2026 SAF Tournament Schedule & Results

If you have any questions, please contact The Student Angler Federation (SAF)

SAF Membership is all that is required to fish ANY SAF State Championship, Challenge event or MLF Open Event. Any eligible SAF high school members can fish pursuant to events rules.

LEGEND

YELLOW – High School Fishing World Finals, (and National Championship Dual) Open to ALL SAF members worldwide.** You Do NOT have to qualify to compete in the High School Fishing World Finals.
AQUA – High School National Championship, Open only to qualified SAF members. Top 10% of each SAF TBF / MLF event or Top teams from SAF Sanctioned Circuits.*** held with the HSFWF separate prize pool.
WHITE – SAF STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS – Open to all students ONLY from that state with a SAF membership – *You must go to school in that state to enter that state’s championship
GREEN – TBF CHALLENGE EVENTS Open to all SAF members, from any state.
TAN – MLF HS OPENS – All SAF members from any state. (SAF membership also includes MLF)
PURPLE – Official Athletic Association events (HSAA events) by state (KHSAA, GHSA, LHSAA, MHSAA, GICAA) Open to Official HSAA state school anglers only **** HSAA rules apply ONLY to HSAA events.

2026 Event Registration is Open!

State Tournament Name Dates Fishery Ramp Host Site Register Fact Sheets
 Results
KY
2026		 17th annual High School Fishing World Finals & National Championship June 24-27
 Lake Cumberland Halcombs Landing Russell Springs, KY Register Fact Sheet
KY 2026
 National Championship Qualifiers only
 Anglers Must
 Register for World Finals Above Above
AL SAF State Championship April 11 Black Warrior/ Tombigbee River Demopolis City Landing Demopolis, AL Register Fact Sheet Email
AL MLF AL HS Open March 14 Lake Eufaula Lakepoint State Park Eufaula, AL Register Email
AL MLF AL HS Open Sept 26 Lake Guntersville Civitan Park Guntersville, AL Register Email
AL Alabama Open Challenge October 10 Lake Harding Po Boys Boat Ramp Valley, AL Register Fact Sheet Email
AR SAF State Championship May 23 Lake Hamilton Fish Hatchery Hot Springs, AR Register Fact Sheet Email
AZ SAF State Championship April 26 Parker Strip Blue Water Marina Parker, AZ Register Fact Sheet Email
CA SAF State Championship May 9 California Delta Ladds Marina Stockton, CA Register Fact Sheet Email
CA California Open Challenge March 22 Clear Lake Konocti Vista Marina Lakeside, CA Register Fact Sheet Email
CA California Open Challenge April 19 San Joaquin Delta Russo’s Marina Oakley, CA Register Fact Sheet Email
CO SAF State Championship June 7 Pueblo Reservoir South Shore Marina Pueblo, CO Register Fact Sheet Email
CT SAF Tri-State Championship April 25 Webster Lake Memorial Beach Webster, MA Register Fact Sheet Email
DE SAF Tri-State Championship April 25 Pending Permit Upper Chesapeake Bay Anchor Marina Northeast, MD Register Fact Sheet Email
FL SAF State Championship Jan 31 Kissimmee Chain of Lakes Camp Mack  Lake Wales, FL Register Fact Sheet Email
GA GIAA/GAPPS Finals
 April 4 Lake Hartwell Gum Branch Hartwell, GA Register Fact Sheet Email
GA GHSA Qualifier 1  Jan 31 Lake Seminole Earle May Boat Basin Bainbridge, GA Register Fact Sheet Email
GA GHSA Qualifier 2 Feb 7 West Point Lake Pyne Road Park LaGrange, GA Register Fact Sheet Email
GA GHSA Qualifier 3 March 7 Clarks Hill Lake Wildwood Park Appling, GA Register Fact Sheet Email
GA GHSA Qualifier 4 April 11 Lake Hartwell Gum Branch Hartwell, GA Register Fact Sheet Email
GA GHSA State Finals May 9 Lake Sinclair Little River Park Milledgeville, GA  Register Fact Sheet Email
GA SAF State Championship April 4 Lake Hartwell Gum Branch Hartwell, GA Register Fact Sheet Email
GA MLF GA HS Open Feb 21 Lake Seminole Earle May Boat Basin Bainbridge, GA Register Email
IA SAF State Championship April 26 Lake Okoboji Emerson Bay SP Okoboji, IA Register Fact Sheet Email
ID SAF State Championship May 3 Pending Permit Lake Cascade Sugarloaf Ramp Cascade, ID Register Fact Sheet Email
IL SAF State Championship June 14 Shelbyville Lake Dam West Shelbyville, IL Register Fact Sheet Email
IN SAF State Championship May 2 Patoka Lake Hoosier Hills Marina Celestine, IN Register Fact Sheet Email
KS SAF State Championship April 25 Melvern Lake Eisenhower East Ramp Osage City, KS  Register Fact Sheet Email
KY SAF State Championship March 21 Lake Cumberland Halcomb’s Landing Russell Springs, KY Register Fact Sheet Email
KY KHSAA Reg 1 April 25 Lake Barkley Kuttawa Harbor Marina Kuttawa, KY Register Fact Sheet Email
KY KHSAA Reg 2 April 25 Lake Cumberland Halcomb’s Landing Jamestown, KY Register Fact Sheet Email
KY KHSAA Reg 3 April 25 Green River Lake Green River Lake SP Campbellsville, KY Register Fact Sheet Email
KY KHSAA Reg 4 April 25 Herrington Lake Chimney Rock Harrodsburg, KY Register Fact Sheet Email
KY KHSAA State Finals
 May 8-9 Kentucky Lake Kentucky Dam Marina Calvert City, KY Register Fact Sheet Email
LA SAF State Championship March 7 Lake D’Arbonne D’Arbonne SP Ramp Farmerville, LA Register Fact Sheet Email
LA LHSAA Qualifier 1 January 31 Toledo Bend Cypress Bend Many, LA Register Fact Sheet Email
LA LHSAA Qualifier 2 February 21 Lake D’Arbonne D’Arbonne SP Ramp Farmerville, LA Register Fact Sheet Email
LA LHSAA State Finals
 March 13-14 Toledo Bend San Miguel Park Zwolle, LA Register Fact Sheet Email
MA SAF Tri-State Championship April 25 Webster Lake Memorial Beach Webster, MA Register Fact Sheet Email
MD SAF Tri-State Championship April 25 Pending Permit Upper Chesapeake Bay Anchor Marina Northeast, MD Register Fact Sheet Email
ME SAF State Championship September 19 Salmon/McGrath Pond Spaulding Point Belgrade, ME Register Fact Sheet Email
MI SAF State Championship May 30 Lake Charlevoix Charlevoix Municipal Launch Charlevoix, MI Register Fact Sheet Email
MN SAF State Championship August 3 Whitefish Chain  Cross Lake Rec Area Cross Lake, MN Register Fact Sheet Email
MO SAF State Championship May 2 Truman Lake Sterett Creek Warsaw, MO Register Fact Sheet Email
MO MLF MO HS Open April 11 Table Rock Table Rock SP Marina Branson, MO Register Email
MO Missouri Open Challenge March 8 Pomme De Terre Hermitage SP Ramp Hermitage, MO Register Fact Sheet Email
MS SAF State Championship April 11 Back Bay D’Iberville Marina D’Iberville, MS Register Fact Sheet Email
MT SAF State Championship May 16 Noxon Reservoir Lakeside Resort Trout Creek, MT Register Fact Sheet Email
NC SAF State Championship April 11 Lake Jordan Farrington Point Chapel Hill, NC Register Fact Sheet Email
ND SAF State Championship June 6 Lake Ashtabula West Ashtabula Crossing Valley City, ND Register Fact Sheet Email
NE SAF State Championship May 31 Lake McConaughy Divers Bay Ogallala, NE Register Fact Sheet Email
NH SAF State Championship October 4 Connecticut River Hinsdale Launch Hinsdale, NH Register Fact Sheet Email
NH NH Open Challenge May 9 Connecticut River Hinsdale Launch Hinsdale, NH Register  Fact Sheet Email
NJ SAF Tri-State Championship April 25 Pending Permit Upper Chesapeake Bay Anchor Marina Northeast, MD Register Fact Sheet Email
NM SAF State Championship  TBA Register Email
NV SAF State Championship  September 26 Lake Mohave Cottonwood Cove Boulder City, NV Register Fact Sheet Email
NY SAF State Championship September 12 Paradox Lake Paradox Lake SP Paradox, NY Register Fact Sheet Email
OH SAF State Championship June 6 Alum Creek Lake New Galena Ramp Galena, OH Register Fact Sheet Email
OK SAF State Championship May 2 Grand Lake O’ the Cherokees Wolf Creek Park Grove, OK Register Fact Sheet Email
PA SAF PA State Championship TBA Register Email
RI SAF Tri-State Championship April 25 Webster Lake Memorial Beach Webster, MA Register Fact Sheet Email
SC SAF State Championship February 21 Lake Greenwood Lake Greenwood SP Ninety Six, SC Register Fact Sheet Email
SD SAF State Championship TBA Register Email
TN SAF State Championship April 11 Old Hickory Lake Sanders Ferry Park Hendersonville, TN Register Fact Sheet Email
TN MLF TN HS Open October 24 Cherokee Lake TVA Dam Boat Launch Jefferson City, TN Register Email
VA SAF State Championship March 28 Smith Mountain Lake Parkway Marina Huddleston, VA Register Fact Sheet Email
VT SAF State Championship July 11 Lake Champlain Malletts Bay Colchester, VT Register Fact Sheet Email
WA SAF State Championship August 8 Moses Lake Cascade Park Moses Lake, WA Register Fact Sheet Email
WI SAF State Championship May 16 Lake Puckaway Mike & Cathy’s  Montello, WI Register Fact Sheet Email
WV SAF State Championship April 11 Sutton Lake Bee Run Sutton, WV Register Fact Sheet Email