Lake Wylie fishing tournament blessed with good weather, big hauls
A field of 44 vied for the win May 19 after rains brought cool weather to the Thursday Night Tournament Trail on Lake Wylie.
“It felt like an early April night but the rains cleared long enough for us to get the tournament in,” said trail co-organizer Erwin Gaston.
Team Mike Stephens and Nathan Webber won for the second week in a row with 16.90 pounds, as a close second-place finish went to Matt Queen with a 16.84 pounds.
Third place went to the father-son team Marcus and Zach Leech with 14.76 pounds, followed by Bryan New and Chris Bumgardner with 14.64 pounds. The latter brought in the big fish of the night, tipping the scale at 5.40 pounds.
The weekly tournament runs through Aug. 25, with launches and weigh-ins at Buster Boyd Access Area. The Championship Fish-off is Sept. 2-3.
Trail sponsors are Academy Sports and Kangaroo Express.
For more information, visit LWTT.org.
TNTT results: May 19
1. Mike Stephens/Nick Webber, 16.90
2. Matt Queen, 16.84
3. Mark Leech/Zach Leech, 14.76
4. Bryan New/Chris Bumgardner, 14.64
5. Steve Addington/Bucky Helms, 13.46
6. Robert Fowler/Chris Dover, 13.19
7. Jason Quinn/Tony Calacurcio, 13.02
8. Travis Young/Neil Sheehan, 12.13
9. Jeremy Cabe/Erwin Gaston, 11.77
10. Scott Bolin/Brent Bolin, 11.48
11. Ron Farrow/Roger Farrow, 11.26
12. Doug Kennerly/Kale Steele, 11.24
13. Steve Helms/Jason Barnes, 10.94
14. Mike McDuffee/Cayce West ,10.85
15. Eric Brink/Tim Sabella, 10.67
16. Russ Winters/David Winters, 10.58
17. Tony Viera/Jeff Zobel, 10.44
18. Butch Carter/Tyler Carter, 10.44
19. Josh Featherstone/Adam Locklear, 10.16
Big fish: Bryan New/Chris Bumgardner, 5.40
This story was originally published May 26, 2016 at 5:19 PM with the headline "Lake Wylie fishing tournament blessed with good weather, big hauls."