GROVE, Okla. – The 16th annual High School Fishing World Finals and National Championship is set to take place at Grand Lake next week (June 25-27). Teams from nearly every U.S. state and multiple foreign countries are set to compete for a share of the record-setting prize pool in high school bass fishing, with the total amount of scholarships and prizes totaling over $3.8 million dollars, according to The Bass Federation Student Angler Federation.
Each High School team consists of three people to a boat – two High School Fishing anglers and their adult boat captain or coach.
Student anglers will launch each day at 5:30 a.m. CT (or first safe light) from Wolf Creek Park, located at 963 N. 16th St. in Grove. Weigh-ins will also be held at Wolf Creek Park and will begin at 1:30 p.m. each day.
The event is held in conjunction with the High School Fishing World Finals – open to all Student Angler Federation (SAF) members worldwide. At the same time, on the dual-stage, the top 10 percent of teams from all SAF-sanctioned events over the past year – including the MLF High School Fishing Opens – will also battle it out in the prestigious High School Fishing National Championship, boasting its own set of prizes and scholarships that top $500,000. These qualified teams are automatically entered into both events, giving them double the opportunity to win from a combined prize pool in a single trip.
In addition to the college scholarships and prizes offered, the High School Fishing National Champions will also advance to compete as co-anglers at the 2025 MLF Toyota Series Championship, held Nov. 6-8 on Grand Lake, and a shot at the top prize of a new Phoenix 518 Pro boat with a 115-horsepower outboard.
For complete details and updated tournament information, visit HighSchoolFishing.org.
