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Tuesday, September 30, 2025
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MFL ReportÂ
Jeremy and Lane Groves - 1st Place
Jeremy and Lane Groves caught 7.69 pounds to win the Michiana Fishing League tournament on the St. Joseph River at Veterans Park recently.
Competing teams had to battle the swift current and high water from previous days of cold rain.  With water temps in the low 50’s, anglers found it to be a tough day on the water.
Groves, a father and son team, found a couple over 15-inch smallmouths by pitching Pig Pluckers Tube Jigs and Conklins Custom Crankbaits in eddies. They also had the big bass of the event, a 3.30 pounder.
Lee Duracz and Terry Burgess were second with 4.26 pounds while Kasey Conklin and John Bryant were third with 2.91 pounds.
The Michiana Fishing League’s next open tournament will be held on May 22nd at Pine and Stone Lake in LaPorte, Ind. Check out their Facebook page or the Michiana Outdoors News Lake Drive Marine Event calendar for details.
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Starboard Choice Report
John Gipson and Kris Iodice - 1st Place
John Gipson and Kris Iodice won the Starboard Choice Marine Tournament at Nyona Lake last weekend.
The winners had 13.51 pounds that included big bass, a 4.82-pound largemouth. They caught their fish on Senkos and jigs in 4-10 feet of water.Â
John and Marshall Dixon - 2nd Place
John and Marshall Dixon were second with 10.33. They caught their fish on spinnerbaits and jigs along the break.
The next tournament is Sunday, May 29 at the St. Joe River in Benton Harbor.  The hours will be 6:30 - 2:30. For more information, contact John Gipson at gipsonj@purdue.edu.
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MWC Report
Josh Fugett and Gentry Brown - 1st Place
Strong winds handicapped the Michiana Walleye Club at Lake of the Woods (Bremen, Ind.) recently but Josh Fugett and Gentry Brown prevailed.
The winners had four fish weighing 6.88 pounds, with the biggest being a 19-incher weighing 2.20 pounds. They caught their fish in 35-40 feet of water on minnows by either tightlining or with floats.
Heath Malone and Riley Cook were second with two fish weighing 3.38 pounds while Cameron Meade and Kasey Conklin were third with one fish weighing 1.81 pounds.
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Starboard Choice Report
John and Marshall Dixon - 1st Place
John and Marshall Dixon caught 14 pounds, 1 ounce to win the Starboard Choice Marine Big Bass Challenge on Lake Maxinkuckee recently.
Bill Mathews and Kris Iodice - 2nd Place
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LMBT Report
Mickey Thomas and Don Miles - 1st Place
Mickey Thomas and Don Miles won the Little Money Bass Tournaments event on the St. Joseph River at Maggies Landing last weekend.
Thomas and Miles had 11 pounds, 13 ounces caught on 9k chatter baits and black and blue jigs in shallow water. They also won the big bass pot with a 3-pound, 5-ounce largemouth.
Chris Hubbard and Tim Lusher were second with 10 pounds, 4.6 ounces caught on Rat’L Traps and jigs.Â