New Mexico First High School and Youth State qualifier Held April 5,6 2025 at Elephant Butte Lake NM.  The kids had some tough fishing conditions with Saturday Temps at Take off begin 28 degrees and snow/ hail mid morning on the anglers.  We had to move the weigh in on Saturday to noon from 2pm due to gusting winds of 25-30 mph and unsafe conditions on the lake. But with a shorted day these boys were still able to bring in a 5 fish limit.  Only in New Mexico can you go from a winter weather storm one day  to a Blue sky 65 degrees day the next. With Sunday having a clear sky and no wind with the temps almost 70 degrees mid day. Make for a tough bite but the teams were able to change to the conditions and bring in a respectable limit. 

It was a wet, rainy, cloudy spring New Hampshire day with temps in the 50’s.  Water temp was 57-59 and the smallmouth were just getting ready to spawn but not locked on their beds.  Athletes caught pre-spawn fish, mostly smallmouth but a few largemouth were sprinkled in as well.

Winners, Joey Elliott and Avry Morehouse, left Michigan on Friday arrived Saturday, fished Sunday won and headed back to Michigan.  This was their third trip to New Hampshire for this tournament!!  They came in with 18 pound and one ounce of New Hampshire bronze back beauties!!  They have already qualified by winning their State Championship to go to Nationals but wanted to fish for fun.  The berth to Nationals goes to the second-place team of Tanner Thompson and Jared Curavoo who brought a mixed bag of largemouth and smallmouth to the scales for 16 pounds and one ounce.

High School Fishing Camp coming up in June! For more info contact Major League Fishing!