FACT:
High School Fishing participation surpassed 15,000 students in 2016. That is
impressive for a program that started in 2010 with the first High School Fishing
World Finals followed by a series of state championships in 2011, and FLW anticipates the participa-
tion to increase by at least 5,000 in 2017.
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Feb. 11
Feb. 26
March 25
April 1
April 1
April 2
April 9
April 9
April 29
May 6
May 7
May 7
May 7
May 20
May 21
June 3
June 3
June 11
July 8
July 9
July 15
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July 22
Aug. 13
Texas State Championship
Georgia State Championship
Florida State Championship
Louisiana State Championship
Kentucky State Championship
Mississippi State Championship
Illinois State Championship
North Carolina State Championship
Missouri State Championship
South Carolina State Championship
Ohio State Championship
Arkansas State Championship
Idaho State Championship
Tennessee State Championship
Arizona State Championship
Alabama State Championship
Indiana State Championship
Massachusetts, Rhode Island &
Connecticut Tri State Championship
Colorado & New Mexico
Dual State Championship
Wisconsin State Championship
Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland &
New Jersey Quad State Championship
New York State Championship
South Dakota State Championship
Minnesota State Championship
Ontario Province Championship
Nebraska State Championship
Washington State Championship
JOIN THE CLUB
high School Fishing is coopera-
tively managed by FlW and tBF. to
participate, students must be
Student Angler Federation members.
SAF membership includes both tBF
and FlW membership for just $25
per year plus a digital subscription to
FlW Bass Fishing magazine, online
training courses and more. SAF
members never pay an entry fee to
participate in FlW or tBF high
Sam Rayburn Reservoir
West Point Lake
St. Johns River
Cross Lake
Lake Cumberland
Tenn-Tom Waterway
Clinton Lake
Kerr Lake
Table Rock Lake
Lake Murray
Alum Creek
Lake Dardanelle
CJ Strike Reservoir
Norris Lake
Lake Pleasant
Lake Neely Henry
Brookville Lake
Mashapaug Pond
Pueblo Reservoir
Lake Winnebago
Chesapeake Bay
Mohawk River
Lake Cochrane
Mille Lacs Lake
Georgian Bay
Merritt Reservoir
Potholes Reservoir
HSF STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
TOURNAMENT
FORMAT
high School Fishing events are team events, just
as in College Fishing, but each team is paired with
an adult boat driver who supervises. the students
do all the fishing and weigh in a shared weight.
What’s Next
FLW’s plans to expand outdoor recreation and
competition don’t end at the high school level. The
FLW Foundation also hosts youth fishing events and
other youth outreach opportunities at FLW tourna-
ments around the country, and plans are under
way to expand tournament opportunities and start
clubs for middle school and elementary students.
FLW and TBF are committed to introducing bass
fishing and the outdoors to people of all ages.
School Fishing tournaments, and all
clubs are covered by SAF insurance,
which means there is no added
expense for schools with sanctioned
high School Fishing clubs.
FlW and tBF’s goal is to organize
and promote tournament-fishing
opportunities for high-school aged
students, but the objectives go
beyond just competition. the organi-
zations aim to connect youth to their
natural resources and promote edu-
cation, conservation and an active
lifestyle. Relating science, technology,
engineering and math (SteM)
learned in the classroom to fishing
and outdoor activities is a key objec-
tive of the program.
Students can join SAF and enter
high School Fishing tournaments by
going to highschoolfishing.com and
flwfishing.com.
FULL SCHEDULES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS AVAILABLE ON HIGHSCHOOLFISHING.ORG AND FLWFISHING.COM
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