Cherokee Lake Day 3 Coverage

Latimer represents Green Pond Landing and Event Center (on Lake Hartwell) with logos on his boat and jersey, and, with Hartwell serving as Latimer’s home lake, he’s being honored with a press conference on April 22 at Green Pond Landing to celebrate his recent success. READ MORE »

April 16, 2019

Top 10 Patterns from Cherokee Lake

by Justin Onslow

Targeting spawning smallmouth bass was by far the dominant pattern when the FLW Tour visited Cherokee Lake in east Tennessee in April. With a few exceptions, the top 10 pros targeted various combinations of rock and gravel banks where the fish were bedding. Finesse baits such as shaky heads, Ned rigs and small swimbaits saw the most work. READ MORE »

April 16, 2019

Smith Mountain Lake Set for Weekend of FLW Youth Bass-Fishing Tournaments

by FLW Communications

BEDFORD, Va. – Fishing League Worldwide (FLW) is set to visit Bedford next week, April 26-27, with the YETI FLW College Fishing event at Smith Mountain Lake presented by Costa and the Bass Pro Shops FLW High School Fishing Open at Smith Mountain Lake. The tournaments, hosted... READ MORE »

April 16, 2019

Costa FLW Series Heads to Santee Cooper Lakes for Tournament Presented by Power-Pole

by FLW Communications

SUMMERTON, S.C. – The top bass anglers from around the region are set to fish Santee Cooper Lakes April 25-27 for the Costa Fishing League Worldwide (FLW) Series Southeastern Division finale on Santee Cooper Lakes presented... READ MORE »

April 15, 2019

Top 10 Baits from Cherokee Lake

by Justin Onslow and Rob Matsuura

The smallmouth bass spawn was on at Cherokee Lake in east Tennessee when the FLW Tour came to town in April. Most of the top pros caught their fish on Ned rigs and shaky heads, as well as swimbaits and jigs. READ MORE »

April 15, 2019

Apex’s Joyce Wins T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League Opener on Kerr Lake

by FLW Communications

HENDERSON, N.C. – Boater Keith Joyce of Apex, North Carolina, caught five bass Saturday weighing 19 pounds, 5 ounces, to win the... READ MORE »

April 15, 2019

Dallas’ Smith Wins T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League Event on Toledo Bend

by FLW Communications

MANY, La. – Boater Ken Smith of Dallas, Texas, caught five bass Saturday weighing 21 pounds, 12 ounces, to win the 2019 T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Cowboy division tournament on Toledo Bend. Smith... READ MORE »

April 15, 2019

Little Rock’s Clark Wins T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League Event on Lake Hamilton Presented by GEARED

by FLW Communications

HOT SPRINGS, Ark. – Boater Randall Clark of Little Rock, Arkansas, caught a five-bass limit Saturday weighing 15 pounds, 11 ounces, to win... READ MORE »

April 15, 2019

Macon’s Lanier Wins T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League Event on Lake Sinclair

by FLW Communications

MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. – Boater Justin Lanier of Macon, Georgia, caught five bass Saturday weighing 18 pounds, 1 ounce, to win... READ MORE »

April 14, 2019

Floyd Central High School Wins 2019 Bass Pro Shops FLW High School Fishing Lake Cumberland Open

by FLW Communications

BURNSIDE, Ky. – The Floyd Central High School duo of Zach Rose of Prestonsburg, Kentucky, and Cameron Crider of Dwale, Kentucky, brought a five-bass limit to the scale Saturday weighing 16 pounds, 10 ounces to win the 2019 Bass Pro Shops FLW High School Fishing Lake Cumberland Open... READ MORE »

April 14, 2019

Oklahoma’s Upshaw Leads Wire-To-Wire, Wins FLW Tour on Cherokee Lake Presented by Lowrance

by FLW Communications

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Pro Andrew Upshaw of Tulsa, Oklahoma, won the FLW Tour at the Cherokee Lake presented by Lowrance after catching five bass Sunday weighing 15 pounds, 6 ounces. Upshaw’s four-day cumulative total of 20 bass weighing 67 pounds, 10 ounces, was enough... READ MORE »

April 14, 2019

FLW Live Leaderboard - Cherokee Lake

by FLW Communications

FLW Marshals and media staff provide unofficial weight estimates for stop No. 5 of the 2019 FLW Tour at Cherokee Lake. READ MORE »

April 14, 2019

Cherokee Lake Day 4 Coverage

by FLW Communications

Andrew Upshaw has a chance to go wire-to-wire for the win at the FLW Tour event presented by Lowrance on Cherokee Lake. The Oklahoma pro has led for three days thanks to his smallmouth pattern. The rest of the pros are catching mixed bags of largemouths and smallmouths. Many of the fish are spawning. READ MORE »

April 13, 2019

Murray State University Wins YETI FLW College Fishing Central Conference Opener on Lake Cumberland presented by Costa

by FLW Communications

BURNSIDE, Ky. – The Murray State University duo of Hunter McKinley of Murray, Kentucky, and Brendan Bingham of Louisville, Kentucky, won the YETI FLW College Fishing event on Lake Cumberland presented by Costa Friday with a five-bass limit weighing 19 pounds, 8 ounces. The victory earned the Racer’s bass club $2,400 and a slot in the 2020 FLW College Fishing National... READ MORE »

April 13, 2019

Upshaw Leads Field into Final Day of FLW Tour on Cherokee Lake Presented by Lowrance

by FLW Communications

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Pro Andrew Upshaw of Tulsa, Oklahoma, maintained his lead Saturday at the FLW Tour at the Cherokee Lake presented by Lowrance after catching five... READ MORE »

April 13, 2019

by FLW Communications

It's a catch-fest at Cherokee Lake in east Tennessee, as the top 30 pros kick off the weekend rounds. Weights are packed together. The fish are spawning and eager to bite. It should be an exciting day of action. READ MORE »

April 13, 2019

Cherokee Day 3 Coverage

by FLW Communications

It's a catch-fest at Cherokee Lake in east Tennessee, as the top 30 pros enter the weekend with hopes of catching Andrew Upshaw, who has led for two days. Largemouths and smallmouths are both spawning, and they are eager to bite. READ MORE »

April 12, 2019

Upshaw Holds Lead at FLW Tour on Cherokee Lake Presented by Lowrance

by FLW Communications

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Pro Andrew Upshaw of Tulsa, Oklahoma, is still on top at the FLW Tour at the Cherokee Lake presented by Lowrance after catching five bass weighing 17 pounds, 14 ounces. Upshaw’s two-day total of 36-4 will lead the final 30 pros into the third day of... READ MORE »

April 12, 2019

Cherokee Lake Day 2 Coverage

by FLW Communications

Day one of the FLW Tour event at Cherokee Lake was a doozy. Pros hammered impressive numbers of largemouth and smallmouth bass on what was a perfect spring day in east Tennessee. Now, it's cut day, and everyone is hoping to make it into the top 30 and fish again on the weekend. READ MORE »

April 11, 2019

Cherokee Lake Day 1 Coverage

by FLW Communications

The FLW Tour visits Cherokee Lake in east Tennessee at the perfect time for a spring showdown. Largemouth and smallmouth bass are ready to spawn, and practice reports suggest a lot of fish will be caught. READ MORE »