The Bass Pro Shops and Cabela's Texas Team Trail presented by Progressive released its 2027 schedule featuring four regular season stops at Lake Conroe, Toledo Bend, Lake Texoma, and Lake 'O the Pines, culminating in a Championship at Lake Palestine. The trail offers boat owner incentives for Ranger, Nitro, and Triton buyers, with registration opening in early 2027.
Nineteen-year-old Jayden Wendel became the youngest angler ever to win a National Walleye Tour event, capturing the Iron Hook at Bay de Noc with 59 pounds, 11 ounces. Eric McQuoid finished second with 58 pounds, 15 ounces, and Dylan Nussbaum placed third with 58 pounds, 8 ounces in one of the closest finishes of the 2026 season.
Yamaha Pro Jason Christie won the 2026 Bassmaster Elite at Pasquotank River/Albemarle Sound with 92 pounds, 7 ounces, earning his second Elite Series victory of the season. Fishing primarily in the Chowan River, Christie focused on shallow cover and a key dock that proved instrumental in securing the championship.
Texas Team Trail, Bass Pro Shops, and Visit Tyler are hosting the Texas Team Trail Championship presented by Progressive in Tyler, TX, bringing over 200 anglers for a multi-day event featuring tournament competition, fan festival, youth fishing, and giveaways June 6-7, 2026.
The National Walleye Tour presented by Progressive is accepting final registrations for the Gladstone, MI – Bay De Noc event on June 18–19, 2026. The tournament features elite-level competition with takeoff at North Shore Boat Launch and weigh-ins at Van Cleve Park, offering critical season points in the Progressive Team of the Year race.
Grayson Goss and Wally Wolcott of Hot Springs Lakeside High School won the Arkansas Game and Fish Foundation's eighth annual Commissioners' Cup presented by Xpress Boats with 18.39 pounds. The statewide bass fishing competition on Lake Hamilton awarded scholarships up to $3,000 and over $10,000 in gear to top finishers.
Nearly 220 elite college fishing teams will compete May 21-22 in the Collegiate Bass Fishing Championship presented by Bass Pro Shops on Pickwick Lake in Florence, AL. Anglers compete for over $30,000 in prizes, a National Championship title, and triple points toward the Bass Pro Shops School of the Year presented by Abu Garcia.
Yamaha Pro Paul Marks won his second Bassmaster Elite series title at Lake Murray on May 10, 2026, with a four-day total of 90 pounds, 14 ounces, earning $101,000. Marks dominated the final round with 25 pounds, 2 ounces, and Yamaha Pros captured seven of the top 10 finishing positions.
Austin Tomasek won Stop 1 of the Bass Pro Shops and Cabela's National Walleye Tour on Lake Erie with 86 lb. 9 oz., earning a Ranger 620FS PRO boat and $15,000. Dylan Nussbaum finished second with a massive comeback, and David Yoder claimed the co-angler title with 78 lb. 1 oz.
The Arkansas Game and Fish Foundation's Commissioners' Cup Youth Bass Fishing Tournament, presented by Xpress Boats, returns for its eighth year on May 16 at Lake Hamilton in Hot Springs. High school and junior anglers compete in teams with boat captains for scholarships, trophies, and gear.
Yamaha Pro Jason Christie won the 2026 Bassmaster Elite tournament on the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway with 58 pounds, 2 ounces, earning his ninth Bassmaster victory and $100,000 prize. Yamaha pros dominated the event, taking seven of the top ten spots, including John Garrett in third and Wesley Gore in fifth.
Bassmaster Elite angler Dakota Ebare previews the Bass Pro Shops Texas Team Trail presented by Progressive at Sam Rayburn Reservoir, highlighting how lower lake levels and multiple fish patterns create wide-open competition. Ebare emphasizes the importance of technology like Garmin LiveScope and the Spy Pole, paired with his Nitro boat and Mercury power, for success in this unpredictable event.
The Association of Collegiate Anglers will host the CrushCity Hartwell Slam presented by Sufix at Lake Hartwell in Anderson, SC, featuring nearly 290 elite college fishing teams competing for over $20,000 in prizes. Twenty-three of the nation's top 25 ranked teams are registered for this no-entry-fee, nationally televised event.
Yamaha pro angler Banks Shaw won the third Major League Fishing Pro Circuit tournament of 2026 at Wheeler Lake in Decatur, Alabama, with 62 pounds of bass, earning the $100,000 top prize. Shaw's victory marks his second MLF win this year and moves him into the lead for Angler of the Year.
Simms Fishing Products congratulates Dylan Nutt, 23, who won the 2026 Bassmaster Classic on the Tennessee River, becoming only the second angler to qualify through Bass Nation and win the championship. Nutt's historic victory came in his first Classic appearance with a three-day total of 66.13 lbs, the largest ever recorded on this fishery.
Dylan Nutt won the 2026 Bassmaster Classic on the Tennessee River in Knoxville, Tennessee, becoming the second B.A.S.S. Nation qualifier to win the prestigious title. Running a Yamaha V MAX SHO outboard, the 22-year-old from Nashville earned $300,000 for his three-day total of 66 pounds, 13 ounces, with Yamaha anglers claiming seven of the top ten positions.
The Texas Team Trail returns to Lake Texoma and West Bay Casino & Resort for the third stop of the 2026 Bass Pro Shops & Cabela's Texas Team Trail presented by Progressive on April 24-25. The event, won by Clay and Trey Sammons in 2025 with a Nitro Z-18 Pro boat package, offers exclusive lodging discounts and $25 in West Bay Free Play for participants.
Yamaha pro Patrick Walters won the 2026 National Professional Fishing League Championship on Smith Lake in Alabama with a three-day total of 44 pounds, 11 ounces, defeating Kyle Welcher by two pounds and earning the $100,000 prize. Walters became the first angler in NPFL history to claim the triple crown of Regular Season, Angler of the Year, and Championship shields.
Takahiro Omori secured his first Major League Fishing Bass Pro Tour victory at Lake Hartwell, earning $125,000 by defeating Jacob Walker with 36 pounds, 6 ounces. The Yamaha Pro relied on shallow-water fishing in the Tugaloo River throughout the tournament, avoiding forward-facing sonar technology used by competitors.
Pro-Angler registration for the 2026 Bass Pro Shops and Cabela's National Walleye Tour presented by Progressive is now open. Full season Priority entry costs $8,000 through March 27th, while single event Pro entry is $2,000 per tournament. The NWT Fishing Chaos Platform will serve as the primary hub for registrations, payments, and tournament communications.