Connecticut anglers, Anthony Ferraiolo & Ryan Kusmit, came to Paugus Bay Marina on Lake Winnipesaukee, in New Hampshire and won the High School Northern Conference Championship. The anglers bested the field with a nice five fish limit weighing 10-08 pounds. Anthony & Ryan said they caught lots of fish throughout the day.

They culled their way through the smaller fish to get to the keepers that had to measure 12 inches or longer in length. They primarily used a couple of baits that accounted for their success. They used a drop shot rig and a jig in waters anywhere from 15-25 feet deep. For their efforts they will advance to the National Championship next spring.
Just a few ounces behind the winners were the team of Bradley Gauldin & Austin Carter from the Chatham Cavaliers in Virginia. Their limit of fish weighed 9-12 pounds. Rounding out the top three were the team of Michael Morrissey & Julian Burgoff from the Massachusetts SAF Club. They brought 9-06 pounds to the scales.

There were a total of seven limits weighed in by the High School teams. Most teams reported catching their fish on drop shot rigs, jigs, spinnerbaits and topwater baits.
Complete results and photos can be seen at www.highschoolfishing.org.

Full Results CLICK HERE

Due to the California Wildfires we have had to reschedule the Western Regional High School Conference Championship to October 18th, all other details remain the same please click the link below for full details or to get registered if you are qualified.

https://www.highschoolfishing.org/news/saf-conference-championship-registration/

The Wisconsin team of Colin Steck and Nathan Lorenz as well as the Ohio team of Cole Wessner and Daniel Hechler claimed the first two spots in the TBF/FLW High School National Championship Saturday at Lake Carlyle in Central Illinois.

Steck and Lorenz battled through a very tough bite, which left may of the TBF Adult Divisional anglers who fished the lake during the week baffled, on their way to catching two fish that weighed in at 4lbs 12oz to take the win. Wessner and Hechler used one big bite to catch a 3lb 5oz keeper that sealed their ticket to the big dance as all the teams battled through tough weather and constantly changing conditions during the day.

While a variety of baits were used by the 17 team field, crank baits and spinner blades seemed to dominate the conversation on how to catch the elusive greenbacks on one of Illinois biggest inland lakes.

Steck and Lorenz, who are the new Central Conference Champions, will lead 4 additional conference qualifiers to the National Championship at a location to be announced for next spring’s event.
All the teams will be vying for the grand prize of a $10,000 scholarship and national bragging rights at the annual event which will coincide with the TBF Adult National Championship and an FLW Tour event.
Conference Championship competition will continue this week with the Northern Conference Championship on Lake Winnipesaukee in New Hampshire where 13 teams will be vying for an additional qualifying spot in the High School National Championship.

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