Kelseyville Teens Win MLF High School Fishing Open Tournament on Clear Lake

May 2, 2022
High School Fishing Archive

CLEARLAKE, Calif. (May 2, 2022) – The High School Fishing team of Tyler Bryant and Joey Gentle, both of Kelseyville, California, brought five bass to the scale Sunday weighing 16 pounds, 10 ounces, to win the MLF High School Fishing Open tournament at Clear Lake.

A field of 34 teams competed in the no-entry fee tournament, which launched from Redbud Park in Clearlake. In MLF and The Bass Federation (TBF) High School Fishing competition, the top 10% of teams competing advance to the High School Fishing National Championship.

The top three teams that advanced to the 2022 High School Fishing National Championship are:

                1st: Lake County High School Fishing Club – Tyler Bryant and Joey Gentle, both of Kelseyville, Calif., five bass, 16-10
                2nd: Grizzly Bass Masters, Georgetown, Calif. – Jon Loya, Georgetown, Calif., and Earl Nattrass, Cool, Calif., five bass, 16-9
                3rd: Liberty High School, Brentwood, Calif. – Tanner Cleghorn and J.D. Farage, both of Discovery Bay, Calif., five bass, 15-13

Rounding out the top 10 teams were:

                4th: Delta Teen Team – Maxwell Kaneko, Berkeley, Calif., and Sam Shimabukuro, Alameda, Calif., five bass, 15-2
                5th: Delta Teen Team – Justin Navarro, San Ramon, Calif., and Tyler Wood, Danville, Calif., five bass, 14-15
                6th: Vista del Lago, Folsom, Calif. – Daniel Crouse, Folsom, Calif., and Hudson Hannaman, El Dorado Hills, Calif., five bass, 14-6
                7th: Oakdale High School, Oakdale, Calif. – Troy Cox and Zane Ravalin, both of Oakdale, Calif., five bass, 13-14
                8th: Nor Cal Junior Bass Club – Danial Hutchinson and Caleb Wolff, both of Redding, Calif., five bass, 13-13
                9th: Lake County High School Fishing Club – Dylan Watson, Novato, Calif., and Cody Whitehurst, Redding, Calif., five bass, 13-12
                10th: Skullcrushers – Dominic Pucci, Sonoma, Calif., and Tyler Trainor, Ashburn, Va., five bass, 13-9