct. 3-5 Sam Rayburn Reservoir Brookeland, Texas Jasper-Lake Sam Rayburn Area Chamber of Commerce
Western Division
Date Fishery City Local Host
Feb. 28 – March 2 Lake Mead Las Vegas, Nev. City of Henderson Department of Cultural Arts and Tourism
May 16-18 Clear Lake Lakeport, Calif. Konocti Vista Casino Resort, Marina & RV Park
Sept. 26-28 California Delta Bethel Island, Calif. Russo’s Marina & Sugar Barge Resort, Marina & RV Park
Date Fishery City Local Host
Oct. 31 – Nov. 2 Lake Cumberland Burnside, Ky. Somerset Tourist and Convention Commission/Burnside Tourism Commission