2023 Events

Tournament Conditions: Mostly cloudy all day with rain in the afternoon. Winds were 10-15 mph. Lake Murray water levels are still down several feet and the water in the upper lake is muddy right now. The tournament fished very well.

Tournament Conditions: Mostly cloudy all day. Air temps were low 60’s and winds were light and variable with a rising tide. Water was stained and the temperature was in the low to mid 60’s in most of the areas I fished. I won “Big Fish” in this tournament with a 6lb largemouth. Winning big fish in this tournament is my first major accomplishment since middle school. This tournament fished tough. Fishing was post-front conditions.

Tournament Conditions: Mostly clear skies all day. Air temps were in the upper 70’s and winds were 5-10mph. The water level was full and the water was stained. Water temps were in the mid 60’s. There were 204 boats in this tournament. Fish were not on the beds as expected. There was a storm that came thru Friday before the tournament and made the water murky. There was a lot of pollen floating in the lake at this time. This tournament fished extremely tough.

Tournament Conditions: Cloudy to mostly clear skies during the day. Air temps were in the upper 70’s with light winds. The water level was almost back to normal levels. Water temps were in the mid 60’s. The water in the areas I fished was mostly clear. There were over 200 boats entered in this tournament. This tournament fished relatively well. The winning weight was 27 lbs. In the areas I fished the fish were not up on beds yet. I stuck to my game plan in this tournament and should have made adjustments earlier in the day to find catchable fish.

Tournament Conditions: Mostly clear skies during the day with calm winds. Air temps were in the mid 70’s after a storm came thru on Saturday. The tournament was postponed until Sunday, April 2nd due to heavy storms on Saturday. The water level was up but not full. Water temps were in the mid 60’s. The water was mostly clear in the areas I fished. This tournament fished very well. There were a lot of 5 fish bags weighed in. Winning weight was 14 lbs range. I was able to fish with an awesome boater and that allowed me to fish like I prefer. There were 143 boats in this tournament.

Tournament Conditions: The weather for this tournament was almost perfect each day. Air temps were in the mid 70’s-80’s each day. Lake Murray was close to full pool and the water was mostly clear. I was able to ride along with some of the best anglers in the Bassmaster Elite series. Day 1 angler: Chris Zaldain. Day 2 angler: Mike Huff. Day 3 angler: Brandon Card. Each angler had their techniques which were eye-opening to see how these guys work. The fishing was great on the lake. I look forward to expanding my fishing skills to rise to the level these guys are at.

Tournament Conditions: Mostly clear skies during practice & tournament day. Winds were light and variable with temps in the lower 80’s. Water temps varied but were in the middle to upper 60’s. The water level was up more than expected and super muddy in different parts of the intercoastal waterway & Waccamaw River. This was my first tournament at this location. The tournament fished very tough. 13lbs won the tournament. Most locals & some tournament anglers stated how bad the fishing was. This finishing position put me in 28th for the overall standings in the high school trail and I made the cut to fish the battle of the Carolinas!

Tournament Conditions: Mostly sunny skies with some clouds during the day. Air temps were in the low 80’s and the water temps were in the lower 70’s. Winds were light and variable. The water was mostly clear and the lake level was full. We fished mid to lower sections of the lake. We found some fish but after all the tournaments that have fished @ Lake Murray, it seems as if the fish have seen so many lures that they are a bit harder to catch than usual. I would have liked to have a better finish of course but this finishing position did allow me to move up in the overall points standing on the year. I still have one more tournament in this trail to try and secure a spot in the regional.

Tournament Conditions: Mostly cloudy skies during the tournament day. Air temps were in the middle 70’s with light winds. The water temp was low 70’s and the water level was a bit higher than the day before during practice. We had a lot of rain overnight before the tournament. Practice spots didn’t produce fish as expected but we did manage to find fish in some other areas. This was my first high school tournament with a 5 fish limit and double-digit bag. The top 30 anglers from the three high school trails in South Carolina fished this tournament so the completion was really good. Overall I am happy with my progress for this high school fishing season. Looking forward to next year!

Tournament Conditions: Mostly Clear skies during the tournament day. Air temps were in the low 80’s with light winds. The water temp was in the upper 70’s and clear. The water level was significantly down during the tournament. The summer pattern was winding down and starting to change to a fall pattern. I was happy to land a 5 fish limit, however the one kicker fish I needed for a top 10 finish in this tournament got away! Overall it was a decent tournament.

Tournament Conditions: Mostly Clear skies thru ought the day. Light winds in the am and winds picked up as the day went on up to 10-15mph. We had a front push in the area during the morning time. The water level was down about 4’ and the water was clear. Air temperatures were in the 70’s with water temps in the upper 70’s. Practice on Friday was good but the condition’s changed and the bait fish we saw had moved down & out of the pockets. We were able to locate lots of fish but they just didn’t want to bite. The overall tournament results were not what was expected thru ought the field. On to the next tournament!

Tournament Conditions: Awful conditions! Air temps were in the mid 40’s with light to windy conditions. Water level was down about 3’ and water was clear. Water temperatures were in the 60’s. Rain to heavy rain all day. We were able to locate fish but they would not bite the day of the tournament. Practice on Friday was decent and I was able to catch some keeper fish but could not get them to react the day of the tournament. There was a front that pushed thru the area and changed the conditions from the practice day. So far this year the tournament condtions have been less than favorable with bad weather & low water at all the area lakes. Looking foward to the next tournament!

Tournament Conditions: Condtions were favorable. Motsly cloudy skies all day but no rain. Air temps were in the lower 70’s. Calm winds. Water level @ lake Wateree was down about 3’. The water was clear to stained. Water temps were in the middle to upper 50’s. I had a decent practice and was able to find some good areas to fish. We were able to catch a fair amount of fish and have enough to weigh in and place 3rd in this tournamnet! Way to go! Since 6th grade this was one of my best tournaments! This was a good way to end the 2023 fishing season!

Past Events

Take a look at Logan’s past journey on the fishing trail.