MINNEAPOLIS (Sept. 1, 2017) – FLW announced today the dates and location for the 2017 FLW College Fishing National Championship and the date for the third annual FLW College Fishing Open on Kentucky Lake. The National Championship will be held May 31-June 3 on Wheeler Lake in Rogersville, Alabama, host to multiple major FLW tournaments. The annual FLW College Fishing Open will be held April 7-8 on Kentucky Lake in Gilbertsville, Kentucky.
Anglers competing in the FLW College Fishing Open on Kentucky Lake will be competing for a new Ranger Z175 boat and trailer with a 90-horsepower outboard motor, trolling motor and Lowrance electronics valued at more than $27,000. In addition, top teams will automatically qualify for the 2018 FLW College Fishing National Championship.
The 2017 FLW College Fishing National Championship awards the top team a $30,000 prize package, including a Ranger Z175 boat with a 90-horsepower outboard engine and an entry into the 2017 Forrest Wood Cup. The winning team will compete against each other on June 3 at Wilson Lake to determine which team member will compete as a professional at the Forrest Wood Cup. The Forrest Wood Cup, the world championship of bass fishing, will be held August 11-13 on Lake Murray in Columbia, South Carolina, and will offer a collegiate angler the opportunity to compete for a top award of $300,000.
2017 FLW College Fishing OPEN
April 7-8 Kentucky Lake Gilbertsville, Ky. Hosted by Kentucky Lake Convention & Visitors Bureau
2017 FLW College Fishing National Championship
May 31-June 2 Wheeler Lake Rogersville, Ala. Hosted by Florence/Lauderdale Tourism
June 3 – Fish-Off Wilson Lake Florence, Ala. Hosted by Florence/Lauderdale Tourism
The complete 2017 FLW College Fishing schedule and rules will be announced in October.
FLW College Fishing teams compete in regular-season qualifying tournaments in one of five conferences – Central, Northern, Southern, Southeastern and Western. Top teams from each division’s three regular-season tournaments and the annual FLW College Fishing Open advance to the FLW College Fishing National Championship.
College Fishing is free to enter. All participants must be registered, full-time students at a college, university or community college and members of a college fishing club.