Wisconsin State Champs
The Bass Federation (TBF), in partnership with FLW Outdoors, and the Wisconsin Bass Federation, hosted the inaugural Student Angler Federation Wisconsin and Iowa High School Fishing State Championship Saturday, August 27 on the Mississippi River at St. Feriole Island Marina Boat Launch, in Prairie du Chien, Wisc. The state championship was a two person team event for students in grades 9-12. Several teams came to compete to be named the first ever high school fishing state champions of their states.
Registration was held Friday evening at Cabela’s in Prairie du Chien. Guest speaker Dr. Phil Moy of the Wisconsin Sea Grant Project talked to the high school anglers and boat captains about fisheries and invasive species prevention.
With the river conditions changing dramatically, having dropped five feet in the last two weeks fishing was tough. But beating the tough bite, Kyler Chelminiak of Whitnall High School and Nicholas Peterson of Lakeland High School brought in a limit of bass that weighed 13.23 lbs to be named the
Iowa State Champs
Wisconsin High School Fishing State Champions. Kyler and Nicholas were also the highest finishing Certified Student Angler team and were awarded with a bag of fishing equipment from the Wisconsin Bass Federation. The team also caught the big bass, which awarded them a Rod and Reel combo that was donated by Cabela’s of Prairie du Chien. The state champs started morning fishing zara spooks in balls of shad that the bass were feeding on, then fished Lilly pads and duckweed with Mann’s Super Frogs and Frankentoads. Kyle was the 2009 WI Bass Federation junior state champion and is currently the 2011 WBF junior champion. “I would like to thank his sponsors – Mann’s Bait Company, Uncle Josh, Ironclads, Brovarney Baits, Denali Rods and the Spring Lake Inn,” Kyler stated. This was Nicholas first ever fishing tournament. Continue reading
