MINNEAPOLIS (Aug. 22, 2017) – Fishing League Worldwide (FLW) announced today the 2018 FLW Series schedule, which will consist of three events in each of the five divisions – Central, Northern, Southeastern, Southwestern and Western – along with the no-entry-fee FLW Series Championship to be held on Lake Guntersville in Guntersville, Alabama.
The top 40 pros and co-anglers in the final point standings in each division after three qualifying tournaments will advance to the 2018 FLW Series Championship, provided they fished all three qualifiers in a division. The highest finishing pro from each of the five FLW Series divisions based on final results at the 2018 FLW Series Championship qualify for the Forrest Wood Cup, along with the highest finishing pro from the championship’s international division. A total of six FLW Series pros will advance to the 2019 Forrest Wood Cup.
Complete rules and entry dates will be announced soon.
2018 FLW Series Season Schedule:
Central Division Fishery City Local Host
- April 19-21 Table Rock Lake Branson, Mo. ExploreBranson.com
- June 7-9 Lake Barkley Cadiz, Ky. Cadiz-Trigg County Tourism
- Oct. 11-13 Lake of the Ozarks Osage Beach, Mo. Tri-County Lodging Association
- June 21-23 Lake Champlain Plattsburgh, N.Y. City of Plattsburgh
- July 26-28 Lake Erie Buffalo, N.Y. Buffalo Niagara Sports Commission
- Sept. 6-8 1000 Islands Clayton, N.Y. Clayton Chamber of Commerce
- Jan. 4-6 Lake Okeechobee Okeechobee, Fla. Okeechobee County Tourism Development Council
- March 1-3 Lake Seminole Bainbridge, Ga. Bainbridge Convention and Visitors Bureau
- April 5-7 Santee Cooper Summerton, S.C. Clarendon County Chamber of Commerce
- Feb. 15-17 Sam Rayburn Reservoir Jasper, Texas Jasper-Lake Sam Rayburn Area Chamber of Commerce
- March 22-24 Grand Lake Grove, Okla. City of Grove
- Oct. 4-6 Fort Gibson Lake Wagoner, Okla. Wagoner Area Chamber of Commerce
- Feb. 8-10 Lake Havasu Lake Havasu City, Ariz. Lake Havasu City Convention and Visitors Bureau
- May 10-12 Clear Lake Lakeport, Calif. Konocti Vista Casino Resort and Marina
- Sept. 27-29 California Delta Bethel Island, Calif. Russo's Marina
- Nov. 1-3 Lake Guntersville Guntersville, Ala. Marshall County Convention and Visitors Bureau