Champlain Elite will be one to watch
The next event on the Progressive Bassmaster Elite Series is at a place I’ve fished for several years. I’ve competed on Lake Champlain probably a dozen times, and this fishery...
Anglers will need more than history to excel in Bassmaster Elite at Champlain
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. — Brandon Palaniuk has made many memories on Lake Champlain, but most of them will have little practical application during the SPRO Bassmaster Elite at Lake Champlain. Competition days will be...
Northbound and ready to fish my way
When the Progressive Bassmaster Elite Series schedule comes out each year, I’m sure a lot of anglers look to see where we’ll be starting our season. I’m exactly the opposite:...
Top storylines heading into FFS-less Lake Champlain
Wake up. Summer break is over. Time to lock in for the final two installments of the 2026 Progressive Bassmaster Elite Series season. On deck is the mighty Lake Champlain,...
Wait and see on the urchin craze
I’ll admit, I have not fully embraced the urchin bait craze. That’s because they don’t really fit my style, but I do think it’s incredible how a bait can become...
Heading up north
It won’t be long before I’m heading to Lake Champlain for the next Progressive Bassmaster Elite Series event, and after several weeks off, I’m really looking forward to getting back...
Top Tackle: Three ways Cifuentes approaches summer fishing spots
In this Top Tackle Video, Joey Cifuentes offers up three baits that help him get the job done in the summer when fishing offshore brush and drops that hold groups...
Daily Limit: Cory Johnston eyes continuing family’s AOY run
Maybe this time. Maybe. Cory Johnston was seven minutes from winning AOY in 2019, his first year on the Elites, and he’s been close several times since. This year he...
Let the smallmouth fun begin!
We’re coming off the longest Progressive Bassmaster Elite Series break of the year with no tournaments in July and headed north for one of my favorite times of the season. ...
St. Lawrence River, ICAST and a new tattoo
I’ve been laser-focused on pre-fishing the St. Lawrence River before the cutoff. This is where the last Progressive Bassmaster Elite Series tournament of the season will take place, and I...
