The Toyota Series Northern Division will kick off the 2021 season with a tournament this Thursday through Saturday at Lake Champlain in Plattsburgh, N.Y. The three-day event will feature top prize of up to $65,000, plus an additional $35,000 bonus if the winner is a qualified Phoenix Boat owner.
“Champlain is fishing pretty good right now,” said Toyota Series angler Alec Morrison of Peru, N.Y. “It always tends to be a little tougher in July during the post spawn, but we are a little ahead this year and I think the tournament will be pretty good.”
“seems to be the month you’re bouncing around, hitting a lot of spots and using a wide array of techniques, whether power-fishing with swimbaits, jerkbaits and topwater baits or slowing down with the typical finesse stuff like dropshot and Ned rigs. I’m sure all of those will be used frequently by everyone during the event.”
Morrison said he anticipates it will take 17 to 18 pounds per day to slide into the top 10 and will take around 60 pounds to win the event.
Anglers will take off daily at 6 a.m. ET from the Plattsburgh City. Marina located at 5 Dock St. Weigh-ins will also be held at the marina and will begin at 2 p.m.
