Fishing League Worldwide (FLW), the world’s largest tournament-fishing organization, announced today the 2018 Costa FLW Series schedule, which will consist of three events in each of the five divisions – Central, Northern, Southeastern, Southwestern and Western – along with the no-entry-fee Costa FLW Series Championship to be held on Lake Guntersville in Guntersville, Alabama.

 

The top 40 pros and co-anglers in the final point standings in each division after three qualifying tournaments will advance to the 2018 Costa FLW Series Championship, provided they fished all three qualifiers in a division.

 

The highest finishing pro from each of the five Costa FLW Series divisions based on final results at the 2018 Costa FLW Series Championship qualify for the Forrest Wood Cup, along with the highest finishing pro from the championship’s international division. A total of six Costa FLW Series pros will advance to the 2019 Forrest Wood Cup, the world championship of professional bass fishing.

 

Complete rules and entry dates will be announced soon.

 

2018 Costa FLW Series Season Schedule:

 

Central Division                  Fishery                                  City                                         Local Host

April 19-21            Table Rock Lake                  Branson, Mo.                        ExploreBranson.com

June 7-9                Lake Barkley                        Cadiz, Ky.                              Cadiz-Trigg County Tourism            

Oct. 11-13             Lake of the Ozarks              Osage Beach, Mo.               Tri-County Lodging Association      

 

Northern Division

June 21-23           Lake Champlain                  Plattsburgh, N.Y.                  City of Plattsburgh

July 26-28             Lake Erie                               Buffalo, N.Y.                         Buffalo Niagara Sports Commission

Sept. 6-8               1000 Islands                         Clayton, N.Y.                         Clayton Chamber of Commerce    

 

Southeastern Division

Jan. 4-6                 Lake Okeechobee               Okeechobee, Fla.             Okeechobee County Tourism Development Council

March 1-3              Lake Seminole                    Bainbridge, Ga.                    Bainbridge Convention and Visitors Bureau

April 5-7                 Santee Cooper                    Summerton, S.C.                 Clarendon County Chamber of Commerce

 

Southwestern Division

Feb. 15-17            Sam Rayburn Reservoir     Jasper, Texas                  Jasper-Lake Sam Rayburn Area Chamber of Commerce

March 22-24         Grand Lake                           Grove, Okla.                          City of Grove       

Oct. 4-6                  Fort Gibson Lake                 Wagoner, Okla.                    Wagoner Area Chamber of Commerce        

 

Western Division

Feb. 8-10               Lake Havasu       Lake Havasu City, Ariz.                       Lake Havasu City Convention and Visitors Bureau               

May 10-12             Clear Lake                            Lakeport, Calif.                    Konocti Vista Casino Resort and Marina

Sept. 27-29           California Delta                   Bethel Island, Calif.             Russo’s Marina   

 

Costa FLW Series Championship

Nov. 1-3                 Lake Guntersville                 Guntersville, Ala.                 Marshall County Convention and Visitors Bureau

 

The full schedule and details for each fishery can be found at FLWFishing.com.