PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. –The Major League Fishing (MLF) Toyota Series Presented by Phoenix Boats is set to visit Plattsburgh, New York, next week, June 26-28, for the first event of the Northern division – the Toyota Series Presented by Phoenix Boats at Lake Champlain.

The three-day tournament, hosted by the City of Plattsburgh, will feature a roster of the region’s best bass-fishing pros and Strike King co-anglers competing for a top prize of up to $100,000 in the pro division and a new Phoenix 518 Pro boat with a 115-horsepower outboard motor plus $5,000 in the co-angler division.

Pro Bryan LaBelle of Hinesburg, Vermont, is one of the best anglers on Lake Champlain and said he expects bedding smallmouth to be in play.

“I think with the cold season, the smallmouth are going to be the way to go,” he said. “That’s what I’m seeing right now. I think the green fish will probably be in a funk, and they’ll be thinned out. Definitely a lot of smallmouth are going to spawn out too, but I think there will be enough big ones around that guys will find them and the tournament will likely be won that way.”

LaBelle said he anticipates the winning weight will be about 61 pounds over the three-day event. Champlain veteran Brett Carnright of Plattsburgh, New York, figures on something in the same ballpark – he predicted that it would take 60-12 to win and thinks it will take 13 smallmouth and two largemouth.

If Carnright and LaBelle are correct, fans and anglers are in for an event along the lines of some of the late 20-teen barnburners that were seen on Champlain, which were highlight-reel Toyota Series events. Regardless, anglers will be fishing on one of the premier lakes in the country at a prime time.

Anglers will begin each day at 6 a.m. ET, launching from Plattsburgh City Marina at 5 Dock St. in Plattsburgh. Weigh-ins will take place at the same location, starting at 2 p.m. daily. Fans are invited to attend in person and can also stay connected by following the “MLF Live” weigh-in broadcasts and daily updates on MajorLeagueFishing.com.

In Toyota Series regular-season competition, payouts are based on the number of participants competing in the event, scaling up for every 20 boats over 160 and scaling down for every boat below 160. With a 160-boat field, pros fish for a top prize of up to $75,000, if Phoenix MLF Bonus qualified. Strike King co-anglers cast for the top prize of a new Phoenix 518 Pro bass boat with a 115-horsepower Mercury or Suzuki outboard (valued at $33,500). With a 260-boat field, pros fish for a top award of up to $100,000, if Phoenix MLF Bonus qualified. Strike King co-anglers cast for the top prize of a new Phoenix 518 Pro bass boat with a 115-horsepower Mercury or Suzuki outboard plus $5,000 cash.

The 2025 Toyota Series Presented by Phoenix Boats consists of five divisions – Central, Northern, Plains, Southern and Southwestern – each holding three regular-season events, along with the International and Wild Card divisions. Anglers who fish in any of the five divisions or the Wild Card division and finish in the top 25 will qualify for the no-entry-fee Toyota Series Championship for a shot at winning up to $235,000 and a qualification to REDCREST 2026. The winning Strike King co-angler at the championship earns a new Phoenix 518 Pro bass boat with a 115-horsepower outboard. The 2025 Toyota Series Championship will be held Nov. 6-8 on Grand Lake in Grove, Oklahoma, and is hosted by the City of Grove Convention & Tourism Bureau.

Proud sponsors of the 2025 MLF Toyota Series include: 7Brew Coffee, Abu Garcia, Athletic Brewing, B&W Trailer Hitches, Berkley, BUBBA, Deep Dive App, E3 Sport Apparel, Epic Baits, Fishing Clash, Grizzly, Humminbird, Lew’s, Mercury, Minn Kota, Mossy Oak, Onyx, O’Reilly Auto Parts, Phoenix Boats, PirahnO2, Polaris, Power-Pole, Precision Sonar, Strike King, Suzuki Marine, Tackle Warehouse, T-H Marine, Toyota, WIX Filters and YETI.

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Major League Fishing (MLF) is the world’s largest tournament-fishing organization, producing more than 250 events annually at some of the most prestigious fisheries in the world, while broadcasting to America’s living rooms on CBS, Discovery Channel, Outdoor Channel, CBS Sports Network, World Fishing Network and on demand on MyOutdoorTV (MOTV). Headquartered in Benton, Kentucky, the MLF roster of bass anglers includes the world’s top pros and more than 30,000 competitors in all 50 states and 20 countries. Since its founding in 2011, MLF has advanced the sport of competitive fishing through its premier television broadcasts and livestreams and is dedicated to improving the quality of life for bass through research, education, fisheries enhancement and fish care.