Creeks Could be Spoiler in this River Event

MARBURY, Md. (May 26, 2010) – National Guard FLW College Fishing is headed to the Potomac River June 5 for the second of four stops in the Northern Division series. Forty collegiate teams will be competing for a top award of $10,000 to be split evenly between the school and bass fishing club.

“The fish are post spawn and starting to get in their summer patterns,” said Chevy pro Dave Lefebre of Union City, Pa., who has one win and four top-10 finishes on the Potomac. “They will be starting to school in grass beds - milfoil and hydrialla. I would spend my time flipping the grassy areas with a jig or a worm. There are also a lot of creeks that could produce well in this tournament and shouldn’t necessarily be overlooked. ”

“The tide is going to be a big factor,” Lefebre added. These kids are going to need to do their homework and study the tides. That’s what makes this river so fun and strategic.

Anglers will take off from Smallwood State Park located at 2750 Sweden Point Road in Marbury, Md., at 6 a.m. Weigh-in will be held at Smallwood State Park as well beginning at 12 p.m. Takeoffs and weigh-ins are free and open to the public.

Schools competing in this week’s tournament include:

Carnegie Mellon University                                       Central Michigan

Chestnut Hill College                                               Christopher Newport

Concord University                                                  Cornell University

Denison University                                                  Fairmont State University

Glenville State College                                             Hampden-Sydney College

Kent State University                                               Lebanon Valley College

Lenoir-Rhyne College                                               Longwood University

Lynchburg College                                                  Mansfield University

Messiah College                                                      Michigan State University

North Carolina State University                                 Ohio State

Ohio University                                                        Penn State

Plymouth State College                                           Radford University

Ramapo College                                                     Rensselaer

Rochester Institute of Technology                            Shepherd University

Slippery Rock University                                          State University of New York-Plattsburgh

University of North Carolina – Charlotte                    University of Carolina - Wilmington

Vermont Technical College                                       Virginia Tech

Virginia Military Institute                                           Wake Forest University

Wayne State University                                            West Point

West Virginia University                                           Western Michigan

The top five teams from each tournament will qualify for the regional championship where the first-place team wins $25,000 cash for their school and a Ranger 177TR bass boat for their fishing club. The top five teams from each regional advance to the national championship where the first-place team wins $50,000 for their school and $25,000 cash and a Ranger 177TR bass boat for their fishing club.

FLW Outdoors provides boats and drivers for each competing team along with travel allowances. All participants must be registered, full-time undergraduate students at a four-year college or university and members of a fishing club recognized by their college or university.

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