FLW Announces Schedule, Rules, Entry Dates for 2018 College Fishing

MINNEAPOLIS (Oct. 9, 2017) – FLW announced Monday the schedule, rules and entry dates for the 2018 FLW College Fishing season, highlighted by the College Fishing National Championship on the Red River in Shreveport, Louisiana, and the fourth annual FLW College Fishing Open on Kentucky Lake.

Among the changes for 2018 is the addition of a BFL prize package for the runner-up of the College Fishing National Championship Fish-off. After the national champions are crowned on the Red River, the winning team will then compete against each other in a one-day fish-off in which the winner will receive entry into the 2018 Forrest Wood Cup. The runner-up will now receive free entry as a boater or co-angler into the BFL division of his or her choice.

“Every year it seems that FLW College Fishing gets a little bit bigger and a little bit better,” said Kevin Hunt, FLW College Fishing tournament director. “We’re excited to return to some familiar lakes in 2018 but also visit some new fisheries, like Lake Cayuga in New York and the Mississippi River in Wabasha, Minnesota. The extra incentive with the addition of the BFL prize package to the National Championship winner’s prize package will be extremely coveted by college anglers. We are looking forward to another tremendous season and excited to kick it off in January on Sam Rayburn.”

2018 FLW College Fishing Schedule:

FLW College Fishing OPEN

• March 6-7                           Kentucky Lake                    Gilbertsville, Ky.

• April 28                               Kentucky/Barkley lakes      Gilbertsville, Ky.
• July 28                               Mississippi River                Wabasha, Minn.
• Sept. 29                              Lake of the Ozarks             Osage Beach, Mo.

• April 21                              Smith Mountain Lake         Huddleston, Va.
• July 21                               Lake Cayuga                      Seneca Falls, N.Y.
• Sept. 8                               Lake Erie                            Sandusky, Ohio

• Feb. 10                               Lake Seminole                   Bainbridge, Ga.
• March 3                              Lake Guntersville               Guntersville, Ala.
• May 5                                 Lake Chickamauga            Dayton, Tenn.

• Jan. 13                               Sam Rayburn Reservoir     Zavalla, Texas
• April 7                                 Lake Texoma                     Pottsboro, Texas
• Oct. 27                               Ouachita River                   Monroe, La.

• Feb. 10                               Lake Havasu                      Lake Havasu City, Ariz.
• May 12                               Clear Lake                          Lakeport, Calif.
• Sept. 29                             California Delta                   Bethel Island, Calif.

• May 31-June 1                   Red River                           Bossier City/Shreveport, La.