The 2024 Vermont SAF State Championship was held July 27th on Lake Champlain. The team of Ethan Wagner and Alex Mcfaul Won the event with a five fish limit weighing 16 pounds 9 oz Anchored by a 4.1 pound smallmouth.  2nd place team of Isayah Isham and Kaidian White with a five fish limit of 14 pounds 4 oz. 3rd place team of Maverick Misenko with a 5 fish limit of 13 pounds 3 oz. Big fish of the day, a 5 pound 5 oz largemouth was caught by Eli Patenaude. All teams had limits and all fish were released alive. 

With great weather on the Detroit River and Lake St Clair open, many teams made the run to Lake St Clair. Rylan Hamlin and Luke Hendrick took 1st place with a total weight of 21-65 pounds. Joey Elliott and Avry Morehouse came in 2nd place with 21-03. And the 3rd place team was Jacob Nickert and Jackson Flasher with 18-81 pounds. Jacob and Jackson also had the big bass, a 5-71 smallmouth.  All teams caught fish and 10 teams brought a 5 fish limit bag to the scales.

Congratulations to Walker Sawyer and Chase Galyardt on their 1st place finish with 16-32lbs. Walker and Chase will be representing Idaho at the 2025 HSFWF and National Championship at Grand Lake O’ the Cherokees in Grove, OK. Eli Meckert and Grady Churchfield came in 2nd place with 12-20lbs and rounding out the top three is Breckon Glenn and Sam Jacobsen with 7-12lbs.